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851515

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Thornbury and Yate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Government has invested in the roll-out of superfast broadband in the Thornbury and Yate constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	130278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">According to Thinkbroadband 93% of premises in the South West have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 42% in 2010 (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west</a>). 17,014 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. Gainshare funding for the region as a result of take-up which is higher than originally expected is likely to be at least £65 million. This will be available to support further investment.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Department does not measure funding at constituency level. A total of £3.37 million has been invested by the Department to support broadband coverage in South Gloucestershire. Currently, 8,325 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. 92% of premises in the Thornbury and Yate constituency now have access to superfast broadband - up from 61% in 2012.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/03/2018 14:40:20 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2018 14:57:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 46226 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459292

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Trade Unions: Membership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance the Certification Officer has produced for trades unions on requirements to compile and maintain an accurate register of members; and what monitoring the Certification Officer undertakes of trades unions' compliance with those requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	30660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Under Section 24 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, unions are required to compile and maintain an up to date register of members’ names and addresses. The 1992 Act gives a right to members to make a complaint to the Certification Officer if they consider that the union has failed to comply with this duty. The Certification Officer ensures compliance by making enquiries and, where appropriate, issuing an enforcement order, where he finds a breach.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, unions will be required to submit a Membership Audit Certificate to the Certification Officer (with the first MACs expected from October this year). This will provide greater assurance that the duty under Section 24 of the 1992 Act is being complied with.</p><p> </p><p>The Certification Officer has not published guidance in relation to these requirements. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published guidance in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance, which also sets out previous Certification Officer decisions on how unions can take reasonably practicable steps to comply with this duty, is on the Gov.UK website. A link to this guidance is provided below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/04/2016 14:25:48 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459293

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Trade Unions: Membership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what sanctions the Certification Officer can implement against trades unions which fail to compile and maintain an accurate register of members; and on what occasions such sanctions have been used in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	30661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Section 24(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 currently requires trade unions to keep registers of their members’ names and addresses and to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that these registers are accurate and up-to-date.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 1992 Act, if the Certification Officer finds that a union has breached this duty, he must make a declaration of his findings and may make an enforcement order. Failure to comply with the Certification Officer’s enforcement order may be treated as contempt of court.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 10 years, the Certification Officer has made one declaration that Unite the Union breached section 24(1) of the 1992 Act. This case was Mr J Hicks v Unite the Union (No2) (D/32-39/14-15). The Certification Officer decided that it was not appropriate to issue an enforcement order in this case.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/04/2016 15:22:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

389473

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the introduction of a new fuel marker has had on the level of fuel duty fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	6786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>A new fuel marker, Accutrace, has been added to rebated fuel since 1 April 2015. Following its introduction, HMRC are monitoring its performance and will publish a report of their evaluation once six months’ worth of data can be analysed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new fuel marker and roadside testing are two elements of the fight against fuel fraud. HMRC will continue to use intelligence and data analysis to identify fraud wherever this occurs in the fuel duty supply chain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/07/2015 15:57:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

851516

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many homes have been connected to superfast broadband in the South West.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	130279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>According to Thinkbroadband 93% of premises in the South West have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 42% in 2010 (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west</a>). 17,014 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. Gainshare funding for the region as a result of take-up which is higher than originally expected is likely to be at least £65 million. This will be available to support further investment.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/03/2018 14:42:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

851518

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Thornbury and Yate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many homes have been connected to superfast broadband in the Thornbury and Yate constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	130281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>According to Thinkbroadband, currently 92% of premises in the Thornbury and Yate constituency have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 61% in 2012 (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/thornbury-and-yate,E14000994" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/thornbury-and-yate,E14000994</a>).Currently, 8,325 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/03/2018 14:45:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

851517

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: South Gloucestershire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many homes have been connected to superfast broadband in South Gloucestershire.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	130280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>According to Thinkbroadband, currently, 96.4% of premises in South Gloucestershire currently have access to Superfast Broadband speeds. (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-gloucestershire,E06000025" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-gloucestershire,E06000025</a>) 93% of premises in the South West region now have access to superfast Broadband - up from 42% in 2010. Gainshare funding for the region which is higher than originally expected, is likely to be at least £65 million. This will be available to support further investment.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/03/2018 13:43:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

1130725

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations: Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring international NGOs to consider religious vulnerability in their definition of need.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	261525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>All DFID partners carry out comprehensive vulnerability assessments to ensure aid is reaching those most in need, including those from religious minorities as it is already recognised that religion may be a factor in causing vulnerability. We continue to discuss the treatment of minorities with the UN, our humanitarian partners and minority representatives.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/06/2019 13:41:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

851633

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the length of time that unemployed people spend out of work.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	130396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>As of the quarter October-December 2017, UK unemployment was 1.47 million people. This is 1.039 million lower than for the quarter February-April 2010.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus has a flexible support model to provide support and District Managers have discretion on how to target interventions. The model has three elements: a core regime of regular face-to-face meetings; flexible work coach support; and a flexible menu of support options.</p><p>Where Jobcentre Plus District Managers identify gaps in skills or other provision they have discretion to purchase extra support to meet particular needs using the Flexible Support Fund.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus work coaches can advise claimants on the localised provision and support available, either by employment sector or skills/employability.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/03/2018 16:33:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

1537399

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	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	Medical Equipment: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on ensuring that households which use (a) home-oxygen and (b) other medical equipment are not prevented from doing so by rising energy costs.
	tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
	tabling member printed	Luke Hall
	uin	74749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Certain National Health Service specialised services provide rebates on energy costs for patients using medical equipment at home, such as home oxygen concentrators.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/11/2022 17:43:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall