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	registered interest
	date	08/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Trains: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) rewarding passengers for using trains with a low carbon footprint and (b) incentivising operators of diesel powered trains to make the switch to HVO green diesel where electrification is still not an option.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	136506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>All trains, when well-utilised, have a low carbon footprint compared to alternative transport modes.</p><p> </p><p>In our Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) we have committed to working with industry to modernise fares ticketing and retail to encourage a shift to rail and cleaner and greener transport journeys.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040. As we decarbonise the railway, we must develop individual decarbonisation schemes carefully to ensure that they deliver both decarbonisation and other benefits, as well as value for money for the taxpayer. This will involve working closely with operators and manufacturers on assessing and deploying the most appropriate traction technology, this includes electrification, alternate fuels (such as HVO), as well as hydrogen, battery or bi-mode and hybrid traction technology.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/03/2022 16:04:43 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

886311

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Zimbabwe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to visit Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	David Evennett
	uin	136506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary plans to visit Zimbabwe, but a date is not yet confirmed. There have been two Ministerial visits to Zimbabwe in the last six months, most recently my own visit in February.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 15:21:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1275882

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of low volumes of Crown Court completions on the viability of the criminal legal aid market.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	136506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Between 1 May 2020 to 8 January 2021, a total of 2,343 hardship claims were received, which includes those made by both litigators and advocates. The LAA made payment in respect of over 99% of these claims. In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the MoJ brought in Regulation changes which substantially lowered the thresholds at which a hardship claim can be submitted.</p><p>The LAA keeps the criminal legal aid market under constant review. We have contacted all providers where the majority of their income from publicly funded work is dependent upon the Crown Court. The small minority that reported that they had financial concerns are being monitored on a regular basis.</p><p>The long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid market will be the focus of an independent review, to launch in January 2021. This is the latest step in the Criminal Legal Aid Review, which has already led to up to £51m per year in new payments for the sector that was announced in the summer. It forms part of wider work to ensure criminal defence remains an enduringly attractive career for practitioners.</p><p>In addition to the support schemes offered by the government, the LAA has introduced a number of measures to allow providers to be paid more quickly. All of the measures taken by the LAA are set out on our gov.uk page: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-legal-aid-agency-contingency-response#financial-relief-page" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-legal-aid-agency-contingency-response#financial-relief-page.</a></p><p>Across the LAA’s civil funding schemes, namely family mediation, legal help, controlled legal representation, and civil representation, there were 277,829 live cases unbilled as at the 30 September 2020, which is the latest period for which these figures are available. The LAA statistics compiled and published on a quarterly basis, as yet the December 2020 figures are not yet finalised.</p><p>The LAA is unable to provide volumes on unbilled criminal legal aid work within the costs limit. This is because our systems do not have a ‘final bill indicator’ that would enable automated searches meaning we would be required to conduct case by case searches. Therefore, the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 136505 136507 136508 question first answered 18/01/2021 14:20:05 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1582390

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Claro Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the House of Commons Report: Disposal Database, updated in June 2022, what the cost to his Department will be of maintaining ownership of Claro Barracks until 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	136506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The move of 21 Engr Regt from Claro Barracks to Marne Barracks is part of the single biggest estates change programme within Defence that will invest £5.1 billion in a more modern and sustainable estate that improves security and resilience, and also achieves significant social benefits and running cost savings of c£4.9 billion through the disposal of surplus sites.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 136505 question first answered 03/02/2023 08:39:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey