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1220562

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of instances of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence and (c) malicious communications directed at BAME LGBTQ+ youth in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	68756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of hate crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, including a breakdown of those motivated by hatred of the racial, sexual orientation or transgender background of victims. The latest ‘Hate Crime, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin is available here:<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>However, from the information we hold it is not possible to identify the number of instances of hate crime, serious violence or malicious communications directed specifically at BAME LGBTQ+ youth or trans youth.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 68757 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:17:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1220563

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of instances of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence and (c) malicious communications directed at trans youth in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	68757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of hate crime offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, including a breakdown of those motivated by hatred of the racial, sexual orientation or transgender background of victims. The latest ‘Hate Crime, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin is available here:<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>However, from the information we hold it is not possible to identify the number of instances of hate crime, serious violence or malicious communications directed specifically at BAME LGBTQ+ youth or trans youth.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 68756 question first answered 13/07/2020 16:17:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489214

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the additional revenue the energy profits levy would raise each year in the event that it were extended until 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	36845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text The Energy Profits Levy (EPL) is expected to raise around £5 billion in its first 12 months. The final costing will be subject to scrutiny by the Office for Budget Responsibility and will be set out at the next fiscal event.<p> </p><p>In future years, if oil and gas prices return to historically more normal levels, the Government will phase out the Energy Profits Levy. The legislation also includes a sunset clause, effective at the end of December 2025.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment of additional revenue the Levy would raise each year in the event that it were extended until 2030 has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/07/2022 10:30:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

421725

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	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	Iran: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Iran.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	12120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text Our assessment of human rights in Iran can be found in the FCO Human Rights Report, which was updated in July. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/10/2015 10:24:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

1519048

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Bankruptcy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the loan charge on trends in the level of bankruptcies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	59114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text No estimate can be provided for trends in bankruptcy rates for people that are subject to the loan charge.<p> </p><p>Where debts arise, HMRC are not always the only creditor. Some individuals are declared bankrupt as a result of a non-HMRC debt or may choose to enter insolvency proceedings themselves, based on their overall financial position.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC only ever considers insolvency as a last resort. They encourage taxpayers to get in contact with them, with a view to agreeing the best way to settle the tax debts.</p><p> </p><p>To date, HMRC has not initiated insolvency proceedings against any taxpayer for a Loan Charge debt.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 18/10/2022 13:05:46 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1518850

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Environment Agency: Staff
	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 the yearly change was in numbers of staff working in the Environment Agency from (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-2017, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-2019, (e) 2019-2020, (f) 2020-21 and (g) 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	58926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total employees (payroll employees only)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>9,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>10,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>9,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>9,873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>10,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>10,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>10,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>10,890</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2017/18, 895.9 FTE were TUPE-ed (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) to Defra.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment controls were implemented in 2020/21 to mitigate impacts from COVID and other cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2021/22, recruitment continues to support an increased capital programme and new duties funded through Spending Review 20 and Flood Recovery funding, as well as ongoing support to Defra group on priority work linked to COVID management.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 18/10/2022 15:01:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1054833

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Defence and Security Organisation: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2018 to Question 202327 on UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation: Staff, whether the total workforce of 155 in the Defence and Security Organisation includes the Export Support Team.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	216427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Yes – the figure includes the Defence and Security Organisation’s Export Support Team.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/02/2019 14:21:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1712597

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Regional Planning and Development: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on incorporating connectivity measures into National Development Management Policies.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	902415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Work is underway to prepare National Development Management Policies, and officials will be working with their counterparts in other departments where they have an interest, including the Department for Transport. We are aware that access to services is an area that a number of departments have an interest in. We intend to consult fully on both the scope and content of the policies before any are put in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/04/2024 16:32:37 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1379009

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	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	Affordable Housing
	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 commit to reforming public sector land policy to ensure that affordable housing can be delivered more quickly.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	75960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>Work has begun on a new, ambitious cross-Government Estates strategy to look at how public sector land can be managed and released so it can be put to better use. This will include home building, improving the environment, contributing to net-zero goals and injecting growth opportunities into communities across the country.</p><p>National Planning Policy Framework sets out that it is for local authorities to assess the housing needs of different groups, including those who require affordable housing, and to reflect this in their planning policies</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/11/2021 16:27:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

429449

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2015
	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	Females: Directors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made on progress towards the target of 25 per cent female representation on FTSE 100 corporate boards by 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	17029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>Women now make up 26.1 per cent of directors on the boards of FTSE 100 companies. This exceeds the Lord Davies target of 25 per cent. We have no more all male boards in the FTSE 100 and more women on FTSE 350 boards than ever before.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/11/2015 14:27:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett