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1719402

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Jewellery: Southport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support independent jewellers in Southport constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	27140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Independent jewellers in Southport and across the country have benefited from the extension of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief for 2024-25, a tax cut worth nearly £2.4 billion and a freeze to the small business multiplier for a fourth consecutive year, protecting over a million ratepayers from bill increases.</p><p>Government provided an unprecedented package of support for businesses with energy costs through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and the Energy Bill Discount Scheme. Together these schemes have provided around £7.5 billion to businesses for energy costs.</p><p>The industry led Retail Sector Council is developing a strategic approach for retail and continues to invite views on the opportunities and challenges for business set out in the recently published discussion paper Retail: The Great Enabler.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/05/2024 09:37:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1718788

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Community Relations: Urban Areas
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 his Department is taking to help promote community cohesion in (a) towns and (b) cities.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	26727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/05/2024 12:10:47 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1718037

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Shingles: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to help (i) facilitate and (ii) increase the voluntary uptake of the shingles vaccine by people aged 66 to 69 in (A) Southport and (B) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	26248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The current policy offers the shingles vaccine Shingrix to anyone who turned 65 or 70 years old on or after 1 September 2023, and to anyone aged 50 years old and over, which includes those aged 66 to 69 years old, who is at higher risk of serious complications as a result of having a severely weakened immune system, and who has been prioritised for vaccination by the National Health Service.</p><p>Healthy 66 to 69 year olds who do not have a severely weakened immune system are not currently eligible to receive the shingles vaccine, although they will become eligible when they turn 70 years old, as they would have done prior to 1 September 2023.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides public facing information, including translations into over 20 different languages, including braille, audio, large print, and British Sign Language, to help increase the uptake of the shingles vaccine and information for healthcare professionals.</p><p>Decisions regarding eligibility and the design of the current programme roll-out are based on clinical advice, including the independent advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, and follow a similar pattern to the 2013 roll-out of the single dose shingles vaccine. However, the Government recognises the concerns of those currently aged 65 to 69 and is looking at ways to improve our approach. This includes options for working with NHS England and the UKHSA to enhance the way in which eligibility for this immunisation is communicated to the public, but also considers potential wider changes.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/05/2024 16:13:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1718041

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps through the criminal justice system to support small businesses affected by criminal damage.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	26251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimates 623k criminal damage offences in the year ending December 2023, which is a decrease of -73.9% since year ending March 2010.</p><p>The Government is working to reduce crime against businesses. Police forces across England and Wales made a significant commitment to follow up on any available evidence where there is a reasonable chance it could lead them to catching a perpetrator and solving a crime. This is a substantial and meaningful commitment that we believe will help drive down crime, improve investigations and improve the criminal justice system outcomes to support all victims.</p><p>We are taking action to support the retail sector, including small, independent retailers. The Government’s plan – &quot;Fighting retail crime: more action&quot; was launched on 10 April and includes commitments to make it easier for small independent businesses to report crime to the police.</p><p>In 2021-22, the Home Office provided £75,000 to the National Business Crime Centre to support the creation of a retail crime hub on their website and to establish it as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for business crime. The crime hub hosts a range of information and crime prevention guidance for businesses, including specific resources for preventing shop theft and prolific offending: Business Support (nbcc.police.uk). The Home Office will be providing further funding to the NBCC to carry out commitments in the Government’s retail crime plan.</p><p>We know anti-social behaviour blights neighbourhoods, makes people’s lives a misery and stops businesses and individuals from flourishing. That is why last year the Government launched the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan to crack down on anti-social behaviour and restore public confidence that these crimes will be quickly and visibly punished.  Under the Plan, which is backed by £160m of funding, we are supporting increased patrols in anti-social behaviour hotspot areas, and making sure offenders are made to repair the damage they cause, in some cases within as little as 48 hours.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/05/2024 14:13:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1717668

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Nuclear Fusion: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps her Department has taken to support (a) companies and (b) individuals in the development of fusion technology.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	25945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has announced its plan to launch the Spherical Tokomak for Energy Production (STEP) procurement process on 22nd May. This multi-stage competition, which offers the chance to bid for up to hundreds of millions of pounds in the initial contract period until 2029, will seek to find industry partners in engineering and construction, to form a world-leading public-private alliance led by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS). Meanwhile, UK Research and Innovation invest in research grants for fusion, doctoral training and support fusion companies through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's prosperity partnership.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 17/05/2024 05:21:30 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1717670

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	25947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The statement I made on 21st May to Parliament provided clarity on the Government response to the Inquiry’s second interim report. The Scheme responds directly to and is in line with the recommendations made by the Infected Blood Inquiry in its second interim report, which considered the earlier study into compensation by Sir Robert Francis KC.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/05/2024 16:19:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1695535

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Eutelsat and OneWeb: Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the OneWeb and Eutelsat merger on the UK's (a) strategic economic interests in space and satellite technology and (b) wider economy.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	18284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>OneWeb’s merger with Eutelsat means the Government now has a significant stake in a larger and more diverse company, which will play an important role in securing UK interests in an increasingly competitive satellite communications sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Government retains certain rights in OneWeb. These provide a range of national security rights and ensure that the UK remains a preferred location for activity on a commercially competitive basis. The merger was approved by all relevant regulatory bodies in 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>OneWeb continues to innovate in the UK satellite communications sector, contributing to one of Government’s five critical technologies for the future.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 18283 question first answered 20/03/2024 11:41:58 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1682617

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Cancer: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the average time it takes for a child under the age of 18 diagnosed with cancer to start treatment.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	9930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>We have not made a specific assessment; the Department is taking steps to reduce cancer treatment waiting times across England, including the time between an urgent general practitioner referral and the commencement of treatment. Increasing the diagnosis and treatment referrals for cancers in young people, whilst reducing waiting times, is a priority for the Government. Although survival has more than doubled since the 1970s in the United Kingdom, there is more to be done to improve childhood cancer outcomes, including reducing waiting times between diagnosis and treatment.</p><p>The Government is working jointly with NHS England on implementing the delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlogs in elective care and plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help drive up and protect elective activity, including cancer diagnosis and treatment activity.</p><p>In the 2023/24 Operational Planning Guidance, NHS England announced it is providing over £390 million in cancer service development funding to Cancer Alliances in each of the next two years to support delivery of the strategy and the operational priorities for cancer which includes increasing and prioritising diagnostic and treatment capacity for cancer.</p><p>In addition, the National Health Service now offers all children and young people with cancer whole genome sequencing to enable more comprehensive and precise diagnosis, and access to more personalised treatments.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/01/2024 11:12:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1669884

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	1980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has reformed the Warm Home Discount in England and Wales to provide more rebates automatically and better target households in fuel poverty, who have low incomes and live in homes that are costly to heat. The Department’s official statistics for winter 2022/23 show that 95% of eligible households received an automatic rebate.</p><p>A three-year evaluation of the scheme will consider how successful the targeting is and the experience of beneficiaries.</p><p> </p><p>In Scotland, low-income working-age households apply to their energy supplier for a rebate, which may set their own eligibility criteria, subject to approval by the scheme administrator, Ofgem.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/11/2023 13:26:46 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1669903

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS: Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the AUKUS defence agreement on other sectors of the economy.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	1985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>In the two years following the AUKUS announcement, the UK continues to make good progress in working collaboratively with our UK defence industry to facilitate future opportunities attached to the AUKUS partnership including, but not exclusive, to: trade, R&amp;D, and defence innovation.</p><p>Innovation continues to be a priority across Defence, with a well-established innovation system - supported through the Defence Innovation Fund - spanning various areas of the Department. Through AUKUS, the UK is also seeking to ensure that defence and technology trade and exports are as frictionless as possible between AUKUS partner nations. Export control reform is key to removing the layers of red tape impeding collaboration between our defence industry and governments.</p><p>Progress continues to be made to ensure that businesses can participate in investment opportunities attached to AUKUS. UK businesses are behind the design and manufacture of the world's most advanced submarines. As a decades-long programme, AUKUS will create thousands of jobs and wider opportunities across different sectors of the economy. In the short-term, this endeavour will almost double the size of the UK's (Raynesway) site, creating 1,170 high-skilled jobs in Derby, alongside thousands of job vacancies across the UK in the defence sector and the wider economy, supporting the Prime Minister's commitment to levelling up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 1981 1982 1986 question first answered 22/11/2023 13:27:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore