Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1546769

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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: Batteries
	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 increasing Government support for the (a) electric vehicle and (b) vehicle batteries manufacturing industries to help meet the Government's net zero targets.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	99816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>We are determined to ensure the UK remains one of the best locations in the world for automotive manufacturing as we transition to electric vehicles. As part of this, we continue to work with investors through the Automotive Transformation Fund to progress plans to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK. In 2021 the Net Zero Strategy announced £350 of funding in the Automotive Transformation Fund. This funding is additional to the £500m announced in 2020 for this programme as part of the 10 Point Plan.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/12/2022 17:02:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1145688

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish guidance for bus operators relating to disability equality training.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	290712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Later in the year, the Department plans to publish best practice guidance on the provision of disability awareness training in the bus sector, which was informed by the experience of disabled passengers, bus operators and training providers. We hope that by sharing across the whole bus industry some of the good practice already benefiting passengers in many areas of the country, we will ensure that disabled passengers can board any service with confidence that the driver will provide them with the help they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes annual bus statistics which include an assessment of the proportion of local bus operators which require their staff to complete training consistent with the European Regulation. The most recent release indicated that 98% of drivers work for companies which fulfil this requirement</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 01/10/2019 15:24:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506021

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	BioYorkshire: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that BioYorkshire receives funding in full.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	49196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The North and North Yorkshire devolution deal, published August 2022, states that Innovate UK (IUK) and broader UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will work with the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to formally recognise and seek opportunities to support BioYorkshire.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/09/2022 08:17:50 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506022

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	New Businesses and Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to grow the industry cluster approach to business growth, research and development.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	49197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK has an exciting mix of high-potential R&amp;D clusters across the country, and across a wide range of sectoral and technological strengths.</p><p>The Levelling Up White Paper sets out how we will support growth and R&amp;D hotspots across the UK by increasing domestic public R&amp;D investment outside the Greater South East by at least 40 percent by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing £100m to pilot Innovation Accelerators, supporting three UK city regions to become major, globally competitive centres for research and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/09/2022 08:18:02 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506533

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	Diseases: Research
	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 level of research funding his Department has allocated to (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease research.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	51823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>BEIS received its largest ever R&amp;D budget at Spending Review 2021 with £39.8 billion over the SR period, including an allocation of £25.1 billion to UK Research Innovation (UKRI) which provides significant funding to the aforementioned areas.</p><p> </p><p>Specific funding amounts are not allocated to disease areas in advance as funding is largely distributed via competitive, peer-reviewed application processes.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has committed via the Life Sciences Vision to launch healthcare missions, including in Dementia and Cancer. BEIS will be contributing funding to these Missions via UKRI, alongside the Department of Health and Social Care and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/09/2022 09:33:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 20355 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1650458

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2023
	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	Construction: Inflation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on the construction industry.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	192653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>There has been a significant level of inflation in the price of construction products and materials, as a result of the impact of the pandemic on supply chains, and then the increase in the cost of energy and other disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Government continues to work with the industry to monitor and mitigate the impact of inflation, including through the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC’s) Product Availability Group. The ONS also publishes monthly statistics on the price of products and materials.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/07/2023 13:46:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702435

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Iran: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Israeli attack on Iran on 19 April 2024 on the wider regional (a) military and (b) humanitarian situation.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>At the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting on 19 April, the Foreign Secretary and G7 partners called for all parties to prevent further escalation.</p><p>During his visit to the region last week, the Foreign Secretary reiterated to Prime Minister Netanyahu that we will continue to stand up for Israel's security, and the security of all our regional partners. He also made clear that we must maintain our focus on getting more aid into Gaza and getting hostages out.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/04/2024 13:38:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702438

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions at the UN on the potential use of UN peacekeepers to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	22759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The deployment of UN peacekeepers would require a UN Security Council Resolution and the consent of all parties to the conflict. We judge neither of these requirements to be obtainable at this time.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/04/2024 13:45:21 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1656529

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Hydrogen: Production
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to encourage inward investment for (a) components and (b) other equipment to enable the scaling up of low carbon hydrogen.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	197063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>My department has been working closely with the Department for Energy Security &amp; Net Zero to showcase the opportunity for investment in the UK hydrogen sector. Together we’ve published a Net Zero Investment Roadmap setting out the UK’s strategy, policies and funding for scaling-up low-carbon hydrogen. The Sector Development Action Plan published in 2022 committed to regular meetings with investors and ‘Meet the-Specifier’ events to help industry understand supply chain opportunities. My officials in the UK and overseas are in communication with equipment manufacturers across the world to ensure they understand what the UK has to offer investors and to advertise the pipeline of hydrogen production projects in development across the country.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/09/2023 13:45:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

855658

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Apprentices
	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 the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	130965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department (including Central Department and Executive Agencies) currently employs 230 apprentices which equates to 1.58% of the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>This is based on apprenticeship data and Departmental headcount at end of February 2018. These figures are subject to constant change due to workforce movement and apprenticeship completion.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has a number of apprenticeship starts in progress which will increase the numbers of apprentices once they have been signed up by learning providers, but they are not yet registered as apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/03/2018 09:52:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane