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1700949

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date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require broadband companies to gain the consent of (a) the local authority and (b) residents before erecting telephone poles.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	21525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Telegraph poles play an important role in delivering efficient and cost-effective coverage and connectivity to communities, particularly in hard to reach areas without costly and disruptive roadworks, or where existing infrastructure cannot be used.</p><p> </p><p>Permitted development rights allow telegraph poles and lines to be deployed without requiring case-by-case approval from the local planning authority, and we have no plans to introduce legislation to change permitted development rights for telegraph poles.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are aware of the concerns that residents in some parts of the country have about the deployment of telegraph poles. There are existing measures to minimise pole deployment and avoid inappropriate siting, and we are also taking further action to respond to those concerns.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”) set out the legal requirements operators must adhere to.</p><p> </p><p>Already, Local Planning Authorities should be notified 28 days before poles are installed in many circumstances as set out in the 2003 Regulations, and can impose conditions on this installation which operators must adhere to provided that the conditions are reasonable. The 2003 regulations also state that operators should share infrastructure where practicable.</p><p> </p><p>There is also a Code of Practice in place, which provides guidance on ways operators can ensure new installations are placed appropriately, and that local authorities and communities are to be engaged with regarding proposed installations.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom can take enforcement action in respect of breaches of the restrictions and conditions contained in the 2003 regulations. Ofcom have also stated that they would investigate any cases where poles are sited in a way which is not consistent with the requirements and guidelines in place – including where they block residents’ drives or where operators systematically fail to engage with local planning authorities’ suggestions. We encourage Local Planning Authorities to make complaints to Ofcom if they feel these criteria apply.</p><p> </p><p>I recently met with Melanie Dawes, CEO of Ofcom, to discuss this, and to explore ways DSIT and Ofcom can work together to raise awareness of statutory roles and responsibilities and ensure better compliance.</p><p> </p><p>I also wrote to all fixed line operators on 14 March, setting out the government’s concerns and emphasising the importance of infrastructure sharing. Specifically, I have asked them to do everything possible to share existing telegraph poles before installing new ones.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, DSIT is considering how revisions to the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice might be delivered to promote better working practices.</p><p> </p><p>I met interested MPs on Monday 25 March 2024, and I remain keen to hear and understand the concerns shared by MPs and their constituents. I am also meeting fixed-line operators to discuss these concerns.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/04/2024 08:12:45 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1700950

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of reports that a UNICEF humanitarian convoy was hit by live ammunition in northern Gaza on 9 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	21570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has called on Israel to reform its deconfliction mechanism to ensure the safety of aid workers and to make progress on the UN's minimal operating requirements, including more visas and driver approvals granted, as well as more trucks permitted to cross into Gaza.</p><p>The Prime Minister set out the need for more aid to enter Gaza in his call with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 2 April, and that far too many aid workers and ordinary civilians have lost their lives.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 21568 21569 question first answered 18/04/2024 16:18:49 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1700951

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Import Controls: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2024 to Question 20051 Import Controls: Fees and Charges, whether consignments from the EU (a) inspected at Sevington border control post and (b) subject to the Border Target Operating Model which do not pass through any border control post other than Sevington will be liable for charges levied by the Government other than the Common User Charge.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	21633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Details of Animal and Plant Health Agency inspection fees can be found on Gov.uk. For Port Health Authorities (PHA) inspection fees, traders should contact the PHA in question; many PHAs list their charges on their websites.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 24/05/2024 08:34:00 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1700952

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
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 the operational hours for Sevington border control post are for the week commencing 6 May 2024; and whether the post will have the capacity to carry out inspections overnight.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	21634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Sevington IBF is intended to operate as a Border Control Post 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from 30th April. As such, and pending the designation decision, the site will conduct inspections overnight.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 13:17:40 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1700953

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Ukraine: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department is taking steps through the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative to help support Ukrainian officials to investigate alleged acts of sexual violence by Russian forces since 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	21674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is working with Ukrainian authorities to hold those responsible for gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, in Ukraine to account. The UK has committed up to £6.2 million to enhance Ukraine's domestic capacity for war crimes investigations and to help embed international guidelines and best practice into the work of Ukrainian prosecutors and investigators, including on survivor-centred approaches. This assistance has been largely delivered through projects via the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine, established with the US and EU, and deployments of UK experts, including the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2024 15:52:17 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1700954

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2024 to Question 17263 on Prisons: Dogs, how many times the National Dog and Technical Support Group were deployed in prisons in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/04/2024 15:48:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700955

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Restraint Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2024 to Question 17264 on Prisons: Restraint Equipment, how many Nico 9 stun grenades were used in prisons in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/04/2024 16:18:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700956

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Royal Navy spent on advertising (a) above the line, (b) on Tiktok, (c) on Facebook and Instagram, (d) on Snapchat and (e) on Twitter in each financial year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) has spent the following overall sums on marketing with above the line media and social media platforms since Financial Year 2017-18:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Social Media</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Media (Excluding Social)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£423,990</p></td><td><p>£7,697,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£784,161</p></td><td><p>£14,528,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,626,458</p></td><td><p>£15,699,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,824,316</p></td><td><p>£13,428,792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,615,263</p></td><td><p>£14,037,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,682,000</p></td><td><p>£14,025,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,593,000</p></td><td><p>£16,191,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of spend by individual platform is commercially sensitive and it would therefore be inappropriate to provide this level of detail.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with advice from the Government Communication Service, the RN does not currently use the TikTok platform.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 23/04/2024 13:49:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700957

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Stun Guns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the companies that are licensed to supply tasers to police forces in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office approves less lethal weapons for police use following extensive technical and medical assessments. Decisions about the selection and purchase of approved less lethal weapons are primarily for chief officers.</p><p> </p><p>The only company currently approved to supply Conductive Energy Devices (CEDs) to UK police forces is Axon Enterprise.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:14:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700958

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are waiting for medical treatment.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/04/2024 16:41:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh