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1236017

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date	21/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent comparative assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of the use of private transport prior to the start of the covid-19 outbreak and during the covid-19 outbreak; what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for those trends; and whether he plans to take steps to encourage people to reduce their use of private transport.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>To monitor the use of the transport system during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department for Transport provides statistics on transport use by mode, published every Wednesday. Data on usage of the different transport modes is available on GOV.UK. We’re creating a Transport Decarbonisation Plan for publication later this year setting out a pathway to decarbonisation which will consider measures to accelerate modal shift to public and active transport. We have already invested £2 billion to rejuvenate cycling and walking across the UK – the largest investment ever made in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 25/09/2020 12:17:23 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236019

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Hubs: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the suitability of York as a location for a Government hub as part of the Government's levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-13/73093" target="_blank">PQ73093 on 21 July 2020</a>. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 92814 question first answered 28/09/2020 16:03:50 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236021

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to reduce the size of classes in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>On 2 July, the Department published guidance to help schools prepare for all pupils, in all year groups, to return to school full time from the beginning of the autumn term. The guidance can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a>.</p><p>The guidance, which was developed working closely with Public Health England, sets out a range of protective measures which, when implemented in line with a revised risk assessment, create an inherently safer environment for children and staff where the risk of transmission of infection is substantially reduced. Measures include minimising contacts between groups and maintaining distance where possible, encouraging regular handwashing, and enhanced cleaning.</p><p>The overarching principle schools will be applying is to reduce the number of contacts between children and staff. This can be achieved through keeping groups separate and through maintaining the distance between individuals. These are not alternative options and both measures will help, but the balance between them will change depending on children’s ability to distance, the layout of the school, and the feasibility of keeping distinct groups separate whilst offering a broad curriculum (especially at secondary). It is for schools to decide, but it is likely that for younger children the emphasis is on separating groups and for older children it is on distancing.</p><p>Class sizes can now return to normal and spaces used by more than one class or group can be cleaned between use. Schools can look to maximise the use of their site and any associated available space, such as rooms in an associated place of worship for schools with a religious character, if feasible.</p><p>There cannot be a ‘one size fits all’ approach where the system of controls describes every scenario. Head teachers are best placed to understand the needs of their schools and communities, and to make informed judgments about how to balance delivering a broad and balanced curriculum with the measures needed to manage risk.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/09/2020 16:50:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236023

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Official Development Assistance budget will be increased to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income in the event that that income rises.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Spending 0.7 per cent of our national income on development assistance is a manifesto commitment and is enshrined in law. The principle of the 0.7 per cent commitment is that the Official Development Assistance budget rises and falls depending on the value of Gross National Income (GNI), and so the budget would increase if GNI increased.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/09/2020 15:46:11 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236024

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his announcement on 22 July 2020 of a £2.9 billion reduction in the aid budget, which international aid projects his Department intends to end.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Like other countries, we are experiencing a severe economic downturn due to Covid-19. Given the likely decrease in Gross National Income (GNI), we have identified savings to make sure we meet, but do not exceed, our commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of our GNI on Official Development Assistance.</p><p>The savings identified protect UK priorities in responding to the impacts and most pressing challenges of Covid-19 and will help the Government deliver on our manifesto commitments. Those UK policy priorities include poverty reduction for the 'bottom billion'; tackling climate change and reversing biodiversity loss; championing girls' education; UK leadership in the global response to Covid-19; and campaigning on issues such as media freedom and freedom of religious belief, thereby ensuring that the UK is a global force for good. We have also sought to protect the UK's science and research and development base.</p><p>Reductions have been delivered by pushing back payments where possible; reducing the size of low-priority programmes; ending under-performing or low-priority programmes; and slowing the start of new programmes.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/10/2020 15:33:59 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236025

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral answer on 2 September 2020, Official Report, column 198, what plans he has to conduct a review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has commissioned a review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) to begin this autumn. The review will make sure ICAI's remit, focus and methods are effectively scrutinising the impact of UK aid spend, in line with the aims of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The findings of the review are expected to be published at the end of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/09/2020 20:20:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236027

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Infection Prevention Control interventions in reducing covid-19 infection levels in care homes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>Our care homes guidance on infection prevention and control measures is informed by the emerging domestic and international evidence. We are working with Public Health England (PHE) to monitor the evidence, and ensure best practice is reviewed and can be applied.</p><p>Care homes have received practical support and training from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local public health system partners to improve infection prevention and control practice.</p><p>In line with the wider community, levels of infection in care homes fell significantly during the summer period. As levels of infection rise in the community, the Department, PHE and partners are working to support care homes in improving infection prevention and control practice and identify lessons learned from outbreaks.</p><p>A rise in notifications of COVID-19 cases in care homes in early September prompted a letter from the Department on 11 September to reinforce the importance of measures advocated in the care home support package and outlined in guidance around infection prevention control in care homes. The data shows that notifications have dropped since this period. The letter is available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-infection-rises-letter-to-care-providers-from-director-of-adult-social-care-delivery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-infection-rises-letter-to-care-providers-from-director-of-adult-social-care-delivery</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/12/2020 10:25:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236031

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Taxes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Loan Charge, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that people unable to (a) file their tax return, (b) pay tax due and (c) agree a time to pay arrangement by 30 September 2020 as a result of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak do not face any penalty.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	92835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are acutely aware of the current economic challenges facing taxpayers as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC announced in December 2019 that they would extend the deadline from 31 January 2020 to 30 September 2020, for individuals due to pay the Loan Charge, to submit their 2018/19 Self Assessment returns and pay the tax due or agree a time to pay arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This deadline has long been established and the extension has given taxpayers an additional eight months to file their returns and decide whether to make an election to spread their loan charge liability over three years. HMRC expect the majority of Loan Charge taxpayers to be able to file a full and accurate 2018/19 Self Assessment return by the 30 September 2020 deadline.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will take a proportionate and reasonable approach to anyone who is unable to file their tax returns and pay the tax due or agree a time to pay arrangement by the 30 September 2020 deadline as a direct result of COVID-19.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/09/2020 11:37:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1236032

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Plans: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Planning Inspectorate on the timescale for (a) review and (b) response to the draft City of York local plan.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Due to the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in the planning process, I cannot comment on the details of an individual Local Plan, especially one that is currently being examined by an independent Inspector. In line with this the Secretary of State has had no recent discussions with the Planning Inspectorate regarding the City of York Local Plan. The independent Inspector is responsible for the examination of the plan and for considering matters raised during the examination process.</p><p>The Government wants all local authorities to have up to date local plans in place as soon as possible. To that end it has set a deadline for all local planning authorities to have up-to-date local plans by the end of 2023 and is prepared to intervene where local authorities fail to meet the deadline. This will help deliver the certainty that local communities and businesses deserve. To date, 91 per cent of local planning authorities have an adopted local plan, and 45 per cent have a local plan adopted in the last five years.</p><p>In July 2020 the Government amended regulations and planning policy guidance to remove the requirements for physical documentation when preparing local plans, and to allow virtual hearings.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/09/2020 16:07:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236033

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timescale is for publishing the Local Government Finance Settlement 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	92827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the Hudson Review, we aim to publish the provisional settlement on or around the 5 December each year, and the final settlement no later than 31 January.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/09/2020 13:00:53 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell