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1239730

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles have been stopped by police for producing a hazardous amount of smoke in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those vehicles were confiscated;
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	98270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally.</p><p>The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 lay down certain requirements that all vehicles have to meet strict emission standards and be constructed and maintained so as not to emit any avoidable smoke. It also governs the amount of light that must pass through the windows of a vehicle and therefore how clearly the windows can be seen through.</p><p>It is for the police to take enforcement action as they consider appropriate against those in breach of the Regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 98271 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:07:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1239731

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Glass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles have been stopped by police in the last 12 months for their windscreens or front side windows being tinted beyond legal limits; and what information she holds on the steps taken in relation to those vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	98271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally.</p><p>The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 lay down certain requirements that all vehicles have to meet strict emission standards and be constructed and maintained so as not to emit any avoidable smoke. It also governs the amount of light that must pass through the windows of a vehicle and therefore how clearly the windows can be seen through.</p><p>It is for the police to take enforcement action as they consider appropriate against those in breach of the Regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 98270 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:07:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1545892

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Government’s response to the Lifelong Loan Entitlement consultation conducted in May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	97672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>To support the design and delivery of the Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) from 2025, the department will continue to engage with sector bodies across both further education and higher education, as well as the Student Loans Company and regulatory bodies.</p><p>On admissions, the department is continuing to work with UCAS and sector bodies to improve transparency, reduce the use of unconditional offers, and reform the personal statement to improve fairness for applicants of all backgrounds.</p><p>The LLE consultation and other ongoing engagements are an important part of delivering a transformation of student finance. The department is carefully considering the contributions and will publish a response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 97674 question first answered 05/12/2022 13:43:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1545894

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has conducted a review of the potential changes required to the admissions system for higher education courses in advance of the delivery of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement in the academic year 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	97674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>To support the design and delivery of the Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) from 2025, the department will continue to engage with sector bodies across both further education and higher education, as well as the Student Loans Company and regulatory bodies.</p><p>On admissions, the department is continuing to work with UCAS and sector bodies to improve transparency, reduce the use of unconditional offers, and reform the personal statement to improve fairness for applicants of all backgrounds.</p><p>The LLE consultation and other ongoing engagements are an important part of delivering a transformation of student finance. The department is carefully considering the contributions and will publish a response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 97672 question first answered 05/12/2022 13:43:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237730

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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	Boilers: Fuel Oil
	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 plans he has to limit repairs being carried out to existing oil boilers.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	95182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>In the 2017 Clean Growth Strategy the government committed to phasing out the installation of high carbon fossil fuel heating systems in buildings off the gas grid during the 2020s. As we develop policy to deliver this commitment we are engaging with industry to consider how we can best ensure that oil boilers are replaced with low carbon heating systems, rather than being repaired endlessly, so that we can meet our net zero obligations. We are considering the extent to which Building Regulations can help drive this change and we will consult on proposals for decarbonising off gas grid buildings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 95183 95184 question first answered 02/10/2020 12:08:49 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237732

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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	Boilers: Fuel Oil
	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 plans he has to use future Building Regulations to prevent end-of-life oil boilers being replaced by condensing oil boilers.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	95184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>In the 2017 Clean Growth Strategy the government committed to phasing out the installation of high carbon fossil fuel heating systems in buildings off the gas grid during the 2020s. As we develop policy to deliver this commitment we are engaging with industry to consider how we can best ensure that oil boilers are replaced with low carbon heating systems, rather than being repaired endlessly, so that we can meet our net zero obligations. We are considering the extent to which Building Regulations can help drive this change and we will consult on proposals for decarbonising off gas grid buildings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 95182 95183 question first answered 02/10/2020 12:08:49 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237731

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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	Boilers: Fuel Oil
	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 discussions his officials have had with industry representatives on limiting repairs being carried out to existing oil boilers.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	95183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>In the 2017 Clean Growth Strategy the government committed to phasing out the installation of high carbon fossil fuel heating systems in buildings off the gas grid during the 2020s. As we develop policy to deliver this commitment we are engaging with industry to consider how we can best ensure that oil boilers are replaced with low carbon heating systems, rather than being repaired endlessly, so that we can meet our net zero obligations. We are considering the extent to which Building Regulations can help drive this change and we will consult on proposals for decarbonising off gas grid buildings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 95182 95184 question first answered 02/10/2020 12:08:49 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1544967

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential financial effect on UK universities of the requirement that they self-fund Round 2 bids to the European Universities Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	94838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>UK universities, as autonomous institutions, can seek to participate in the European Universities Initiative on a self-funded basis, as associated partners. No recent assessment has been made of the potential financial effect of the requirement that they self-fund.</p><p>The department is committed to strong research collaboration with our European partners, and to strengthening those links with Europe as well as building new relationships. The UK is a world-leading destination for study and research and we remain an important partner of choice for European universities.</p><p>The recently announced package of nearly £500 million in additional targeted support builds on the ‘Horizon Europe guarantee' scheme and will provide investment to UK researchers, universities and research organisations, boosting research and innovation across the breadth of the country.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 94839 94840 question first answered 01/12/2022 15:55:07 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1544968

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will provide (a) financial and (b) material support to higher education institutions which have submitted a Round 2 bid for the European Universities Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	94839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>UK universities, as autonomous institutions, can seek to participate in the European Universities Initiative on a self-funded basis, as associated partners. No recent assessment has been made of the potential financial effect of the requirement that they self-fund.</p><p>The department is committed to strong research collaboration with our European partners, and to strengthening those links with Europe as well as building new relationships. The UK is a world-leading destination for study and research and we remain an important partner of choice for European universities.</p><p>The recently announced package of nearly £500 million in additional targeted support builds on the ‘Horizon Europe guarantee' scheme and will provide investment to UK researchers, universities and research organisations, boosting research and innovation across the breadth of the country.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 94838 94840 question first answered 01/12/2022 15:55:07 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1544969

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to replace the funding to support the three UK universities’ ongoing participation in the European Universities Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	94840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>UK universities, as autonomous institutions, can seek to participate in the European Universities Initiative on a self-funded basis, as associated partners. No recent assessment has been made of the potential financial effect of the requirement that they self-fund.</p><p>The department is committed to strong research collaboration with our European partners, and to strengthening those links with Europe as well as building new relationships. The UK is a world-leading destination for study and research and we remain an important partner of choice for European universities.</p><p>The recently announced package of nearly £500 million in additional targeted support builds on the ‘Horizon Europe guarantee' scheme and will provide investment to UK researchers, universities and research organisations, boosting research and innovation across the breadth of the country.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 94838 94839 question first answered 01/12/2022 15:55:07 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western