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1507234

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact of single-use, disposable e-cigarettes.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	53477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Defra has made no assessment of the environmental impact of single-use, disposable e-cigarettes.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 28/09/2022 11:57:33 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1507236

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Planning: Green Belt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government will take steps to prevent overdevelopment of Green Belt land in its future planning reforms.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	53431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government has a manifesto commitment to protect and enhance the Green Belt. Our National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that a local authority should not propose to alter a Green Belt boundary unless there are exceptional circumstances and it can show at examination of the Local Plan that it has explored every other reasonable option: including using brownfield land or optimising the density of development. Within Green Belt, most types of new building are questioned and should be refused planning permission unless there are very special circumstances, as determined by the local authority. These strong protections for Green Belt land are to remain firmly in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/09/2022 10:03:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

1507239

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Recreation Spaces: Local Plans
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 the Government will take to ensure local authorities can put in place Local Plans which ensure the protection of local green spaces.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	53433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Local planning authorities must prepare a local plan as the primary basis for identifying what development is needed in an area, deciding where it should go and dealing with planning applications. Local Plans provide greater certainty for communities, businesses, and developers, enabling local areas to set out their strategy for future development and their approach to protecting and enhancing local character, as well as securing community buy in.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework acknowledges the importance that open and green space makes to achieving sustainable development. The Framework is clear that local planning authorities through their local plan, and local communities through their neighbourhood plan, can identify and protect green areas of particular importance to them by formally designating them as Local Green Space. This is then classed as a protected area by the Framework and policies for managing development within a Local Green Space should be consistent with those for Green Belts.</p><p>Whether to designate land as Local Green Space is a matter of local discretion. The space should be demonstrably special to the local community and hold a particular local significance, for example because of its beauty, historic significance, recreational value tranquillity or richness of its wildlife. This could be in rural or urban settings and can include space created as part of new development.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/09/2022 10:13:41 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

1507240

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Planning Permission: Appeals
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 the Government's policy is on the ability for the Planning Inspectorate to override planning decisions made by local councils.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	53434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The right of appeal following the refusal of an application is an important part of a planning system. The Planning Inspectorate are required to determine an appeal in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. <br> <br> Currently, around two thirds of appeals are refused.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/09/2022 10:16:15 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

1507309

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many official representations abroad ministers in his Department made in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2021-2022; in which countries those representations took place; in what capacity those representations were undertaken; and what the cost to the public purse was of each of those representations.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>In the financial year 2018-19, Ministers made five official representations abroad in their ministerial capacity. These representations were to Iceland, the United States of America, New Zealand, Uruguay and Chile. The cost of these was £17,807.66.</p><p> </p><p>In the financial year 2019-20, Ministers made one official representation abroad in their ministerial capacity. This representation was to Hungary. The cost of this was £240.68.</p><p> </p><p>In the financial year 2021-22, Ministers made three official representations abroad in their ministerial capacity. These representations were to India, Finland and Norway. The cost of these was £2,383.93.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the purpose and details of these visits are available in the Ministerial transparency returns, which are published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:50:14 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507310

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many official trade representations abroad did ministers from his Department make in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019–20 and (c) 2021–2022; and in which countries those representations took place.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Scotland visited Uruguay and Chile on an official trade representation in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Across the financial years 2018-19, 2019–20 and 2021–2022, Ministers from the Scotland Office visited Iceland, the United States of America, New Zealand, India, Finland and Norway to promote trade with Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the purpose and details of these visits are available in the Ministerial transparency returns, which are published on:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B%5D=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland&amp;parent=office-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:39:53 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507311

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Advocate General for Scotland and Scotland Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the running costs of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Advocate-General for Scotland were in each year 2015–2022; how much of the budget in each year was allocated to (a) staff costs, (b) maintenance, (c) travel costs and (d) other expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The running costs of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Advocate-General for Scotland in each year between 2015–2022, broken down by (a) staff costs, (b) maintenance, (c) travel costs and (d) other expenditure are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff </strong> <strong>Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maintenance (Accommodation Costs)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel </strong> <strong>Costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,926</p></td><td><p>£1,585</p></td><td><p>£587</p></td><td><p>£633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,821</p></td><td><p>£1,293</p></td><td><p>£628</p></td><td><p>£1,051</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,204</p></td><td><p>£1,620</p></td><td><p>£546</p></td><td><p>£950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>£6,838</p></td><td><p>£1,360</p></td><td><p>£643</p></td><td><p>£773</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,611</p></td><td><p>£1,591</p></td><td><p>£752</p></td><td><p>£1,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,806</p></td><td><p>£3,405</p></td><td><p>£119</p></td><td><p>£832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>£8,479</p></td><td><p>£1,865</p></td><td><p>£297</p></td><td><p>£564</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:36:16 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507313

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Expenditure and Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the (a) staffing levels and (b) running costs of his Department in (i) 2022–23 and (ii) 2023–24.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	53311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Spending Review Settlement agreed with HM Treasury voted the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General a Resource DEL provision (excluding depreciation) of £13.4m for 2022-23 and £13.7m for 2023-24. This calculation was based on a staffing structure across both offices of 137 in 2022-23 and 135 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 28/09/2022 09:47:09 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1507330

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Credits Ltd: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints under process by HMRC relate to Tax Credits Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC is unable to comment on named individuals, companies, or organisations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 53446 53447 question first answered 28/09/2022 08:22:23 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1507332

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Credits Ltd: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average amount of time it takes for HMRC to resolve complaints related to Tax Credits Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC is unable to comment on named individuals, companies, or organisations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 53445 53447 question first answered 28/09/2022 08:22:23 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day