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1506286

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date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department takes to help offenders find employment following their release from prison.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Increasing the number of prison leavers who get a steady job or access training after leaving custody is a priority for our department. This is because we know employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. The proportion of prison leavers released from custody employed at six months from their release has risen by almost two thirds to 23% between April 2021 and March 2022, but we will do more.</p><p>The Prisons Strategy White Paper includes rolling out dedicated Prison Employment Leads in 92 prisons to match prisoners to jobs. In those same prisons, we are rolling out Employment Hubs, where prisoners can access job opportunities and support writing applications and CVs.</p><p>We are also rolling out prison Employment Advisory Boards to link prisons with local industry to help prisoner leavers meet the needs of the local labour market.</p><p>Finally, New Futures Network, the prison service’s network of employment brokers, works with over 400 employers to find prisoners work in prison, on Release on Temporary Licence and on release.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/09/2022 07:55:00 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506287

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Carbon Emissions: Technology
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 to support new low carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports the development of new technology throughout its full technology development cycle. This starts with early-stage UKRI funding, progressing into mid to late-stage innovation funding such as the 4-year £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to demonstrate technology at pilot scale or on-site. This also includes the recently launched ARIA that focusses on high-risk disruptive innovation. Once the technology is ready for first commercial deployment the Government supports deployment through CfD auctions, and programmes like the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund. Finally, to establish an enduring marketplace for new low carbon technology the Government is developing, for example, business models for hydrogen, CCUS and greenhouse gas removal technology.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 09:04:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506288

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Research: Finance
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 his Department is taking to increase research and development spending.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>At the Spending Review 2021 (SR21), the Government committed to its largest ever sustained uplift in research and development (R&amp;D) funding, including the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) largest ever R&amp;D budget.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS, in recent months, has published how our R&amp;D settlement at SR21 will be allocated over the next three years.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, increasing private R&amp;D investment will be critical to reaching economy-wide R&amp;D investment of 2.4% of GDP by 2027. In July 2021, we published the Innovation Strategy, which aims to boost private sector R&amp;D investment across the whole of the UK by creating the conditions for all businesses to innovate and giving them the confidence to do so</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/09/2022 08:22:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506289

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Nuclear Power
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 to deliver new and advanced nuclear power in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government intends to take one project to Final Investment Decision (FID) this Parliament and two projects in the next Parliament, subject to necessary approvals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set up a new flagship body - ‘Great British Nuclear’ - to develop a resilient pipeline of projects. The Government appointed Simon Bowen to lead and help develop government proposals for this body.</p><p> </p><p>On the 2<sup>nd</sup> of September 2022, the Government launched the bid window for the £120 million Future Nuclear Enabling Fund. This fund will provide targeted support to potential new and advanced nuclear projects seeking to enter the UK nuclear market.</p><p> </p><p>This is additional to £210m for Rolls-Royce SMR which will be matched by industry.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 09:03:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506291

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Business: Regulation
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 to reduce the regulatory burden on UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Cutting red tape is a central part of the Government’s growth policy. The Government is carrying out a major cross-government drive to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law. This will aim to cut £1 billion of red tape for UK businesses, ease regulatory burdens and contribute to the Government’s mission to unite and level up the country.</p><p> </p><p>Through a reformed Better Regulation Framework we will foster alternatives to regulation, bear down on costs, and assess the effects of regulation on innovation and competition in order to deliver growth. Regulators will also work collaboratively with businesses to minimise the costs they face.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 49620 question first answered 22/09/2022 08:23:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506292

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Business
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 to ensure that UK businesses benefit from the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Cutting red tape is a central part of the Government’s growth policy. The Government is carrying out a major cross-government drive to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law. This will aim to cut £1 billion of red tape for UK businesses, ease regulatory burdens and contribute to the Government’s mission to unite and level up the country.</p><p> </p><p>Through a reformed Better Regulation Framework we will foster alternatives to regulation, bear down on costs, and assess the effects of regulation on innovation and competition in order to deliver growth. Regulators will also work collaboratively with businesses to minimise the costs they face.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 49619 question first answered 22/09/2022 08:23:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506293

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Foreign Investment in UK
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 recent progress his Department has made on securing business investment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Government secured £28.5 billion from Australian Investors for clean energy, technology and infrastructure. In addition, the Government has provided support to attract significant investment in manufacturing including Airbus’ August announcement of a £100m investment in Broughton to increase their wing production capacity. In the Life Sciences sector, the Government has worked to secure over £80 million R&amp;D investment by Smith and Nephew into their manufacturing facility in Melton near Hull.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/09/2022 08:24:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506296

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions against Russia on reducing trade with that country.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>With allies, we continue to impose the most severe economic sanctions Russia has faced, stifling the Russian economy.</p><p> </p><p>According to Department for International Trade analysis of HMRC trade data, UK-Russia trade in goods that is now wholly or partially sanctioned was worth £19bn in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Office for National Statistics analysis shows that UK goods exports to Russia in June 2022 were 67% lower than average monthly exports in the 12 months to February 2022, while UK goods imports from Russia were 97% lower. This was the lowest value of UK goods imports from Russia since records began in January 1997.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 26/09/2022 16:22:55 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506300

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase school places available for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The department is investing £2.6 billion between 2022 and 2025 to support local authorities to deliver new places and improve existing provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or who require alternative provision (AP). This represents a significant, transformational investment in new high needs provision. It will support local authorities to deliver new places in mainstream and special schools, as well as other specialist settings, and will also be used to improve the suitability and accessibility of existing buildings.</p><p>As part of this commitment, in March 2022, the department announced High Needs Provision Capital Allocations amounting to over £1.4 billion of new investment, focused on the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years. In June 2022, the department announced we will build up to 60 new, centrally delivered special and AP free schools. The application process for special schools opened on 10 June 2022.</p><p>This is alongside an increase in high needs revenue funding, which is rising by £1.65 billion over two years, between the 2021/22 and 2023/4 financial years. This is an increase of 21%, bringing total high needs revenue funding to over £9.7 billion by 2023/24. In addition, the department is continuing to work with local authorities with the highest dedicated schools grant deficits as part of the safety valve programme and the introduction of the Delivering Better Value programme.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/09/2022 12:07:40 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506301

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to attract (a) science, (b) technology, (c) engineering, and (d) mathematics teachers in disadvantaged areas.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The department has announced funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects for those training in the 2022/23 academic year. As graduates in these subjects attract the highest salaries outside teaching, we are offering a £24,000 tax-free bursary or a £26,000 tax-free scholarship in chemistry, computing, mathematics, and physics. This reflects the priority we place on training teachers to teach STEM subjects.</p><p>We are offering a Levelling Up Premium worth up to £3,000 tax-free annually for maths, physics, chemistry and computing teachers in the first five years of their careers, who choose to work in disadvantaged schools. This will support recruitment and retention of specialist teachers in these subjects and in the schools and areas that need them most.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/09/2022 13:06:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord