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1606015

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has made to ensure charities contracted by (a) government departments, (b) local authorities and (c) NHS bodies to deliver public services can pay their operational costs including paying a fair wage.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	170572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>It is a legal obligation that employers pay the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage, introduced by this Conservative Government, and the National Minimum Wage for workers under 23. Departments can also require suppliers to pay above these rates, such as the London Living Wage, where it is relevant to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Sourcing Playbook sets out the Government's policies with regards to outsourcing. It was introduced to improve decision making and the quality of contracts government places with suppliers. The Playbook is focussed on getting things right from the start, and includes 11 key policies which help government and industry work together to deliver high quality public services while maximising value for money.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>By getting things right from the start and driving better contracting with the private sector, the playbook policies prioritise high quality outcomes, whilst also driving efficiencies and savings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 28/03/2023 12:48:37 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

1606783

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Investment Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to paragraph 4.117 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, how much funding he plans to allocate to a successful region under the Investment Zones policy over (a) one year and b) five years.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	172390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Investment Zones <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Finvestment-zones&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C29558d499e6247e9ff7608db2f6b0c02%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638155909030848812%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OLeseGURjOLTods6Fwfo47CUdve4jWyWKJSTdO0W75I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">policy prospectus</a>, officials will work in partnership with places, and their local stakeholders, to co-develop their Investment Zone proposals.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 172411 question first answered 28/03/2023 16:37:52 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1607032

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow leaseholders to buy the freehold of their property; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	172997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government wishes to extend the benefits of freehold ownership to more homeowners.</p><p>That is why we have committed to end the sale of new leasehold houses, and to reinvigorate commonhold so it can finally be a genuine alternative to leasehold. We will make it easier for leaseholders to purchase the freehold of their building, and take control of their building, by enhancing enfranchisement and the Right to Manage.</p><p>We will set out our next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/03/2023 16:05:25 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1607033

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of holding a census every five years.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	173071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A response to the Hon gentlemen Parliamentary Question of 24th March 2023 is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/04/2023 16:37:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ173071 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1607034

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to produce a workforce plan for SEND and Alternative Provision staff before the end of this parliamentary Session.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	173030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, published on 2 March 2023, set out that the department will work with the Department of Health and Social Care to take a joint approach to SEND workforce planning, informed by a stronger evidence base. We will establish a steering group this year to oversee this work. Further details on the steering group will be provided in due course.</p><p>Oversight of our reforms will be driven by a new national SEND and AP Implementation Board, jointly chaired by Education and Health Ministers.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 03/04/2023 14:37:56 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1607035

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Marine Environment
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 she is taking to protect (a) puffins, (b) kittiwakes and \(c) other marine life from the industrial fishing of their food source of sandeels; and whether she is taking steps to (i) ban and (ii) restrict supertrawlers from access to UK waters.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	173115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the effects on the marine ecosystem from the removal of forage fish, like sandeels, by industrial fishing. Defra is presently consulting on spatial management measures for industrial fishing for sandeel in English waters of the North Sea. These proposed measures will deliver greater resilience for our sandeel stocks, as well as species which rely on them as a food source, including vulnerable seabirds, commercially valuable fish and marine mammals.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering our policies for large pelagic trawlers, commonly known as supertrawlers, and working to develop more robust management of the non-quota species which these vessels are targeting alongside quota stocks. Any action needs to be evidence-based and in line with the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) continues to monitor fishing activity in English waters with dedicated enforcement and surveillance work to protect fisheries, including offshore patrol vessels for at-sea surveillance.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 29/03/2023 09:57:54 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1607036

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Angling: Environmental Information Regulations 2004
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits for anglers of maintaining the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	173116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra is in the process of analysing and assessing its retained EU law stock to determine what should be preserved as part of domestic law, and what should be repealed, or amended. This work will determine how we use the powers in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, including in relation to the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 30/03/2023 12:16:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1607037

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Committee of Privileges: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the value for money of funding the legal fees for the Rt hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip for his involvement in the inquiry by the Privileges Committee into his conduct.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	173095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>As set out by the Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer of the Cabinet Office at the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee meeting on 26 January 2023, the contract award has followed the proper processes present under successive administrations.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/04/2023 16:14:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1607038

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Public Places
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the National Association of Local Councils on the potential impact of introducing a Protect Duty which requires public venues to protect against the risk of terrorism on parish and town councils.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	173061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Martyn’s Law, formerly known as the Protect Duty, will be published as a draft Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny this Spring. During the development of this Bill, extensive engagement across all sectors including Local Authorities has taken place.</p><p>The Protect Duty consultation received 2,755 responses, during which the Home Office held over 80 engagement events. More recently, a webinar on Martyn’s Law geared specifically towards the public sector was attended by over 2000 individuals, the majority from Local Authorities. Engagement will continue throughout pre-legislative scrutiny and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 30/03/2023 17:19:49 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1607039

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Public Places
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to (a) support and (b) provide funding for parish and town councils to help them comply with the proposed Protect Duty which would require public venues to protect against the risk of terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	173062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Martyn’s Law, formerly known as the Protect Duty, will be published as a draft Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny this Spring. Alongside this, the Home Office will publish an impact assessment and a further, updated, impact assessment will be completed prior to formal introduction of the Bill as parliamentary time allows. The Home Office will also undertake a new burdens assessment and assess any requirements arising from it.</p><p>A wealth of support, advice and guidance will be provided for all those captured by Martyn’s Law, should it be passed. This is currently in development and will be published prior to any Royal Assent. ProtectUK has been developed as the new online protective security hub, offering advice and guidance from trusted experts in policing and Counter Terrorism security. The platform is available to industry and the public and will be updated regularly with added information and increased functionality.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 30/03/2023 17:18:17 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton