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1245790

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Biofuels: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the introduction of E10 fuel.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	907955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department consulted on proposals to introduce E10 in 2021.</p><p>There is no assessment that identified any Covid-19 impact on that timeline.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/10/2020 14:20:41 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1245791

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding to create active travel cities as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	907954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s Ministers have regular discussions with their Treasury counterparts on issues including the Department’s approach to the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/10/2020 10:08:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1244904

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Legal Aid Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for the conclusion of the Criminal Legal Aid Review Part 2.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	106322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>We are working to ensure that the next phase of the Criminal Legal Aid Review is set up as quickly as possible and are planning for the Independent Review to conclude in 2021. However, this timeframe will be subject to the agreement of the Chair, once appointed. We will seek to confirm the timeframe at the launch of the Independent Review.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 105312 question first answered 22/10/2020 16:08:25 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

1245074

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Cancer: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are waiting for cancer treatment in West Yorkshire; and what the average waiting time is for that treatment.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	106428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>Data is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 13:46:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1244324

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date her Department became a Living Wage Employer.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	105412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>In April 2016, the government introduced a higher statutory minimum wage rate for all employees over 25 years of age - the National Living Wage. All employers in the UK are required to pay the National Living Wage. The Department for Work and Pensions pays all employees, regardless of age, at least the statutory National Living Wage which is revaluated each April. From April 2020 the rate increased to £8.72 per hour.</p><p> </p><p>The Living Wage Foundation is an initiative by Citizens UK which advocates employers paying an alternative hourly rate known as the Living Wage. Employers can apply to be accredited Living Wage employers. DWP is not an accredited Living Wage employer.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/10/2020 16:30:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1244326

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support his Department has provided to Lebanon since the explosion in Beirut on 4 August 2020 to assist (a) search and rescue, (b) treating survivors and (c) the rebuilding of that city.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	105495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to supporting the Lebanese people deal with the tragic explosion in Beirut Port. The UK was one of the biggest donors to the crisis. Our £25 million aid package is helping support the most vulnerable people in Lebanon to meet their immediate survival needs. A British team of medics specialising in trauma, emergency nursing and rehabilitation flew out on 7 August, and we also provided medical equipment for Lebanese hospitals and clinics. In addition, the UK gave medical, strategic air transport, engineering and communications support to the Lebanese Armed Forces as they responded to the explosion and its aftermath, and UK ship HMS Enterprise was deployed to survey the damage to the Port.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/10/2020 15:19:47 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1244327

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
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 help people eligible for the Green Homes Grant to find qualified installers.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	105297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with industry to ensure there are enough installers to meet demand for the Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme:</p><p> </p><ul><li>We have changed the way the Simple Energy Advice (SEA) website displays installers so that consumers can find increased numbers of registered tradespeople that can deliver work in their area.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We are working with TrustMark, scheme providers and certification bodies to support installers to get certified as quickly as possible, streamlining accreditation processes where possible.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We are collecting feedback from installers to understand what may be limiting their participation in the scheme, so we can address these issues where possible.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We have also made £6.9m available via the Green Homes Grant Skills Training competition to fund training to increase the number of installers available. The competition closed on 14 October, and the bids received are now being assessed.</li></ul> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2020 16:42:53 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1244328

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will offer a settlement opportunity for people affected by loan charges.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	105567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2017 HMRC offered settlement terms to taxpayers who used disguised remuneration (DR) tax avoidance schemes and who may have been liable to pay the Loan Charge unless they chose to settle with HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Taxpayers who provided the necessary information to HMRC by 5 April 2019 and worked with HMRC to conclude settlement by 30 September 2020 were able to settle under these 2017 terms, enabling them to keep clear of the Loan Charge.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year, HMRC will publish settlement terms for taxpayers who pay the Loan Charge and still have remaining liabilities, arising from HMRC enquiries into their DR scheme use, which have yet to be resolved.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2020 10:31:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1244331

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Virtual Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing virtual parliamentary proceedings in response to London being subject to Tier 2 local covid-19 restrictions from 17 October 2020.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	105447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>It is the Government’s view that we best serve our constituents when we are here in Westminster, carrying out our essential functions, as we have been throughout the pandemic. Covid Alert Level - High includes a number of additional restrictions to limit social contact to help lessen the spread of the virus; it does not seek to close workplaces in general and people may still travel for work purposes. Parliament is a place of work and an institution that performs an essential constitutional role, making and changing legislation, debating key issues and scrutinising the broader work of Government. A return to hybrid proceedings would mean that we would necessarily need to make difficult decisions to limit what the House of Commons can do.</p><p>The Government is sympathetic to those members who are currently unable to participate in some aspects of our proceedings. However, the Government has done everything it can to mitigate that, including a wide scale roll out of proxy voting and providing for remote participation in scrutiny proceedings, including select committees.</p><p>The House authorities have worked hard to put in place robust and effective measures to ensure that the House of Commons is a covid-secure workplace.</p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 22/10/2020 16:03:25 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1244332

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Parliamentary Proceedings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what recent assessment he has made of the level of health and safety risk posed by Members travelling to Parliament to take part in parliamentary proceedings that are physical-only.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	105448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government guidance is clear that you can continue to travel into or out of Local COVID Alert Level: Very High and High areas, if you need to for work, school, or caring responsibilities, or where doing so is necessary as part of a longer journey. This guidance applies equally to Members of Parliament whose constituencies are in High and Very High Alert Level areas and to Members of the House of Lords. Similarly, guidance issued by the Scottish and Welsh Governments and Northern Ireland Executive also allows for travel for work purposes.</p><p>All Members must wear face coverings where mandated on public transport and I would encourage all to follow the government’s guidance on this and other measures such as social distancing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 22/10/2020 16:04:37 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson