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1725687

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial severance payments are reported annually in the Annual Report and Accounts produced by the department.</p><p>Any severance payments post 31 March 2024 will be reported in the Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25 when it is laid in Parliament next year.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 23/09/2024 10:17:46 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725796

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff (a) work in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Policy and Strategy Unit, at each grade, (b) have been recruited from outside the Civil Service, (c) were appointed through open competition, (d) positions have been publicly advertised and (e) are due to be further recruited.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	2978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Unit helps to ensure her key priorities are delivered across both her remit as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Deputy Prime Minister.</p><p>The approach to recruitment and staffing levels is in line with the approach taken for these central functions under the previous administration, and the policy and strategy unit performs a similar role to equivalent units established under previous administrations.</p><p>There are clear rules governing recruitment and appointment of civil service roles which are regulated by the Civil Service Commission. We do not comment on individual staffing matters.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 2979 question first answered 23/09/2024 10:20:37 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1725797

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) remit and (b) responsibilities are of her Policy and Strategy Unit.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	2979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Unit helps to ensure her key priorities are delivered across both her remit as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Deputy Prime Minister.</p><p>The approach to recruitment and staffing levels is in line with the approach taken for these central functions under the previous administration, and the policy and strategy unit performs a similar role to equivalent units established under previous administrations.</p><p>There are clear rules governing recruitment and appointment of civil service roles which are regulated by the Civil Service Commission. We do not comment on individual staffing matters.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 2978 question first answered 23/09/2024 10:20:37 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1725799

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of civil servants by (a) title and (b) pay band have been employed by her Department without open competition since the General Election.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	2981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>MHCLG made 35 appointments by exception to fair, open and merit-based recruitment principles from 1 July to 31 August 2024.</p><p>All appointments were at grades below the Senior Civil Service.</p><p>As a proportion, the exceptions appointed during this time equate to 0.89% of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 23/09/2024 10:15:37 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1726382

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	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	General Practitioners: Loughborough
	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 his Department is taking to recruit more GPs in Loughborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Loughborough
	tabling member printed	Dr Jeevun Sandher
	uin	3581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>We have committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) across the country, as well as taking pressure off those currently working in the system. NHS England has allocated £1.9 million of emergency short term funding, from October 2024 to March 2025, for the recruitment of newly qualified GPs in the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB). The LLR Workforce Steering Group is reviewing options for how this additional resource can be used most effectively across the LLR ICB, including within the Loughborough area.</p><p>Newly qualified GPs are also being offered support through the LLR Primary Care Training Hub, which provides high quality education, training, and support to those working in primary care. The hub is currently working up a local offer of support for newly qualified GPs following the cessation of the national fellowship scheme in March 2024. This local offer will include continuing professional development, leadership development and wellbeing support, peer networking, and focused mentoring sessions, and will be delivered flexibly to enable GPs to access the support that they need.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 23/09/2024 09:42:58 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5259

1726663

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	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	Dentistry: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to recruit additional (a) academic and (b) non-academic dental school staff before September 2026.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	3715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>Individual dental schools are responsible for the recruitment of their academic and non-academic staff.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 23/09/2024 09:28:41 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 3749 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1727487

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Forests and Peatlands: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making to allow for the entry of Woodland Carbon Units and Peatland Carbon Units into the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roborough
	uin	HL764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>We are exploring the inclusion of greenhouse gas removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), including the potential inclusion of high integrity woodland carbon, such as Woodland Carbon Units. A consultation was launched in May 2024 and a Government Response will be provided in 2025.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 14:35:35 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4953 label Biography information for Lord Roborough

1727652

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	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	Farming Recovery Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farmers who are eligible for support under the expanded Farming Recovery Fund announced on 24 May 2024 have been (a) (i) identified and (ii) contacted by the Rural Payments Agency and (b) paid.
	tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Steve Barclay
	uin	4362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>All eligible farmers that were identified in the original fund from April 2024 have been offered payment. This represents 679 farmers who were paid a total of £2.19 million.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 4363 question first answered 23/09/2024 13:57:19 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

1727653

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	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	Farming Recovery Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of the additional funding for the expanded Farming Recovery Fund announced on 24 May 2024 (a) has been paid out as of 5 September 2024 and (b) is projected to be spent by the end of the 2024-25 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Steve Barclay
	uin	4363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>All eligible farmers that were identified in the original fund from April 2024 have been offered payment. This represents 679 farmers who were paid a total of £2.19 million.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 4362 question first answered 23/09/2024 13:57:19 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

1727921

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2024
	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	Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to include specific clauses on human rights in their free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council; if so, what the clauses will consist of and how they will be monitored; and if they will not be included, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world. This work takes place separately to negotiations on free trade agreements.</p><p>While aspects of trade policy can provide the opportunity to address other issues in a bilateral relationship, free trade agreements are not generally the most effective or targeted tool to advance human rights issues.</p><p>Trade deals like the UK-GCC FTA will be aligned with the trade and industrial strategies, to bring prosperity to communities across the country and fulfil our mission of securing the highest sustained growth in the G7.</p> answering member printed Baroness Jones of Whitchurch question first answered 23/09/2024 08:37:36 answering member 3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven