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1399692

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh lamb industry of the end of US restrictions on the import of British lamb.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	904906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The lifting of this ban is fantastic news and brings Welsh farmers one step closer to putting their first-class lamb on US menus for the first time in 20 years.</p><p>Farmers will now be able to reach a new market of over 300 million people. This win will support vital jobs and growth in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/01/2022 16:19:41 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1399693

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment the Government has made of the contribution of the steel industry in Wales to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Jacob Young
uin	904907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government recognises the importance of the steel industry in Wales and the UK. This House only needs to look at the £30 million loan we secured for Celsa to see our commitment to the sector. Our response during the pandemic helped secure more than 1,000 steel jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/01/2022 16:20:17 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young

1399694

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Crown Estate Commissioners: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving control of the Crown Estate in Wales to the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Steven Bonnar
uin	904908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>Effective working relationships already exist between the Crown Estate and the Welsh Government.</p><p>There is no public appetite at all in Wales to devolve the Crown Estate, which would serve merely to fragment the market and delay the further development of key projects in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/01/2022 16:18:45 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4748 label Biography information for Steven Bonnar

1399695

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for (a) businesses and (b) people affected by the outbreak of the covid-19 omicron variant in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	904909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has supported Welsh businesses and people throughout the pandemic, including providing £1.1bn through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, £2.4bn in business support loans, and supported 475,000 employees through the furlough scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We have further confirmed £270m the Welsh Government can spend in advance of budgets being finalised at Supplementary Estimates.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/01/2022 16:17:18 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1388561

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Glass: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the statistics published in Packaging News on 9 December 2021, what assessment his Department has made of the factors that have led to the price increase from £9.75 in December 2020 to £190.00 in December 2021 of Glass Remelt Packaging Recycling Notes.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	94402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>We know recent prices increases for glass remelt PRNs have caused challenges for some businesses and have had discussions with both industry and regulators, including the Environment Agency, to understand the causes behind them.</p><p>In the past year, as a result of closures related to the pandemic, we have seen less glass collection from hospitality businesses, which is usually higher quality because it is collected separately. Instead, there have been higher collections from households, which often requires additional sorting to make it suitable for remelt, incurring additional cost.</p><p>These restrictions on supply will inherently raise the cost of the PRNs under the UK’s market-based system, alongside the end of year compliance pressures.</p><p>The Government cannot intervene in the market, but we will continue to monitor the situation and have asked the regulator to keep us informed<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 93768 94403 question first answered 05/01/2022 14:25:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1388562

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Packaging: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support obligated businesses that have experienced a significant rise in costs for packaging recycling notes in the final quarter of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	94403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>We know recent prices increases for glass remelt PRNs have caused challenges for some businesses and have had discussions with both industry and regulators, including the Environment Agency, to understand the causes behind them.</p><p>In the past year, as a result of closures related to the pandemic, we have seen less glass collection from hospitality businesses, which is usually higher quality because it is collected separately. Instead, there have been higher collections from households, which often requires additional sorting to make it suitable for remelt, incurring additional cost.</p><p>These restrictions on supply will inherently raise the cost of the PRNs under the UK’s market-based system, alongside the end of year compliance pressures.</p><p>The Government cannot intervene in the market, but we will continue to monitor the situation and have asked the regulator to keep us informed<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 93768 94402 question first answered 05/01/2022 14:25:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1388563

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Royal Mail: Standards
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 he has had with Ofcom on Royal Mail's current service standards for the delivery of letters in response to reports to Citizens Advice of increased postal delays.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	94311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with Ofcom on a wide range of issues, including its duty to ensure the provision of a financially sustainable and efficient universal postal service.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom monitors Royal Mail’s performance and has powers to investigate and take enforcement action if Royal Mail fails to achieve its service delivery targets.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/01/2022 17:20:31 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1388564

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that affected homeowners are not charged unaffordable remedial costs for historic fire safety defects.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	94569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>Building owners and developers should make buildings safe to live in and it should not fall to leaseholders to pay the price when they have failed to do so. The Government is focused on protecting leaseholders, who bought their flats in good faith, and now face unaffordable costs. <br> <br> The Government is investing an unprecedented £5.1 billion to fund the cost of replacing unsafe cladding for leaseholders in residential buildings 18 metres and over in England. This will make homes safer and support those who, through no fault of their own, have been unable to sell their property. Fire risk is lower in buildings under 18 metres and costly remediation work is usually not needed.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/01/2022 15:34:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1388566

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custody: Fathers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the mental health needs of fathers who are going through custody proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	94305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>We know the difficulties parents can face in continuing a relationship with their child following parental separation, which is why this Government is committed to ensuring that all parents can get the support they need to access the justice system across England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, the Ministry of Justice’s Litigants In Person Support Strategy has provided close to £9m to fund a range of services to support individuals. This includes funding for: LawWorks - a charity committed to enabling access to justice to individuals in need of advice, who are not eligible for legal aid and are without the means to pay for a lawyer; Advocate - providers of pro bono legal work for litigants in person, including written advice and representation up to Court of Appeal; Royal Courts of Justice Advice - which provides free legal advice for those with civil or family cases in court; and Advicenow - a not for profit website for litigants in person offering guides and resources.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service also works closely with the charity ‘Support Through Court’, who offer practical, procedural and emotional support to all parents facing court without legal representation. Support Through Court is based at 16 courts locations in England and Wales, and also offers a national helpline.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are currently in the second year of the two-year, £3.1m Legal Support for Litigants in Person Grant (LSLIP). Launched in April 2020, the grant has enabled local and regional partnerships to be formed which have been fundamental in increasing collaboration between neighbouring services to enhance the advice and support available for litigants in person, including parents.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 94306 question first answered 05/01/2022 17:44:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1388568

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custody: Fathers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that fathers going through custody proceedings are adequately supported.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	94306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>We know the difficulties parents can face in continuing a relationship with their child following parental separation, which is why this Government is committed to ensuring that all parents can get the support they need to access the justice system across England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, the Ministry of Justice’s Litigants In Person Support Strategy has provided close to £9m to fund a range of services to support individuals. This includes funding for: LawWorks - a charity committed to enabling access to justice to individuals in need of advice, who are not eligible for legal aid and are without the means to pay for a lawyer; Advocate - providers of pro bono legal work for litigants in person, including written advice and representation up to Court of Appeal; Royal Courts of Justice Advice - which provides free legal advice for those with civil or family cases in court; and Advicenow - a not for profit website for litigants in person offering guides and resources.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service also works closely with the charity ‘Support Through Court’, who offer practical, procedural and emotional support to all parents facing court without legal representation. Support Through Court is based at 16 courts locations in England and Wales, and also offers a national helpline.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are currently in the second year of the two-year, £3.1m Legal Support for Litigants in Person Grant (LSLIP). Launched in April 2020, the grant has enabled local and regional partnerships to be formed which have been fundamental in increasing collaboration between neighbouring services to enhance the advice and support available for litigants in person, including parents.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 94305 question first answered 05/01/2022 17:44:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson