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1312331

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	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 the UK CO2 emissions were in (a) in total and (b) per capita in (i) 1990 and (ii) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	188050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. Hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 29/04/2021 08:37:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1312069

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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 23 April 2021 to Question 180920 on Unite: Annual Reports, for what reason it was not feasible for the Certification Officer to publish the annual return for Unite between 18 December 2020 and early March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	187136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It was not feasible for the Certification Officer to publish the annual return for Unite between 18 December 2020 and early March 2021 due to staff absence. Throughout this period, copies of the annual return were made available for public inspection on application to her office.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/04/2021 07:43:36 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1312188

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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	Companies: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies are registered in (a) Sandwell and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	187137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. Hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/04/2021 08:38:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1310961

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	Thurrock Council: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Answer of 20 April 2021 to Question 178793 on the Prudential Framework, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the prudential framework for dealing with the investments by Thurrock Council.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	185277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt. hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/04/2021 11:05:39 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1311095

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines have been issued for offences under covid-19 legislation; and how many of those fines have been paid.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	185278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>National statistics on detailed offence level fines at court, including those relating to COVID-19 for the calendar year of 2020 are due for publication in May 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The NPCC publishes statistics on the number of Coronavirus Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued by police. The latest can be found here: <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/update-on-coronavirus-fpns-issued-by-police-march-2021" target="_blank">https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/update-on-coronavirus-fpns-issued-by-police-march-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>Neither court nor NPCC data contains information about whether a fine has been paid.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/04/2021 12:04:56 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1311134

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what value of personal protective equipment the NHS has purchased in 2021 to date; and how much of that equipment was manufactured in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	185279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2021 11:45:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 99535 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1310709

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dogs: Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, and how many convictions secured.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	184357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on prosecutions and convictions for offences under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, in England and Wales, up to December 2019, available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938554/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938554/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the data tool linked above, use the ‘Offence code’ filter to select the following offence code:</p><ul><li>111/26 - Various summary offences contrary to regulations under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015. (And the Microchipping of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2015).</li></ul><p> </p><p>Number of prosecutions will populate Row 31; number of convictions will populate Row 32.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that this offence code includes offences under both Microchipping of Dogs (<strong>England</strong>) Regulations 2015 and Microchipping of Dogs (<strong>Wales</strong>) Regulations 2015. In order to identify defendants dealt with in England, specifically, use the ‘Police Force Area’ filter to select all options excluding those in Wales (i.e. Gwent, North Wales, South Wales and Dyfed-Powys).</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/04/2021 10:36:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1310712

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties and Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on enforcement action against (a) untaxed and (b) uninsured vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	184358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The DVLA operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, wheelclamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>It is an offence to keep an unlicensed and/or uninsured vehicle. During the initial stages of the pandemic, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) took a pragmatic approach to enforcement action. This ensured that those impacted by the pandemic were not further disadvantaged and that a vehicle that might have been needed in an emergency was not immobilised or removed. However, the onus remains with the registered keeper of a vehicle to ensure that their legal obligations are fulfilled and that vehicles are licensed on time and covered by an appropriate insurance policy.</p><p> </p><p>Unlicensed vehicles kept in certain off-road areas can be subject to enforcement action. These locations include, but are not limited to, public house car parks, private and municipal car parks, retail car parks, housing association roads, unadopted/privately maintained roads and common land. However, enforcement action cannot be taken against unlicensed vehicles being kept on land associated with a dwelling, for example a driveway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 184359 question first answered 27/04/2021 10:23:57 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1310719

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking on untaxed vehicles without a statutory off road notification which are parked on private land.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	184359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The DVLA operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These range from reminder letters, penalties and court prosecutions through to the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, wheelclamping and the removal of unlicensed vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>It is an offence to keep an unlicensed and/or uninsured vehicle. During the initial stages of the pandemic, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) took a pragmatic approach to enforcement action. This ensured that those impacted by the pandemic were not further disadvantaged and that a vehicle that might have been needed in an emergency was not immobilised or removed. However, the onus remains with the registered keeper of a vehicle to ensure that their legal obligations are fulfilled and that vehicles are licensed on time and covered by an appropriate insurance policy.</p><p> </p><p>Unlicensed vehicles kept in certain off-road areas can be subject to enforcement action. These locations include, but are not limited to, public house car parks, private and municipal car parks, retail car parks, housing association roads, unadopted/privately maintained roads and common land. However, enforcement action cannot be taken against unlicensed vehicles being kept on land associated with a dwelling, for example a driveway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 184358 question first answered 27/04/2021 10:23:57 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1308936

registered interest
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