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1723436

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date	25/07/2024
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Correspondence
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 his Department plans to respond to the letter from the UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention of 12 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	1672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK welcomed the creation of the Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the issues raised in the Special Rapporteur's two recent letters, in the context of the UK's obligations under the Aarhus Convention.</p><p> </p><p>We will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 30/07/2024 16:00:18 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722516

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
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	St Vincent and the Grenadines: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 his Department is taking to help residents of the Union Island.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Hurricane Beryl passed through the Caribbean at the beginning of July, devastating several islands in the Grenadines, including Union. On 5th July, the Foreign Secretary responded by increasing available UK response funding up to £500,000. This money has allowed us to send emergency shelter kits (capable of supporting up to 4,000 people) and freshwater storage solutions (for over 1,600 families) to affected islands, which included Union Island. The UK also supported the deployment of C<em>aribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) </em>emergency response teams to assess needs and assist with relief, logistics and telecoms. St Vincent and the Grenadines also received US$1.86 million from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), to which the UK was a founder donor.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 25/07/2024 15:08:43 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722517

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of income tax exemption under the workplace nursery scheme in each year from (a) 2018-19 to (b) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost to the Exchequer and number of claimants of various tax reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated value of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions relief for “<em>Employer Supported Childcare including workplace nurseries</em>” can be found in the “Multiple_tax_types” worksheet of <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a65b3f96a5ec00137319e8/non_structural_cost_estimates_december_2023.ods" target="_blank">Estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs (December 2023)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The figures include three forms of employer-supported childcare (ESC): workplace nurseries, childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare. Use of these reliefs is not reportable to HMRC and so administrative data on their use is not available, nor is a detailed breakdown between the three forms of ESC. The introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and closure of childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare to new entrants leads to the continuing reduction in the cost of ESC.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 946 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:45:54 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722518

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of national insurance contributions that were exempted under workplace nursery schemes in each financial year between 2018-19 and 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>HMRC publishes the estimated cost to the Exchequer and number of claimants of various tax reliefs.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated value of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance Contributions relief for “<em>Employer Supported Childcare including workplace nurseries</em>” can be found in the “Multiple_tax_types” worksheet of <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65a65b3f96a5ec00137319e8/non_structural_cost_estimates_december_2023.ods" target="_blank">Estimated cost of non-structural tax reliefs (December 2023)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The figures include three forms of employer-supported childcare (ESC): workplace nurseries, childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare. Use of these reliefs is not reportable to HMRC and so administrative data on their use is not available, nor is a detailed breakdown between the three forms of ESC. The introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and closure of childcare vouchers and directly contracted childcare to new entrants leads to the continuing reduction in the cost of ESC.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 945 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:45:54 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722099

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Whipps Cross Hospital: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of rebuilding Whipps Cross Hospital; and what his expected timetable is for when this funding will be made available to Barts Health NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the immediate issues affecting the National Health Service and is determined to fix them. We also recognise the need for investment in our estate across the country, including at Whipps Cross University Hospital, North East London.</p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has asked for an urgent report on the degree to which the New Hospital Programme is funded and a realistic timetable for delivery. He will consider this carefully then report back to patients, clinicians and local communities to confirm revision, if any, to the schedule.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 24/07/2024 09:04:24 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth previous answer version 303 answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722105

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for regulating buy now pay later high cost credit providers; and if she will ensure that such regulation ensures consumers are able to access the financial ombudsman for redress for that form of credit.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Regulating Buy Now Pay Later products is crucial to protect people and deliver certainty for the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The government will be looking to work closely with all interested stakeholders and will set out its plans shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 23/07/2024 14:44:46 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722108

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who were (a) called forward and (b) authorised for evacuation during Operation Pitting but were not able to board flights have subsequently been resettled under pathway one of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an important commitment to resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of Afghans who were called forward and not able to board flights who have been subsequently resettled under ACRS Pathway 1 is not captured in the immigration statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of March 2024) around 30,100 people have been brought to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>So far 9,703 people have been resettled under ACRS Pathway 1.</li><li>A breakdown of the number of people that have been resettled under this pathway and the other Afghan resettlement routes since the evacuation in August 2021 may be seen in detail in the following table which was published as part of the last immigration statistics release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 23/07/2024 14:44:32 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722114

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average time was for a consignment entering Sevington Border Control Post to leave following (a) a physical inspection and (b) any other inspection in each week since 30 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Monitoring and enforcing the border controls introduced under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is undertaken collaboratively between bodies including Defra, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Border Force and HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Our checks are intelligence-led and based on biosecurity risk: It would be inappropriate for us to set out operational details such as the exact inspection details from 30 April.</p><p> </p><p>Checking details, such as time taken to review consignments, could be used by bad actors looking for exploitable elements of the border to facilitate illegal imports.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, this information is also commercially sensitive. HMG does not wish to impact trader choice of route as details of checks completed may advantage/disadvantage other ports as traders may BCP shop to find what appears on paper to be the “fastest route”.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 30/07/2024 14:36:31 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1722123

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timetable is for bringing section 31 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 into force.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Appropriate protections for victims of harassment or stalking are vital. We are carefully considering the measures within the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 and will provide an update on plans for implementation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 23/07/2024 11:26:26 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1721331

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Oil: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the judgement in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) UKSC 2022/0064, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of that judgement on existing licences for oil production.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	62
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department is considering the outcome of the Finch case and the potential impacts of this across its portfolio and cannot comment further at this time.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 22/07/2024 16:15:34 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy