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1697109

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	F-16 Aircraft: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of domestic arms export licences are active for (a) equipment and (b) parts of equipment used in American built F-16 aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	19234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics. This covers all requested data up until 30 June 2023.</p><p>This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data. </a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19233 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:54:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1697108

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	F-16 Aircraft: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many arms export licences have been issued for (a) equipment and (b) parts of equipment for American built F16 aircraft in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	19233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics. This covers all requested data up until 30 June 2023.</p><p>This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data. </a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19234 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:54:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1697142

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many arms export licences are currently active for (a) equipment and (b) parts of equipment used in American built F-35 aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	19236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics. This covers all requested data up until 30 June 2023.</p><p>This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19235 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:53:07 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1697141

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many arms export licences have been issued for (a) equipment and (b) parts of equipment for American built F-35 aircraft in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	19235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics. This covers all requested data up until 30 June 2023.</p><p>This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19236 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:53:07 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1697107

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK arms export licences are currently active for (a) equipment and (b) parts of equipment whose end user is the Israeli Defence Force.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	19232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent Official Statistics cover the period 1 April - 30 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding export licensing decisions made between 1 October – 31 December 2023 will be published after April 2024 and information regarding export licensing decisions made between 1 January – 31 March 2024 will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19231 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:22:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1697106

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK arms export licences have been issued where the end user is the Israeli Defence Force for (a) equipment and (b) parts of equipment in the last 6 months.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	19231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent Official Statistics cover the period 1 April - 30 June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding export licensing decisions made between 1 October – 31 December 2023 will be published after April 2024 and information regarding export licensing decisions made between 1 January – 31 March 2024 will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19232 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:22:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1696652

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the study entitled Stepping Off the Road to Nowhere, published by Create Streets and Sustrans on 19 December 2023, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of adapting the funding model for new homes to incorporate gentle density and sustainable transport principles.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	18965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the development of high quality, well designed and sustainable communities through the construction of new homes and, where appropriate, the regeneration of towns and cities across the country.</p><p>Homes England’s Strategic Plan has a Strategic Objective focused on promoting the creation of high-quality homes in well-designed places. The Agency uses Building for a Healthy Life, a design toolkit for neighbourhoods, streets, homes and public spaces, which covers twelve different considerations including density and sustainable transport.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/03/2024 11:29:31 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1691991

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations: VAT Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of making not-for-profit organisations that provide welfare services VAT exempt.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	15832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Whilst there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>Welfare services provided by local authorities and similar bodies and charities are exempt from VAT, meaning no VAT is charged to the final consumer.</p><p> </p><p>Welfare services provided by state regulated private welfare organisations are also exempt from VAT. State regulated suppliers are those that are registered with the Care Quality Commission, and are eligible for the VAT exemption where they are providing services that are state regulated.</p><p>The regulation requirement ensures that VAT relief is limited to providers certified as offering safe and high-quality welfare services. This is a long-standing requirement, and there are no plans to make changes to these rules.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/03/2024 15:23:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1688632

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what (a) investigative powers and (b) sanctions are available to the Strategic Investment Board to tackle any reported misuse of Strategic Development Funding.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>All awards of Strategic Development Funding are granted under a formal funding agreement made between the Archbishops’ Council and the recipient of the funding. The Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board is able, on behalf of the Archbishops’ Council, to commission any necessary investigations into reported misuse, or misuse identified through various accountability processes, of Strategic Development Funding. Under the funding agreement, the Archbishops’ Council has the right to withhold a grant or require repayment if any part of the grant is misused. No report of misuse of funds has ever been received.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/02/2024 21:48:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1688631

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what oversight is available to (a) the Strategic Investment Board and (b) others to monitor the use of Strategic Development Funding once distributed at diocesan level.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>a) The Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board reviews the progress of programmes supported by Strategic Development Funding at every meeting.</p><p>b) The progress of all programmes supported by Strategic Development Funding is regularly monitored by national Church staff, including through attendance at Programme Boards and annual reviews. Monies for projects supported by Strategic Development Funding are released in instalments across the funding period, with payments authorised by national Church staff after rigorous checks and against evidence of spend.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/02/2024 21:46:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1688630

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what proportion of funds allocated to projects by the Strategic Investment Board have been assigned to supporting (a) new and (b) established churches which (i) belong to and (ii) are associated with the Church Revitalisation Trust since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Strategic Development Funding (which ran from 2014-22) was awarded to dioceses. It is for dioceses to decide which churches, activities and networks they support, in line with their strategies. We do not routinely capture data on the proportion of funding directed to particular networks. Most projects work with a number of different parishes and Fresh Expressions of Church (e.g. across a town).</p><p>Out of a total of £285m of national Church funding awarded between 2020 and 2023 by the Strategic Investment Board or by its successor, the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board, we estimate that £13m (4%) of funding has been awarded to dioceses for projects where all churches worked with the Church Revitalisation Trust (now known as The Revitalise Trust) and £34m (12%) has been allocated to programmes where at least one church out of many include a Church Revitalisation Trust element.</p><p>This funding comprises support both for new and established churches.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/02/2024 21:45:32 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1688118

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Independent Safeguarding Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to paragraphs 577 to 579 of the Review of the Independent Safeguarding Board, dated 30 November 2023, whether the commissioners have had recent discussions with the Archbishops' Council on the potential for lessons to be learned from the handling of the announcement.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners have not held such discussions with the Archbishops’ Council.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/02/2024 21:42:53 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1688967

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what processes there are for complaints against senior staff of the National Church Institutions.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Church Institutions have an external NCIs Complaints Policy, which can be found on the Church of England website at: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/national-church-institutions" target="_blank">National Church Institutions | The Church of England</a>. A complaint is defined as any expression of dissatisfaction with the service offered by the NCIs to an individual or organisation, which could include an issue with the standard of service, a specific action taken (or not taken) or the behaviour of individuals working within or on behalf of the NCIs, in their interactions with the complainant. This could include the behaviour of NCI senior staff.</p><p>Complaints may come from any individual, volunteer or organisation directly involved with a specific matter being handled by the NCIs, including the general public, members of the clergy and staff in a church body.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/02/2024 21:41:44 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1687837

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Defending Democracy Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the terms of reference for the Defending Democracy Taskforce, how many times the Minister for Security has met the engagement forum for elected representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>There is no single engagement forum for the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which uses a number of channels for engaging elected representatives. As Taskforce Chair I jointly ran, with the Speakers of both Houses, roundtable events for representatives of the main parties in Summer 2023. Follow up roundtables are currently being planned, these take place alongside direct engagement with individual Parliamentarians on specific issues and engagement with local and devolved governments officials.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 14/02/2024 17:59:16 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1687926

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Charity Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church has published guidance on the procedure for investigating serious incidents it has reported to the Charity Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Church Institutions follow the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on registering a serious incident report.</p><p>Reporting guidance for any charity, trustee, employee, and volunteer who has concerns about the operation of any charity can be found on the Gov.uk website here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-charity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-charity</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/02/2024 17:57:20 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1687925

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Charity Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what data the commissioners hold on the number of serious incident reports that have been reported to the Charity Commission by the Church of England in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Each of the National Church Institutions, dioceses, and parochial church councils is a legally separate and independent charitable body, and each body is responsible for making its own serious incident reports to the Charity Commission. There is no central list.</p><p>The Church Commissioners do not hold information about the number of serious incident reports made to the Charity Commission other than their own. The Church Commissioners made two serious incident reports in the last 12 months; neither report related to safeguarding.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/02/2024 17:56:13 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1687808

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Archbishops' Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the commissioners have had discussions with the Archbishops' Council on the potential impact of recommendations from case reviews commissioned by the interim commissioner of independent reviews on earlier cases.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Archbishops' Council commissioned the Interim Commissioner of Independent Reviews to undertake discussions with survivors who had been promised reviews by the former Independent Safeguarding Board, about the terms of reference for reviewing their cases. At the request of survivors, the number in discussion with the Interim Commissioner will be kept confidential, given that the number of survivors promised a review by the ISB is relatively small and there is a possibility of identifying individuals.</p><p>At present no reviews have been commissioned, though some are in the final stages of consideration. The timetable will depend on the terms of reference and agreements with individual survivors, and the Interim Commissioner is taking care to ensure that each review is adequate to the particular circumstances of the case.</p><p>The recent review into the events leading to the termination of contracts of the members of the Independent Safeguarding Board – <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/isb-review-report-30-november-2023.pdf" target="_blank">the Wilkinson Report</a> – identified lessons learned on how recommendations from all case reviews are taken forward, which will be discussed at the forthcoming February meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 13208 13209 question first answered 08/02/2024 17:53:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1687807

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Independent Safeguarding Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the commissioners have had recent discussions with (a) the Archbishops' Council and (b) other stakeholders on the commissioning of case reviews that the Independent Safeguarding Board agreed to undertake; what the timescale is for case reviews commissioned by the interim commissioner of independent reviews; and what steps are being taken to ensure the adequacy of such reviews.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Archbishops' Council commissioned the Interim Commissioner of Independent Reviews to undertake discussions with survivors who had been promised reviews by the former Independent Safeguarding Board, about the terms of reference for reviewing their cases. At the request of survivors, the number in discussion with the Interim Commissioner will be kept confidential, given that the number of survivors promised a review by the ISB is relatively small and there is a possibility of identifying individuals.</p><p>At present no reviews have been commissioned, though some are in the final stages of consideration. The timetable will depend on the terms of reference and agreements with individual survivors, and the Interim Commissioner is taking care to ensure that each review is adequate to the particular circumstances of the case.</p><p>The recent review into the events leading to the termination of contracts of the members of the Independent Safeguarding Board – <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/isb-review-report-30-november-2023.pdf" target="_blank">the Wilkinson Report</a> – identified lessons learned on how recommendations from all case reviews are taken forward, which will be discussed at the forthcoming February meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 13208 13210 question first answered 08/02/2024 17:53:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1687806

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Independent Safeguarding Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many and what proportion of the case reviews that the Independent Safeguarding Board agreed to undertake have been commissioned by the interim commissioner of independent reviews.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	13208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Archbishops' Council commissioned the Interim Commissioner of Independent Reviews to undertake discussions with survivors who had been promised reviews by the former Independent Safeguarding Board, about the terms of reference for reviewing their cases. At the request of survivors, the number in discussion with the Interim Commissioner will be kept confidential, given that the number of survivors promised a review by the ISB is relatively small and there is a possibility of identifying individuals.</p><p>At present no reviews have been commissioned, though some are in the final stages of consideration. The timetable will depend on the terms of reference and agreements with individual survivors, and the Interim Commissioner is taking care to ensure that each review is adequate to the particular circumstances of the case.</p><p>The recent review into the events leading to the termination of contracts of the members of the Independent Safeguarding Board – <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-12/isb-review-report-30-november-2023.pdf" target="_blank">the Wilkinson Report</a> – identified lessons learned on how recommendations from all case reviews are taken forward, which will be discussed at the forthcoming February meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 13209 13210 question first answered 08/02/2024 17:53:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1681988

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Defending Democracy Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which civil society organisations the Defending Democracy Taskforce has held recent discussions.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	9381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce is an enduring government function which seeks to protect the democratic integrity of the UK by reducing the threat of foreign interference.</p><p>Meetings of the Taskforce are complemented by private engagement with partners outside central government and Parliament, including civil society, on subjects relevant to the work of the Taskforce. There are no current plans to publish information relating to the stakeholder engagement conducted by the Taskforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/01/2024 16:27:35 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1677537

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	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	Elections: Finance
	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 assessment of the adequacy of enforcement of electoral finance laws.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	6390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission are the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. In accordance with the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Commission have a range of supervisory and investigatory powers which enable them to monitor compliance with electoral finance laws proactively and enforce suspected offences.</p><p>The Government considers the existing enforcement framework suitable to ensure that the regime is effective but does not cause a chilling effect on electoral participation and campaigning.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 19/12/2023 16:55:27 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1675316

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to reduce NHS waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	900483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <ul><li><p>Cutting waiting lists is a top priority for this government. We are continuing to work with NHS England to deliver their plan for tackling the backlog and making good progress.</p></li><li><p>We have invested in expanding diagnostic and surgical capacity, creating 135 Community Diagnostics Centres and expanding our surgical hubs to 95 so far, supported by an additional £5.9bn capital investment. This is in addition to £8bn invested in elective recovery through to 2024/25.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 17:59:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1670555

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to implement the recommendation of the APPG on Cycling and Walking in its report entitled Road justice, published in September 2023, on making exceptional hardship grounds available only on appeal in the Crown Court.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	900215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The government does not have any plans to make any changes to the application of exceptional hardship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/11/2023 12:39:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1666721

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Marriage: Sexual Intercourse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what physical acts the Church refers to when teaching that sexual intimacy outside of marriage is forbidden.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	203748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Living in Love and Faith process has always sought to recognise that the expression of sexual intimacy between two people cannot be reduced to a small set of defined actions.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/10/2023 11:18:08 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1666720

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Marriage: Homosexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the General Synod papers on Living in Love and Faith circulated on 20 October 2023 reflect the current position of the (a) House and (b)College of Bishops.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	203747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Drafts of the material presented in the November Synod papers were seen and commented on by the College of Bishops and House of Bishops at their respective meetings on 18th September and 9th October. The papers for the November meeting of General Synod were drafted and agreed by the Chairs of the LLF steering group based on this feedback and noting the diversity of opinions held by the bishops.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/10/2023 11:09:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw