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1649893

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) accessibility and (b) affordability of rail travel for people in full-time education.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	192408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in my previous response to the member on 19 June 2023, there is a range of discounts available to students in full-time education to help with the cost of rail travel. All children under 16 receive 50 per cent off all adult fares, and in 2019 we introduced the 16-17 Saver, extending this to 16 and 17 year-olds, meaning that a 50 per cent discount is available to children throughout their period of compulsory education and training. For students aged 18 and above, including mature students over the age of 25 studying full-time, the 16-25 railcard offers a third off most rail travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the rail network for all passengers, including students. In addition to the other railcards available, disabled students may also be eligible for a disabled persons railcard which offers additional benefits, including discounts for a companion, and can be used for travel at any time of day.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/07/2023 14:29:41 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649894

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Boiler Upgrade Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the operation of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	192441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Up to the end of May 2023 the Boiler Upgrade Scheme had received 18,433 applications and paid £58.9 million in grants.</p><p> </p><p>Industry reacted positively to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme during its first year, with suppliers developing competitive offers alongside the grant. Consumers can now install a heat pump for an increasingly similar price to a gas boiler.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is conducting an independent evaluation of the scheme, delivered through an external contractor, to inform decisions about future improvements.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/07/2023 12:53:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1649895

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heating: Smart Devices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the installation of smart-enabled hot water cylinders.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	192442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer my hon Friend to the answer I gave to my hon Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on 16 June 2023 to Question UIN <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-06-07%2F188254&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C90997ff6706f45423b5d08db821f3f49%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638246842930508631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JpS%2FdksNlitxEnRN6T%2FY8tnStL15sKP%2BuUJ5E%2BaUNMw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">188254</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/07/2023 12:52:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1649896

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish details of spending of early years entitlement funding by each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Winchester
tabling member printed	Steve Brine
uin	192463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Early years entitlement funding is one of the funding blocks of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). The latest information regarding early years funding is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-funding-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-funding-2023-to-2024</a>.</p><p>As part of the annual Section 251 budget return, local authorities return data on their planned early years spending for the next financial year, which is then published by the department. The latest published planned expenditure data is for the 2022/23 financial year and is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/planned-la-and-school-expenditure" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/planned-la-and-school-expenditure</a>.</p><p>The data collection process for planned expenditure data for the 2023/24 financial year is ongoing and will be published in the autumn of 2023. Local authorities also submit less detailed outturn data regarding spend which is published by the department. The latest available outturn data is for the 2021/22 financial year and can be found in the file named ‘LA expenditure on schools, other education and community’ at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-catalogue/la-and-school-expenditure/2021-22" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-catalogue/la-and-school-expenditure/2021-22</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 12/07/2023 10:11:23 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine

1649897

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a facilities taskforce for HGV drivers.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	192435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The quality and availability of lorry parking and driver welfare facilities remain a priority for DfT and the wider Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to engage with stakeholders including the freight industry associations, National Highways and local authorities to encourage the development of safer, more secure, high-quality lorry parking.</p><p> </p><p>Existing groups including the Freight Council and regular working level industry engagement provide opportunities for industry input and discussion.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 10/07/2023 10:45:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1649898

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Litter: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide (a) support and (b) guidance to local councils on using fixed penalty notices for litter enforcement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	192309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan made clear that we want to see councils use fixed penalties for environmental crimes, including littering, much more. It also set out steps we would take to help and encourage councils to do this. This includes ringfencing the income from litter and fly-tipping penalties for enforcement and clean-up activity, which we are currently consulting key stakeholders on.</p><p> </p><p>We have also published improved guidance to councils and others on the effective use of their fixed penalty powers for littering and related offences. The guidance outlines that enforcement action should be proportionate and should only be taken when it is in the public interest to do so. We have committed to putting this guidance on a statutory footing, giving those to which it applies a clear and explicit duty to have regard to it when exercising their enforcement functions.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently undertaking a research project which considers the effectiveness of the different enforcement options available to local authorities and the barriers they face in using these. This will inform future policy development in this area.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 11/07/2023 08:45:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1649899

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with representatives of Intel on (a) establishing a semiconductor factory in the UK and (b) investment in the UK semiconductor industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	192310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The National Semiconductor Strategy, published on 19 May, sets out the government’s approach to growing our domestic semiconductor sector, safeguarding the UK against supply chain disruption and protecting our national security.</p><p>Developed in collaboration with industry and academia, this Strategy articulates an ambitious vision that over the next 20 years, the UK will secure areas of world leading strength in the technologies of the future by focusing on our strengths in R&amp;D, design and compound semiconductors. The Government is engaging widely with industry, including Intel, on taking forward the ambitious set out in the Strategy.</p><p>Our strategy is rightly differentiated to those other countries are pursuing. While others are investing in large-scale silicon manufacturing, reflecting their strengths, we will double down on our own complementary strengths in R&amp;D, design and compound.</p><p>Intel are one of the most significant companies in the global semiconductor industry, their UK activity is largely focused on R&amp;D, which is in line with the UK government’s focus for growing the domestic sector outlined in the strategy. They have also recently launched a UK branch of their startup accelerator programme, Intel Ignite, in recognition of the UK’s thriving tech startup ecosystem.</p><p>Industry partners have told us that difficulty accessing the software tools and manufacturing equipment to design, prototype, pilot and produce innovations is a major barrier to the sector’s growth. As set out in the Strategy, we will announce plans by the autumn to further support the competitiveness of the semiconductor manufacturing sector that is critical to the UK tech ecosystem or our national security.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/07/2023 15:48:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1649900

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to take steps to review (a) the safety and (b) regulating the sale of e-bike batteries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	192311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has established a safety study to understand data and evidence of risks presented by e-bikes and e-scooters. This includes investigating incidents and taking enforcement action when needed, commissioning research, targeting unsafe products at the border, providing public safety information.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring consumers are protected from unsafe goods. UK law requires that all consumer products be safe before being placed on the UK market.</p><p> </p><p>Where products are identified that do not meet the UK’s product safety requirements, OPSS works with local Trading Standards to quickly remove them from sale.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 10/07/2023 11:28:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1649901

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Gardens: Soil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department are taking steps to regulate toxins in garden soils which are potentially dangerous for household pets.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	192312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that use of pesticides is one source of toxins in garden soils. Our first priority with regard to pesticides is to ensure that they will not harm people or pose unacceptable risks to the environment. A pesticide may only be placed on the market in GB if the product has been authorised by our expert regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), following a thorough scientific risk assessment, that concludes all safety standards are met. Pesticides that pose unacceptable risks are not authorised. All authorised plant protection products have statutory conditions of use that must be followed, and our strict, science-based regulation is supplemented with policies to encourage safe and minimal use.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 12/07/2023 09:06:31 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1649902

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to support the suppliers of fresh and frozen products seeking to send their products to Northern Ireland with labelling requirements.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	192284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>On 9 June UK Government published guidance to support industry to implement the new labelling requirements. We also engage stakeholders regularly to provide further bespoke support. The UK Government will also provide financial support to help businesses with the new labelling requirements for October 2023. Further guidance on this will be provided later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 07/07/2023 10:10:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson