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1464754

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote T-Levels.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	900180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>We want as many young people as possible to benefit from T Levels, the new gold standard in technical education. In January this year we launched our ‘Get the Jump’ campaign, which helps 14-19 year olds explore their education and training options, and spotlights T Levels, Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Higher Technical Qualifications in particular. We are working closely with the Careers and Enterprise Company, Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge programme, Academy Trusts and other representative bodies to ensure that teachers and careers leaders have the information and resources they need to communicate the benefits of T Levels to their students. In addition, this August will see the first T Levels results day and there are a number of activities planned to celebrate and promote the achievements of the first cohort of T Level students, both regionally and around social media to signpost students to the dedicated T Levels website.</p><p>Our ‘Join the Skills Revolution’ campaign promotes government’s training and employment schemes, including T Levels, to employers. We are also engaging directly with employers to raise awareness of T Levels and promote industry placements, and we have established a T Level employer ambassador network so that employers can promote T Levels within their industry networks.</p><p>Both campaigns make use of a wide range of channels, including use of social media to get through to young people, parents and employers.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/05/2022 16:56:31 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1464548

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Liability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people the CPS has acquitted on the defence of automatism in England and Wales as of 19th May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of any defence employed by defendants in criminal proceedings. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 23/05/2022 09:17:48 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1463975

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include under 18s in any future low calorie diet programme in the context of rising prevalence of obesity rates among minors.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The calorie reduction programme challenges all sectors of the food industry to achieve up to a 20% reduction in calories by 2024 in product categories which contribute significantly to the intakes of children up to the age of 18 years old. The programme includes retailers and manufacturers as well as businesses in the eating out, takeaway and delivery sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 23/05/2022 09:59:23 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1463985

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Charles Falk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who instigated the complaint against Judge Charles Falk to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) in April 2022; whether that complaint fell outside of the JCIO's three month limit for investigation of complaints; whether the investigation was carried out by a panel or a single person; how long that investigation took; and whether that investigation included interviews with (a) Judge Charles Falk and (b) any other relevant people involved in the case.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	4450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The independent Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) considers complaints in accordance with the Judicial Conduct (Judicial and other office holders) Rules 2014.</p><p>The rules enable the JCIO, with the agreement of a nominated judge, to consider information received in the absence of a complaint as if it were a complaint. That process was duly followed in the matter regarding Judge Falk. After careful assessment by the JCIO, there was no evidence of misconduct by the judge and the matter was dismissed.</p><p>With the exception of published information about disciplinary sanctions, information about judicial disciplinary matters is confidential, and further details cannot therefore be provided.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 23/05/2022 15:08:02 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1463986

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	GCHQ: Bude
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many US personnel are currently stationed at GCHQ Bude.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	4698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 23/05/2022 16:24:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1463987

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he will publish figures for how many people who have arrived in the UK under (a) the Ukraine Family Scheme and (b) Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and have since declared themselves to be homeless.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	4585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The data will be published on the government website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 23/05/2022 18:06:57 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1463994

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	COE Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason a representative of the UK has yet to be appointed to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages' Committee of Experts; and whether she has taken steps to help ensure the position is filled.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	4645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO is currently exploring options on how best to identify suitably qualified, independent candidates for the process of appointing a UK expert to the ECRML Committee of Experts (COMEX). We remain committed to ensuring the position is filled by an appropriate expert in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 23/05/2022 10:42:05 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1463995

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	District Heating: Whitehall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2008 to Question 242509 on District Heating: Whitehall, if he will publish the list of (a) Departments and (b) Government buildings served by the Whitehall District Heating System as of 31 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	4521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Whitehall District Heating has been renamed and is now called the Whitehall Boiler System. A number of departmental buildings have transferred ownership to the Government Property Agency and the details of buildings served by the Whitehall Boiler System are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD Main Building</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Office Great George Street</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 Downing Street</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admiralty House</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King Charles Street</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Old Admiralty Building</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horse Guards</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover House</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland House</p></td><td><p>Wellcome Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22-26 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banqueting House</p></td><td><p>Historic Royal Palaces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwydyr House</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Service Club</p></td><td><p>Civil Service Club</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total costs that were charged to Government Departments by the Government Property Agency for the provision of heating from the Whitehall Boiler System is as follows;</p><p>(a) 2019-20: £1.7m</p><p>(b) 2020-21: £1.5m</p><p>(c) 2021-22: £2.0m</p><p>These costs include standing charges for the operation and maintenance of the Whitehall Boiler System along with the cost of actual heat consumed by each building.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 4522 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:50:14 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1463996

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	District Heating: Whitehall
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2008 to Question 242512 on District Heating: Whitehall, what total costs were charged to Government Departments by the Government Property Agency in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22 for the provision of heating through the Whitehall District Heating System.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	4522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Whitehall District Heating has been renamed and is now called the Whitehall Boiler System. A number of departmental buildings have transferred ownership to the Government Property Agency and the details of buildings served by the Whitehall Boiler System are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MOD Main Building</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Office Great George Street</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 Downing Street</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admiralty House</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King Charles Street</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Old Admiralty Building</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horse Guards</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover House</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland House</p></td><td><p>Wellcome Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22-26 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banqueting House</p></td><td><p>Historic Royal Palaces</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwydyr House</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36 Whitehall</p></td><td><p>Government Property Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Service Club</p></td><td><p>Civil Service Club</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total costs that were charged to Government Departments by the Government Property Agency for the provision of heating from the Whitehall Boiler System is as follows;</p><p>(a) 2019-20: £1.7m</p><p>(b) 2020-21: £1.5m</p><p>(c) 2021-22: £2.0m</p><p>These costs include standing charges for the operation and maintenance of the Whitehall Boiler System along with the cost of actual heat consumed by each building.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 4521 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:50:14 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1463997

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what savings he is requiring in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023 from (i) each individual Train Operating Company and (ii) all Train Operating Companies in total; and whether in each case he is requiring a certain proportion of those savings to be found from salary costs.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	4543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Our railways are on financial life support. We have lost a quarter of our passengers and the Government has spent £16 billion during the pandemic, equivalent to nearly £600 per household, irrespective of whether they use the railways, to keep subsidising the railway. We need to make our railways fit for the future and want a fair deal for staff, passengers, and taxpayers so the railway does not take money away from other essential public services such as the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>Unions are threatening industrial action before talks have even begun. Strikes should be the last resort, not the first. They will stop customers choosing rail, and those passengers might never return, killing services and jobs. The RMT trade union are balloting 40,000 members from across England, Wales and Scotland for industrial action and we would expect the relevant devolved authorities to be engaging with the employers in affected areas.</p><p> </p><p>Train operating companies are the employers of rail staff, not the Government. They, therefore, individually negotiate with trade unions on matters such as pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has a commercial relationship with train operators, and we maintain a public register of rail contracts available on the Government website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-register-of-rail-passenger-contracts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/public-register-of-rail-passenger-contracts</a>. This contains guidance on how to request information and what information we are unable to publish.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 4544 4545 4546 4547 question first answered 23/05/2022 11:29:46 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns