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1490522

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Distributive Trade: Conditions of Employment
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 steps he is taking to protect workers' rights in the retail and distribution sector in response to the Taylor Review.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	39815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting all workers across the UK and have recently brought forward several reforms which will help protect workers in the retail and distribution sector.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2022 we made sure 2.5 million people received a pay rise raising the National Minimum and National Living Wages. This was the largest ever cash increase to the National Living Wage and will put over £1,000 a year into a full-time workers’ pay packet, helping to ease cost of living pressures.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, on 6 July we brought forward legislation to widen the ban on exclusivity clauses, which restrict staff from working for multiple employers, to contracts where the guaranteed weekly income is equivalent to or below the Lower Earnings Limit of £123 a week.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 26/07/2022 13:10:38 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1490920

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect on domestic manufacturing of including carbon that is embedded in imports in calculations of the UK's carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	901188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK follows the agreed international approach for reporting greenhouse gas emissions, whereby countries report emissions produced within their territories.</p><p>We will continue to drive international co-operation to counter the risk of emissions offshoring and the Government will consult later this year on Carbon Leakage Mitigation options.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:54:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1490921

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the potential role of private finance in delivering COP26 objectives.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	901190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Action from private finance will be vital in helping to deliver many of the commitments made by countries and companies at COP26.</p><p>For example, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, representing over 130 trillion dollars, will have a key role to play in mobilising capital to support green projects in emerging economies.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:55:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1490922

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of global (a) GDP and (b) emissions generated by countries that have net zero commitments.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	901193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>When the UK took on the role of organising COP26 less than 30% of the global economy was covered by Net Zero targets.</p><p>As a result of the work the UK did with partners, by the time we got to COP26 over 90% of the world's economy was covered by Net Zero targets.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:55:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1490923

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the findings and recommendations of the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>I met with the chair of the Climate Change Committee following the publication of the report.</p><p>The Cabinet’s Climate Action Implementation Committee, which I chair, has also had an initial discussion on the findings of the report.</p><p>The Government will set out a formal response later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:54:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1490924

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Businesses: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of businesses in developing solutions to climate change.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	901195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Businesses absolutely drive the innovation in green technologies, both in terms of efficiency and also reduction in costs.</p><p>The wind, solar and electric vehicle sectors demonstrate what R&amp;D, innovation and economies of scale can do in terms of the expansion of clean technologies across the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:55:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1490925

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government policies to tackle climate change.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	901197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Over the last thirty years the UK has reduced its emissions by over 40% whilst GDP has gone up over 80%.</p><p>In recent years, we have decarbonised our economy faster than any other G7 nation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 17:01:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1490954

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 8 November 2021 to Question 68322 and 19 January 2022 to Question 105589 on Ministers: Leave, and with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 15 July 2021 on Government Transparency and Accountability, HCWS185, when the Government plans to present a report to Parliament setting out considerations and proposals on adoption and parental leave, absences for sickness and other reasons and unpaid roles.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	40823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Policy development in these areas is ongoing. It remains the Government's intention to lay a report before Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/09/2022 10:58:50 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1490955

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the staff turnover rate in her Department was in the last 12 months; and what recent assessment she has made the potential impact of staff turnover rates on her Department's ability to deliver its services.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	40899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>Turnover is defined as the rate at which employees leave the department for reasons outside of DWP’s control (i.e. resignations, retirements, transfers, dismissals) and excludes managed exits (all types) and fixed term appointment (FTA) staff who leave at contract end. The DWP turnover rate for the last twelve months (July 2021 to June 2022) is 12.1% for all staff.</p><p> </p><p>The turnover rate has been impacted by numbers of fixed-term and temporary colleagues in the underlying workforce as we have found turnover rates for these colleagues are significantly higher than permanent staff. However, that impact is expected to reduce due to activity to stabilise our workforce.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed, and continually review, comprehensive workforce plans across the business for the year that take into account a number of factors impacting headcount, including turnover. These plans ensure that future recruitment will maintain our headcount at the required level to meet our Strategic Objectives and continue to deliver our services to a high standard.</p> answering member constituency Hertford and Stortford answering member printed Julie Marson question first answered 15/09/2022 10:49:37 answering member 4768 label Biography information for Julie Marson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1490956

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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	Surgical Mesh Implants: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 17 January 2022 to Question 89649 on Surgical Mesh Implants: Bristol, if he will make an assessment of the performance of the Bristol Mesh Complications Specialist Service with their service specification; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Scottish Government's contract with Spire Healthcare in Bristol on (a) availability of surgeons and (b) the number of surgical procedures available at the Bristol Mesh Complications Specialist Service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	41014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>NHS England assessed the Bristol Mesh Complications Specialist Service to ensure it would be compliant with the specification prior to commencement of service in April 2022. An assessment of compliance will be made through the quality surveillance programme and associated peer review in due course.</p><p>We have no plans to make a specific assessment of the Scottish Government’s contract with Spire Healthcare. North Bristol NHS Trust does not make use of facilities at Spire Healthcare to deliver its vaginal mesh removal service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 05/09/2022 08:15:07 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy