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1122960

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition Act 2004
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When the Government plans to publish its response to the Gender Recognition Act consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	910545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We have had an exceptional response rate to the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act, receiving over 100,000 responses. We are currently analysing all of these contributions and we intend to publish a response later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/04/2019 13:51:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1293799

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Cyprus: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What diplomatic steps he has taken to support a peace settlement in Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	912773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has been actively engaged in the run-up to UN talks at the end of April in support of a just and lasting settlement of the Cyprus issue. He visited Cyprus on 4 February and met with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Communities and encouraged them to show flexibility at the talks and to engage without preconditions. The UK fully supports the UN’s approach to negotiations.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary also delivered similar messages to Greek Foreign Minister Dendias and Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu on 2 and 3 February. He has engaged the UN Secretary General on how we make the most of the current opportunity and discussed this further with the UN Special Representative for Cyprus on 4 February.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2021 16:36:03 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1122317

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes in courts staffing and courts closures on access to justice.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	910445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Any decision to close a court is not taken lightly, but in circumstances where 41% of our courts operated in 2016-17 at half their available capacity and where we are investing £1 billion in courts and bringing them up to date, the Ministry of Justice has to think carefully about where our court resources are most effectively and efficiently spent.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/04/2019 16:35:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1649462

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of small boat crossings of the English Channel.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	905741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>We have to stop these dangerous, illegal, and unnecessary crossings and are investing £480m with our French partners on additional personnel, facilities and technology.</p><p>Our Illegal Migration Bill will do more to remove those with no right to be here, deter migrants from crossing, and reduce the intolerable cost to the taxpayer. We will also seek permission to appeal the recent judgment about our partnership with Rwanda from the Court of Appeal.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 03/07/2023 15:17:57 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1221145

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	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: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that businesses in the North West secure HS2 contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	69745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has undertaken a comprehensive programme of market engagement since 2013, engaging with over 5,000 businesses of all sizes and types, across all UK regions, to raise awareness of the opportunities available on HS2 and how to access them. This includes a range of engagements specific to the North West where HS2 Ltd has hosted or supported a HS2 supply chain conference in Manchester, two Local Enterprise Partnership events, two UK Northern Powerhouse conferences, a HS2 roadshow event in Liverpool, two Trans-City Rail conferences, two Chambers of Commerce events (South Cheshire and West Cheshire and North Wales), a Sellafield supply chain event, and have a planned Lancashire Chamber of Commerce event.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 14/07/2020 15:41:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1135887

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect of usage-based telematics products on levels of (a) road safety and (b) environmental sustainability.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	271499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport recognises the potential benefits of telematics and other in-vehicle technologies in promoting fuel-efficient driving behaviours, which could save motorists and businesses money and reduce vehicle emissions. In line with our commitment in Government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, the Department has established a technology taskforce with the motoring and insurance industries to explore the role that new vehicle technologies has to play, and put in place appropriate interventions. The Department is also exploring the potential benefits of this technology in reducing the risk of young driver collisions through the Driver 2020 project.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/07/2019 08:02:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1223935

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the use of low emission (a) vehicles and (b) machinery during the construction of High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	73135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd have set a range of engine emission requirements and targets for all construct vehicles and non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) and these can be found in the HS2 Information Paper E31; Air Quality <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__assets.publishing.service.gov.uk_government_uploads_system_uploads_attachment-5Fdata_file_672406_E31-5F-2D-5FAir-5FQuality-5Fv1.5.pdf&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=troKkvwivNn_CddsvWCHHPiPoFoTgTGIbXJULvYU158&amp;r=_9OV2yhx4wk8gNoJ-wqy3_BT4pxkAlCZQJcUOKW4gBM&amp;m=mmsu6yjEeyJQvXy1ECiJCFGPbhqDNF5RLl67UgLdspg&amp;s=9cbHlG2-Uop8uvEZC9kQ4HFrnWt4Gj-FlKfeHCIoJnE&amp;e=" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672406/E31_-_Air_Quality_v1.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The requirements form part of the HS2 Environmental Minimum Requirements under the Act, and ensure all heavy goods vehicles meet the Euro VI engine emission standard, and all cars and vans meet the Euro 6 diesel / Euro 4 petrol engine emission standards. It also includes ambitious targets for cleaner than Euro VI HGVs and the introduction of Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles, along with carbon dioxide fleet average emissions. HS2 and its suppliers currently have a large range of low emission NRMM on HS2 sites including electric, hybrid, hydrogen and solar.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd are the first organisation to require NRMM emission standards outside of London. Within London NRMM emission standards surpass the existing Greater London Authority standards. As these standards are Environmental Minimum Requirements, HS2 contractors are encouraged to exceed them.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd report compliance to these standards regularly to Local Authorities and publish annual summaries in the HS2 Annual Air Quality Report which is published at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gov.uk_government_collections_monitoring-2Dthe-2Denvironmental-2Deffects-2Dof-2Dhs2&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=troKkvwivNn_CddsvWCHHPiPoFoTgTGIbXJULvYU158&amp;r=_9OV2yhx4wk8gNoJ-wqy3_BT4pxkAlCZQJcUOKW4gBM&amp;m=mmsu6yjEeyJQvXy1ECiJCFGPbhqDNF5RLl67UgLdspg&amp;s=rpg7JHrSV2gt221LmthX67trjHKzPkcek3AVl-E7Tpo&amp;e=" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monitoring-the-environmental-effects-of-hs2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/07/2020 14:26:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1223934

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the maximum use of rail freight for moving materials during the construction of High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	73134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd’s Environmental Statement and Code of Construction practice states that as the ‘Nominated Undertaker’ HS2 Ltd should plan to move as much material as is reasonably practicable by Rail (or Water) before Road.</p><p>Joint industry resources (including Network Rail, the Freight Industry, and HS2 Ltd) have collaborated to develop the Materials By Rail strategy and secure every available opportunity to maximise Materials By Rail volumes and accelerate the materials delivery and removals programme.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/07/2020 14:22:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1223930

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the environmental sustainability of all aspects of the High Speed Two project.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	73131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Environmental sustainability is embodied in HS2’s strategic goals. All phases of the railway have environmental minimum requirements (EMRs) which set out the government’s high level environmental and sustainability commitments across all aspects of the project. HS2 is critical for the UK’s low carbon transport future; providing a low carbon alternative to road and air travel. HS2 will run highly energy efficient electric trains powered by a grid increasingly using zero carbon sources. As the grid moves to supplying 100% zero carbon energy, journeys on HS2 will also move to zero carbon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/07/2020 11:43:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1223933

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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: Archaeology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) recording and (b) preservation of archaeological finds during the construction of High Speed Two.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
	uin	73133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>During route development, design of the scheme and early construction, HS2 Ltd has sought to avoid and reduce impacts on heritage assets, including archaeological remains. HS2’s historic environment programme employs a wide range of specialists to undertake the historic environment works required. This includes historic environment evaluation, recording and investigation, post-excavation assessment, analysis, archiving and dissemination of the results.</p><p> </p><p>Many exciting discoveries have already been made during excavation works on Phase One and these have been shared with communities close to the line and further afield. The creation of HS2’s historic environment physical and digital archive is an integral part of the lasting legacy of the programme. HS2 Ltd and its supply chain continue to host webinars, provide lectures, and work with communities and academics, in order to deepen our understanding of the history of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/07/2020 14:20:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson