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1701480

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps he has taken to secure guarantees from participants in the Sudan conflict for the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	22140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK has pressed the warring parties to agree to a permanent ceasefire, to protect civilians and to allow unrestricted humanitarian access, both cross-line and cross-border, so that aid can reach people in desperate need. On 8 March, the UK-led UN Security Council Resolution 2724 called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access. We welcome unified international messaging at the Paris Pledging Conference on 15 April - at which the UK was represented by <ins class="ministerial">Lord Benyon</ins> <del class="ministerial">the Minister of State for FCDO and DEFRA</del> - as well as plans to re-start Jeddah talks in the next weeks to maintain pressure on the warring parties to facilitate cross-line and cross-border humanitarian access and a permanent ceasefire.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2024 14:41:28 question first ministerially corrected 25/04/2024 10:50:55 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell previous answer version 30186 answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1701481

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Sudan: Food Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will increase multi-year funding to support (a) the most food-insecure people in Sudan and (b) Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	22141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK provided £42.6 million in humanitarian aid to support people in Sudan in 2023-2024, including £12.2 million to UNICEF for nutrition activities and approximately £23 million to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund for multisector response, including a high proportion of food security interventions. We also helped those fleeing to neighbouring countries in 2023-24, with £7.75 million to support existing and new Sudanese refugees as well as vulnerable returnees and host communities in South Sudan and £15 million to those in Chad. In 2024/2025, UK ODA to Sudan will nearly double to £89 million, including funding to UNICEF to provide emergency and life-saving food assistance. The UK will also be working with the World Food Programme to assist in the provision of assorted food commodities to people in Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/04/2024 16:15:25 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1695515

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.121, page 99 of the Autumn Statement 2023, what his planned timetable is for publishing a consultation on introducing a UK regime for captive insurance companies; what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Prudential Regulation Authority and (b) Financial Conduct Authority on the potential introduction of a captive insurance regime; and what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing such a regime.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	18286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Statement, the Government will consult on the design of a new framework for encouraging the establishment and growth of captive insurance companies in the UK. The consultation will launch in Spring 2024.</p><p>The consultation will test views on proposals to introduce an attractive and competitive new UK captive insurance regime that works for businesses. Key to this will also be proportionate regulation that maintains the UK’s high regulatory standards.</p><p>The Treasury will continue to work closely with the independent regulators as it considers the case for a UK captives framework.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/03/2024 15:39:43 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1692438

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish (a) available data from the Government-sponsored e-scooter trials on the (i) number and (ii) number per million kilometers travelled of people killed or seriously injured in e-scooter incidents and (b) equivalent figures for (A) bicycles, (B) legally registered powered two wheel motorbikes, (C) passenger cars and (D) commercial vehicles; and whether he holds such data for incidents involving e-scooters not included in the trials.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	16209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Out of millions of trips completed since e-scooter trials began, the vast majority of journeys have been completed safely.</p><p>From 2020, DfT has been monitoring the frequency of casualties involving e-scooters. The majority of DfT reported road casualty statistics are based on STATS19 data, the system through which the police report road casualties. STATS19 collects data on e-scooter casualties, including those using private scooters, with data published regularly in e-scooter casualty factsheets. The most recent e-scooter factsheet can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023</a>.</p><p>In addition, the Department routinely publishes data on casualties in reported road collisions using all other modes of road transport based upon data provided by police forces via the STATS19 system, including figures for bicycles, motorcycles, cars, HGVs and LGVs. A comparison of the casualty rates for different modes of travel can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/657c4a0983ba380013e1b610/ras0203.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/657c4a0983ba380013e1b610/ras0203.ods</a>. Data from STATS19 (2022) found the severity of injuries for e-scooters and pedal cycles to be broadly similar. The most common injuries across both modes were abrasions, sprains, and bruising.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/03/2024 12:48:47 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 22161 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1690068

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Internet: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help prevent young people being groomed via the internet to commit crime.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	14700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to keeping children safe online and are delivering a number of initiatives that support that objective. For example, we are investing up to £145m over three years in our County Lines Programme to crack down on the county lines gangs exploiting our children and young people. Through this Programme we are developing a better understanding of how to disrupt online activity that is aimed at recruiting and exploiting children and young people.</p><p>The Online Safety Act 2023 is a key piece of legislation to keep children safe. There are a number of priority offences in the Act which relate to child criminal exploitation such as drug related offences, sexual exploitation and weapons and firearms supply offences. Technology companies must take proactive measures and use systems and processes to remove and limit people’s exposure to related content.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 27/02/2024 15:30:00 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687427

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Households: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of households that own a car that do not have a driveway.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information required to fully respond to this question. We do hold some data on parking facilities available to households and dwellings, published annually in Live Tables DA2201, DA2202, and DA2203 available online, here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments</a>.The Department does not collect data on households’ car ownership.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 13054 question first answered 12/02/2024 17:40:14 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687428

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Households: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of people living in (a) tower blocks and (b) residential properties without a driveway own cars.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information required to fully respond to this question. We do hold some data on parking facilities available to households and dwellings, published annually in Live Tables DA2201, DA2202, and DA2203 available online, here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments</a>.The Department does not collect data on households’ car ownership.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 13053 question first answered 12/02/2024 17:40:14 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687429

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue is accrued from VAT on public charge points.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on public electric vehicle charging points. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13056 question first answered 09/02/2024 11:36:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687430

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue is accrued from VAT on public charge points in residential areas.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on public electric vehicle charging points. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13055 question first answered 09/02/2024 11:36:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1684921

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	Pharmacy
	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 her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate pharmacy provision.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	11429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department monitors changes to the market closely to understand patient access to pharmaceutical services within the National Health Service. The law requires that every three years, local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments to identify if there is a need for improvement or better access to services in the local areas. Contractors can apply to open a pharmacy where there is a gap or a need for improved access to services or if they can make a case for providing other benefits to the local communities.</p><p> </p><p>When their usual local pharmacy closes, patients can choose to access any of the remaining pharmacies nearby. Patients can also choose to access NHS pharmaceutical services remotely through any of the approximately 400 internet pharmacies in England, which are contractually required to deliver medicines to patients’ home address free of charge.</p><p>There were 10,673 pharmacies on 31 December 2023 providing NHS services in England. Access remains good with 80% of the population living within 20 minutes walking distance of a pharmacy and twice as many pharmacies in the most deprived areas of the country.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/02/2024 17:02:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford