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1669169

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date	10/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203613 on Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward its formal evaluation of alcohol duty increases in the context of consumer price inflation for alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	1399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken the biggest reform of alcohol duties for over 140 years and has introduced a new, simplified alcohol duty system based on the common-sense principle of taxing alcohol by strength.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the reforms and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Government thinks it is right to allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data with which to evaluate. However, the Government engages regularly with stakeholders to understand market conditions and keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 16/11/2023 15:10:53 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1669171

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with Govia Thameslink on improving (a) reliability and (b) punctuality on that line.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>My officials have regular discussions with Govia Thameslink Railway on their ongoing work to improve performance and deliver the reliable and punctual service that passengers expect.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 15:15:05 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669172

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of trains were cancelled on the Govia Thameslink rail line due to a shortage of available trains in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>In the last 12 months, Govia Thameslink Railway have operated 349,462 Thameslink services. GTR report that 903 (0.26%) of these services were cancelled due to a shortage of available trains.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 15:13:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669173

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had their British citizenship removed for (a) conduct that causes harm to the UK and (b) fraud in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status only under the circumstances set out at sections 40(2) (if deemed to be conducive to the public good) and 40(3) (citizenship was obtained by means of fraud, false representation, or concealment of material fact) of the Act.</p><p>Details on the numbers of conducive deprivation orders made under Section 40(2) of the Act, are published in the Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. Seven reports have been published to date providing the number of deprivations of citizenship orders made up until the end of 2022 and are all published online. The latest can be found at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counter-terrorism-disruptive-powers-report-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counter-terrorism-disruptive-powers-report-2022</a></p><p>Numbers of Section 40(3) deprivation orders can be found in quarterly published transparency data at the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/11/2023 17:31:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669174

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
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	Urban Areas: Carbon Emissions
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 has had recent discussions with the UN Environment Programme on which UK cities have expressed an interest in the Cool Coalition’s Nature for Cool Cities Challenge.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The former Secretary of State had not held any recent discussions with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the Cool Coalition’s Nature for Cool Cities Challenge. However, the UK is actively involved in many of the UN Environment Programme's workstreams and has a strong relationship with the organisation. I look forward to building on this relationship and continuing to support the vital work of UNEP in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 20/11/2023 14:28:01 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669175

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on which universities have not ratified the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>As of 13 October 2023, the Office for Students’ (OfS) list of higher education providers that have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism stands at 245 providers in England. This includes the vast majority of universities. The OfS’s list of providers is based on publicly available information and confirmation of adoption from providers. The latest list can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-wellbeing-and-protection/prevent-and-address-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/tackling-antisemitism/" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-wellbeing-and-protection/prevent-and-address-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/tackling-antisemitism/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 17/11/2023 14:57:45 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669176

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
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	Social Services: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints that have been made to the Care Quality Commission about social care providers in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Over the last 12 months, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) received 31,904 complaints related to adult social care services. The CQC does not have legal powers to resolve complaints, but it uses the information it receives from complaints to help shape its regulatory activity.</p><p>People receiving care have a right to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care. By law, all health and social care services must have a procedure for dealing efficiently with complaints. In the first instance, a complaint should be made to the service provider. If the care is funded or arranged by a local council, a complaint can be made to them as well. If someone has made a complaint to the care provider or local council and are unhappy with the response, they can make a complaint to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.</p><p>My Rt. Hon friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, does not intend to make a statement at this time.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/11/2023 15:12:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669180

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
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	Primary Health Care: Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential merits of (a) amending the National Planning Policy Framework and (b) introducing regulations governing the future Infrastructure Levy to ensure that sufficient GP and dental services are provided alongside housing developments.
tabling member constituency	Norwich North
tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
uin	1325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>In the Primary Care Recovery Plan, we committed to reviewing the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and planning guidance to ensure primary care infrastructure can be supported through the planning system where new development creates a need for it.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing &amp; Communities to ensure these commitments are met through its cross-government engagement. This will take place as part of the latest NPPF refresh as well as through negotiations on the future Infrastructure Levy, as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has received Royal Assent.</p><p>Integrated care boards will play a key future role in partnering with Local Planning Authorities to ensure their local Infrastructure Delivery Strategies accurately capture the vision for healthcare in the area.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2023 15:52:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

1669181

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of competition between the BBC and the commercial radio sector.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The BBC has responsibilities set out in its Charter to avoid unnecessary adverse impacts on the market, including on the commercial radio sector. It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of the BBC, to hold the BBC to account on this.</p><p>However, commercial radio now represents a majority (54% as of Q3 2023, according to RAJAR data) of radio listening in the UK, with BBC stations accounting for 44%.</p><p>The Government is currently undertaking the Mid-Term Review of the BBC’s Charter, which will look at how the BBC and Ofcom assess the market impact of the BBC in an evolving marketplace, and how that relates to the wider UK media ecology, including the commercial radio sector. We will publish the results of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 16/11/2023 14:58:29 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669182

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Political Impartiality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Director General of the BBC on impartiality in its coverage of the Israel and Gaza conflict.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The BBC has a duty to provide accurate and impartial news and information. That is particularly important when it comes to coverage of highly sensitive events. The BBC’s accuracy and impartiality is critical to viewer trust.</p><p>The events in Israel since 7 October are terrorist acts committed by a terrorist organisation, proscribed in the United Kingdom since 2021 and designated as such by many other governments and international organisations.</p><p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent and decisions around its editorial policies and guidelines are therefore a matter for the BBC.</p><p>However, calling these acts what they are, and accurately labelling the perpetrators, helps audiences to understand what has happened, is happening and its context.</p><p>That is why the Secretary of State has communicated with the BBC, and with the public, her disappointment that the BBC has refused to describe Hamas as terrorists, or the atrocities it has carried out as terrorism. The Secretary of State made that point to the BBC on multiple occasions since the terrorist attacks on 7 October.</p><p>As the external independent regulator of the BBC, Ofcom is responsible for ensuring BBC coverage is duly impartial and accurate under the Broadcasting Code and BBC Charter. Ofcom has been clear that responsibility lies with the BBC to decide the vocabulary it uses to describe unfolding events. The Broadcasting Code does not prevent broadcasters referring to terrorist organisations, nor does it prevent them referring to Hamas as terrorists.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 16/11/2023 14:59:34 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord