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1129900

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	911152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>We have delivered policies that benefit all four nations of the UK, including committing over £2.4 billion to thirteen city and growth deals in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and spending around £19 billion a year of our defence budget with UK industry, supporting 115,000 jobs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 05/06/2019 15:55:41 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1223661

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	904603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>We have a duty both to protect our borders and prevent loss of life. That’s why we are doing everything we can to stop these dangerous Channel crossings and bring to justice the criminals behind this evil trade.</p><p>No one should be making these dangerous and illegally-facilitated crossings. France is a safe country with a well-run asylum system.</p><p>The National Crime Agency, Immigration Enforcement, Border Force and UK Police are working closely with French authorities to stop ruthless criminals who facilitate the crossings, putting lives at risk. A UK-France Coordination and Information Centre was opened in Calais in November 2018 to co-ordinate law enforcement activity.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/07/2020 15:33:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1172126

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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	Business: Stoke on Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to support businesses in Stoke-on-Trent.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	900287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub has received more than £1m over five years and in the previous financial year supported over 5000 local businesses, including ceramics companies.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, £98m of Local Growth Funding is supporting projects across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire such as the Heat Academy at Stoke-on-Trent College to help businesses access the skills they need to compete and grow.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/01/2020 14:54:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1334276

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Belarus: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to support the operation of political opposition in Belarus.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	901237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>We support the opposition’s struggle to seek a democratic future for all Belarusians through peaceful means. We strongly condemn the ongoing repression and human rights violations committed by the Lukashenko regime. The Government has increased financial support to civil society organisations and independent media. We have provided over £1m in 2020, and an additional £1.8m this financial year to support civil society and media freedom in Belarus. We have imposed over 90 sanctions designations in response to the fraudulent elections and human rights violations in Belarus and we are actively considering further designations. Following the FR4978 flight, the UK took clear decisive action:</p><ul><ul><li><p>We suspended the operating permit of Belavia airlines.</p></li><li><p>We banned Belarusian airlines from UK airspace without prior authorisation</p></li><li><p>We have advised all UK airlines to avoid flying over Belarus.</p></li></ul></ul><p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the political situation in Belarus and further measures the UK might take with the opposition leader in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya 2 June. The UK pressed for a fact finding investigation by ICAO, the international organisation responsible for civil aviation, which was established on 27 May.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/06/2021 15:25:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1649611

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Safer Streets Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to open the next round of the Safer Streets Fund to funding bids; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	192171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Round 5 of the Safer Streets Fund was formally announced via a <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-07-06/HCWS916" target="_blank">Written Ministerial Statement</a> by the Home Secretary on the 6<sup>th</sup> July.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/07/2023 15:50:59 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1150100

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of reversing the roll-out of universal credit and returning to the previous system.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	1124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) is a £2bn infrastructure project. This will deliver £8bn worth of economic growth. A whole new benefit system is likely to require a similar level of investment as UC.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/11/2019 11:39:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1244256

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Network Rail Limited’s Annual Report and Accounts 2020, page 1, to what extent (a) station retail sales and (b) income to reinvest have grown (i) nationally, (ii) in each of the five Network Rail Regions, and (iii) at Stoke-on-Trent station; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	104763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2019/20, income from Network Rail’s managed stations, all of which is reinvested in the railway, grew by £8m / 4%.</p><p> </p><p>A full break down of this information by region is provided in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>Stoke-On-Trent Station is owned by Network Rail and leased to the Train Operating Company, Avanti. We do not hold information on income for this station.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 13:41:13 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1645300

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a provision for a break clause in the HS2 Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	189994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Invitation to Tender for the HS2 Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner was published on 13 January 2022. This set out the structure of the contract including the segmenting of the work into Service Delivery Plans.</p><p> </p><p>Following the fiscal settlement for Phase 2a for the next two financial years as agreed in the Spring budget, HS2 Ltd are advancing the DDP procurement and a tender addendum was issued to the parties on 31 May 2023. The plan is to award the contract in November 2023 commencing with Service Delivery Plan 1. Decisions on contracting subsequent Service Delivery Plans will be taken at the relevant point in the delivery of project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/06/2023 12:46:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1580111

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to upgrade train rolling stock on Crosscountry services to (a) address overcrowding and poor accessibility and (b) meet 2050 net zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	131258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The rolling stock requirements for the next CrossCountry contract are yet to be decided. Most of its fleet is around 20 years old, far short of the trains’ life expectancy, and is all fully accessible. The Department will consider value for money proposals offering an increase in capacity and wider passenger benefits.</p><p> </p><p>CrossCountry is working with the rolling stock owners on options to reduce the carbon footprint of the CrossCountry train fleet.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2023 13:05:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1580110

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) address overcrowding on and (b) improve connectivity of rail services between Manchester and Birmingham via Stoke-on-Trent.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	131257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I welcome that passengers are returning to the railway. The CrossCountry franchise runs to October 2023 and a new contract is being developed. This will consider options for affordable opportunities to increase capacity on CrossCountry services in future years.</p><p> </p><p>CrossCountry is working to increase the frequency of services connecting Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent with Birmingham, Bristol and Bournemouth during 2023, and their plans will be made public soon.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/01/2023 13:02:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton