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1679281

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Assistance: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many approvals have been sought from the European Commission for state aid in Northern Ireland since the coming into force of the Northern Ireland Protocol; what are these approvals; and what estimate they have made of the total amount of funds for which approval has been sought.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL1330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2024 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework addressed the risk of &quot;reach back&quot; of EU state aid rules and, based on past experience, ensures that more than 98% of aid can be granted without notification, preserving the functioning of the UK internal market. This sits alongside the uniquely generous arrangements for agricultural subsidies in Northern Ireland under the Framework. Under the old Protocol, there were 11 cases that required EU approval. Since the Windsor Framework, there has been only one such case, the Energy <del class="ministerial">Business</del> <ins class="ministerial">Bills</ins> Discount Scheme, which was resolved in order to ensure a UK-wide subsidy scheme, and continuing access to the EU market for all manufacturers in scope.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/01/2024 11:19:02 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2024 15:49:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 9756 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1678523

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	Chemicals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Chemicals Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	7408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Our strategy for chemicals is under careful consideration and will be relayed <ins class="ministerial">this </ins><del class="ministerial">next</del> year.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/01/2024 14:31:12 question first ministerially corrected 19/01/2024 09:28:32 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore previous answer version 9895 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1678376

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Pest Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many times pest control has been called onto the Parliamentary estate in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	7214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>A pest control expert is based on-site. The pest control team monitor and take steps to manage pests on the Parliamentary estate.</p><p>In the past three years a total of 1,180 requests for pest control have been made and the number for each year are given below:</p><ul><li>15/12/2020–14/12/2021: 227</li><li>15/12/2021–14/12/2022: 412</li><li>15/12/202<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del>–14/12/2023: 541</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 08/01/2024 13:17:51 question first ministerially corrected 12/01/2024 10:42:47 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 9857 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1678074

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders were removed from the country through a prison transfer agreement each year since 2010; and if he will list which countries were they removed to.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity. Where appropriate, the Government will also seek to permanently remove foreign criminals from the UK via the Early Removal Scheme once they have served the minimum required of their sentence. This is our best performing removal scheme with 5,262 Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) having been removed between January 2019 and June 2022.</p><p>The Home Office removed 16,676 foreign national offenders since January 2019 to September 2023. Published figures show that FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period.</p><p>Our new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Albania entered into force in May 2023 and we have signed a new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with the Philippines. We are looking to negotiate new Prisoner Transfer Agreements with key EU Member States and wider-world countries</p><p>Foreign national offender removals via Prisoner Transfer Agreements since 2010:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year:</p></td><td><p>Removals:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23</del><ins class="ministerial">33</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Countries or Territories we have removed foreign national offenders to via Prisoner Transfer Agreements since 2010:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>St Helena</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cayman</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Iraq</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Saudi</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/12/2023 16:11:26 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2024 09:48:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 8649 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1677976

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
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	High Rise Flats: Electrical Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers from Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 26 June (HL8412, HL8413 and HL8414), when they expect the Building Safety Regulator will undertake the cost benefit analysis of making regular inspections and testing of electrical installations in relevant buildings.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2023 answer text <p>Under Section 21 of the Building Safety Act, the Building Safety Regulator must carry out a cost-benefit analysis of making regular inspections of, and testing and reporting on, the condition of electrical installations in relevant buildings. <del class="ministerial">As outlined in Section 21 of the Act when it was passed in 2022, this</del> <ins class="ministerial">This </ins>report will be provided <ins class="ministerial">by 1 October 2026. </ins><del class="ministerial">within three years of the passage of the Act.</del> The Regulator remains on track for completing this activity within the agreed timeframe.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/12/2023 16:09:23 question first ministerially corrected 29/01/2024 12:38:23 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn previous answer version 9591 answering member printed Baroness Penn answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1677470

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 60 on Ukraine: Military Aid, whether any further contracts for the International Fund for Ukraine have been awarded.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	6404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>A further <del class="ministerial">five</del> <ins class="ministerial">seven</ins> International Fund for Ukraine contracts have been placed since 15 November 2023. The International Fund for Ukraine has now awarded <del class="ministerial">21</del> <ins class="ministerial">23</ins> contracts, with a total value of c. <del class="ministerial">£258</del> <ins class="ministerial">£298</ins> million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/12/2023 16:19:43 question first ministerially corrected 23/01/2024 10:17:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 7977 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1676933

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the letters of 3 October and 6 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare sent on behalf of a constituent regarding Minister Kitutu's visit.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	6124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Security Minister has responded on behalf of the Home Secretary to the letters of 3<sup>rd</sup> October and 6<sup>th</sup> November from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on 18<sup>th</sup> December 2023.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Security Minister will respond on behalf of the Home Secretary to the letters of 3<sup>rd</sup> October and 6<sup>th</sup> November from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare in due course.</ins></p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 19/12/2023 16:25:25 question first ministerially corrected 10/01/2024 10:04:43 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat previous answer version 8707 answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1675896

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Levelling Up Fund: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason County Durham was not selected as a Priority Place for Levelling Up Fund Round 3.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	5542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>For Round 3, funding was targeted to places assessed in need through the Levelling Up Needs metrics, which take into account skills, pay, productivity and health. These metrics draw on the extensive evidence base of what matters for levelling up, as set out in the Levelling Up White Paper, and represent our most up to date assessment of levelling up need. Further details of the selection methodology for Round 3 are set out in the published LUF R3 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/levelling-up-fund-round-3-explanatory-and-methodology-note-on-the-decision-making-process" target="_blank">Explanatory and Methodology Note</a> on Gov.uk.</p><p>County Durham has been awarded funding from multiple levelling up funds, including £146,000 from the Community Ownership Fund; £20 million from the Long-Term Plan for Towns; £836,000 from the Community Renewal Fund; £19 million from the Future High Streets Fund; £33 million from the Town Deal; £85,000 from the Levelling Up Parks Fund; and <ins class="ministerial">£30.8</ins> <del class="ministerial">£11</del> million from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. They were also awarded £20 million from round 1 of the Levelling Up Fund for the Bishop Auckland project, and £1.9 million in round 2 as part of the Transport Decarbonisation in the North East project.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 11/12/2023 15:16:34 question first ministerially corrected 18/12/2023 16:43:22 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young previous answer version 6487 answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1674987

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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: Old Oak Common Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower of 22 November (HL338), what assessment they have made of expected journey times between Old Oak Common and Bond Street via (1) the planned HS2 station at Euston and the Northern Line, and (2) the Elizabeth Line broken down into (a) in-vehicle time, (b) wait time, and (c) walking time.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>The breakdown of expected journey times between Old Oak Common and Bond Street via (1) the planned HS2 station at Euston and the Northern Line, and (2) the Elizabeth Line is shown in the table below. All times are shown in minutes.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Destination: Bond Street</p></td><td><p>In vehicle time</p></td><td><p>Walk time</p></td><td><p>Wait time</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Via HS2 to Euston/<del class="ministerial">Northern Line</del> <ins class="ministerial">London Underground</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.6</del> <ins class="ministerial">12.6</ins></p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24.6</del> <ins class="ministerial">30.6 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Via Old Oak Common/Elizabeth Line</p></td><td><p>9.8</p></td><td><p>13.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>24.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 15/12/2023 11:41:47 question first ministerially corrected 29/01/2024 11:24:03 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower previous answer version 7724 answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1675274

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
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	NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason students studying Masters of Pharmacy courses do not qualify for support from the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	5132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Learning Support Fund (LSF) is available <ins class="ministerial">broadly</ins><del class="ministerial">only</del> to those courses which were eligible for the NHS Bursary prior to the 2017 reforms, and therefore, subjects such as pharmacy are outside of the scope of the LSF arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/12/2023 15:46:56 question first ministerially corrected 21/12/2023 14:14:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 5737 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson