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1360252

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date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Local Government: Renewable Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will offer support to local authorities replacing conventional diesel with HVO fuel to run their vehicle fleet.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	57037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) certificate trading scheme is successfully supporting a market for low carbon fuels in the UK, including biodiesel. Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a type of biodiesel. Those supplying HVO for use in road vehicles in the UK, and which meets sustainability criteria, are eligible for reward under the RTFO scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is no funding programme specifically for local authorities switching to fuel their existing fleets with HVO, and there are no current plans to introduce such a programme. The primary support for the wider deployment of HVO is the RTFO scheme, which provides a competitive market for a broad range of low carbon fuels.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are well placed to determine how best to decarbonise their vehicle fleets. The Department is supporting this through a grant provided by the Energy Savings Trust. This provides tailored outreach advice to local authorities in support of the development and implementation of their own transport decarbonisation strategies, including advice on the decarbonisation of their own vehicle fleets. Later this year the Department will also publish a transport decarbonisation toolkit for local authorities, which will provide guidance to support local areas to deliver more sustainable transport measures including decarbonising their own fleets.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 26/10/2021 12:55:41 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1360635

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
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 potential merits of the proposal to establish a Global Centre for Secure and Intelligent Regulatory Technologies in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	58552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to maintaining the UK’s position a world-leading destination for fintech.</p><p> </p><p>In line with this ambition, the Government is taking forward key recommendations of the independent Kalifa Review of UK Fintech as part of ensuring the UK remains at the global cutting edge of technology and innovation in financial services.</p><p> </p><p>Government funding for future years will be confirmed as part of the Spending Review which will be announced on 27th October.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/10/2021 13:59:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1360980

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the progress of the covid-19 vaccine rollout.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	903661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>Due to our successful COVID-19 vaccination programme we have now delivered over 83 million doses to people in England, including 3.6 million booster and third doses to the most vulnerable since September.</p><p>This has reduced the link between case numbers and hospitalisation, preventing the National Health Service from becoming overwhelmed and provided additional protection ahead of the winter.</p><p>Over 24.3million infections have been prevented and more than 127,000 lives saved to date.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 19/10/2021 16:39:19 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1360981

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	What steps his Department is taking to control the covid-19 outbreak during winter 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	903662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>On 14 September, we set out our plan to sustain the progress made in combatting the virus and prepare the country for future challenges.</p><p>The high level of vaccine protection has allowed us to live with COVID-19 without stringent restrictions. However, If the data suggests the National Health Service is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B.</p><p>The NHS is working to ensure appropriate operational plans are in place, including to meet potential increases in demand for emergency care.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 19/10/2021 16:12:56 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1360982

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of continual glucose monitors in treating diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	903663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not made any recent assessment. Commissioning decisions for the adoption of technology products in diabetes are guided by authoritative, evidence-based guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).</p><p>NICE has made a number of recommendations on continuous glucose monitoring in its suite of guidelines on diabetes, which are currently being updated. NICE will consider the evidence on and expects to publish its updated guidance in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 19/10/2021 16:29:58 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

1360983

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase patient access to GPs.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	903665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>On 14 October we published a comprehensive new plan to support general practitioners (GPs) and to make it easier for patients to see or speak to GPs and their teams.</p><p>Our plan is supported by a new £250 million Winter Access Fund to assist patients with urgent care needs to be seen by their practitioner on the same day, taking account of their preferences.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/10/2021 15:14:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1360984

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Eating Disorders: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help ensure adequate investment in eating disorder research.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	903667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>Mental health research is a strategic priority for the Departmental-funded National Institute for Health Research. We are increasing year on year spend in mental health research and invested £93 million in 2019/2020. We also fund the Eating Disorders Genetic Initiative, one of the largest eating disorders studies in England. In partnership with Beat, it aims to better understand what may lead to an eating disorder and how to improve treatments, both prevention and intervention.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 19/10/2021 16:47:16 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1360985

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of in-person GP appointments.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	903669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>On 14 October we published a comprehensive new plan to support general practitioners (GPs) and to make it easier for patients to see or speak to GPs and their teams.</p><p>Our plan is supported by a new £250 million Winter Access Fund to assist patients with urgent care needs to be seen by their practitioner on the same day, taking account of their preferences.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/10/2021 15:15:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1361097

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: 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 visa applications her Department has received for processing from citizens of Afghanistan since 1 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	58700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on visa applications and decisions by nationality of the applicant in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CFiona.McGrail%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb92b93b366304225d5d008d993d24002%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637703353482020059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=c1hhmV03q0XfAqbCaBgRsf79SLJ724x81aqfrZpp4ao%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of visa applications and decisions are published in tables Vis_D01 and Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F962146%2Fentry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx&amp;data=04%7C01%7CFiona.McGrail%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb92b93b366304225d5d008d993d24002%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637703353482030015%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=dxC%2BrDAXjcDuUO7phqyaEb8KoWVAGbMab5XuqRH5qeU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">entry clearance visas applications and outcomes</a> dataset. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the year ending September 2021 is scheduled for publication on 25 November, 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/10/2021 10:40:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361098

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Nigeria: Christianity
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 assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the killing of 3,240 Christians in Nigeria since January 2021 by Islamist groups; and what assistance she has offered to protect other Christians in similar situations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	58855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>We condemn violence against civilians of all religions in Nigeria. In the North East, terrorist groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa have killed individuals from Christian and Muslim communities. These groups target all those who do not subscribe to their extremist views. We are providing a comprehensive package of humanitarian and stabilisation assistance to support communities affected by the conflict.</p><p>We are committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. I restated this commitment in a Westminster Hall debate concerning freedom of religion or belief in Central Africa on 23 September. Promoting these rights is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities. The Prime Minister discussed a range of issues with President Buhari, including security, in the margins of the Global Education Summit in July. We continue to encourage the Nigerian Government to take urgent action to protect all those at risk of violence and implement long-term solutions that address the root causes of violence.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 26/10/2021 16:41:48 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon