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1546976

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Tidal Power: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up public a body, analogous to Wave Energy Scotland, in the context of conducting research and development in the field of tidal power.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	99942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is the UK’s leading innovation centre for offshore renewable energy, including tidal power. The Government established it in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/12/2022 17:02:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466488

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Office of the Public Guardian
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in the Office of the Public Guardian.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	9951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>A backlog of applications to register lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) built up during the pandemic. As restrictions eased, there was a subsequent significant increase in the numbers of applications being received.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is working hard to tackle the backlog. Frontline operational staff have worked in the office throughout the pandemic and continue to do so, with the OPG’s Birmingham office operating at maximum capacity. Staff are working day and evening shifts to maximise the use of office space. Managers are also encouraging staff to work overtime through the week and at weekends to increase the volume of LPAs registered.</p><p> </p><p>Staff are being recruited on a rolling basis and the use of agency staff is being extended.</p><p>We want to make it easier for the public to apply for LPAs, which is why we have announced plans to digitise the service, making it simpler and quicker to use.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/06/2022 12:57:47 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466355

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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, what estimate he has made of the amount of PM 2.5 emissions that has been produced by the (a) manufacturing and combustion sector as a whole, (b) burning of all types of biomass and (c) burning of wood pellets for energy.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	9950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Emissions of key air pollutants, including PM<sub>2.5</sub>, are compiled and reported by Defra</p><p>on an annual basis through the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. The latest data is available to view at <a href="https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data" target="_blank">https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/06/2022 16:34:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466354

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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	Drax Power Station: Timber
	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 tonnes of wood pellets were burnt at the Drax Power station in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021; and what the maximum quantity of wood pellets burnt permitted is under the contract which runs to 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	9949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Data on tonnes of wood burned at Drax power station under the Renewable Obligation (RO) can be found here <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2020-21" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2020-21</a>. Figures for the Contract for Difference (CfD) are as follows:</p><ul><li>19/20 - 2,473,567.82 Tonnes</li><li>20/21 - 2,643,105.01 Tonnes</li></ul><p> </p><p>Drax’s support under the RO and their CfD contract sets no limits on the quantity of wood pellets that the generator may burn.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/06/2022 07:54:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1400449

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Investment
	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 implications for its policies of the analysis by the Institution of Civil Engineers that improving strategic planning of infrastructure investment would unlock more benefits than the current, siloed sector-by-sector approach, as outlined in its policy position statement, Evolving the UK strategic infrastructure planning system post-National Infrastructure Strategy, published July 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	99034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to the approach to infrastructure that was set out in the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) in November 2020. This addresses the long-term issues that have held back investment in and delivery of UK infrastructure, and ensures a coherent cross-sectoral approach to decision-making.</p><p> </p><p>As committed to in the NIS, last year the government reviewed the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC’s) role and responsibilities, and the NIC’s fiscal remit. As a result of those reviews, at Spending Review 2021 the government updated the NIC’s objectives to reflect the government’s climate commitments and increased the NIC’s fiscal remit. These changes will inform the NIC’s Second National Infrastructure Assessment, to be published in 2023, which launched recently with the publication of a baseline report and will set out the NIC’s expert independent assessment of the UK’s economic infrastructure needs. ICE’s policy statement was one of the sources that informed the reviews, and ongoing engagement with industry stakeholders and representative organisations remains central to the government’s infrastructure strategy.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 98906 question first answered 14/01/2022 09:19:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546597

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Dentistry: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of dentists from overseas to help fill gaps in dentistry in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	98883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the General Dental Council (GDC) to develop and consult on legislative proposals to allow GDC greater flexibility to amend its existing international registration processes and explore alternative pathways. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department aims to introduce the legislative changes in early 2023. As the independent regulator, the GDC will determine how these flexibilities can be used.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 98882 question first answered 13/12/2022 11:02:02 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546596

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Dentistry: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the number of dentists from the EU coming to the UK to help fill dentist vacancies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	98882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the General Dental Council (GDC) to develop and consult on legislative proposals to allow GDC greater flexibility to amend its existing international registration processes and explore alternative pathways. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department aims to introduce the legislative changes in early 2023. As the independent regulator, the GDC will determine how these flexibilities can be used.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 98883 question first answered 13/12/2022 11:02:01 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546591

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Dental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) move towards a preventative model of care for dentistry and (b) bring forward a public awareness campaign on oral health.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	98881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS England will engage with stakeholder representatives from dental professional groups on potential solutions to the challenges facing National Health Service dentistry and how these could be implemented. This engagement will be focused on improving urgent care access; supporting access for new patients; re-orientating the system towards prevention; and dental team recruitment and retention and assisting dental teams to feel part of the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has published ‘Delivering Better Oral Health - an evidence-based toolkit for prevention’ to support dental teams to deliver preventive advice and treatment for patients, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/12/2022 11:03:18 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546587

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Integrated Care Boards: Dentistry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of having representatives of dentists on integrated care boards.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	98878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Care Act 2022 sets out minimum membership requirement of integrated care boards (ICBs), which includes representatives of National Health Service trusts, primary care and local authorities. However, by local agreement ICBs can supplement the legislative minimum requirements in order to address local needs.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/12/2022 11:04:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1399789

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	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	Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he will make it his policy to extend the deadline for projects that have been initiated under the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme ahead of its deadline of 31 March 2022 that have been delayed by the covid-19 outbreaks.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	98376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive is scheduled to close as planned on 31 March 2022. There are currently no plans to delay closure or extend the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/01/2022 14:36:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse