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1461133

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date	10/05/2022
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
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 has taken to develop the UK R&D Roadmap into the forthcoming R&D Plan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to implement and deliver the R&amp;D Roadmap and subsequent People and Culture and Innovation Strategies, including through establishment of a Business Innovation Forum to galvanise action from the business community.</p><p> </p><p>Publication of the Levelling Up White Paper has set out how the Government will maximise the contribution of innovation to levelling up by building on existing and emerging strengths across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Progress continues on the Independently led Reviews of Research Bureaucracy and the Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/05/2022 08:16:28 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1461134

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Cancer: Immunotherapy
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 has taken to support research into cancer immune therapies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon on 25 March 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-18/142442" target="_blank">142442</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/05/2022 08:17:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1461135

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Science: Research
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 has taken to support scientific research consortia as a future funding model for domestic R&D.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire on 31 March 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-24/146649" target="_blank">146649</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/05/2022 08:20:42 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1461136

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Coronavirus: Research
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 assessment he has made of how the model of collaborative funding for covid-19 research at pace might be used to fund other research areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 15 February 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-07/119577" target="_blank">119577</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/05/2022 08:23:51 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1461137

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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: Carbon Emissions
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 his Department has made of the level of nuclear power generation capacity that will be required for the UK to achieve net zero by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>Following publication of the British Energy Security Strategy, the Government has increased its plans for the deployment of civil nuclear power to up to 24GW by 2050, around 25% of projected 2050 electricity demand.</p><p>The Government intends to take one project to Final Investment Decision (FID) this Parliament and future projects to FID in the next Parliament, including Small Modular Reactors. As with any Government decision, this will be subject to value for money, relevant approvals and technology readiness/maturity.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/05/2022 13:49:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1461138

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision has been made within the (a) Homes for Ukraine scheme and (b) Ukraine Family Visa scheme to access (i) student loan scheme and (ii) home fee status so that Ukrainian refugees can attend higher education.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>We are extending access to Higher Education (HE) student support, home fee status, tuition fee caps, Advanced Learner Loans and FE19+ funding for those who are granted leave under one of the three schemes for Ukrainians introduced recently by the Home Office, the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship scheme, the Ukraine Family scheme, and the Ukraine Extension scheme. This ensures Ukrainians who have been affected by the war in Ukraine can access support on the same basis as those within other protection-based categories (such as refugees).</p><p> </p><p>In line with those within existing protection-based categories, these persons would not be required to meet a three-year period of ordinary residence for HE support, Advanced Learner Loans or FE19+ funding, but would need only to have been ordinarily resident in the UK since their grant of leave.</p><p> </p><p>I have written to English HE providers asking that they exercise flexibility in their approach to eligibility for home fees and draw upon the £4million of additional funding made available to distribute to students from Ukraine in need of financial assistance.</p><p> </p><p>Access to student support is crucial in enabling students from Ukraine to attend education to improve their skills and enhance the ability of Ukrainians to contribute to the UK, or to the rebuilding of their home country.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 19/05/2022 16:10:21 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1461139

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Seaham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs will be affected by the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>As of March 2022, 345 colleagues located in Seaham Lighthouse View are being asked to relocate, with their role, to Sunderland Wearview House. Each colleague will have a discussion with their line manager to assess the impact of the move on them and determine if they are able to relocate. The Department’s priority will be retain, retrain and redeploy colleagues either within DWP, or within other Government Departments in the area. As a responsible employer, we will make provision for redundancies if it is necessary, however this will be a very last resort after all efforts to redeploy have been exhausted.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 178 question first answered 13/05/2022 10:16:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461140

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Seaham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether compulsory redundancies will result from the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>As of March 2022, 345 colleagues located in Seaham Lighthouse View are being asked to relocate, with their role, to Sunderland Wearview House. Each colleague will have a discussion with their line manager to assess the impact of the move on them and determine if they are able to relocate. The Department’s priority will be retain, retrain and redeploy colleagues either within DWP, or within other Government Departments in the area. As a responsible employer, we will make provision for redundancies if it is necessary, however this will be a very last resort after all efforts to redeploy have been exhausted.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 177 question first answered 13/05/2022 10:16:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461141

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department For Work and Pensions: Seaham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department’s (a) equality impact assessment and (b) socio-economic impact assessment of the closure of the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Equality Assessment has been completed which considers the impact on colleagues. This has been made available in the House Library. Individual site Assessments have also been prepared. The planning of an office closure includes consideration of factors including the ‘Index of Multiple Deprivation’ for each location, which considers many factors, including:</p><p>· Income Deprivation</p><p>· Employment Deprivation</p><p>· Education, Skills and Training Deprivation</p><p>· Health Deprivation and Disability</p><p>· Crime</p><p>· Barriers to Housing and Services</p><p>· Living Environment Deprivation</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/05/2022 12:09:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1461142

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Seaham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date her Department expects the Department for Work and Pensions office in Seaham to close.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>On current plans, the Department expects to exit Seaham by September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2022 10:23:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris