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1719415

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to introduce minimum service requirements in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	27153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The civilian seafarers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) play a vital role in providing and supporting Royal Navy outputs; the esteem in which they are held by the Department cannot be overstated.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to introduce minimum service requirements in the RFA.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/05/2024 12:29:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1696873

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Standing Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the level of daily standing charges for (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) North Wales and (ii) Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	19181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Standing charges are regulated by Ofgem. Regional standing charges may be found online at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Finformation-consumers%2Fenergy-advice-households%2Fget-energy-price-cap-standing-charges-and-unit-rates-region&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cb701e6429e5948ee423608dc498811ff%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638466095957837835%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tFagcjvD4NsFvDIX4BPlGl5SGiY5HcFnC3daMDftGcc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/get-energy-price-cap-standing-charges-and-unit-rates-region</a> .</p><p> </p><p>The main factor determining differences in standing charges is the cost of operating and maintaining the gas and electricity networks in each region.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/03/2024 07:09:22 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1696874

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Standing Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of regional variations in (a) energy costs and (b) daily standing charges for (i) electricity and (ii) gas on regional economic inequalities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	19182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Standing charges are a commercial matter for suppliers, although Ofgem regulates standing charges as they do with other elements of billing. This includes setting a cap on standing charges as part of the overall default tariff cap.</p><p> </p><p>The variance in standing charges is partially due to regional differences in energy distribution costs. These costs reflect the expenses of maintaining and upgrading the distribution network in a specific area, and the number of consumers those costs are spread across.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem launched a call for input on standing charges, which closed on Friday 19 January 2024, looking at how it is applied to energy bills and what alternatives could be considered.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/03/2024 07:07:45 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1696875

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Standing Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has had discussions with energy suppliers on taking steps to reduce the daily standing charges for gas and electricity in (a) North Wales and (b) Merseyside to at least the national average.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	19183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The regulation of standing charges is a matter for Ofgem. The cost of distributing electricity varies regionally, mirroring differences in distribution expenses across the country. These disparities stem from maintaining and upgrading distribution networks in specific areas and the number of consumers sharing these costs. Consequently, less densely populated and remote regions incur higher operational expenses.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem launched a call for input on standing charges, which closed in January 2024, looking at how they are applied to energy bills and what alternatives could be considered. I am supportive of Ofgem’s decision to gather information and evidence on the current standing charge model. Ofgem are currently assessing the responses received and will publish a decision in due course here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Flaunch-review-standing-charges-energy-bills&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C1a5f0a397dc74861b93808dc498c9bad%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638466115454446502%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UMTz7Y6YTtIvcs93C8UcMzNiYckHdZvNnGWwYzKaeCc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/launch-review-standing-charges-energy-bills</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/03/2024 09:02:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1696876

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Standing Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2024 to Question 13068 on Energy: Standing Charges, whether her Department has had discussions with Ofgem on the equitability of daily standing charges for gas and electricity in (a) North Wales and (b) Merseyside.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	19184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>I regularly meet with Ofgem to discuss the energy retail market, including standing charges. Ofgem’s recent Call for Input (CfI) on standing charges closed on January 19<sup>th</sup> 2024. Ofgem are considering the responses they received and are thinking about next steps.</p><p> </p><p>Network charges vary by region to reflect the different costs of supplying consumers in each region. In 2015, Ofgem carried out an assessment of moving away from regional charging and the assessment showed that it would risk an increase in overall costs and reduce accountability to the customers being served.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 25/03/2024 09:01:46 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1694936

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	Mental Health Services: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with NHS trusts in the Liverpool City Region on the adequacy of mental health provision for adults.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	17913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for supporting integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, and their local partners, in delivering their plans. The relevant NHS England regional team holds the primary relationship with ICBs and their partner NHS providers.</p><p>No such discussions have taken place within the last 12 months, between my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and NHS trusts in the Liverpool City Region, on the adequacy of mental health provision for adults. In June 2023 ministers met with ICBs to discuss the Right Care, Right Person policy, which included representation from the Liverpool city region.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/03/2024 10:12:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1694937

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support available to adults with complex mental health needs.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	17914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Through the NHS Long Term plan, the Government is providing record levels of investment, and increasing the mental health workforce, to expand and transform National Health Service mental health services in England. Almost £16 billion was invested into mental health in 2022/23, enabling 3.6 million people to be in contact with mental health services.</p><p>As part of this, we’re set to reach nearly £1 billion of additional funding invested by 2023/24, to transform community mental health services. This is the largest area of investment within the NHS Long Term Plan for mental health, aiming to support more people with the care that is most appropriate for their needs, and that is integrated between primary and community mental health services. Over the last full financial year, 2022/23, 288,000 adults and older adults with severe mental illness were able to access mental health support through these new models.</p><p>The safety and care of mental health patients is of paramount importance. Those with complex mental health needs in an inpatient mental health facility deserve to receive safe, high-quality care, and to be treated with dignity and respect.</p><p>NHS England has established a Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Inpatient Quality Transformation Programme. This programme is working to support cultural change and a new model of care for the future, across all NHS-funded mental health, learning disability, and autism inpatient settings.</p><p>The ambition is to increasingly shift mental healthcare towards early intervention and prevention, with treatment primarily delivered in the community. This includes increasing the number of personalised care roles, such as peer support workers, with expansion focused on mental health services where need is greatest.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/03/2024 10:13:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1694289

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Kate Sang
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her letter of 23 October 2023 to UK Research and Innovation on that organisation's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion board, whether her Department has paid a sum to Professor Kate Sang in relation to that letter.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	17461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the opening statement by the Secretary of State at the Lords Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee on 12 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 17309 17396 17405 17431 question first answered 13/03/2024 14:37:49 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1691534

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the online sale of dangerous weapons.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	901632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <ul><li>On 25 January we introduced new legislation to ban zombie-style knives and machetes. This will come in to force on 24 September 2024.</li><li>In the Criminal Justice Bill, legislating for more powers for police to seize knives held in private, increasing maximum sentences for sale of prohibited weapons and underage sales and a new offence of knife possession with violent intent.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/02/2024 15:48:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1677724

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Irish Ferries Freight’s proposal for a new service between Scotland and Northern Ireland on seafarer (a) welfare and (b) employment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	6919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>As this is a commercial decision, the Secretary of State has not met with Irish Ferries to discuss its proposal for a new freight route. We would expect Irish Ferries to comply with all international requirements as required by the flag state of the vessel and to comply with UK law as applicable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/12/2023 14:07:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley