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1472435

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date	23/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan and Ukraine: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from (a) Ukraine and (b) Afghanistan have been settled in Bolton South East constituency since June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	23250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a long and proud history of welcoming those in need of protection, including recent arrivals from Ukraine and Afghanistan.</p><p>This government is working closely to provide those we welcome to our country with access to the support and services they need, including a place to live.</p><p>Data on the Homes for Ukraine and Ukraine Family Scheme, broken down by local authority, can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-visa-data-by-country-upper-and-lower-tier-local-authority" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-visa-data-by-country-upper-and-lower-tier-local-authority</a></p><p>Data relating to local authorities who have pledged properties to Afghan families, through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) is not currently available, but is expected to be included in future publications, in line with equivalent data for other resettlement schemes. The Home Office publishes data on resettlement at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a></p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data cover up to the end of March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/06/2022 11:37:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 9329 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1472764

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Food: Production
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 assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on food producers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	900687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Agricultural commodities are linked to global gas prices, and we recognise that farmers and food producers are facing increased input costs – namely fertiliser, energy, fuel and feed. We have taken steps to support farmers with fertiliser availability, brought forward BPS payments, implemented maize tariff reductions and introduced flexibility in the labelling of certain oils in products.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/06/2022 15:03:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1472765

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Farmers: Government Assistance
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 he is taking to help farmers with cashflow.
tabling member constituency	Grantham and Stamford
tabling member printed	Gareth Davies
uin	900688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>Input costs for fuel, feed and fertiliser are worryingly high. We are monitoring the situation closely. To ease cashflow concerns, in England we have announced bringing forward half of the Direct Payment to July from December. We have powers in the Agriculture Act to help sectors if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>We have just announced £30 Million to help farmers add value to their products, and we have boosted Countryside Stewardship payment rates by an average of 30%. We will shortly launch the Sustainable Farming Incentive, for which farmers will receive quarterly payments.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/06/2022 10:46:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies

1472795

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Local Government: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy that limited companies owned and controlled by local authorities in England be required to have at least two independent directors; and if he will make a statement on the transparency and accountability of such companies to local payers of council tax.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	23705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are autonomous public bodies responsible to their electorate for the decisions they take. They have a duty to ensure good financial management and governance, including clear audits on how the local authority is allocating its funding. Concerns about how the council uses taxpayers' money or alleged impropriety in the handling of funds can be raised directly with the local authority's independent auditor. The Government considers the need to directly intercede with authorities only where it is appropriate and necessary to do so.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/06/2022 13:36:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1472796

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Social Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the additional financial support announced by the Chancellor in the Economy Update of 26 May 2022 and set out in the Cost of living support factsheet: 26 May 2022 will be taken into account when individual contributions to social care costs are calculated.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	23733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department is currently determining the impact of the new cost of living payments on financial assessments for care costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 28/06/2022 14:27:20 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1472797

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the temporary windfall tax on future investment plans of electricity generation companies.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>Within the Economy Update on 26<sup>th</sup> May, the Chancellor announced the Government is urgently evaluating the scale of extraordinary profits in the energy generation sector and the appropriate next steps.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this process, officials are currently engaging with industry stakeholders, to gather evidence on energy generator’s level of profitability and the operation of their business models.</p><p> </p><p>The PM’s ten-point plan and recent energy security strategy has set the UK on a pathway to a significant movement away from gas generation and towards renewables and low-carbon technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that any measures, tax or otherwise, need to be proportionate and avoid creating undue distortion or impacts on UK investment.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 23236 23452 23453 23454 question first answered 30/06/2022 15:02:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1472798

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health Professions: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 15398 on Tax Allowances: Health Professions, what the Government's policy is on the validity of medics incurring tax charges albeit managed via scheme pays, for inadvertently exceeding annual allowances due to inflation.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	23816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that hard-working NHS staff do not find themselves reducing their work commitments due to the interaction between their pay, their pension, and the relevant tax regime.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS pension scheme is one of the most generous schemes available, and protects pensions in payment by increasing them by CPI and revalues accrued CARE benefits by CPI+1.5% each year.</p><p> </p><p>Pensions tax relief one of the most expensive reliefs in the personal tax system. In 2019/20 Income Tax relief on total contributions and National Insurance relief on employer contributions for pension savings cost the Exchequer £61 billion, with around 60 per cent of Income Tax relieved at the Higher and Additional rates. The annual allowance helps to ensure that the highest earning pension savers do not receive a disproportionate benefit.</p><p> </p><p>99 per cent of pension savers make annual contributions below £40,000, the level of standard annual allowance which has applied from 2014/15. Individuals who breach the annual allowance on tax-relieved pension savings can also use an option called ‘scheme pays’, under which they can require their pension scheme to pay their annual allowance tax charge now (in return for an actuarially fair reduction in their pension), provided that the annual allowance charge is at least £2,000 and they have exceeded the annual allowance of £40,000. In England and Wales, the NHS Pension Scheme goes further, allowing Scheme Pays to be used on any annual allowance charges relating to accrual in that scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/06/2022 13:32:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1472799

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Tunisia: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy not to sign Memorandums of Understanding with the Tunisian Government in the context of President Saied's recent dissolving of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	23803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK closely monitors the economic and political situation in Tunisia and will continue to do so as the new constitution is published on 30 June and the referendum takes place, scheduled for 25 July. The UK stands ready to play a constructive role as Tunisia addresses significant political and economic challenges. The UK believes that increasing cooperation and unlocking opportunities is beneficial both for the UK and Tunisia. Sustainable energy, education, private sector trade and investment and other areas are important for mutual prosperity and the creation of jobs. We also regularly emphasise the importance of accountability and inclusive political participation in the democratic process, most recently during the visit of Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister of State for North Africa, in June.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/06/2022 16:17:16 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1472800

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Tunisia: Politics and Government
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 the Government has made of the implications for its policies of the Tunisian Government's conduct in respect of civil society organisations.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	23804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>During his visit to Tunisia in June, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister of State for North Africa, met with civil society representatives. In his official meetings, including with President Saied, Lord Ahmad reiterated the UK's belief in the importance of civil society, strengthening human rights, and including all voices in building resilient and successful democracies.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/06/2022 16:18:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1472801

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2022 to Question 14617, how much of the £525 million funding to deliver zero emissions buses has been allocated to local authorities as at 8 June 2022; and how much of that funding has been spent by local authorities on expenditure other than that which will deliver zero emissions buses.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	23797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>We are providing over £525 million funding for zero emissions buses overthis Parliament.</p><p>In March 2021, the Government awarded £50 million of funding to the West Midlands Combined Authority to support the Coventry All Electric Bus City.</p><p>The Government has also announced nearly £270 million funding from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme to 17 areas.</p><p>As set out in the guidance for the All Electric Bus City and ZEBRA schemes, the funding awarded was conditional on local transport authorities delivering on the business cases. The remaining funding will be allocated over the three year spending review period.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 30/06/2022 14:04:37 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper