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1694909

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	Renewable Energy: Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to launch a consultation on the growth of community-run renewable energy schemes.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	17764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>We have been codesigning the consultation on the community energy sector via the Community Energy Contact Group (CECG). We intend to publish the consultation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/03/2024 12:23:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1694967

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill
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 call for evidence relating to potential regulations under the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill 2023.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	17766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government supported the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023, which gained Royal Assent on 20 July 2023. The Act will require immobilisers and forensic marking to be fitted as standard to specified new agricultural equipment such as All-Terrain Vehicles and quad bikes. The Act also provides a power for the Secretary of State to extend requirements to other equipment designed for use in agricultural or commercial activities, via secondary legislation.</p><p>A call for evidence was published last summer, seeking views on the details needed for the secondary legislation, targeted at those who may be affected by proposals, including the agricultural and construction sectors, manufacturers, dealers, retailers, tradespeople and law enforcement.</p><p>Over 200 responses to the call for evidence were received, and we have further engaged with manufacturers and retailers to discuss responses in detail. I am carefully considering responses before publishing the Government response.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 14/03/2024 12:26:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1692540

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Emergency Calls and Telemedicine: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will provide financial assistance to vulnerable customers reliant on (a) monitoring and (b) emergency call services where their equipment has to be upgraded as a result of BT's digital switchover.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	16065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The analogue landline network, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is a privately owned network and the decision to replace it with digital landlines has been made by the telecoms industry. Government has no formal role in the switchover process. While BT owns the largest amount of PSTN lines, this upgrade is not just confined to that company. This migration is due to necessity, as the PSTN is old and increasingly prone to failure. Retaining customers on the PSTN would mean a significant long-term risk to individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The switchover process means that certain devices and services which rely on analogue landlines, such as some telecare alarms, will need to be replaced. Upgrading these devices will ensure that they are compatible with a more secure underlying infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Since the switchover is not led by Government, there is no designated funding available from DSIT. Where telecare devices are provided by local authorities or the NHS, these organisations will need to ensure that telecare users have compatible devices. Telecare users should contact the organisation providing their devices, to discuss what support is available to them. We also encourage concerned customers to contact their Communication Provider (such as BT or VMO2) to understand their approach to the switchover and what support is available.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 04/03/2024 10:41:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1688126

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army officers transferred to Intermediate Regular Commissions in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	13486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the Army’s Regular Trade Trained Commission Conversions from Short Service Commissions to Intermediate Regular Commissions (IRC) over the last ten financial years (FY).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commission to IRC Contract Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2015-16 <sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>IRC Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>350</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>520</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>530</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>480</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>450</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>460</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>390</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>390</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army IRC (Direct Entry)</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army IRC (Late Entry)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Figures are for those who converted from the SSC to IRC for both Direct Entry and Late Entry officers.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>During financial year 2015/16 the New Employment Model (NEM) engagement was introduced. This resulted in a number of people moving between commission types. The Joint Personnel Administrative System (JPA) was updated to identify NEM engagements which reduced our ability to identify conversion of commissions. The step change from 2014-15 to 2015-16 was an Army workforce plan which sought to increase the commission conversion rates of officers.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Figures exclude promotions from Other Ranks to Officer i.e. Late Entry commissions.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/02/2024 13:38:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1686685

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are recorded as being on a waiting list for treatment more than once for the same condition.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	12493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Data is not collected based on the patient’s condition, but rather by what category of treatment they are waiting to receive. This Referral to Treatment data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/02/2024 17:25:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1685292

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agricultural Machinery: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will consult the Agricultural Engineers Association on the drafting of regulations under the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	11552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government supported the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023, which gained Royal Assent on 20 July 2023. The Act will require immobilisers and forensic marking to be fitted as standard to specified new agricultural equipment such as All-Terrain Vehicles and quad bikes. The Act provides a power for the Secretary of State to extend these requirements to other equipment designed for use in agricultural or commercial activities, via secondary legislation.</p><p>The Government committed to consult prior to introducing secondary legislation, to assess the feasibility of including hand-held power tools and larger agricultural equipment within the secondary legislation, and to ensure that practical considerations for manufacturers and retailers are considered fully.</p><p>A Call for Evidence was published, seeking views on these detailed matters and specifically targeted at those who may be affected by the proposals should they become legislation, including manufacturers, dealers, retailers, tradespeople and law enforcement practitioners. The call for evidence closed on 13 July and the Government’s response will be published in due course.</p><p>The Home Office is continuing to engage with stakeholders on the development of this legislation. I met retailers and manufacturers of power tools on 29 January to understand their views and the potential implications of this legislation, including the Agricultural Engineers Association.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 31/01/2024 15:35:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1685293

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Body Searches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy that police officers should not be able to strip and intimately search suspects of the opposite sex if the police officer self-identifies as the same gender as the person being searched.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	11553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>There are clear same-sex provisions set out in law in relation to the conduct of certain searches of persons by police officers.</p><p>It is not right, safe or respectful to detainees of either sex for officers to conduct such searches on the basis of gender self-identification. All strip and intimate searches must be carried out by an officer of the same sex as the person being searched.</p><p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has confirmed that it has withdrawn its guidance on searches by transgender officers and is conducting a thorough review.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/02/2024 15:00:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1683040

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Gaza: Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Second Church Estates Commissioner on 11 January 2023, Official Report, column 443, whether his Department has sought information on the (a) whereabouts and (b) wellbeing of staff from the Anglican al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza who were taken by the Israeli Defence Force.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	9977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive UK Governments that we do not comment on individual cases. However, we are concerned over reports about Israeli detention practices. The Government is clear that administrative detention should be used only where it is justified in accordance with international law. Those under detention should either be charged or released. The UK is committed to working with Israel to secure improvements in its detention practices and repeatedly calls on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law. The safety of humanitarian personnel and healthcare workers in Gaza is critical to enable aid to reach those who need it most.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 22/01/2024 10:47:17 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1681070

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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	Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to implement section 113 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 relating to the power for local authorities to take into account a developer's previous performance when determining planning applications.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	8877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Section 113 of the Levelling up and Regeneration Act 2013 gives local planning authorities the power to decline to consider planning applications from developers who have not completed or have been to slow completing earlier residential development in their area. It is an important part of the wider package of reforms in the Act to support the faster build out of residential development. We will be consulting on the detailed implementation of this package of reforms in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 15/01/2024 21:43:44 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

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