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1683980

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date	22/01/2024
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	Tidal Power
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 her Department is taking to support the (a) development of and (b) private investment in marine energy technologies; and whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the announcement of Horizon Europe Programme funding for the EURO-TIDES multi-turbine tidal energy project.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	10852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to support the development of marine energy technologies through research funding. This is on top of the unprecedented 94MW of tidal stream capacity that has been secured through the Contracts for Difference scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to engage with the Department for Business and Trade on maximising private investment opportunities for the marine energy sector.</p><p> </p><p>The recent success of UK tidal stream developers in securing Horizon Europe funding will be of great benefit to the UK and is representative of the UK’s strength in the tidal sector.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 26/01/2024 11:04:33 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1683981

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, to ask the secretary of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to support people affected by the fire of 7 January 2024 in a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>We were saddened to hear about the fire on 7 January. We have been in close touch with the UN and other donors about the recent fires. UK funding has helped to train Rohingya volunteer fire fighters to combat incidents like this. The UK has raised with the Government of Bangladesh the potential benefits of permitting more durable shelter materials in the camps that could better withstand the impact of disasters, such as fires and cyclones.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 30/01/2024 17:07:25 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1683982

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Ofgem
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Ofgem has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders in Northern Ireland on its duties under section 202 of the Energy Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	10784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Section 202 obliges Ofgem to consider how its decisions may assist the Secretary of State in meeting the UK-wide net zero targets in the Climate Change Act 2008.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem is established as the gas and electricity markets regulator for Great Britain and it has no regulatory functions exercisable in Northern Ireland. Therefore, our understanding is that Ofgem will not have engaged stakeholders in Northern Ireland regarding this duty, and section 202 does not require Ofgem to consider any different targets legislated for by devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 26/01/2024 10:11:59 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1683983

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Electricity Interconnectors
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 discussions she has had with Ofgem on the criteria for the third cap and floor window for electricity interconnectors.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	10785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for administering the cap and floor windows for electricity interconnectors, including setting and applying the criteria for the process.</p><p> </p><p>The Department meets regularly with Ofgem to discuss electricity interconnection.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/01/2024 09:29:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1683984

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Taiwan: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his international counterparts on tackling AI-generated misinformation reportedly targeted at disrupting the internal democratic processes of Taiwan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>It is for the Taiwanese people to decide their leader, free from interference. The elections that took place on 13 January are testament to Taiwan's vibrant democracy. The UK has a clear interest in peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, which we have restated alongside our G7 partners.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 30/01/2024 17:08:31 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1683985

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Health Professions: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take legislative steps to align (a) standards and (b) fitness to practice processes across all healthcare profession regulators.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	10854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Between 24 March and 16 June 2021, the Government consulted on proposals to reform the regulation of healthcare professionals, and on the introduction of anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs) into statutory regulation by the General Medical Council (GMC). The consultation was entitled Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public, and proposed that all regulators should have broadly consistent powers in relation to standard setting and fitness to practise.</p><p>The Government’s response to the consultation was published in February 2023 and detailed our proposed reforms to the regulators’ standard setting powers. It also set out a new fitness to practise process for all regulators.</p><p> </p><p>A modernised regulatory framework is being introduced firstly for AAs and PAs. The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024, laid on 13 December 2023, allows for the statutory regulation of AAs and PAs by the GMC under the new framework. The reformed regulatory framework will be rolled out to all regulated healthcare professionals, beginning with doctors, and the professions regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Health and Care Professions Council, over the next couple of years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2024 16:18:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1683987

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Import Controls: Ashford
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 estimate she has made of the average daily number of documentary checks that will be undertaken at Sevington Border Control Point in the next 12 months; and how many and what proportion of these will (a) be physical checks on (i) imported food and (ii) feed commodities and (b) arrive from the (A) Port of Dover and (B) Channel Tunnel.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	10877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The formal designation of Sevington can only take place once it has been confirmed that all the requirements of the relevant legislation have been met. Work is ongoing to put everything in place to meet these requirements, and for the designation to take place ahead of the commencement of physical SPS inspections at the end of April.</p><p> </p><p>Import volumes at point of entry or PHA level are not in the public domain and cannot be shared.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 09/02/2024 18:48:56 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1683988

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 she has had with pharmaceutical companies on making the Covid vaccine commercially available.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	10871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting those most at risk from COVID-19 through vaccination, as guided by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Those eligible receive vaccination for free through the National Health Service. Whether and when a private market for COVID-19 vaccines emerges is a matter for private companies, and the Government has no formal role in this. However, the Government is supportive of the emergence of a private market for COVID-19 vaccines to increase choice for consumers. I have engaged with relevant interested parties who may seek to enter the private market this year, including vaccine manufacturers and pharmacies.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 30/01/2024 17:55:18 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1683991

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Agriculture: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Department of Education in Northern Ireland on the potential merits of teaching agriculture in schools in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Education is devolved in Northern Ireland. Therefore, with a small number of exceptions, the department’s responsibilities relate to England only.</p><p>In England, the science national curriculum has space for agriculture to be taught in various places. For example, in the science Key Stage 1 and 2 topics of ‘Plants’, and ‘Living things and their habitats’, the biology Key Stage 3 topics of ‘Reproduction’ (in plants, including fertilisation) and ‘Relationships in an ecosystem’, and the Key Stage 4 topics of ‘Evolution, inheritance and variation’.</p><p>The department does not specify how schools should teach the curriculum, instead the national curriculum is a framework setting out the content of what the department expects schools in England to cover in each subject. The department believes that teachers should be able to use their own knowledge, professional expertise and understanding of their pupils to determine what is the most appropriate way for them to teach, the aim here being that they develop the right approach for the pupils in their particular school.</p><p>There is also an Agriculture, Land Management and Production T Level available to students in England. During the two-year programme, students will learn the core knowledge and skills that are needed for entry to a range of agriculture, land management and production occupations that include agricultural engineer, farmer, and tree surgeon, amongst a number of others.</p><p>Whilst education is a devolved matter, if it would be helpful, departmental officials would be content to meet their relevant counterparts in the Department of Education and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/01/2024 12:19:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1683992

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Department of Education in Northern Ireland on the adequacy of funding for SEND in schools in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>As education is a devolved matter, the Department of Education in Northern Ireland is responsible for its education policies, including funding for Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) in schools.</p><p>The department engages with the Department of Education in Northern Ireland at ministerial and official level on a range of areas, though, to date, this has not included a ministerial discussion on the adequacy of funding for SEND in schools in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 30/01/2024 13:35:54 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon