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1357578

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that will be created as a result of the Midlands Rail Hub in (a) Birmingham Ladywood constituency, (b) Birmingham City region and (c) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	53209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The objectives of the Midlands Rail Hub are to support economic growth across the region. At this early stage of development, no detailed assessment of the number of jobs created either directly or indirectly by the scheme has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 20/10/2021 14:02:37 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1357579

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Railways: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with local leaders in the West Midlands on the Integrated Rail Plan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	53210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to providing better rail connectivity between London, the Midlands and the North. The Treasury works closely with the Department for Transport to understand local leaders’ views on the Integrated Rail Plan, which will soon set out how best to scope, sequence and integrate Northern Powerhouse Rail, HS2 Phase 2b and other major Network Rail programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The West Midlands will benefit significantly from Phase One of High Speed 2, which will cut journey times between Birmingham and London to less than 50 minutes. Budget 2021 also included £50m to develop proposals for transport improvements around the HS2 Interchange station to help support local regeneration.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/10/2021 09:43:59 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1357580

registered interest
date	22/09/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Construction: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent progress has been made on the industry survey developed with the Construction Leadership Council on the construction professional indemnity insurance market.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	53211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Working closely with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, last year the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities encouraged the Construction Leadership Council to conduct an industry survey on the professional indemnity insurance constraints faced by construction professionals.</p><p>The largest professional indemnity insurance survey of its kind in construction, the survey highlighted the significant premium increases faced by many professionals across the construction sector.</p><p>The survey has been used to support evidence provided by the Construction Leadership Council to the upcoming Industry Safety Steering Group annual report, which sets out industry's progress on culture change over the last year.</p><p>It has also been used to consider industry actions that could produce a more proportionate approach to PII premium pricing and fire safety exclusions, in particular to ensure that the Government can continue to progress the remediation of unsafe cladding systems. The data has also informed our work on EWS1 professional indemnity insurance cover.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/10/2021 10:35:57 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1350957

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce covid-19 vaccine wastage; and what action is taken with unused vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	40820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>No vaccines should be wasted. All vaccination centres should have a backup list of people in the cohorts currently being vaccinated, who can be called in case doses would be wasted. This is in line with the Enhanced Service Specification for the COVID-19 vaccination programme 2020/21.</p><p>We have put in place robust mitigations throughout the vaccination programme to reduce wastage, manage expiry dates, and avoid vaccine destruction, including, where there is data to support it, looking at the extension of expiry dates.</p><p>The United Kingdom is also one of the largest donors to COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX). We will donate at least 100 million surplus doses within the next year, with the first batch of five million already delivered last month.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 06/09/2021 11:43:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1349295

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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	Buildings: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 July 2021, HCWS228 on Housing Update, whether the Government plans to repay leaseholders who have already paid for EWS1.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	37419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The EWS1 process is not a Government one. There are no plans to reimburse for costs incurred in commissioning an EWS1.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 06/09/2021 10:54:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1348786

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Waking Watch Relief Fund
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 the Answer of 16 July 2021 to Question 29765 on High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention, how much and what proportion of the £30 million Waking Watch Relief is (a) allocated, (b) spent and (c) unspent.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	36606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>Data on the Waking Watch Relief Fund, including the amount of funding allocated and approved, has been published at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fwaking-watch-relief-fund%23waking-watch-relief-fund-data&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPSChristopherPincher%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce058376a60344d11913a08d94dcee28c%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637626373218015096%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=s22ULQ0MKixbBzo%2F91xjBPuRa7x%2BgRvgjZMgzaCTgJE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/waking-watch-relief-fund#waking-watch-relief-fund-data.</a></p><p>The majority of the Fund is administered by local and regional authorities, who are responsible for providing the allocated funding to buildings in their area.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/07/2021 14:32:04 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345292

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the relative safety of the use of (a) waking watch fire patrols and (b) professionally installed fire alarm systems in buildings with unsafe building materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29759 29760 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345293

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what regulation is in place to oversee companies offering waking watch fire patrols in buildings with unsafe cladding materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29758 29760 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345294

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on businesses providing waking watch services in buildings with unsafe cladding materials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29758 29759 29761 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1345296

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that local authorities have access to a list of approved providers of waking watch fire patrol.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	29761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the FSO), the Responsible Person for each building is required to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. If a responsible person uses a waking watch as part of a wider building fire safety strategy to mitigate the risks in a particular building, as informed by a fire risk assessment, it is for them to ensure its adequacy.</p><p>The Government and NFCC make available guidance to support those responsible in complying with the FSO and ensuring their premises remain safe for continued use but does not monitor service providers. The National Fire Chiefs Council has recently revised its Simultaneous Evacuation Guidance which reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>This guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible.</p><p>Local fire and rescue authorities and other enforcers of the FSO can take action where the fire safety measures fall short of compliance.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 29758 29759 29760 question first answered 16/07/2021 10:57:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood