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1581466

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Energy Bills Discount Scheme will include businesses delivering animal health and welfare standards in livestock production.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	133991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>All non-domestic energy consumers using electricity or gas from the grid will be eligible for support under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 10:14:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1581467

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions of low-income households to get new Cost of Living Payments from Spring 2023, published on 3 January 2023, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effect of the (a) Energy Price Guarantee and (b) Energy Bill Support Scheme on the estimated average incomes on a real-terms basis of (i) households in receipt of means-tested benefits, (ii) people with disabilities and (iii) pensioners between financial years (A) 2022-23 and (B) 2023-24; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	133959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The analysis requested is not readily available and to produce it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living this winter and is taking action to help. The Government's Energy Price Guarantee will save a typical British household around £900 this winter, based on what energy prices would have been under the current price cap - reducing bills by roughly a third. This is in addition to the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme, paid over six months starting in October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/02/2023 16:05:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1581468

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of (a) legislation and (b) regulatory guidance on the forcible installation of prepayment meters by energy suppliers; and whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle the forcible installation of prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	133943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Prepayment meters (PPMs) allow customers to pay for energy on a pay-as-you-go basis and serve an important function by helping the avoidance of debt and court action.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has stringent rules on the force-fitting of PPMs and has recently published a letter where it outlines steps it will be taking on tackling inappropriate supplier PPM practises including making sure suppliers are complying with those rules, which can be found here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fletter-jonathan-brearley-secretary-state-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-tackling-inappropriate-energy-supplier-prepayment-meter-practices&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cf58398fa7e924383426108db0395870c%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638107712962750167%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IPNcyCTlVww21gg3iSAj%2B1Kbcgq%2BrGSywDYblNiuv9I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/letter-jonathan-brearley-secretary-state-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-tackling-inappropriate-energy-supplier-prepayment-meter-practices</a>.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has also asked energy suppliers to commit voluntarily to stop this practice.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/02/2023 08:31:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1581469

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	Venezuela: Non-governmental Organisations
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 he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of a Bill proposed in the Venezuelan parliament to regulate the financing of non-governmental organisations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	133944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK firmly supports the right of civil society to operate freely in all countries, including Venezuela. Recent years have seen a worrying deterioration of the human rights situation in Venezuela, where the Maduro regime has used force against peaceful protesters; stifled media freedom; carried out arbitrary detentions and harassed journalists and human rights defenders. We have on frequent occasions made clear our concern for the Venezuelan people and that we consider the regime in large part responsible for the economic and humanitarian crises afflicting the country.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/02/2023 17:25:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1581470

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	NHS: Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 121016 on NHS: Agency Workers, what estimate he has made of when the 2021-22 data will be available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	133992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>While the NHS Consolidated Accounts have been published, this does not include an explicit figure for agency spend as it is bundled together with other spend items. We expect the agency data for 2021/22 to be published this spring.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2023 17:23:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 52256 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1581471

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether any chapters have been concluded during negotiations for a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	133993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Two rounds of negotiations on a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been held, covering all the objectives outlined in the UK’s Strategic Approach. The UK has exchanged draft chapter text with the GCC across most policy areas.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/02/2023 10:57:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1581472

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Economic Cooperation: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department is seeking further state-level trade and economic memorandums of understanding with US states; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	133994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government sees huge potential to grow trade with US states by promoting UK business, tackling barriers, and attracting investment.</p><p>Building on Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) concluded last year with Indiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina, the Government is actively engaging with further states, including Oklahoma, Utah, Texas, and California.</p><p>Signature is just the start. Using MoUs to deliver results for business, the UK has already completed working groups with Indiana and North Carolina, which highlighted opportunities in government procurement and offshore wind respectively. The Government will hold expanded sessions with each state involving UK industry later this year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 08/02/2023 12:46:45 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1581473

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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	NHS: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 129798 on Palantir: Contracts, how much was paid to Palentir for its Foundry platform in each of the years it was providing this service; and whether her Department plans to use this platform after June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	133960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2023 answer text <p>Contract spend for the provision of Foundry core platform services to National Health Service organisations was £23.5 million from 12 December 2020 to 11 December 2022, and £11.5 million from December 2022 to June 2023.</p><p>NHS England is in the process of re-procuring the COVID-19 Data Platform, which is hosted on Foundry, and has recently launched an open tender for a Federated Data Platform and Associated Services. It is anticipated that a contract will be awarded to the successful supplier in Autumn 2023.</p><p>NHS England is undertaking a fair, open and transparent procurement process to re-procure this service. It is inevitable that some form of transition will be required regardless of the successful supplier and as such, it is likely that NHS England will be required to continue to contract with the incumbent supplier to manage this transition.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/02/2023 15:48:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 52253 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1581474

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Railways: South Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on (a) upgrades to the South Wales relief line and (b) the rail-related recommendations in the report by Lord Burns entitled South East Wales Transport Commission: final recommendations, published on 26 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	133961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Transport Secretary on a range of transport issues, including infrastructure in Wales.</p><p>We have recently announced a further £2.7 million study with Welsh Government, funded by the UK Government, to develop options for new stations and services on the South Wales Main Line.</p><p>The study follows Lord Hendy’s recommendations from his review of transport connectivity across the UK, which put forward the need to relieve congestion on the M4. A series of options will be considered as part of this study, among which is the development of five brand new stations between Cardiff and Severn Tunnel.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/02/2023 10:04:20 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1581475

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
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 24 January 2023 to Question 127806 on Seaborne Freight, how much his Department paid in fees to commercial advisors for advice on (a) negotiating and (b) terminating the 2018-19 ferry contracts.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	133995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>As advice on prospective arrangements for termination was partly embodied in that provided for negotiations, it is not possible to give an accurate breakdown between the two.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 06/02/2023 17:31:29 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown