Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1312284

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the change in the level of personal debt in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	914840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on personal debt levels and to help people access the support they need to get their finances back on track.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works closely with the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to monitor financial difficulty through an annual survey and notes the Financial Conduct Authority’s biennial Financial Lives Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The latest findings from the Financial Lives Survey were published in February 2021. The findings include the impact of Covid-19 on people’s finances.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 27/04/2021 12:36:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1312285

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the potential merits of co-ordinated taxation of multinational companies.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	914860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of global efforts to update the international corporation tax framework in response to challenges created by digitisation, and it has played an active role at the OECD in helping to develop a comprehensive two-pillar solution.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has made it a priority of the UK’s G7 presidency to support progress towards a final agreement by mid-2021 and he has regular discussions with his counterparts on these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/04/2021 11:49:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1312303

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the requirement for photographic ID to vote will not disenfranchise blind and partially sighted people who are less likely to hold a passport or driving licence.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The list of approved photo ID will not be limited to UK passports or driving licences. A broad range of documents already in use will be accepted, including, for example, various concessionary travel passes, Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) cards, and photocard parking permits issued as part of the Blue Badge scheme. In addition, expired photographic ID will be accepted as long as the photograph is of a good enough likeness to allow polling station staff to confirm the identity of the holder.</p><p>For any voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic ID, a free, local Voter Card will be available from their local authority.</p><p>We will continue to work with the Electoral Commission and other stakeholders, including the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and a wide range of charities and civil society organisations, to make sure that Voter ID is rolled out in a way that is inclusive for all eligible voters.</p><p>Everyone who is eligible to vote will have the opportunity to do so.</p><p>As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of Voter ID, appropriate impact assessments will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 29/04/2021 11:01:23 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1312304

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the proportion of pupils for whom English is not their first language at home.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/04/2021 12:17:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312305

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the provision of education on preventing violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/04/2021 12:18:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312306

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Litter: Tobacco
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 steps his Department is taking to tackle tobacco waste litter.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We believe that the tobacco industry must take responsibility for the litter created by their products. Our most recent composition survey found cigarette butts represent 66% of all littered items, and preliminary research has shown an estimated cost to UK local authorities and other duty bodies of £40 million per year for the collection and disposal of littered cigarette butts, rising to £46 million when including those disposed of in public bins.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, I met with tobacco industry representatives and asked them to consider what more they could to address smoking related litter and whether a voluntary producer responsibility scheme could be developed for tobacco waste products.</p><p> </p><p>Having considered further evidence, the Government has now decided that a regulatory approach may now be required to ensure that the industry takes sufficient financial responsibility for the litter created by its products and to prevent them from undermining public health policy.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to commission new research into regulatory options this year, including consideration of extended producer responsibility principles.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Bill will allow us to legislate for extended producer responsibility schemes, which could be applied to tobacco products. Cigarette and tobacco product packaging is already covered by the proposed packaging producer responsibility scheme, which is currently undergoing a second phase of consultation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/04/2021 13:55:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312307

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the correlation between covid-19 infection and an increase in antibodies after contracting that virus.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>For the vast majority of people, COVID-19 induces a robust antibody response to natural infection within three weeks, which persists through to around three to six months. People with recent COVID-19 infection experience greater antibody levels following one dose of vaccine than those without recent infection. Work is ongoing to determine whether antibodies generated against currently prevalent COVID-19 variants will also protect against new variants. The correlate of protection for COVID-19 is not known yet, but evidence to date suggests that the levels of antibody strongly correlate with protection against future infections.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2021 12:02:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312308

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Referendums: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential for a Welsh independence referendum; and what steps he has taken to promote the Union.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>I have had no discussions with the Welsh Government on a Welsh independence referendum.</p><p> </p><p>The value to Wales of being part of a strong United Kingdom has been clearly demonstrated by the UK Government’s actions during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have safeguarded Welsh jobs through employment support schemes like the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and reduced transmission of Covid-19 through the successful rollout of the vaccine programme.</p><p> </p><p>We have protected Welsh jobs and businesses by ensuring trade continues to flow freely throughout the United Kingdom by virtue of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, and our programme of City and Growth Deals together with our local growth funds are helping to level up communities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government is progressing our ambitious plans to establish Freeports across the UK and, under the Union Connectivity Review, boost transport links between the nations of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 29/04/2021 08:47:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312309

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Remote Working: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking with trade unions to protect workers employed by large businesses against unfair treatment while working from home during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/04/2021 08:53:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312310

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	UK Youth Parliament: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department made an estimate of the running costs of the UK Youth Parliament by budget heading prior to inviting other organisations to bid to run it.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>DCMS monitors and reviews its grants in line with best practice. Before competing the grant for 2021/22, my department reviewed the previous UK Youth Parliament programme grants to estimate the grant recipient’s running costs for the 2021/22 programme using high level indicative budget headings.</p><p><br>By competing the grant for 2021/22, DCMS invited applicants to demonstrate how they would deliver the programme using the funding available, and were invited to demonstrate how they would secure external funding and partnerships to supplement the DCMS grant, as in previous years.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 29/04/2021 11:40:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith