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1547051

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Curriculum and Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) curriculum and (b) teaching aids available to schools in helping to inform young people about the Government's net-zero target.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	99807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy sets out new initiatives which include support for teaching about nature and climate change, the introduction of a Natural History GCSE, a National Education Nature Park, and the Climate Leaders Award. It also supports head teachers to take a whole school approach to climate change and help achieve net zero.</p><p>The National Education Nature Park online hub will also provide free access to high quality curriculum resources, so teachers in all schools and subjects can choose those that will support teaching sustainability and climate change.</p><p>From 2022, to assess the effect of the Department’s action, an annual climate literacy survey will be introduced to benchmark progress in improving the climate knowledge of school leavers, including topics related to net zero.</p><p>Topics related to climate change and the environment are included within subjects such as geography, science and citizenship throughout the National Curriculum.</p><p>By September 2023, a T Level in Agriculture, Land Management and Production will be available. T Levels in Construction and Engineering skills are already running and are designed to train young people for careers in a range of careers that contribute to net zero.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/12/2022 16:24:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1547017

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the policy of her Department that fixed penalty notices should continue to be issued under coronavirus regulations in relation to incidents that occurred in the period when those regulations were in force.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	99806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The issuing of FPNs, during the pandemic and now, is a matter for police forces who are operationally independent. Data on FPNs issued is not collected by the Home Office, but rather the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).</p><p>The most recent tranche of figures relating to coronavirus breaches were published on 16 March 2022 and can be found on the NPCC website at <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/update-on-coronavirus-fpns-issued-by-forces-in-england-and-wales-and-the-payment-of-fpns" target="_blank">Update on Coronavirus FPNs issued by forces in England and Wales, and the payment of FPNs (npcc.police.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 99803 99805 question first answered 06/12/2022 16:15:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1546965

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fixed Penalties: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether penalty charge notices for the breach of covid-19 regulations are still being levied.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	99805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The issuing of FPNs, during the pandemic and now, is a matter for police forces who are operationally independent. Data on FPNs issued is not collected by the Home Office, but rather the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).</p><p>The most recent tranche of figures relating to coronavirus breaches were published on 16 March 2022 and can be found on the NPCC website at <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/update-on-coronavirus-fpns-issued-by-forces-in-england-and-wales-and-the-payment-of-fpns" target="_blank">Update on Coronavirus FPNs issued by forces in England and Wales, and the payment of FPNs (npcc.police.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 99803 99806 question first answered 06/12/2022 16:15:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1546927

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the provision of training and professional development for teachers.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	99804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer my honourable Friend, the Member for Hendon, to the answer given on 19 July 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-28/26899" target="_blank">26899</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/12/2022 16:20:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1546895

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fixed Penalties: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fixed penalty notices for breaches of covid-19 regulations during the periods of restrictions have been issued in each month since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	99803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The issuing of FPNs, during the pandemic and now, is a matter for police forces who are operationally independent. Data on FPNs issued is not collected by the Home Office, but rather the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).</p><p>The most recent tranche of figures relating to coronavirus breaches were published on 16 March 2022 and can be found on the NPCC website at <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/update-on-coronavirus-fpns-issued-by-forces-in-england-and-wales-and-the-payment-of-fpns" target="_blank">Update on Coronavirus FPNs issued by forces in England and Wales, and the payment of FPNs (npcc.police.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 99805 99806 question first answered 06/12/2022 16:15:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1149894

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents there have been on Smart motorways as a result of a change in the use of lanes in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide data on the number of accidents on Smart motorways as a result of a change in use of lanes, as we cannot determine that as the cause.</p><p> </p><p>Data is collected on factors that contribute to how and why personal injury road accidents occur. However, it is not possible to attribute the cause of an accident to the presence or absence of Smart motorways operation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2019 13:45:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1149893

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average time taken for Highways England to provide assistance to motorists on smart motorways after vehicular failure.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England monitors the performance of its management of incidents across the Strategic Road Network.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England’s Traffic Officers provide assistance on the network to all motorists who require help.</p><p> </p><p>Using its recorded data, Highways England has summarised in the table below the average response times for Traffic Officers to arrive on scene at incidents which have been reported to, and are being managed, by its regional control centres.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England has used the same data parameters as set out in PQ answer 992.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of smart motorway increased during the assessed period, due to new schemes opening.</p><p> </p><p>This data provides Traffic Officer response times for breakdown incidents which are mapped to operational smart motorway locations.</p><p> </p><p>The average response time (in hh:mm:ss) for breakdown incidents between 2016 and 2018 is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total average response time</p></td><td><p>00:16:04</p></td><td><p>00:17:07</p></td><td><p>00:17:39</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2019 12:53:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1149890

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of vehicles that were assisted by Highways England after vehicular failure on a smart motorways in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Highways England collects data across its Strategic Road Network on the number of breakdown incidents managed by its regional control centres.</p><p> </p><p>To provide this information, Highways England has applied the following requirements as detailed below to then calculate the totals shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>The data presented below summarises the number of incidents categorised as a ‘breakdown’ in their incident management logs. The data only includes incidents when Highways England Traffic Officers have attended such a breakdown incident and only captures incidents which are mapped to operational smart motorway locations.</p><p> </p><p>The total mileage of smart motorways on the strategic road network increased during the assessed period, which is due to new schemes opening and becoming operational.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total no. ‘breakdown’ incidents</p></td><td><p>16,763</p></td><td><p>20,421</p></td><td><p>25,333</p></td><td><p>62,517</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2019 12:45:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1240309

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Carbon Emissions: Capital Investment
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 his Department plans to establish a banking agency to finance green investments as part of the Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	98953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Within the decade, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister is determined for the UK to be at the forefront of the green industrial revolution as we accelerate our progress towards net zero emissions by 2050. That is why, this year alone, the government has set out billions in support for our low-carbon economy. As set out in the 2019 Green Finance Strategy, this needs to be combined with a focus on mobilising and accelerating flows of private finance into key clean growth sectors to provide good value for taxpayers, such as through providing long-term certainty and using public funds to leverage private capital.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/10/2020 11:37:14 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1240277

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the packaging of contact lens products displays (a) clear warnings of the risks of acanthamoeba keratitis and (b) advice on how to prevent that infection.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	98952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for monitoring the safety of all healthcare products in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The MHRA has investigated acanthamoeba keratitis infections associated with water and contact lenses and has reviewed the instructions for use for all contact lenses on the UK market. While some already provide appropriate warnings and preventative advice, others require improvement. We are considering how best to achieve this under the powers being created for the new UK medical devices regulatory regime and as we address recommendations from the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.</p><p>We have also worked with various stakeholders and patient representatives to provide information to the public on the risks associated with acanthamoeba keratitis infections.</p><p>This engagement has resulted in information for contact lens users being provided on the MHRA’s website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/10/2020 07:09:48 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord