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1698553

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Graduates: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the graduate visa route on (a) the financial sustainability of the university sector and (b) local economies.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	20405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been commissioned to provide further evidence to support the government’s understanding of how the Graduate Route is operating in practice. The focus of the Graduate Route review will be to prevent abuse and ensure the integrity and quality of our world-leading UK higher education (HE) sector is protected. No decisions have been made on the future of the Graduate Route and the department awaits the report of the MAC in May.</p><p>​</p><p>​The Office for Students (OfS), as the independent regulator of HE in England, is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the sustainability of HE providers. The department works closely with the OfS to understand the impact of international student recruitment on HE provider financial sustainability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 17/04/2024 11:43:07 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1698554

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Postgraduate Education: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decline in international postgraduate student numbers on the UK’s economy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	20406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>International students make a significant positive contribution to the British economy. According to a study by HEPI and Kaplan, the lifetime net economic benefit of the 21/22 cohort of international students was £37bn with each student making a net contribution of nearly £100,000 on average.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) make a net migration forecast to underpin their economic and fiscal forecasts, which reflects the latest data and migration policy. At Spring Budget, the OBR assessed migration to fall more sharply than the ONS net migration projections in the short-term before it reaches 315,000 at the end of the forecast period. Rising emigration and effect of policy explain their adjustment.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 12:59:36 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1698087

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Women's Aid: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to provide funding to Women's Aid in the next three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	20103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a government priority. Our strategies aim to transform the whole of society’s response to these crimes with actions to prevent abuse, support victims and ensure more perpetrators are bought to justice.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has provided funding to Women’s Aid of up to £1.34m until March 2025 to deliver the Flexible Fund. This fund will help hundreds of domestic abuse victims next year who will receive lifeline payments to help escape tormenting and often life-threatening abuse, providing the chance to rebuild their lives. We are also investing £753k into Women’s Aid next year to improve the awareness of domestic abuse amongst young people.</p><p> </p><p>Funding beyond March 2025 is subject to future budgets which will be set through the next Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 03/04/2024 08:50:27 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1697162

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK Visa and Immigration is meeting the eight-week service standard for processing graduate visas.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	19517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>We are operating within the eight-week service standard for Graduate applications.</p><p>Some applications may take longer if we have requested further information, or if their personal circumstances are complex. Further details can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-inside-the-uk#when-you-might-wait-longer" target="_blank">Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 27/03/2024 15:52:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1696865

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Peru: Forests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on the potential impact of that country's Forestry Law on (a) deforestation and (b) human rights.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	19165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>I [Minister Rutley] visited Peru in October 2023 and held discussions with senior representatives of the Peruvian Government on a range of priorities, such as the importance of protecting human rights and the environment. We are working with the Peruvian Government to drive sustainable development that protects human rights and delivers climate objectives. Our Embassy in Lima has regularly discussed with the Peruvian Government the potential impacts of changes to the Forestry and Wildlife Law and raised concerns about how these could affect achievement of Peru's international commitments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/03/2024 16:17:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1695875

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	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	Shingles: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's decision to exclude people aged between 66 and 69 on 1 September 2023 who do not have a severely weakened immune system in the phased roll-out of the shingles vaccination on those people.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	18597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>An assessment on the potential impact of not providing the vaccine to people aged 66 to 69 years old is not required, as they remain eligible to receive a shingles vaccination when they turn 70 years old, as they would have done prior to 1 September 2023.</p><p>The current policy offers the shingles vaccine Shingrix to anyone who turned 65 or 70 years old on or after 1 September 2023, and to anyone aged 50 years old and over who is at higher risk of serious complications as a result of having a severely weakened immune system.</p><p>This approach has been used in the effective implementation of previous immunisation programmes. Whilst some individuals may have to wait until they are eligible, the population benefit of adopting this approach is greater, meaning many individuals will receive the vaccine sooner and will benefit for longer.</p><p>The approach is modelled on the first shingles programme, optimizing achievements within the resources and capacity of the National Health Service, while being delivered alongside other important healthcare priorities, and avoiding undue additional pressure on NHS delivery services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/03/2024 15:08:00 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1694955

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officials in his Department with responsibility for engaging with hon. Members are given training on the types of visas that are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	17926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Officials responsible for engaging with Hon. Members are required to complete an initial 12-week training programme, which includes training on the visa routes available.</p><p>Following the initial training programme, officials are subject to assurance checks on all their work until they are assessed to meet the required quality standard.</p><p>Ongoing development ensures that officials keep their understanding of immigration routes up to date.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/03/2024 14:47:09 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1695460

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Firewood: Imports
	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 estimate she has made of the average annual tonnage of wood imported for burning in (a) industrial and (b) domestic settings; which (i) countries and (ii) sites in those countries that wood is imported from; and how many tonnes on average comes from each of those countries each year.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	18277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Figures on the amount of imported wood and waste wood by country is published in The Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F64c1327990b54500143e83c7%2FDUKES_6.6.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Ce65e4e64590a4ca77dc208dc475963ee%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638463696460932923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vpRzDKAlOn%2BEbWkV136Ziw%2BkTc%2BfqMCv9xydMWSPFxU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Table 6.6</a>, but information on sites is not collected. Imports of waste wood are used in the industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors and all imports of wood are burnt in the domestic sector; of the 2,319 thousand tonnes of wood consumed in the domestic sector in 2022, 198 thousand tonnes were imported.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 18278 question first answered 19/03/2024 06:20:27 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1695462

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Firewood: Housing
	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 estimate she has made of the average annual tonnage of wood burnt in homes in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	18278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Figures on the amount of imported wood and waste wood by country is published in The Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F64c1327990b54500143e83c7%2FDUKES_6.6.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Ce65e4e64590a4ca77dc208dc475963ee%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638463696460932923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vpRzDKAlOn%2BEbWkV136Ziw%2BkTc%2BfqMCv9xydMWSPFxU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Table 6.6</a>, but information on sites is not collected. Imports of waste wood are used in the industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors and all imports of wood are burnt in the domestic sector; of the 2,319 thousand tonnes of wood consumed in the domestic sector in 2022, 198 thousand tonnes were imported.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie grouped question UIN 18277 question first answered 19/03/2024 06:20:27 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1695465

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Timber: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) supply chain, (b) labelling and (c) other processes and requirements are in place to ensure that imported wood comes from a sustainable forestry scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	18280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Timber Regulations (UKTR) prohibit the placing of illegally harvested timber on the market. Under the Withdrawal Act, UKTR applies to GB. Businesses must exercise due diligence on timber imports to demonstrate legality of harvest.</p><p> </p><p>The Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Regulations and associated Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA), aim to improve the supply of verified legal timber to the UK market. Producer countries who have agreed a VPA with the UK and can demonstrate effective nationwide controls verifying legality of harvest, can issue FLEGT licences.</p><p> </p><p>Under the UK Government Timber Procurement Policy, all timber products procured for use on the Government estate must meet accepted standards of legality and sustainability.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 18/03/2024 16:12:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel