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1646322

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to the public purse of Britannia group hotels for housing asylum seekers in (a) the UK, (b) the North West Region and (c) Halton Borough in the last (i) three, (ii) six, (iii) 12 and 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not release these costs due to commercial sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/06/2023 14:06:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1646095

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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	Industry: Odour Pollution
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 has he made of the adequacy of powers available to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to deal with prolonged industrial odours.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Owners of industrial, trade and business premises are expected to use the best practicable means available to reduce odours, effluvia and other potential sources of statutory nuisance emanating from their place of work in the first place. If this is not happening, then local authorities have powers through the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to investigate and issue abatement notices to stop the problem from re-occurring if they determine a statutory nuisance exists.</p><p> </p><p>For industrial installations, the Environment Agency and local authorities currently regulate odour pollution through conditions in environmental permits. Operators of these sites have to use appropriate measures or best available techniques (BAT or UKBAT where it exists) to develop management controls to prevent or, where that is not possible, to reduce them.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency uses permitting and enforcement tools to tackle odour pollution from the sites it regulates. These are used on a sliding scale ranging from advice and guidance to criminal prosecutions for serious pollution incidents, principally through powers from the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers the current legislation provides the Environment Agency and local authorities with the necessary powers to deal with these types of issues. The Environment Agency has an ongoing remit to review odour pollution measures and performance from the industrial sites that it regulates.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/06/2023 09:21:55 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1646096

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he made on the potential merits of future restrictions on salt mining in mid Cheshire in the context of the configuration of High Speed Rail 2.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>On 3 March 2023, HS2 Ltd published a report ‘Crewe to Manchester: Understanding the Ground Risk across the Cheshire Plain’ which can be found on the gov.uk website. This document provides a review of ground conditions, associated risks, and mitigation measures in place across the Cheshire Plain. In addition, HS2 Ltd continue to engage with the operators of the Salt Industry infrastructure in Cheshire to ensure their safe continued operations during the construction and operation of the proposed scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The areas related to the HS2 route over the Cheshire Salts are covered by Safeguarding Directions which are an established planning tool used to protect land required by major infrastructure projects. They require Local Planning Authorities to consult with HS2 Ltd on any undetermined planning applications. Safeguarding is periodically reviewed and updated during the project to reflect up to date land requirements.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 27/06/2023 08:26:26 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1646113

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Teachers' Review Body
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the School Teachers' Review Body Report 2023.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>As part of the normal pay round process, the independent School Teachers’ Review Body has submitted its report and recommendations to the Government on teacher pay for 2023/24. The Department is considering the recommendations and will publish the response and the report in the usual way, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/06/2023 12:41:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645721

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 steps she is taking to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade to benefit biodiversity, local communities, and the economy, while protecting global security. As part of this commitment, we are increasing our funding and will invest a further £30 million between 2022 and 2025. This includes through Defra’s grant scheme, the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which to date has supported 136 projects in over 60 countries, including projects to change behaviours, strengthen wildlife crime legislation, and help communities to protect the wildlife they rely on for their livelihoods.</p><p>We recognise the importance of regularly assessing the impact and effectiveness of our efforts to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. Most recently, in May 2022, an independent evaluation was carried out on Defra’s Biodiversity Funds, including the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. The evaluation found strong alignment with the aims of various Multilateral Environmental Agreements, particularly the Convention on Biodiversity, and that projects are highly aligned with the needs of the countries they operate in. The full report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwininitiative.org.uk%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2FMonitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4b97a161a62342b72c6908db723a6e7a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638229367502207105%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UYhYCBu28hQ082Av8FG%2Fo7ka6K38V5e1fBKOgklHAug%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/assets/uploads/Monitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 190218 question first answered 26/06/2023 08:19:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645751

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her policies in tackling the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade to benefit biodiversity, local communities, and the economy, while protecting global security. As part of this commitment, we are increasing our funding and will invest a further £30 million between 2022 and 2025. This includes through Defra’s grant scheme, the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which to date has supported 136 projects in over 60 countries, including projects to change behaviours, strengthen wildlife crime legislation, and help communities to protect the wildlife they rely on for their livelihoods.</p><p>We recognise the importance of regularly assessing the impact and effectiveness of our efforts to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. Most recently, in May 2022, an independent evaluation was carried out on Defra’s Biodiversity Funds, including the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. The evaluation found strong alignment with the aims of various Multilateral Environmental Agreements, particularly the Convention on Biodiversity, and that projects are highly aligned with the needs of the countries they operate in. The full report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwininitiative.org.uk%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2FMonitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4b97a161a62342b72c6908db723a6e7a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638229367502207105%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UYhYCBu28hQ082Av8FG%2Fo7ka6K38V5e1fBKOgklHAug%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/assets/uploads/Monitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 190188 question first answered 26/06/2023 08:19:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645333

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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	Mortality Rates
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 an assessment of the reasons for the trend in the level of excess deaths in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department will continue to monitor and report on levels of excess deaths. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities regularly publishes estimates of excess mortality in England. They adjust for population growth and ageing. This provides further insight on the causes of death driving the excess mortality over the last 12 months.</p><p>Whilst a detailed assessment of trends in the causes of excess deaths is not available, it is likely that a combination of factors has contributed, including high flu prevalence, the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, and health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.</p><p>On 24 January 2023, the Government announced that it will publish a Major Conditions Strategy and an interim report will be published in the summer. The strategy will set out a strong and coherent policy agenda that sets out a shift to integrated, whole-person care. The strategy will tackle conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality across the population in England including, cancers, cardiovascular disease, including stroke and diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, dementia, mental ill health and musculoskeletal conditions. Interventions set out in the strategy will aim to alleviate pressure on the health system, as well as support the government’s objective to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce ill-health related labour market inactivity.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/06/2023 16:53:10 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645334

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
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	Mortality Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of climate change on trends in the level of excess deaths.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	190005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are updating the evidence base on the health impacts of climate change through producing a United Kingdom focused report, ‘Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK’.</p><p>This report will consider a wide range of risks and opportunities of climate change impacts on health, including excess deaths where there is available evidence to determine estimations, as identified by the Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA). It will include an update of the estimates of direct and indirect climate-related health impacts using the UKCP18 climate projections, and reviews of the health impacts of multiple climate-related risks such as temperature, drought, outdoor and indoor air quality, vector-borne diseases, and net zero measures.</p><p>The report will inform local and national government and other relevant organisations of the health effects of climate change in the UK and identify research gaps and recommend actions for policy and practice where required. The fourth iteration of the report will be published in September 2023.</p><p>The previous report, third report, published in 2012 is available at the following link:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/371103/Health_Effects_of_Climate_Change_in_the_UK_2012_V13_with_cover_accessible.pdf</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/06/2023 09:08:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645046

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 trends in the number of dog attacks in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	189867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not collect this data. Hospital Episode Statistics published by NHS Digital include numbers of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) for hospital admissions in England that were caused by a dog bite or strike.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/06/2023 15:55:02 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645047

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 adequacy of dog breed-specific legislation.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	189868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to review Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The Government firmly believes that these restrictions play a very important part in our overall approach towards tackling dangerous dogs.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/06/2023 15:52:11 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury