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1697913

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Public Service Obligations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20th July 2023 to Question 194351 on Bus Services: Public Service Obligations, when his Department plans to issue new guidance on socially and economically necessary bus services.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to publishing this guidance within this Parliament.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/04/2024 12:34:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697850

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Genetics: Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients in the South West have been eligible for pre-implantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) is used to identify genetic anomalies in embryos created through in-vitro fertilisation. Over 600 genetic conditions can currently be tested for using this technique, as licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. NHS England has commissioned five centres to provide PGT to patients in England. The number of PGT cycles undertaken has increased from 223 patients in 2009 to 620 in 2019, but NHS England does not have access to data that describes the geographical profile of the people that have used the National Health Service or privately commissioned PGT services.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/04/2024 10:39:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697421

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing physical back-up copies of immigration documents for people on the EU Settlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of our move to a “digital by default” border and immigration system, physical immigration documents are being replaced by fully digital eVisas (an online record of the person’s immigration status).</p><p>All EU, EEA and Swiss citizens granted pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) are now able to prove their rights in the UK digitally, by using the View and Prove service on GOV.UK, instead of using physical documents. Non-EU, EEA or Swiss citizen family members who have a UKVI account can also use the View and Prove service.</p><p>Successful applicants continue to receive written notice of their immigration status by email or letter, which they can keep for their personal records if they wish. However, due to the possibility of fraud and abuse this document cannot be used to evidence an individual’s immigration status to external organisations.</p><p>There are no plans to provide EU citizens granted status under the EUSS with physical back-up copies of immigration documents.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/04/2024 11:39:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1698076

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	Microplastics: Washing Machines
	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 his Department is taking to help prevent microplastics entering waterways from washing machines.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	20030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Government recently funded an external rapid evidence assessment to better understand the costs, benefits, and efficiencies of installing filters in washing machines. The filters aim to trap textile microplastic fibres during the laundry cycle and before discharge to sewer networks and wastewater treatment works. The assessment concluded further evidence was needed to determine how to avert additional costs incurred by consumers of new washing machines with filters, and the consumer’s sustainable disposal of used filters. Industry are currently conducting research and developing proposals to develop filters that meet this criteria, and Government are happy to review any research in this area.</p><p> </p><p>A water industry investigation of the levels and types of microplastics entering a range of UK wastewater treatment works reported that conventional treatment can remove 99% of microplastics by number and 99.5% by mass.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 15/04/2024 08:47:05 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697424

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Research: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing further funding for Researchers at Risk Fellowships to be made available to Palestinian researchers.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The current Researchers at Risk Fellowship Programme aims to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has exposed Ukraine-based researchers and their dependents to direct threats. My Department is keeping the programme, which is delivered by the British Academy, under close review.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 15/04/2024 08:44:50 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697041

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Sewage: Microplastics
	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 his Department has made of the average amount of microplastics present in sewage sludge.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Research has been performed to improve the understanding of microplastics in sewage sludge. Defra has contributed to the design and development of the UK Water Industry Research funded and led <a href="https://ukwir.org/cip3-information" target="_blank">Chemicals Investigation Programme (CIP)</a> in this area. While the third CIP phase, reported in 2022, estimated an average mass of microplastics in final sludge products (generated from the sewage treatment processes), it was noted there could be large differences in the estimated values, and in sludge products from different works, and between sludge product samples taken at different occasions from the same treatment works.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 02/04/2024 12:46:08 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1696216

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	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	Developing Countries: Solar Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment has spent on increasing the capacity of solar photovoltaic manufacturing.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	18682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) is a G7 initiative. The G7 plan to report in 2025 on amounts invested and mobilised. The UK is on track to meet our up to $40 billion contribution to the $600 billion target through our British Investment Partnerships work, which is supporting numerous renewable energy initiatives. In 2022, we improved access to clean energy for over 6 million people. Our investments include: $69 million by the Private Infrastructure Development Group; support by British International Investment to a $36 million solar PV storage plant in Mozambique; eight solar projects through Manufacturing Africa unlocking £26.7 million, and £6 million through the Transforming Energy Access platform.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 27/03/2024 18:03:21 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697459

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Energy: Payments
	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 she has made a recent estimate of the total cost to (a) consumers and (b) the Exchequer of issuing curtailment payments to energy companies in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The System Operator is responsible for managing constraints on the networks. It does this by curtailing a type of generation, for example wind, and turning up an alternative generation, as needed. Costs are funded through electricity bills, not through the Exchequer. Annual network constraint costs for 2023 were £1.4bn (2023 prices).</p><p> </p><p>To manage the level of constraints on the system and ensure the UK's homes can be powered by clean, green energy in future, government is working with Ofgem, network owners and others to halve the build process from 14 years to 7 through our Transmission Acceleration Action Plan.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/03/2024 06:21:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697462

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Energy Supply: Investment
	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 encourage investment in the energy supply chain industry.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The recently published BloombergNEF (BNEF) <em>Energy Transition Investment Trends Report (2023) </em>reported that total public and private investment in UK low-carbon sectors in 2023 reached £60 billion rising from £35 billion in 2022. The Government understands the importance of growing domestic energy supply chains, therefore at Spring Budget 2024 £120m funding to the Green Industries Growth Accelerator (GIGA) was announced, in addition to the £960m already allocated. This will support investments in manufacturing capabilities for the clean energy sectors where the UK has clear strengths: carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), hydrogen, offshore wind, electricity networks, and nuclear. The Government is also providing up to £160 million to leverage private investment into the port infrastructure required to support floating offshore wind deployment at scale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 26/03/2024 12:36:13 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1697051

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Dementia: Continuing Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the assessment process for NHS continuing healthcare funding in accurately capturing the needs of people living with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	19298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has no plans at this time to assess the efficacy of the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessment process. Eligibility for CHC is not determined by age, clinical condition, or financial means. It is assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the totality of an individual’s needs, including ways in which these interact with one another. We continue to work with our partners to deliver CHC policy effectively, including NHS England, who are responsible for oversight of CHC delivery.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/03/2024 11:07:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy