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1670255

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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	Deer: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the deer management strategy.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	2049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Native wild deer are an important component of our landscape but if left unchecked, they can cause serious problems to agricultural crops, tree planting schemes, conservation and biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>In the England Trees Action Plan and Environmental Improvement Plan, we committed to addressing these pressures through developing a National Deer Management Strategy. This strategy will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/11/2023 16:58:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1670256

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Lotteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 203179 on People's Postcode Lottery, if she will publish a consultation on removing the charity lottery annual sales limits.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	2050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the response to WPQ 203179, the annual sales limits for society lotteries were reviewed 12 months after the reforms were implemented in 2020. The review concluded it was too soon to reach any firm view on the impact of the reforms, and that more data on the growth of the sector was needed before considering any further changes. I therefore have no current plans for a consultation.</p><p>My officials and I will continue working with the Gambling Commission, as part of its regulatory role, to keep the sector under review.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/11/2023 14:10:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1665672

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	People's Postcode Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number charities that are funded through the charity lotteries managed by People’s Postcode Lottery that reached their annual sales limit in the last 12 months; and if her Department will bring forward legislative proposals to raise those limits.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	203179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of society lotteries as a fundraising tool for charities and other organisations. Society lotteries are a vital source of funds for these organisations, raising over £400 million a year.</p><p>In 2020, we legislated to raise the annual sales limit for large society lotteries from £10 million to £50 million. Each organisation with a society lottery licence is therefore able to sell up to £50 million of tickets per year. Most society lottery operators have sales well within this annual limit, meaning there is plenty of scope for them to continue to grow.</p><p>The People’s Postcode Lottery (PPL) has indicated that 4 trusts are at the £50m limit and 10 trusts are expected to reach it by 2025. We have shared advice with PPL on mechanisms under the current framework that could help alleviate the pressure on their higher selling trusts.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2023 13:38:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1665694

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	Pesticides: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Health and Safety Executive requires people to have specific accreditation to purchase rodenticide from vendors.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	203180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the regulation of biocidal products in the Great Britain, which include rodenticides.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that the risks associated with professional use of anticoagulant rodenticides could be properly managed, the UK Government and stakeholders agreed that rodenticide stewardship was needed. The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK (CRRU UK) has developed a stewardship regime in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>One component of CRRU’s stewardship regime is that for professional use of rodenticides, verification of competence is required at the point of sale, in order to ensure that only those who are trained in proper use and risk mitigation measures can use such products.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/10/2023 16:40:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1659483

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken steps to pilot the use of acoustic cameras to identify vehicles that breach noise limits.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	198589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The results of the Department’s initial research into the use of a prototype noise camera for the detection of excessively noisy vehicles was published in August 2021. This research showed that the technology demonstrated some potential, but required further development to be suitable for enforcement.</p><p> </p><p>Further trials were commissioned in 2022, which included the assessment of the latest noise camera technology on a test track and at the roadside. Roadside trials commenced on 18 October 2022 and finished on 1 February 2023. The Department is awaiting a final report of the trial outcomes before considering next steps.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/09/2023 08:36:01 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1658661

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
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	Water: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that his proposals to reform the nutrient neutrality regime accommodate schemes already agreed with (a) Natural England and (b) local planning authorities.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	197978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is acting to unblock 100,000 homes and to address the underlying sources of nutrient pollution. The Government has made £280 million funding available to Natural England to enable the current approach to mitigation schemes and associated credit markets to evolve</p><p>Under the new arrangements, Natural England, DEFRA, and DLUHC will work with local authorities and third parties to deliver strategic interventions which can reduce excess nutrients and support the recovery of protected sites. This will build on current mitigation schemes and engage with the future pipeline of potential schemes, across the public, private and conservation sectors.</p><p>Our ambition is to move as quickly as possible to ensure real world environmental benefits are secured alongside new housing delivery. This means establishing a strategic approach for catchments that offsets the limited nutrients outflow from new housing at the same time as starting to restore Habitats Sites which are in a poor condition due to excess nutrients.</p><p>The expertise of local authorities and Natural England will be hugely valuable in targeting interventions to the right places, thereby maximising benefits for water quality, people, and nature.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 11/09/2023 16:30:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1652297

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish audit reports of the Palestinian Recovery and Development Programme.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	193539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Following Official Development Assistance (ODA) prioritisation exercises undertaken in March 2021, the UK no longer provides direct financial aid to the Palestinian Authority. All UK support to the Palestinian Authority is provided through technical advice, procured through commercial suppliers. The audits in question for the Palestinian Recovery and Development Programme relate to UK funding provided through the World Bank to the Palestinian Authority. Therefore, the UK is not the sole owner of the audit reports and is unable to release them unilaterally.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/07/2023 15:18:15 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1644181

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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	National Park Authorities: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the provisions in her Department's guidance for the appointment of Parish Councillors to National Park Authorities which exclude co-opted councillors are mandatory and enforceable by the National Park Authority.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	189130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>National Park Authorities do not appoint members to their boards. Parish members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs following an election among the eligible parishes. It is our policy that only democratically elected Parish Councillors are eligible. This is to ensure that those seats on the board provide the vital democratic legitimacy and accountability that Parish and Local Authority members bring to National Park Authority boards.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 19/06/2023 09:40:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1644187

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken through the UN Human Rights Council to help implement the recommendations on freedom of religion or belief in the Bishop of Truro’s 2019 Independent Review for the UK Foreign Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Office Support for Persecuted Christians.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	189131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Bishop of Truro's review provided recommendations for a Government response to support members of all faiths, beliefs, and those of no religious belief. We have taken forward the 22 recommendations in a way that makes a real change for everyone persecuted because of their religion or belief.</p><p>We continue to work with UN and other multilateral fora to promote Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. FoRB was a key strand of our successful campaign to be re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the term January 2021 to December 2023. In March 2021, Lord Ahmad hosted a meeting at the UN Security Council to raise awareness of persecution of religious minorities in conflict zones such as Libya, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. On 14 June 2023, the UN Security Council adopted unanimously a UK-UAE co-penned resolution on Tolerance and International Peace and Security, including wording on FoRB.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 189132 189133 189138 question first answered 19/06/2023 15:27:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1644188

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK has (a) initiated and (b) supported any UN Human Rights Council resolutions to combat intolerance relating to religion or belief since the Bishop of Truro’s 2019 Independent Review for the UK Foreign Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Office Support for Persecuted Christians.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	189132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Bishop of Truro's review provided recommendations for a Government response to support members of all faiths, beliefs, and those of no religious belief. We have taken forward the 22 recommendations in a way that makes a real change for everyone persecuted because of their religion or belief.</p><p>We continue to work with UN and other multilateral fora to promote Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. FoRB was a key strand of our successful campaign to be re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the term January 2021 to December 2023. In March 2021, Lord Ahmad hosted a meeting at the UN Security Council to raise awareness of persecution of religious minorities in conflict zones such as Libya, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. On 14 June 2023, the UN Security Council adopted unanimously a UK-UAE co-penned resolution on Tolerance and International Peace and Security, including wording on FoRB.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 189131 189133 189138 question first answered 19/06/2023 15:27:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne