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1259522

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date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the Scotland Office.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	909881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly; all staff that join - including apprentices - do so on an assignment, loan, or secondment from other Government bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Office remains committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 09/12/2020 13:24:35 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1259523

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	909884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>This Government has always stressed the importance of the Union.</p><p> </p><p>The recent spending review showed this Government’s commitment to investing in all parts of the UK, from city and growth deals, to driving the development of innovative technologies across Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack grouped question UIN 909885 question first answered 09/12/2020 13:26:19 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1259524

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
uin	909885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>This Government has always stressed the importance of the Union.</p><p> </p><p>The recent spending review showed this Government’s commitment to investing in all parts of the UK, from city and growth deals, to driving the development of innovative technologies across Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack grouped question UIN 909884 question first answered 09/12/2020 13:26:19 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

1259525

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the steel industry in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	909889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that global economic conditions continue to be challenging for the steel industry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is working with the sector, unions, and devolved administrations to support the UK steel sector, and to develop a long-term viable solution for the industry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has put together an unprecedented package of support to help businesses through the current crisis. We have established the £250 million Clean Steel Fund, which will help UK steel producers to reduce emissions in line with our target to reach net zero emissions by 2050. This is complemented by the £315 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund to help energy intensive industries, such as steel, transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 09/12/2020 17:00:29 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1258408

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to ensure that students returning from overseas placements for Christmas 2020 have access to no-symptom covid-19 testing.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	125276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>All universities have been asked to work in partnership with the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver an asymptomatic mass testing programme. Asymptomatic testing is an important tool to help students adhere to safety measures to protect themselves, their friends, family, and wider community.</p><p>All international arrivals, including domestic students on international placement, are required to complete a passenger locator form on arrival in the UK, and passengers travelling from a country not on the national exemption list are required to self-isolate in their accommodation for 14 days. See: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control</a>.</p><p>From 15 December, there will be the option in England to take an accredited COVID-19 test from a private testing provider after 5 days of self-isolation, with a negative result releasing students from the need to isolate from day 6. Students should discuss what provisions are in place to support them in accessing COVID-19 testing.</p><p>In addition, asymptomatic testing will be available across participating universities up until the 16 December. Students returning from countries on the national exemption list who would like to take advantage of this provision should discuss what testing provision is available at their university.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 09/12/2020 16:22:58 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1258412

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to increase public engagement on planning applications in growth and renewal areas.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	125298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>Our proposals will put effective community engagement at the heart of planning. We recognise that the current planning system has a very poor record on community engagement, with information that is hard to find, and difficult to understand, use and trust.</p><p>Our proposals seek to prioritise engagement; with better input from communities at the stage of preparing plans and design codes, local people with have real influence over both the location and design of development. And by taking a digital-first approach to modernise the planning process, we can use new tools and platforms to improve the user experience. From making applications to improving citizen engagement, our reforms will make it easier for people to understand what is being proposed and to feed their views into the system.</p><p>Rather than having to react to unexpected and ad hoc planning applications, our reforms will give communities a genuinely meaningful voice from the start of the planning process.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/12/2020 11:28:46 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1258413

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of public engagement proposed for planning applications in the Planning for the Future White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	125299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The current planning system excludes residents who do not have the time to contribute to the lengthy and archaic planning process. A poll carried out last year found that only seven per cent of participants trusted their local council to make decisions about large scale development that will be good for their local area.</p><p>Improving engagement is at the heart of our proposals. The White Paper <em>Planning for the Future</em> sets out our ambition to give neighbourhoods and communities an earlier and more meaningful voice in the future of their area as plans are made. We have also proposed more and better use of digital technology, which will make it much easier to access and understand information about specific planning proposals. The proposals will move us away from notices on lampposts to an interactive, and accessible map-based online system – placing planning at the fingertips of people, and bringing it into the 21<sup>st</sup> century.</p><p>The White Paper consultation has recently closed, and we will be reflecting upon the views of those that have responded as well as working with the local government sector and community groups to consider further how best to implement these reforms.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/12/2020 11:28:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1258414

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make available additional covid-19 testing capacity for rail workers from 23 to 27 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	125292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring that every transport worker who requires testing has access. My officials are working closely with stakeholders and the DHSC to ensure that a robust testing process is in place for transport workers over the Christmas period and beyond. On the 3rd December, the Secretary of State announced that he is putting in place a number of different measures to help manage the demands of the Christmas travel period. These measures include pilots for lateral flow testing for transport workers to ensure that key transport workers are available and healthy to work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/12/2020 17:18:54 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1258415

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Sonar: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the Government's policy is on granting export licences for non-military sonar equipment to (a) China and (b) a third country where the purchaser is a Chinese registered firm.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
uin	125255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, last updated in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25<sup>th</sup> March 2014, sets out the policy framework for assessing all export licence applications.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 09/12/2020 17:55:56 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1258416

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
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	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of support available to small businesses in Slough during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	125293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is making substantial business grants available through Local Authorities to support businesses that have been mandated to close or had their trade affected by national or local Covid-19 restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) will offer grants of up to £1,500 per two-week period, available to all businesses in England that have been required to close due to local and national restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) is a discretionary fund designed to support those businesses that whilst not mandated to close, are severely impacted by restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>On top of the support being provided centrally, the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthamesvalleyberkshire.co.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHayley.Knowles%40communities.gov.uk%7C28675ac65137473d264808d89a9f5a41%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637429356488925632%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=1dQrjB5wrh7eOYThu7klCo5ZrLyLt8zxpTpxTd9eHzI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership</a> has committed £11.3 million of capital to create a funding escalator of loans and equity. This will support expansion plans and help with short-term cash flow issues. In addition, Thames Valley Berkshire Business Growth Hub Recovery and Growth Programme is supporting businesses to help them plan their recovery, build resilience and maximise opportunities to grow.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/12/2020 12:28:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi