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1503534

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date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide (a) individuals and (b) companies with a certificate of compliance to prove they are IR35 compliant.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	45213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules (commonly known as IR35) have been in place for over twenty years and are designed to ensure that individuals working like employees but through their own company, usually a personal service company (PSC), pay broadly the same Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) as those who are directly employed.</p><p> </p><p>Following reforms in 2017 and 2021, public authorities and medium and large-sized clients in the private sector are responsible for deciding if the off-payroll working rules apply to an engagement.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations must take reasonable care when making status determinations under the rules and are already required to issue a Status Determination Statement (SDS) for all contractors determined to be working like an employee. Failure to take reasonable care will result in the organisation becoming responsible for the worker’s Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has undertaken extensive activity to support organisations in operating the rules correctly and have published their <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-issue-briefing-supporting-organisations-to-comply-with-changes-to-the-off-payroll-working-rules-ir35" target="_blank">compliance strategy</a> for dealing with non-compliance.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/09/2022 12:54:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1503976

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the roadside vehicle noise measurement scheme to include measurements of air pollution and related harms.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	45664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department has commenced research to understand if the latest ‘noise camera’ technology can be an effective enforcement tool for police and local authorities. As the trials have not yet completed, it is too early to assess the potential merits of a wider roll out of ‘noise camera’ technology.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:06:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1503977

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the roadside vehicle noise measurement scheme after its trial period.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	45673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not have plans to expand its ‘noise camera’ trials to include measurements of air pollution and related harms.</p><p>Government already has an extensive network of roadside air quality monitors, covering around 320 locations across the UK. In 2020 the Defra and Department for Transport Joint Air Quality Unit set up a new monitoring network (the UK Urban NO<sub>2</sub> Network) to measure roadside NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations. Many local authorities also undertake their own roadside air quality monitoring for the purposes of Local Air Quality Management (LAQM).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:04:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1504047

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to recruit 300 new driving examiners; and how many and what proportion of the examiners that have been recruited are conducting practical driving tests on a full-time basis as at 2 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	45607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>Driver testing services were significantly disrupted during the pandemic, which has led to a high demand for learners who are now wanting to take their driving test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can.</p><p>As of 26 August 2022, the total number of new driving examiners (DE) in place and testing was 313. There are 153 new entrant DEs in the process of being trained.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:13:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1504178

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were awaiting a practical driving test as on 2 September (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	45920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>Driver testing services were significantly disrupted during the pandemic, which has led to a high demand for learners who are now wanting to take their driving test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can.</p><p>The table below shows the number of people who had a practical car driving test booked and were awaiting to sit that test. Data for 2 September 2022 cannot be provided as reports are generated weekly. Therefore, the closest comparable data has been given.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Monday 30 August 2021</p></td><td><p>Monday 29 August 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of people with a practical car driving booked / awaiting to sit that test</p></td><td><p>561,959</p></td><td><p>534,514</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:15:38 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1504179

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers medical applications were waiting to be processed as on 1 September (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	45921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of drivers medical cases waiting to be resolved on 1 September 2021 and 1 September 2022. The figures include new applications/notifications and driving licence renewal applications. It is important to note that the DVLA is often reliant on information from third parties, for example NHS medical professionals, before a decision on whether to issue a licence can be made. Currently, around 47 per cent of cases are awaiting information from a third party.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 September 2021</p></td><td><p>272,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2022</p></td><td><p>225,843</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The length of time taken to deal with an application for a driving licence where a medical condition must be investigated depends on the condition(s) involved and whether further information or clinical tests are required from healthcare professionals.</p><p>To reduce waiting times for customers, the law was changed on 20 July to widen the pool of healthcare professionals who can provide medical information to support an application for a driving licence. The DVLA has also recruited more staff and opened new customer service centres in Swansea and Birmingham which are focused on medical applications.</p><p>It is important to note that most applicants will be able to continue driving while their application is being processed, providing they meet specific criteria. More information can be found online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inf1886-can-i-drive-while-my-application-is-with-dvla" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:10:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1504236

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Italy: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his Italian counterpart on the right of former UK residents living in Italy to use their UK driving licence.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	46204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Transport discussed the mutual exchange of driving licences with Minister Enrico Giovannini on 3 May 2022. Further constructive engagement has followed at official level with both sides working at pace to finalise a new bilateral agreement to allow people resident in Italy to exchange their UK licence for an Italian one without needing to take a driving test and vice versa.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 13/09/2022 16:12:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1504423

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to (a) review inheritance policy and (b) increase the annual allowance for gifts.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	45818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps this under review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/09/2022 12:52:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1504444

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of the driving test backlog, if he will take steps to increase the number of driving test slots available, particularly in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	45735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) operates a 24-week booking window for car tests and there are test slots available within this window.</p><p>Driver testing services were significantly disrupted during the pandemic, which has led to a high demand for learners who are now wanting to take their driving test. The DVSA is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can and has a number of measures in place to do this. These include offering a national recovery allowance and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays and weekends), and resuming the number of driving tests per day to seven for each full-time examiner.</p><p>The DVSA is also recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain. The DVSA’s examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, it is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, the DVSA will continually review and make changes and improvements to its recruitment and selection process, and training courses.</p><p>To reduce the number of driving tests that go to waste, the DVSA has introduced a text messaging service to remind candidates about their test and has also launched a ‘Ready to Pass?’ campaign to improve learners’ understanding of what it means to be test ready and how they can assess their readiness.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 45736 question first answered 13/09/2022 16:18:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1504445

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to clear the driving test backlog and reduce test waiting times, particularly in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	45736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) operates a 24-week booking window for car tests and there are test slots available within this window.</p><p>Driver testing services were significantly disrupted during the pandemic, which has led to a high demand for learners who are now wanting to take their driving test. The DVSA is working hard to provide as many practical driving test appointments as it can and has a number of measures in place to do this. These include offering a national recovery allowance and annual leave buy back to examiners, asking all those qualified to conduct tests, but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, conducting out of hours testing (such as on public holidays and weekends), and resuming the number of driving tests per day to seven for each full-time examiner.</p><p>The DVSA is also recruiting more than 300 driving examiners across Great Britain. The DVSA’s examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, it is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, the DVSA will continually review and make changes and improvements to its recruitment and selection process, and training courses.</p><p>To reduce the number of driving tests that go to waste, the DVSA has introduced a text messaging service to remind candidates about their test and has also launched a ‘Ready to Pass?’ campaign to improve learners’ understanding of what it means to be test ready and how they can assess their readiness.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 45735 question first answered 13/09/2022 16:18:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart