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1697095

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Flats: Fire Prevention
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 support leaseholders living in buildings below 11 metres in height with fire remediation costs.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	19315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The responsibility for the costs of fixing historical building safety defects should rest with building owners. They should not pass these costs on to leaseholders but should seek to recover costs from those who were responsible for building unsafe homes.</p><p>We have undertaken extensive work over the last two years to review buildings under 11 metres which have been reported to us as having potential building safety issues. Almost all have proven not to need any intervention following detailed review.</p><p>In rare cases where remediation work is required in buildings under 11 metres, the Government has retrospectively extended the limitation period under Section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 enabling legal action against developers and contractors where works completed in the last 30 years made a dwelling not “fit for habitation”.</p><p>These rights include:</p><ul><li>extending the Defective Premises Act to 30 years retrospectively, so compensation can be sought from developers where homes have not been built to the appropriate standard and are not fit for habitation; and,</li><li>civil claims where products have caused or contributed to a dwelling being ‘not fit for habitation’.</li></ul> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 27/03/2024 10:42:48 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1692381

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) removing the limitation period for civil claims relating to childhood sexual abuse and (b) bringing forward legislative proposals to align the law in England and Wales with that in Scotland following the introduction of the Limitation (Child Abuse)(Scotland) Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	16085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises that it might take years, and in many cases decades, for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to come forward and feel ready to disclose their trauma. We will shortly consult on strengthening existing judicial guidance, and set out options to reform limitation law in child sexual abuse cases in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 07/03/2024 14:19:01 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1672734

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Tobacco: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether adult smokers will be required to present an identification document to retailers after the introduction of the generational ban on smoking.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	3461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for around 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom. Smoking causes around one in four cancer deaths in the UK and is responsible for just over 70% of all lung cancer deaths. No other consumer product kills up to two-thirds of its users. Smoking costs our country £17 billion a year and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service. Almost every minute of every day someone is admitted to hospital because of smoking, and up to 75,000 general practitioner appointments attributed to smoking each month, constituting over 100 appointments every hour.</p><p>This is why the Government is planning to create a smokefree generation by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 years old or younger this year will never be legally sold tobacco products. As per existing age of sale legislation, smokers will be required to produce identification if retailers are uncertain that they are above the legal smoking age.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/12/2023 14:48:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1672735

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of data from New Zealand on a generational ban on smoking.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	3462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for around 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom, causes around one in four cancer deaths and is responsible for just over 70% of all lung cancer deaths. No other consumer product kills up to two-thirds of its users. Smoking costs our country £17 billion a year and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service. Almost every minute of every day someone is admitted to hospital because of smoking, and up to 75,000 General Practice appointments attributed to smoking each month – over 100 appointments every hour.</p><p>This is why the Government is planning to create a smokefree generation by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 years old this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco products.</p><p>Modelling assumptions for the policy outline that one of our four scenarios modelled reflects the assumptions used in modelling from New Zealand. The document is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/651d3fdf6a6955000d78b29e/cp-949-II-stopping-the-start-annex-1-modelling-assumptions.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/651d3fdf6a6955000d78b29e/cp-949-II-stopping-the-start-annex-1-modelling-assumptions.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 14/12/2023 14:52:42 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

156275

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the income ISIL receives from oil fields; what steps he is taking to restrict this income; and whether this oil can find its way into the UK market.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	215102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>We, and our international partners, estimate that a significant portion of ISIL’s revenue comes from its sale of oil. Extortion is its other main source of funds. It is not possible accurately to estimate these revenues.</p><p>We assess that current oil production in ISIL held areas is a fraction of pre-conflict levels. Oil is used by ISIL, sold in areas under its control, and smuggled across borders. We do not have any evidence to suggest that oil from ISIL-controlled areas is reaching the UK.</p><p>Degrading ISIL’s finances is a key part of our strategy for defeating ISIL, and tackling the threat it poses to the UK and UK interests abroad.</p><p>We are working closely with coalition partners both to better understand the nature of ISIL’s finances and to disrupt them. It is vital that the international community works together to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 2170, which requires members to cut off ISIL’s sources of finance.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/11/2014 14:44:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

93485

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Park Homes: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will review the 10 per cent commission payable on the sale of a mobile or park home to the site owner under the Mobile Homes Act 1983.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	210659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Through the Mobile Homes Act 2013, the Government has marked its commitment to providing protection to park home owners and to enable them to sell their homes at the full market value without undue interference from site operators. The commission that the site owner is entitled to receive on the sale of a home is up to 10 per cent, and represents a legitimate income strand in running a park home business. It enables park home sites to be adequately managed and maintained. Where sites are not being properly managed local authorities have new enforcement powers to require compliance with licence conditions. In that context, there are no current plans to review the amount of commission payable on the sale of a park home, to the site owner.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/10/2014 15:45:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

92510

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new (a) primary and (b) secondary school places have been created in (i) Dartford constituency and (ii) Kent in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	209882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects information from local authorities on the number of school places (school capacity) in state-funded primary and secondary schools (except special schools) as part of the annual School Capacity Collection. The most recent data available relates to the position in May 2013 and can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a>.</p><p>In Kent, between May 2012 and May 2013, the number of places in schools deemed as primary schools increased by 960 and the number of places in schools deemed as secondary schools increased by 2,011. Schools that cross phases, for example middle schools, are deemed as either primary or secondary.</p><p>Data on the number of school places for the past 12 months is not yet available as this information is currently being collected from local authorities and will be published in due course. Information about the number of school places is not available at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/10/2014 16:28:16 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

92539

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Floods: Dartford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on flood defences in Dartford in the last 12 months; and what future such spending is planned in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	209884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Revenue spend</p><p> </p><p>The Dartford area covers three flood risk management systems and one major structure - the Dartford Creek Barrier.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Spend for last 12 months (£K)</p></td><td><p>Remaining budget for 2014/15 (£K)</p></td><td><p>Funding needs identified for 2015/16 (£K) (not yet approved)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames</p></td><td><p>71.1</p></td><td><p>59.7</p></td><td><p>80.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartford</p></td><td><p>4.4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Darent</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartford Creek Barrier</p></td><td><p>135.0</p></td><td><p>65.0</p></td><td><p>135.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Capital spend</p><p> </p><p>In the next 12 months we will carry out an initial assessment to assess flood risk in Dartford town centre from the fluvial River Darent at a cost of approximately £50K.</p><p> </p><p>Capital expenditure on the Dartford Creek Barrier has been as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Spend for last 12 months (£K)</p></td><td><p>Remaining budget for 2014/15 (£K)</p></td><td><p>Funding needs identified for 2015/16 (£K) (not yet approved)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartford Creek Barrier</p></td><td><p>65.0</p></td><td><p>120.0</p></td><td><p>200.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/10/2014 11:10:55 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

92703

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M25
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken was by drivers to travel (a) clockwise and (b) anti-clockwise between junction 29 and junction 2 of the M25.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	209885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, the last year for which full data is available, the average time taken to travel on the M25 between junction 29 and junction 2 was 15 minutes, 3 seconds clockwise and 14 minutes 39 seconds anti-clockwise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 17/10/2014 11:01:49 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

92714

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) Kent have claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years; and if he will estimate the annual cost to the public purse of such claims.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	209883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is publicly available. Benefit expenditure for parliamentary constituencies and local authorities is published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on Jobseeker’s Allowance caseloads is available at: <a href="http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/wizpopular.asp" target="_blank">http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/select/wizpopular.asp</a> by choosing “claimant count with rates and proportions” and following the steps to select the required geography and time period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/10/2014 13:56:55 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson