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1608932

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Deposit Return Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on new deposit return schemes in England.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	904416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recently published its response to the 2021 consultation on introducing a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Deposit Return Scheme will launch in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland from 1 October 2025. Cabinet discusses a range of issues and those discussions are confidential.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/03/2023 11:52:19 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1608933

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Flood Control: North Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department has taken to reduce storm overflows in North Devon constituency.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	904418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>We are requiring water companies to deliver their largest ever infrastructure investment worth £56 billion over 25 years. South West Water are now required to undertake improvements to storm overflows in your constituency for example by increasing capacity of storm storage. I have also asked every water and sewerage company in the country to provide an action plan for every storm overflow, including South West Water.</p><p> </p><p>We are driving increases in monitoring across the country with coverage increasing from 7% in 2010 under Labour to around 90% today, and 100% by the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/03/2023 11:51:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1608292

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Access for All programme; whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating that programme.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	175605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department continues to support and fund the Access for All programme. Since its inception in 2006, the programme has installed around £900m worth of accessible, step free routes at over 200 stations plus a range of smaller scale access improvements at around 1500 stations, across Britain. We are currently assessing over 300 station nominations in anticipation of a further round of funding beyond 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/03/2023 14:07:30 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1608355

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
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 her Department has made of the impact of dog breeding regulations on breeders who breed two or fewer litters per year.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	175624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations) anyone in the business of breeding and selling dogs and/or who breeds three or more litters in a twelve-month period needs to have a valid licence from their local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The 2018 Regulations are targeted at businesses and individuals/operators which operate on a commercial basis. They are not intended to capture or regulate hobby breeders. We are currently conducting a post-implementation review of the 2018 Regulations which will consider the need for any refinements in light of evidence provided by stakeholders, licensed and unlicensed dog breeders, and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/03/2023 16:22:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1608356

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
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 she has made of the effectiveness of the Petfished campaign in providing information to potential puppy buyers on sourcing a puppy responsibly; and whether she plans to run further education campaigns to help puppy buyers acquire dogs responsibly.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	175625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Our analysis of the Petfished campaign indicates that it has successfully delivered key messages about the responsible purchase or rehoming of cats and dogs. Those key messages remain available to the public on the Petfished website which can be found here: <a href="https://getyourpetsafely.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Petfished – Learn how to spot the signs of a deceitful pet seller (getyourpetsafely.campaign.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra keeps its public messaging campaigns under review and will consider conducting further campaigns to support the responsible purchasing of pets where there are clear benefits.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/03/2023 16:30:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1608358

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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	Cold Weather Payments and Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the value of the (a) winter fuel payment and (b) cold weather payment in the context of increases in cost of fuel and energy.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	175757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>In recognition of the current high cost of living, pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment in 2022/23 and 2023/24 have received, or will receive, an extra Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household. The combined winter fuel and Cost of Living Payments are therefore £500 for households containing someone between State Pension age and 79, and £600 for those containing someone aged 80 or over.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to review the current value of Cold Weather Payments paid to eligible people in England and Wales. The Scottish Government has introduced the Winter Heating Payment scheme, to replace Cold Weather Payments for people living in Scotland.</p><p /> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/03/2023 15:04:22 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1608444

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delay in the publication of the Public Health Grant Allocation for 2023/24; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this delay on councils and their ability to plan effectively for the new financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Local Authority Public Health Grant allocations are not required to be published by a specific date. The Public Health Grant allocations for 2023/24 were published on 14 March 2023. Publication dates for allocations in the three previous years were 17 March 2020, 16 March 2021, and 7 February 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the need to offer local authorities as much certainty as possible, we have also published the indicative allocations for 2024/25 and aim to confirm these by the end of the calendar year.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/03/2023 15:52:09 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1607646

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what factors they will consider when deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Ministers consider a range of factors when deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, including the time and resources to mount a campaign, the potential benefits and the impact on other international elections.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 30/03/2023 10:22:04 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1607696

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime: Smart Devices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to help prevent the illegal sale of devices to hack vehicles' Bluetooth devices and access people's personal mobile phone data.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime.</p><p>We are working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce vehicle crime.</p><p>A vehicle crime intelligence group has been set up to monitor emerging trends in vehicle crime, such as devices used to steal vehicles and ways in which criminals can exploit new vehicle technology. This group provides a link between the Home Office, police, vehicle manufacturers and Thatcham Research, the automotive insurer’s research centre.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/03/2023 14:31:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1607697

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold further discussions with rail operators and representatives to help prevent delays and cancellations to train services due to industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the recent cancellation of strikes by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and the restart of discussions with the Rail Delivery Group on its fair and reasonable two-year pay offer. We urge RMT to allow its members to have a say, as they did for the Network Rail two-year offer.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has played its part in helping to facilitate and improve communication between the Unions and the rail industry. Where necessary, I will continue to facilitate open and constructive discussions to make progress and help the parties resolve the dispute.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 30/03/2023 13:58:48 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon