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1721475

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date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 1 of the report of the Kerslake Commission on Armed Forces Accommodation, whether he plans to commission an independent survey to (a) review service accommodation and (b) determine steps required to ensure all service accommodation meets standards set by his Department.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Kerslake Commission on Armed Forces Housing was commissioned by the current Secretary of State and launched in February 2023. The Commission was asked to independently assess the condition of Ministry of Defence (MOD) accommodation and gather evidence to determine what changes are required to deliver lasting improvements.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s report –titled Homes Unfit for Heroes: the poor condition of Armed Forces accommodation and what needs to change – found that levels of satisfaction with accommodation among Service personnel have fallen to a record low; that poor housing conditions and poor housing services are cited as major reasons for a fall in overall satisfaction with Service life; and that this is affecting morale, recruitment and retention.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has inherited an accommodation provision which is unfit for our Armed Forces. Improving the standard of military housing is a priority for this Government. The MOD is now considering the recommendations of the Kerslake Commission report.</p><p> </p><p>In the King’s speech the Government announced the establishment of an Armed Forces Commissioner as a first step in improving service life. The Commissioner will be a direct point of contact for Serving personnel and their families to raise issues which impact Service life, including housing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle grouped question UIN 156 167 183 188 196 562 578 579 580 582 question first answered 25/07/2024 14:33:39 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1667639

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Wood-burning Stoves: Air Pollution
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 her Department is taking to tackle air pollution from log burners.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Air quality is a devolved matter. In England, regulations introduced in 2020 put restrictions on the sale of wet wood for domestic burning, placed limits on the emission of sulphur and smoke from manufactured solid fuels and phased out the sale of bituminous coal (traditional house coal). Through the Environment Act 2021, we also introduced measures to streamline the enforcement of Smoke Control Areas (SCAs).</p><p /><p>Since 1 January 2022 all stoves placed on the market in the United Kingdom must be Ecodesign compliant. This is in addition to the separate requirement in Smoke Control Areas (SCAs) that householders can only burn approved fuels or use a Defra exempt appliance.</p><p /><p>The Environment Improvement Plan sets out further measures to reduce domestic combustion emissions. These include:</p><ul><li>Publishing outdoor burning best practice guidance</li><li>Extending the solid fuels legislation, including to fuels burned outside</li><li>Tightening the limits that new stoves in SCAs must meet</li><li>Driving a shift away from older, more polluting appliances to newer appliances which meet our tough new emission standards;</li><li>Continuing our targeted communications campaign to promote best practice when burning</li></ul><p> </p><p>As set out in our recent Air Quality Strategy, we also continue to work with local authorities to help them tackle emissions from domestic combustion in their communities. This includes funding relevant local projects through our 2023/24 Air Quality Grant.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 16/11/2023 10:29:57 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1461408

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ticket Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any changes to the Ticketing and Settlement Agreement Ticket Office Guidance (a) have been and (b) will be subject to a full public consultation.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) Ticket Office Guidance is not subject to a public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/05/2022 11:18:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1313365

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on supporting the use of the EU Settled Status app by Polish workers.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The ‘EU Exit: ID Document Check’ app allows applicants to prove their identity remotely using their biometric identity document and a smartphone device. Millions of applicants have used the app to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme over the last two years, including over 900,000 Polish nationals.</p><p>In early 2021 we were made aware the new Polish passport, issued from late 2020 onwards, contained an advanced security protocol, Password Authenticated Connection Establishment (PACE), which was not supported by our app. We have now made the necessary changes to our app to support this new security protocol and are now in the final stages of testing with a view to releasing the upgrade by the end of May.</p><p>The vast majority of Polish passports are not affected by this issue and thou-sands of Polish nationals are still using the app every week to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Any applicant who is unable to use the app to verify their identity can still apply to the scheme by completing an online application and sending their identity document through the post.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2021 15:17:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1168303

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Orthopaedics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle regional differences in rates of major lower limb amputations between the north and south of England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with regional teams and alongside the ‘Getting It Right First Time’ programmes to jointly improve vascular services, including reducing variation in care and waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment to “ensure that all hospitals in future provide access to multidisciplinary footcare teams and diabetes inpatient specialist nursing teams to improve recovery and to reduce lengths of stay and future readmission rates”.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has made available approximately £105 million of transformation funding into local services to target variation and improve performance in the treatment and care of people living with diabetes since 2017/18 which has been focused on interventions such as:</p><p>- Improving the uptake of structured education;</p><p>- Improving the achievement of the three National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended treatment targets;</p><p>- Putting in place new or expanded Multi-disciplinary Footcare Teams; and</p><p>- Putting in place new or expanded Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nursing teams.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/01/2020 13:57:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1148866

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what email correspondence her Department had with representatives of the EU between 2 and 7 October 2019 on the imposition of US tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working with the European Commission to continue to support a negotiated settlement to the Airbus dispute. We are continuing to engage and influence EU decision-making on these matters. We are also working with the EU to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs. We have also had extensive engagement with the US administration on the issue of tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 196 199 206 207 208 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:06:46 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara