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1422801

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date	22/02/2022
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	Plants: Export Controls
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 recent assessment he has made of the proportionality of the plant health regulatory regime for the import of seeds, plants and trees; and whether he has plans to revise that regulatory regime.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Goodwill
uin	125067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>High plant health and biosecurity standards keep harmful pests and diseases, like <em>Xylella fastidiosa</em>, out of the UK, benefiting both the horticultural trade and the environment in the long term. The UK has some of the highest plant health and biosecurity standards in the world, and we have been clear we will not compromise on these standards. They are integral to supporting and protecting the horticultural industry overall as well as sustaining our food supply and natural environment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Plant Health Risk Group is continuously reviewing risks to plant biosecurity and identifying actions needed to mitigate the most significant threats. These include keeping our regulatory regime up to date, carrying out focused surveillance and inspections, contingency planning, research, and awareness raising as well as identifying areas where intervention would not be helpful or justified.</p><p> </p><p>Since plant health controls on high-priority plants and plant products imported from the EU to GB were introduced on 1 January 2021, 94 interceptions of harmful organisms have been made, which all had the potential to lead to a damaging outbreak in GB.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, more than 300 other instances of non-compliance have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>These cases demonstrate the importance of effective import controls to safeguard commercial plant production; protect food supply and avoid the serious impacts on our natural environment which pest/disease outbreaks can lead to.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently consulted on a permanent system of import checks and frequencies which will deal with imports from EU Member States and other third countries consistently.</p><p> </p><p>This system is based on technical assessments of risk and retains the default position of 100% inspections for imported plants and trees. However, it also considers cases where a lower percentage of checks can be adopted for certain categories of plants where there is an identifiable lower risk (examples could be annual plants, because they are short lived, or house plants, because they are kept indoors).</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed in early 2022 and we expect to update stakeholders on the outcome of this consultation in March.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 28/02/2022 16:12:29 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1433524

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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 Services: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assess the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	126887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In February 2021, we launched the AI Ethics Initiative, as part of the NHS AI Lab, to support research and practical interventions that could strengthen the ethical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in health and social care. The focus of the Initiative is to counter the inequalities which can arise as these technologies are developed and deployed. We are funding research to ensure AI accounts for the health needs of diverse communities and how it can improve health outcomes in minority ethnic populations. We are also funding research to discover insights and potential approaches to strengthen safeguards and parameters that govern the deployment of AI across healthcare, such as the potential to assess the societal impact before it is used.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 01/03/2022 17:02:16 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1433917

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the UK’s manufacturing sector.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
uin	905680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>Decisions about investment are for private enterprise, with government support through initiatives like Made Smarter and Help to Grow. We are providing a competitive business environment for British manufacturers – attracting investment and securing new high-value jobs in our industrial heartlands.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/02/2022 13:33:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

1433918

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the (a) energy price cap, (b) wholesale energy markets and (c) electricity grid to deliver lower and stable energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	905682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>We are considering how our policies should evolve and will continue to be guided by our commitment to meeting carbon budgets, maintaining energy security, and ensuring cost effectiveness.  We will also continue to adopt a system-wide approach in assessing the case for any changes.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/02/2022 13:33:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1433919

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to improve productivity levels.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Robert Largan
uin	905683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is taking the opportunities offered by Brexit to increase productivity, cut red tape and strengthen the business across the UK. We are supporting businesses to grow by helping them access finance, improve skills, and adopt technology.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/02/2022 13:34:42 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4852 label Biography information for Robert Largan

1433920

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support local high street businesses.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	905684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>We are providing a further £1bn for businesses most impacted by Omicron, in addition to the £400bn package already provided which includes grants, loans, business rates relief, VAT discounts and rent moratorium – providing a lifeline for many local high street businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/02/2022 13:35:36 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1433921

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to mitigate the effect of the increase in the energy price cap on domestic consumers.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	905685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>We have announced a package of support worth £9.1 billion, which will help over 28 million households. This includes a £150 Council Tax rebate for bands A-D, £144 million discretionary funding for local authorities and £200 energy bill reduction for every household.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/02/2022 13:36:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1433922

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of electric vehicle use for decreasing air pollution in cities.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	905687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>The transition to electric vehicles is expected to bring air quality, emissions, and economic benefits. The UK was the first G7 country to commit to phasing out the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/02/2022 13:37:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1433923

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Re-employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent businesses using fire and rehire tactics.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	905688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>Using threats to ‘fire and rehire’ as a tactic to pressure workers during negotiations is unacceptable. Employers should refer to Acas’ guidance, which sets out that dismissal and re-engagement should only be considered an option of last resort.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/02/2022 13:37:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1433976

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Streaming: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has been made on bringing streaming services such as Netflix under the regulation of Ofcom.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	127581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>Video-on-demand services like Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ are not regulated in the UK to the same extent as linear TV channels, some services, like Netflix, are not regulated in the UK at all. On-demand services are not subject to Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code which sets out appropriate standards for content including harmful or offensive material, accuracy, fairness and privacy.</p><p>The Government launched a consultation in August 2021 to level the playing field between traditional broadcasters and video-on-demand streaming services, to provide a fair competitive framework and ensure UK viewers are better protected from harmful material. We are now considering the response to the consultation and will publish next steps in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 02/03/2022 09:38:24 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome