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1137027

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in the North East will be required to leave their properties during the transition to a new accommodation provider.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	273392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office and its accommodation providers are working closely to manage transition of services from G4S to Mears in the North East Yorkshire Humber region.</p><p>Mears continue in commercial discussion with their potential supply chain, sub-contractors and landlords; including on planned upgrades to the existing estate alongside the provisional acquisition of potential new properties that may also be brought in use during the AASC contract.</p><p>Information regarding the overall number of service users who will be required to change address during transition will be communicated pending the conclusion of ongoing commercial discussions and progression of property acquisition.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/07/2019 11:05:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1137029

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government provides to vulnerable asylum-seekers in the North East in the transition period between asylum accommodation contracts; and how the needs of those service-users are assessed.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	273393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office and its accommodation providers are working closely to plan, safeguard and minimise impacts on all service users during the transition of services from G4S to Mears in the North East Yorkshire Humber region. This includes the sharing of information in relation to service users’ needs so that providers can consider individual needs ahead of transition.</p><p>The ASSC and AIRE contract requires that all Providers comply with all relevant mandatory and statutory requirements and the Authority’s rules, guidance, instructions and policies, including safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. This includes recognising the indicators of a vulnerable or at risk person with specific needs, and responding appropriately to their needs. In addition UKVI’s Asylum Safeguarding Hub is working closely with providers to ensure a consistent and common framework and standard operating procedures for the identification of needs and safeguarding of vulnerable services users.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/07/2019 11:04:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1136629

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	Plastics: Bottles
	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 recent discussions he has had with soft drinks manufacturers on phasing out single-use plastic bottles.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	272774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We have not had discussions on phasing out single use plastic bottles. However, as part of our wider consultation on the introduction of a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, we have been working closely with soft drinks manufacturers and other stakeholders on proposals aimed at boosting recycling rates, reducing littering and recovering high quality materials for reprocessing. The consultation closed on 13 May and we will issue a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/07/2019 11:19:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1136860

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fisheries: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what programmes will be funded through the £10 million allocated for fisheries innovation South West announced in Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	273381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the government announced that £10 million from UK Research and Innovation will be invested into the fisheries and seafood industries to help ensure the UK is a world leader in safe, sustainable and productive fishing.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and Cefas will deliver this funding. I understand they expect to launch the fund shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/07/2019 10:03:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1136972

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on the soft drinks industry levy of research by Cancer Research UK linking obesity and cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	273450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review. New evidence related to fiscal interventions such as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is considered as part of the normal Budget process. As set out in Phase 2 of the Childhood Obesity Strategy, HMT will review the Soft Drinks Industry Levy exemption for milk-based drinks in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 07:26:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1136976

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coinage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the public purse has been spent on the creation of the new 50p coin to commemorate the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	273452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The cost of designing and producing commemorative coins is met by the Royal Mint out of its own revenues, at no cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 07:24:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1136929

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue accrued to the public purse in Vehicle Excise Duty on cars registered in London in each of the last three financial years; and what estimate he has made of the amount of that revenue which will accrue to the public purse in the next two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	273468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect Vehicle Excise duty (VED) data by region as place of registration has no bearing on road usage. For example, many company vehicles will be registered at a head office, but kept and used elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR publishes forecasts for national receipts in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook, available at the following link: <a href="http://www.obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2019/" target="_blank">www.obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2019/</a></p><p> </p><p>From 2020, English VED revenue will be hypothecated to the National Roads fund to deliver nationally significant schemes across the strategic road network, such as improvements to the M25.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 09:37:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1136933

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Red Diesel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Clean Air Strategy 2019, what progress he has made in reviewing current uses of red diesel to ensure that its lower cost is not discouraging the transition to cleaner alternatives.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	273471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>In April 2019 HMT and Defra published a summary of responses to the call for evidence on non-road mobile machinery and red diesel. HMRC also published a research paper on the same topic. These can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/792651/red_diesel_summary_of_responses_web.pdf</p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/791883/Non-agricultural_use_of_red_diesel_for_non-road_mobile_machinery_Research_Report.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to pursue policies to reduce the overall environmental impact of diesel use and encourage the uptake of alternatives in industries where a practical substitute for diesel engines is available.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and any changes are announced as part of the annual budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 09:38:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1136871

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Funerals: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the absence of devolved government, if she will consult on the potential merits of introducing a children’s funeral fund in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	273337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and as such is the responsibility of the Department for Communities (DfC). Information can be requested from the Permanent Secretary at DfC.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/07/2019 11:03:53 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1136939

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A19
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate funding to (a) improve road safety and (b) ensure sufficient capacity on the A19 in respect of traffic created by the Jade Business Park in Murton and the South of Seaham Garden Village.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	273378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department expects to publish decisions in the latter part of the year on funding for the strategic road network between 2020 and 2025. However, we have already announced our intention to provide a safety and congestion designated fund. Highways England will decide where best to allocate this funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/07/2019 11:04:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris