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1342247

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church has taken to support the covid-19 vaccination programme.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>Support for the vaccine programme has been provided at the local and regional levels by clergy engaging pastorally in their communities, and the use of cathedrals and larger churches as vaccination centres. As part of the NHS-backed #GiveHope campaign, bishops and church leaders joined together in sharing video messages encouraging communities to seek accurate information on vaccines, hold local conversations, and to encourage one another to take up offers of vaccines: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/news-and-media/news-and-statements/bishops-and-church-leaders-target-covid-vaccination" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/news-and-media/news-and-statements/bishops-and-church-leaders-target-covid-vaccination</a></p><p>The Church has also been supporting VaccinAid, to encourage those who have been vaccinated to donate to enable other people around the world to have access to vaccines: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/news-and-media/news-releases/church-england-backs-vaccinaid-campaign-give-world-shot-help-defeat" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/news-and-media/news-releases/church-england-backs-vaccinaid-campaign-give-world-shot-help-defeat</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/07/2021 13:35:53 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342248

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Raising accessibility standards for new homes consultation, published on 8 September 2020, whether his Department has plans for all new homes to meet the accessible and adaptable standard proposed in that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 18 June to Question UIN 13060.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2021 12:08:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342249

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether he has plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control measures required by Intensive Care Units; what assessment his Department has made of the steps required to minimise the risk of hospital acquired infections; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no specific plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in intensive care units (ITU). However, we have committed to publish a National Infection Prevention Manual for England that will contain guidelines for IPC best practice across healthcare settings. All National Health Service providers will be expected to deliver care to the standards outlined in this guidance.</p><p>The United Kingdom IPC COVID-19 cell monitors and reviews emerging evidence and data and guidance on effective IPC. To support NHS trusts to assess compliance with COVID-19 guidelines in all clinical areas, including ITU, NHS England has a number of resources which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/infection-prevention-and-control-supporting-documentation/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/infection-prevention-and-control-supporting-documentation/</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/07/2021 12:03:56 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342250

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Landlords: 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 estimate he has made of the amount of covid-19 business support grants that has been allocated by the Government to non-resident landlords.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	25046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing to provide financial support via Local Authorities for businesses that are required to close, or which are severely affected by the restrictions put in place to tackle Covid-19 and save lives.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold any of the further data requested. Data on Government allocations to, and payments by, Local Authorities, for Government Business Support Grants, is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/07/2021 11:08:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1342253

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent car repair workshops from parking vehicles on streets or in residential parking areas.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	25048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities have existing powers to introduce Traffic Regulation Orders to restrict parking on their roads, where problems occur. They may prohibit parking altogether, or restrict it to particular times or types of user, e.g. residents. Local authorities are best placed to consider how to balance the needs of residents, emergency services, local businesses and those who work in and visit the area.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 08/07/2021 14:02:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1342254

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Plants: Imports
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 his Department has had with representatives of the ornamental horticulture industry on the effect of fees for the inspection of plant and tree imports from the EU on that industry.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	25066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>Defra took the decision to delay the introduction of fees for import checks of high-priority plants from the EU for 5 months to give businesses more time to prepare and adjust to the new charging arrangements. This has enabled an accurate calculation of the fees and allowed businesses more time to successfully implement the change. During this time, Defra communicated extensively with industry and stakeholder groups to ensure they were prepared for the new fees coming in.</p><p> </p><p>The methodology used to calculate fees for plant health services was agreed with trade following a fees review and consultation in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>It has long been UK Government policy to charge for many publicly provided goods and services. The standard approach is to set fees to recover the full costs of service delivery. This relieves the general taxpayer of costs, so that they are properly borne by users who benefit from a service. This allows for a more equitable distribution of public resources and enables lower public expenditure and borrowing. Defra plant health services operate in line with that principle and have done for many years. Plant health fees are reviewed regularly and adjusted to ensure no under, or over, recovery of costs and amended as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/07/2021 14:40:37 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1342255

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
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	Domestic Waste: Recycling
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local councils for the purposes of improving waste and recycling services for household waste.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>As part of the Government's Resource and Waste Strategy, published in 2019, Defra launched consultations on introducing major changes to recycling services through a suite of collection and packaging reforms. These reforms include introducing consistency in recycling; Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging; and a Deposit Return Scheme.</p><p>The reform on consistency in recycling aims to help reduce confusion, and thereby improve the quantity and quality of what we recycle both at home and at work.</p><p>Following support for the proposals in our 2019 consultation on 'Consistency in Household and Business Recycling Collections in England,' we have introduced legislation through the Environment Bill that requires all local authorities in England to make arrangements for a core set of materials to be collected for recycling from households. This core set includes: paper and card; plastic; glass; metal; food waste and garden waste.</p><p>On 7 May we published a second consultation on recycling consistency. The consultation is seeking further views on recycling consistency, including the materials in scope, exemptions and statutory guidance. We intend to provide further detail on the requirements outlined in the Environment Bill in secondary legislation. Even though these regulations will have effect in England only, as a matter of good practice we will inform Devolved Administrations of our regulations once they are drafted.</p><p>Any new financial burdens introduced through new statutory duties on local authorities will be assessed and the net additional cost covered by the Government. We are working to assess net additional costs to local authorities and will continue to engage with local authorities on the cost estimates, as well as the appropriate timing for funding to be provided to authorities, to enable sufficient lead-in time ahead of the introduction of recycling consistency reforms.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/07/2021 13:42:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342256

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter from the Information Commissioner’s Office of 24 March 2021 entitled, Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) Decision notice, reference IC-44478-C9Q4, whether his Department has complied with the Commissioner’s requirement for his Department to disclose the nine sets of minutes from the Windrush Commemorative Committee produced from June 2018 to 8 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	24879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has disclosed the information to the requester.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 08/07/2021 15:01:46 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

1342258

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on ensuring that new build homes are built according to the plans for those homes agreed by the local authority's planning committee.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control, including against new built homes which do not conform to the planning permission. Local authorities already have a wide range of planning enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, and as the Planning for the Future White Paper highlighted, we want to strengthen these powers and sanctions.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework emphasises that effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system, and further guidance on enforcement for local planning authorities is set out in our planning practice guidance.</p><p>My Department does not collect data on enforcement notices served against different types of development so has no data available about enforcement action against new built homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25128 25129 question first answered 09/07/2021 12:09:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1342259

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of new build homes built in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019 in England that have breached the terms of the planning permission agreed by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that effective enforcement is important to tackle breaches of planning control, including against new built homes which do not conform to the planning permission. Local authorities already have a wide range of planning enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance, and as the Planning for the Future White Paper highlighted, we want to strengthen these powers and sanctions.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework emphasises that effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system, and further guidance on enforcement for local planning authorities is set out in our planning practice guidance.</p><p>My Department does not collect data on enforcement notices served against different types of development so has no data available about enforcement action against new built homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 25127 25129 question first answered 09/07/2021 12:09:37 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda