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1381761

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Travel: Civil Servants and Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2121 to Question 75043 on Travel: Civil Servants and Ministers, if he will publish a breakdown of the Government spending on (a) domestic flights and (b) trains for business trips undertaken by (i) Ministers and (ii) civil servants in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	81080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-15/75043" target="_blank">PQ 75043</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Details of business expenses for senior officials are published quarterly on GOV.UK. The Government does not plan to publish a breakdown of Ministers' domestic travel costs for previous years in routine transparency data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/12/2021 09:40:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1378382

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Travel: Civil Servants and Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of domestic flights taken by (a) Ministers and (b) civil services for the purposes of conducting official Government business in each of the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of alternative ways of conducting that business that do require using domestic flights.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	75043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' travel are published quarterly on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is committed to minimising travel costs and reducing the environmental impact of journeys. Ministers and Civil Servants are advised to travel by the most efficient means of transport and to use public transport where possible.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and Civil Servants are also encouraged to consider alternative ways of conducting business to minimise travel. For example, using video and telephone conferencing facilities where possible and appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/11/2021 16:15:13 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1367298

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Imports: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 29 October 2021 to Question 63799 on Imports, if he will publish his Department's analysis that led to the conclusion that delays at UK ports for inbound goods are caused by other issues connected to the current situation with global supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	72548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The basis for this conclusion - that delays are not caused by import controls following Brexit - is that these import controls are not yet in force.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/11/2021 14:37:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1363486

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on rates of international decarbonisation of the China's potential non-attendance at COP26; and what steps he is taking to ensure global agreement on action to prevent global warming beyond 1.5C.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	63796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>COP26 comes at a critical moment for the future of our planet. As hosts of COP26, we are encouraging high-level participation in COP26 from all parties. To date over 120 leaders have confirmed their attendance. In our capacity as COP26 President, the UK looks forward to working closely with all parties, including China, to bring key negotiating issues to a constructive conclusion at COP26. This includes securing ambitious announcements to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.</p><p>Under the Paris Agreement, all parties committed to holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognising that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. As the incoming COP President, the UK has been pressing all leaders to commit to ambitious climate action ahead of COP26 through a programme of regular engagement and events, including through the Climate Ambition Summit, the G7 and G20.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/11/2021 11:52:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1363489

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Common Market on delays at UK ports; and what discussions he is having with his European counterparts on tackling those delays.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	63798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no delays at UK ports as a consequence of the time taken to carry out UK customs and other checks. To the extent that there are delays at some UK ports for inbound goods, these are caused by other issues connected to the current situation with global supply chains. UK border import controls on goods from the EU are being introduced in a phased way and in accordance with the timetable announced by my noble Friend, Rt Hon Lord Frost, on 14 September.</p><p>The Government has taken a number of measures to assist UK businesses in exporting to the EU since the end of the Transition Period. This includes online guidance and targeted financial support. On 1 October, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade, launched the Export Support Service specifically to help businesses trade with the EU.</p><p>In addition, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced on 27 October that the Government will make £180 million available to fund the development of the UK Single Trade Window. The Single Trade Window will offer a single gateway into Government for traders to complete their import, export and transit requirements. This will benefit business by dramatically reducing the administrative costs of trade. It forms part of the 2025 Border Strategy, announced in December 2020, to build the most effective border in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 63799 63800 question first answered 29/10/2021 11:10:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1363490

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Common Market on the availability of imported goods; and what discussions he is having with his European counterparts to ease the import of those goods.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	63799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no delays at UK ports as a consequence of the time taken to carry out UK customs and other checks. To the extent that there are delays at some UK ports for inbound goods, these are caused by other issues connected to the current situation with global supply chains. UK border import controls on goods from the EU are being introduced in a phased way and in accordance with the timetable announced by my noble Friend, Rt Hon Lord Frost, on 14 September.</p><p>The Government has taken a number of measures to assist UK businesses in exporting to the EU since the end of the Transition Period. This includes online guidance and targeted financial support. On 1 October, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade, launched the Export Support Service specifically to help businesses trade with the EU.</p><p>In addition, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced on 27 October that the Government will make £180 million available to fund the development of the UK Single Trade Window. The Single Trade Window will offer a single gateway into Government for traders to complete their import, export and transit requirements. This will benefit business by dramatically reducing the administrative costs of trade. It forms part of the 2025 Border Strategy, announced in December 2020, to build the most effective border in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 63798 63800 question first answered 29/10/2021 11:10:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1363491

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Bureaucracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the additional bureaucracy placed on British businesses (a) importing from and (b) exporting to the EU since the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	63800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no delays at UK ports as a consequence of the time taken to carry out UK customs and other checks. To the extent that there are delays at some UK ports for inbound goods, these are caused by other issues connected to the current situation with global supply chains. UK border import controls on goods from the EU are being introduced in a phased way and in accordance with the timetable announced by my noble Friend, Rt Hon Lord Frost, on 14 September.</p><p>The Government has taken a number of measures to assist UK businesses in exporting to the EU since the end of the Transition Period. This includes online guidance and targeted financial support. On 1 October, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for International Trade, launched the Export Support Service specifically to help businesses trade with the EU.</p><p>In addition, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced on 27 October that the Government will make £180 million available to fund the development of the UK Single Trade Window. The Single Trade Window will offer a single gateway into Government for traders to complete their import, export and transit requirements. This will benefit business by dramatically reducing the administrative costs of trade. It forms part of the 2025 Border Strategy, announced in December 2020, to build the most effective border in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 63798 63799 question first answered 29/10/2021 11:10:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1363055

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to ensure COP26 delivers the commitments required to help farmers in the global south to (a) adapt to the impacts of climate change and (b) transition to more sustainable environmental practices.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	62788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Just Rural Transition coalition launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019. Since then, the UK and World Bank have co-convened a series of Government-to-Government Policy Dialogues in order to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture. These dialogues will culminate in an event at COP26 which will bring together Governments, policy makers and farmers in a framework for action to accelerate transition to sustainable agriculture.</p><p>The UK has also committed to doubling its spend on International Climate Finance (ICF) to £11.6 billion over the next five years; £3 billion of which will support outcomes on nature and the environment, including through agriculture. These investments will help the most vulnerable people, including farmers, adapt and build resilience against the impacts of climate change. FCDO’s agriculture portfolio has contributed substantially towards these results through interventions such as the introduction of drought resilient crops, irrigation systems and agricultural extension.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 62789 question first answered 01/11/2021 16:54:38 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1363056

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using climate finance to support farmers in the global south whose businesses are disrupted by the impacts of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	62789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The Just Rural Transition coalition launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019. Since then, the UK and World Bank have co-convened a series of Government-to-Government Policy Dialogues in order to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture. These dialogues will culminate in an event at COP26 which will bring together Governments, policy makers and farmers in a framework for action to accelerate transition to sustainable agriculture.</p><p>The UK has also committed to doubling its spend on International Climate Finance (ICF) to £11.6 billion over the next five years; £3 billion of which will support outcomes on nature and the environment, including through agriculture. These investments will help the most vulnerable people, including farmers, adapt and build resilience against the impacts of climate change. FCDO’s agriculture portfolio has contributed substantially towards these results through interventions such as the introduction of drought resilient crops, irrigation systems and agricultural extension.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 62788 question first answered 01/11/2021 16:54:38 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1132812

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to amend road planning regulations to encourage the uptake of cycling; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	266151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s recently strengthened National Planning Policy Framework says that local authorities should promote healthy, inclusive and safe places which encourage walking and cycling. The Department for Transport’s guidance on Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) helps local authorities to identify priorities for investment and a pipeline of projects to encourage more walking and cycling.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also recently revised its Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions to enable the use of various innovations which will support the uptake of cycling, including low-level cycle signals, a new parallel crossing for pedestrians and cyclists, and new ways of signing cycling and walking routes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is updating Local Transport Note 2/08 ‘Cycle Infrastructure Design’ and will publish the updated guidance in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/06/2019 09:35:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes