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1308936

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date	14/04/2021
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	Ethiopia: Dams
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential threat to regional stability posed by the time being taken to reach agreement on the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	180917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the resumption of talks between the Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt to work towards a peaceful resolution. We continue to urge all parties involved to come to an agreement and to avoid taking any unilateral action. The whole region has a shared interest in the peaceful utilization of its natural resources.</p><p>We note the recent talks held on the 4-5 April hosted by African Union (AU) Chairperson President Tshisekedi did not reach a conclusion and urge all parties to redouble efforts to reach an agreement, via the AU-led process.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/04/2021 16:26:55 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1308940

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bitcoin: Electricity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what environmental impact assessment his Department has made of the electricity demand of Bitcoin mining.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	180918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 14 April.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/04/2021 11:14:25 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1309030

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bitcoin: Electricity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the environmental impact of the electricity demand of bitcoin mining will be on the COP26 agenda.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	180919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s private finance objective for the upcoming COP26 climate change forum is to ensure that every professional financial decision takes climate change into account. The recovery from COVID-19 will determine the mitigation and adaptation pathways for decades to come.</p><p> </p><p>The finance campaign will provide the conditions for a future that is genuinely greener, more resilient and more sustainable than the past. Action on finance underpins all the other COP campaigns: adaptation and resilience, energy transition, nature and zero-emission vehicles. Without the right levels of finance, the rest is not possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already taken action to ensure the UK is the world-leading centre for green finance including through announcing an intention to make disclosures aligned with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) fully mandatory across the economy by 2025, making the UK the first country to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government has committed to the implementation of a green taxonomy. This will allow us to accelerate our work towards a greener financial sector, by providing a common definition for environmentally sustainable economy activities.</p><p>The Cryptoasset Taskforce, comprising HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Bank of England, considers the impact of cryptoassets and assesses what, if any, regulation is required in response. The Government stands ready to respond to emerging risks or changes in the market and will continue to monitor developments in cryptoassets.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/04/2021 11:15:49 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1309108

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Unite: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2021, what reasons the Certification Officer has provided for the length of time taken between receiving the 2019 annual return for Unite on 18 December 2020 and publishing that return in March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	180920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p><em> </em></p><p>The Certification Officer published the Unite annual return as soon as it was feasible to do so. There is no statutory requirement for the Certification Officer to publish annual returns within a particular period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/04/2021 13:38:14 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1309165

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Unite: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason did the Certification Office not publish page 36 of the Unite 2019 return regarding compensation for key management personnel as referenced in Note 4 on page 14 of the notes to the consolidated accounts.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	180921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Page 36 of the notes to the consolidated accounts for year ending 31 December 2019 was not provided to the Certification Officer by Unite. There is no statutory requirement for Unite to supply the Certification Officer with a complete set of notes to the consolidated accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/04/2021 13:33:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1309168

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Dual Jobholding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many serving civil servants are also employed by or on behalf of another employer.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	180922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>On 23 April, the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the management of outside interests in the Civil Service. The Committee published this letter on 26 April. It can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/</a></p><p>The Cabinet Secretary’s letter sets out a series of steps to improve processes. This programme of work will also take account of any recommendations that emerge from Nigel Boardman’s review.</p><p>The Civil Service Management Code sets out, at paragraph 4.3.4, the requirement that civil servants must seek permission before accepting any outside employment which might affect their work either directly or indirectly. The applicable principles are those set out in the Business Appointment Rules. The Civil Service Management Code is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions</a> .</p><p>Where the civil servant is a member of the departmental board any outside employment, as well as other relevant interests will be published as part of the Annual Report and Accounts or other transparency publication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 180925 181099 question first answered 29/04/2021 10:53:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1307181

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to provide a substantive response to the letter of 14 December 2020 from the hon. Member for Warley on Mr Gamaralalage.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	178791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded on 2 March 2021</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 16:13:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1307182

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the letters of 3 February 2021 and 13 August 2020 from the hon. Member for Warley on the report into the content of Palestinian Authority school textbooks.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	178745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>A response was sent on 15 April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 20/04/2021 16:06:08 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1307655

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Enhanced Pallet Load System trucks the British Army has; and where those vehicles were manufactured.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	178792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The British Army's UK fleet consists of 559 Enhanced Pallet Load System (EPLS) vehicles, all originally manufactured in Austria with the majority acquired between 2008 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2018 work began to upgrade 382 of the EPLS 15-tonne Support Vehicle platforms. The conversions took place in Manchester, with all upgraded vehicles now in service.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/04/2021 15:47:52 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1307658

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Archegos Capital Management and Greensill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities in England that have invested in funds of (a) Greensill Capital and (b) Archegos Capital Management.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	178793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Under the Prudential Framework, which governs how councils borrow and invest, local authorities are free to determine their own capital strategies and have wide freedoms to invest provided they do so within the bounds of the Framework. This is on the basis that authorities are best placed to make local capital decisions and to ensure their own prudent financial management. It also ensures that councils remain accountable for their decisions</p><p><br> The Government has responsibility for the Prudential Framework to ensure it remains fit for purpose in driving sound investment decisions and constraining risk. However, the Government does not play any role in local decision making. Commensurate to its stewardship role, the Government does collect aggregate data on local authority investments, but does not collect data on investments in individual funds.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 20/04/2021 16:48:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar