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1602031

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to small businesses and local health services to protect them from economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	160271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We have strengthened our fight against economic crime through the publication of the landmark Economic Crime Plan in July 2019, which brought together government, law enforcement and the private sector in cooperation to deliver a whole system response to economic crime.</p><p>The total Spending Review 2021 settlement and the Economic Crime Levy represent an overall package of circa £400 million to tackle economic crime over the next three years, including fraud. This is in addition to the funding that the Home Office commits each year to the National Economic Crime Centre in the NCA, and police forces.</p><p>Tackling fraud requires a unified and co-ordinated response from government, law enforcement and the private sector to better protect the public and businesses of all sizes, reduce the impact on victims, and increase the disruption and prosecution of fraudsters. This is why the Home Office will shortly be publishing a new strategy to address the threat of fraud.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 13/03/2023 15:30:39 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1564466

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Influenza: 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 proportion of NHS staff have received the flu vaccination in (a) 2022 and (b) each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	117579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of frontline National Health Service healthcare workers (HCWs) vaccinated with the flu vaccine, for each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of HCWs with direct patient care where vaccination data has been provided</p></td><td><p>Numbers vaccinated</p></td><td><p>Percentage vaccine uptake</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022</p></td><td><p>1,105,078</p></td><td><p>461,803</p></td><td><p>41.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2021 to 28 February 2022</p></td><td><p>813,435</p></td><td><p>492,125</p></td><td><p>60.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021</p></td><td><p>1,124,370</p></td><td><p>863,792</p></td><td><p>76.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2019 to 28 February 2020</p></td><td><p>1,040,360</p></td><td><p>772,872</p></td><td><p>74.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2018 to 28 February 2019</p></td><td><p>1,051,851</p></td><td><p>739,187</p></td><td><p>70.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2017 to 28 February 2018</p></td><td><p>1,025,547</p></td><td><p>704,242</p></td><td><p>68.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Source:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-influenza-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2022-to-2023</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2021-to-2022</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2020-to-2021</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2019-to-2020</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2017-to-2018</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>All data is final end of season data apart from the 2022 to 2023 season.</li><li>This data is provisional monthly data (published on 22 December 2022) and may vary slightly following further data validation checks.</li><li>The 2022 to 2023 season includes independent sector health care providers. In previous seasons this data was reported as part of general practitioner data returns rather than as part of NHS Trusts in England.</li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/01/2023 10:11:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1506652

registered interest
date	12/09/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to cap the price of energy for GP surgeries.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	51650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme for non-domestic customers was announced on 21 September and details can be found at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fenergy-bill-relief-scheme-help-for-businesses-and-other-non-domestic-customers&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C35de873e2ab74e0d8aa208da9d625ba7%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637995343002692976%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=npp6lRcMxoUPPE9xpt7LC%2BxR6EjsHhdxNbMZz7kTNTI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-bill-relief-scheme-help-for-businesses-and-other-non-domestic-customers</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/09/2022 12:56:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1471405

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Company Cars: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking towards setting benefit-in-kind taxation rates for 2025-26; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of those rates on the adoption of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	20249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Like all taxes, benefit-in-kind tax rates for company cars, also known as Company Car Tax (CCT), are kept under review. The Government aims to announce CCT rates at least two years ahead of implementation to provide certainty for employers, employees and fleet operators.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/06/2022 13:41:04 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1471423

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to confirm Primary PE and Sports Premium funding allocations for young children.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	20250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The department is aware of the importance of giving primary schools as much notice as possible of the funding for the PE and sport premium in order to support its effective use. The department will confirm the level of funding for the PE and sport premium for the 2022/23 academic year in due course.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/06/2022 16:55:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1462995

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Cats: Animal Breeding
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 his Department will regulate cat breeding as part of the Post Implementation Review of The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 which is due by October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	2475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The 2018 Regulations are due to be reviewed five years after they came into force (2023) and so this will be an appropriate time to re-examine the scope of the Regulations and consider any changes.</p><p> </p><p>During the review we will consider all aspects of the Regulations, including whether there is a need to explore introducing licencing arrangements for cat breeders.</p><p> </p><p>As part of planning for this review, we are proactively working with partners, including local authorities, to collate data that can provide a picture of licensed and unlicensed activities involving animals in England. A wide range of stakeholders, key trade associations, and the Canine and Feline Sector Group will be integral to coordinating input from this diverse sector to inform Defra’s review.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/05/2022 16:48:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1452740

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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	Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will prevent local authorities from informing people that are intentionally homeless and cannot be supported.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	143666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to preventing homelessness and in 2021/22 we provided £310 million in funding through the Homelessness Prevention Grant to enable local authorities to implement their duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act. The Act is the most ambitious reform to homelessness legislation in decades, placing duties on local housing authorities to take reasonable steps to try to prevent and relieve a person’s homelessness. These duties apply irrespective of whether a person may be regarded as being ‘intentionally homeless’.</p><p>Households with a priority need whose homelessness has not been successfully prevented or relieved, are owed a lesser duty if they have become homeless intentionally than if they were homeless unintentionally. This ensures that resources, including temporary accommodation and access to settled housing, are prioritised effectively and accommodation is there for people who need it most. In such cases, a duty remains on the local authority to secure temporary accommodation, to provide reasonable opportunity for the household to find their own longer-term accommodation. The authority must also provide advice and assistance in any attempts the applicant might make to secure accommodation.</p><p>Intentionally homeless applicants are therefore entitled to assistance under the legislation and can be supported.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/03/2022 17:47:13 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1383517

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	PE and Sport Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce future plans for primary PE and sport premium funding.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	84349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The department is considering arrangements for the primary PE and sport premium for the 2022-23 academic year and beyond and will confirm the position as early as possible in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/12/2021 14:43:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1366156

registered interest
date	04/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses have been victims of criminal cyber attacks in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	69616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide the number of businesses who have been victims of criminal cyber attacks as the Home Office does not collate this information.</p><p>The Cyber Security Breaches Survey estimates the % of businesses each year that have reported a cyber security breach or attack. This surveys approximately 1,000 businesses per year.</p><p>The Cyber Security Breaches Survey includes businesses with 1 or more employees. Therefore these figures do not include sole traders. These estimates also exclude SIC A/ Agriculture as this sector is excluded from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/12/2021 14:57:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1364354

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buildings: VAT Zero Rating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to equalise the zero rate of VAT on new build construction with remediation costs faced by leaseholders in unsafe buildings.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	65431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government currently maintains a zero rate of VAT on the construction of new build residential homes.</p><p> </p><p>Remediation work may also qualify for a zero rate as ‘snagging’. This applies when the remediation work forms part of the original construction and the person requesting the remediation work is either the owner, developer, or contractor during the original construction works. Otherwise, remediation work falls under repair and maintenance and attracts the standard rate of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Going further would come at a cost to the Exchequer. Given this, the Government has no current plans to change the VAT treatment of construction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/11/2021 12:43:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland