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1151956

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Office for National Statistics publication of 21 October 2019, The decoupling of economic growth from carbon emissions: UK evidence, what steps the Government plans to take to tackle the UK's status as the largest per capita net importer of carbon dioxide emissions in the G7.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	4259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>On 27 June, the UK Government set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050. This made the UK the first major economy to set a net zero target in law, ending the UK’s contribution to global warming in three decades.</p><p> </p><p>The Government seeks to support more sustainable patterns of consumption and production by moving towards a more circular economy. This will help reduce carbon emissions related to consumption of imported goods as well as those produced domestically. Our Resources &amp; Waste Strategy (RWS), published in December 2018, sets out how we will do this. We will also publish an indicator framework for the RWS later this year, which will include an indicator on consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions for England.</p><p> </p><p>On 15 October, the Government introduced the landmark Environment Bill to Parliament to tackle the biggest environmental priorities of our time. The Bill builds on this Government’s commitments to protect the environment set out in our 25 Year Environment Plan. Legislation to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and hosting the climate-focused COP26 in 2020 will keep the UK at the forefront of international work on these issues.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure environmental protection the Environment Bill will establish a new Office for Environment Protection, which will have a statutory duty to monitor progress in improving the natural environment, including on climate change.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 01/11/2019 17:30:57 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1156203

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Pets: Theft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making pet theft a specific crime.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	5044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>Theft of a pet is already a criminal offence punishable by a penalty of up to 7 years imprisonment. In February 2016, the independent Sentencing Council updated its guidelines in relation to sentencing for theft offences. The guidelines take account of the emotional distress, and therefore harm, that the theft of a much beloved pet can have on the victim, and accordingly recommend higher penalties for such offences.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 01/11/2019 17:23:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1166741

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) schools and (b) local authorities in the event of protests against relationships and sex education.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	6514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that all schools are equipped to deliver the new subjects of relationships education at primary level, relationships and sex education at secondary level and health education for all schools. This includes ensuring schools and parents engage in effective dialogue. Protests outside schools can be disruptive to children’s education. We encourage parents to talk to their child’s school in a calm and constructive way if they have concerns.</p><p>The Department has worked with the National Association of Headteachers and the National Governance Association to produce guidance for primary schools on effective engagement with parents on relationships education. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/engaging-parents-with-relationships-education-policy</a>.</p><p>To help local authorities support schools that are managing concerns from parents, including where this has reached the level of disruption to schools, we have worked with the Local Government Association and Birmingham City Council to produce advice. This can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-issues-with-lgbt-teaching-advice-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-issues-with-lgbt-teaching-advice-for-local-authorities</a>.</p><p>The Department has also supported Birmingham City Council in their injunction proceedings to prevent disruptive protests outside Anderton Park primary school.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/11/2019 16:48:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1156417

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons non-dependent family members of people with Tier 1 (exceptional talent) visas can only apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, given that the main applicant can apply on an accelerated route after three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	5431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>A number of economic routes offer accelerated settlement for main applicants, including Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent), Tier 1 Investor and the Innovator route. However in all cases the qualifying period for non-EEA family members remains five years, regardless of the time it takes for the main applicant to settle.</p><p>The current policy is intended to ensure that our provisions are in line with the qualifying period for non-EEA family members of a British Citizen.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 01/11/2019 16:14:24 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1150938

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Islam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff in her Department reported their religion as Islam in the latest period for which figures are available; what the reported ethnicity of those staff was; and how many of those staff were employed at each grade.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford West
	tabling member printed	Naz Shah
	uin	2789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>BEIS is proud of our diversity and Inclusion policy and has a good record of employing staff from various religious background. The number of staff in BEIS who reported their religion as Islam is 90. This total is a mixture of all staff whose background is from Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan), African and European origin (English and other White background). The breakdown by grade is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade Breakdown of staff who declared Islam as Religion</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Officer (AO)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Executive Office (EO)</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Executive Officer (HEO)</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer (SEO)</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7 Officer (G7)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6 Officer (G6)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Civil Servant – (SCS1)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/11/2019 15:49:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1156232

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the backlog in prison maintenance (a) on 24 October 2019, (b) in October 2018, (c) in October 2015 and (d) in October 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	5065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>Information for October 2015 and October 2010 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 165647 for repairs outstanding in 2010</p><p>As of October 2019 the current priority maintenance backlog totals approximately £900m. This is most up to date estimate we have of the costs associated with the maintenance backlog, inclusive of resource costs. This has increased from around £750m in 2018. The cost of the backlog increases each year owning largely to degradation of an aging estate.</p><p>This government has invested an additional £156m in 2020/21 to improve the conditions of existing prisons across the estate and underpin our commitment to a system that is decent, safe and secure.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/11/2019 14:53:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151635

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) membership, (2) purpose, and (3) timescale for the work, of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hong Kong Task Force.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The China Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office deals with our relations with China, including Hong Kong. In light of the ongoing situation in Hong Kong, and our commitment to uphold the rights, freedoms and high degree of autonomy enshrined in the Joint Declaration, we have increased the number of FCO staff in this Department and keep this under regular review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/11/2019 14:35:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1156321

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Liberia: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the political and social situation in Liberia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned by the deteriorating political and social environment in Liberia, resulting in an increase in protests and a fractious relationship between the media and government. The UK supports freedom of expression as a fundamental human right alongside freedom of the media. We regularly raise our concerns around civic and political issues directly with the Liberian government. Liberia has been named as one of the Lonely Planet’s Top 10 countries to visit in 2020. The potential to overcome significant poverty, economic and governance challenges is therefore clear. We stand ready in friendship to support Liberia in its efforts to become a more peaceful, stable and democratic country enjoyed by all Liberians and visitors.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/11/2019 14:35:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1166917

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Colombia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of Colombian nationals currently living in (a) the UK, (b) London and (c) Southwark.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	6394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/11/2019 13:49:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ6394 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1167030

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2019 to Question 3606 on Brexit: publicity, what steps he is taking to assess the effectiveness of Get ready for Brexit advertising campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	7172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The effectiveness of the campaign has been assessed regularly on an ongoing basis since the campaign launched at the start of September. Its impact has been evaluated by using the Government Communication Service (GCS) Evaluation Framework, which is based on the latest industry thinking and is seen as an example of best practice in evaluating the impact of communications.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/11/2019 13:43:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock