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1665254

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the time period during which landlords cannot apply mandatory grounds for repossession of the property beyond the first six months of the tenancy in the Renters (Reform) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	203175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the Renters (Reform) Bill Second Reading, debated on Monday 23 October (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-10-23%2Fdebates%2FE9FEB6DF-B896-4579-918F-8E99F7A35AAD%2FRenters(Reform)Bill&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cd57d51a3ae8648a0c63508dbd53ec539%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638338237796597242%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A7EzJjZRN8LuRLYyS%2FMd6u0hPItg7CBcQ21B%2FK062Sw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report, HC Volume 738, Colum 630</a>).</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 25/10/2023 13:44:18 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1665260

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Living Wage: Meriden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the change in rate of the National Living wage in April 2023 on the financial viability of employers in (a) pharmacies and (b) other SMEs in Meriden constituency.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
uin	203177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government published an Impact Assessment that outlines the expected impacts of the change in the National Living Wage in April 2023: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/354/impacts" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/354/impacts</a></p><p> </p><p>Overall, research to-date has not found a significant impact of the National Living wage on business failures. On average, the average total cost per business affected by the policy was between £3,000 to £4,000. We expect around 40% of the costs of this policy to be borne by small and micro businesses and 15% by medium sized businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The available data does not enable a statistically reliable assessment of costs of the policy by constituency.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/10/2023 11:19:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1665261

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	EU Countries: Travel Requirements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will launch a public awareness campaign on the requirement for UK citizens to apply for European Travel Information and Authorisation System travel authorisation in order to travel to Europe from 2024.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	203042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage with the European Commission and EU Member States to understand the impact the EU's European Travel Information and Authorisation System will have on British citizens, and to understand their plans for public communications.</p><p>Entry requirements for British citizens travelling to the EU are set out in FCDO travel advice. These requirements are based on information provided by EU Member States. FCDO travel advice is regularly updated to reflect our latest understanding of EU Member State requirements.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 23/10/2023 15:26:18 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1665262

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 16 of Annex B of the Impact Assessment for the Statutory Scheme – Branded Medicines Pricing, what the evidential basis is for the assessment that the resources deployed through pharmaceutical investment would come to the UK in another form; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential efficiency of alternative deployment of resources.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	203129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The approach to assessing the potential impacts on investment within the statutory scheme’s impact assessment followed well established precedent and is in-line with the Green Book paragraphs 6.5 and 6.6. As such the impact assessment considers spill-over benefits of investment, with a literature review suggesting an estimated mean benefit of 34% of the overall investment, but does not account for these within the net present value calculation due to investment being one of several possible company responses to change in profitability.</p><p>We are in the process of analysing the responses provided to the consultation on this statutory scheme and will update on our preferred policy approach later this year.</p><p>Regarding alternative deployment of resource, by controlling growth in the cost of medicines we ensure value for money for the taxpayer and enable the National Health Service to continue investing in patient access to new medicines. Any additional spending on medicines may come at the cost of other equally (or more) effective healthcare spending.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/10/2023 09:39:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1665266

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police force has the lowest average time taken for issuing firearm and shotgun licenses over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	202912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We do not collect data on the time taken by police forces to issue firearm and shotgun certificates.</p><p>The issue of how individual forces’ firearms licensing departments deal with applications for firearms certificates is an operational matter for the Chief Officer of each police force concerned. However, I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners about the importance of an efficient and effective firearms licensing process in police forces and I continue to receive updates on force performance. In addition, force performance is being actively monitored by the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for firearms licensing and she is working actively with forces with performance related issues.</p><p>Particular focus is being made on the backlogs in those areas of greatest risk, with a reduced routine reliance being made on the use of temporary permits, as well as a reduction in those whose certificates have expired, who have not been given temporary permits and who remain in possession of their firearms.</p><p>In addition, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is planning a thematic inspection of firearms licensing in 2024/25 and case performance is likely to be one of the issues considered and inspected.</p><p>The Home Office is currently reviewing firearms licensing fees, which were last increased in 2015 and are now considerably below the cost of the service provided. The key aim of the review is to achieve full cost recovery for the police so that they receive the funding and resources they need to provide a more effective service. The income from new fees will enable police forces to better resource, train and equip their firearms licensing teams. This will help reduce delays in processing applications, as well as supporting public safety.</p><p>There are no plans to create a central licensing body to administer firearms licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 202913 202914 202915 202916 202917 question first answered 25/10/2023 14:19:49 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1665267

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
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 reduce the waiting time for individuals who have been waiting over three years for firearm and shotgun licenses.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	202913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We do not collect data on the time taken by police forces to issue firearm and shotgun certificates.</p><p>The issue of how individual forces’ firearms licensing departments deal with applications for firearms certificates is an operational matter for the Chief Officer of each police force concerned. However, I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners about the importance of an efficient and effective firearms licensing process in police forces and I continue to receive updates on force performance. In addition, force performance is being actively monitored by the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for firearms licensing and she is working actively with forces with performance related issues.</p><p>Particular focus is being made on the backlogs in those areas of greatest risk, with a reduced routine reliance being made on the use of temporary permits, as well as a reduction in those whose certificates have expired, who have not been given temporary permits and who remain in possession of their firearms.</p><p>In addition, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is planning a thematic inspection of firearms licensing in 2024/25 and case performance is likely to be one of the issues considered and inspected.</p><p>The Home Office is currently reviewing firearms licensing fees, which were last increased in 2015 and are now considerably below the cost of the service provided. The key aim of the review is to achieve full cost recovery for the police so that they receive the funding and resources they need to provide a more effective service. The income from new fees will enable police forces to better resource, train and equip their firearms licensing teams. This will help reduce delays in processing applications, as well as supporting public safety.</p><p>There are no plans to create a central licensing body to administer firearms licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 202912 202914 202915 202916 202917 question first answered 25/10/2023 14:19:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1665268

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to remove responsibility for issuing firearm and shotgun licenses from West Mercia Police; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	202914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We do not collect data on the time taken by police forces to issue firearm and shotgun certificates.</p><p>The issue of how individual forces’ firearms licensing departments deal with applications for firearms certificates is an operational matter for the Chief Officer of each police force concerned. However, I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners about the importance of an efficient and effective firearms licensing process in police forces and I continue to receive updates on force performance. In addition, force performance is being actively monitored by the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for firearms licensing and she is working actively with forces with performance related issues.</p><p>Particular focus is being made on the backlogs in those areas of greatest risk, with a reduced routine reliance being made on the use of temporary permits, as well as a reduction in those whose certificates have expired, who have not been given temporary permits and who remain in possession of their firearms.</p><p>In addition, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is planning a thematic inspection of firearms licensing in 2024/25 and case performance is likely to be one of the issues considered and inspected.</p><p>The Home Office is currently reviewing firearms licensing fees, which were last increased in 2015 and are now considerably below the cost of the service provided. The key aim of the review is to achieve full cost recovery for the police so that they receive the funding and resources they need to provide a more effective service. The income from new fees will enable police forces to better resource, train and equip their firearms licensing teams. This will help reduce delays in processing applications, as well as supporting public safety.</p><p>There are no plans to create a central licensing body to administer firearms licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 202912 202913 202915 202916 202917 question first answered 25/10/2023 14:19:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1665269

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to establish a compensation scheme for individuals who have had to wait more than one year for their firearm and shotgun licenses.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	202915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We do not collect data on the time taken by police forces to issue firearm and shotgun certificates.</p><p>The issue of how individual forces’ firearms licensing departments deal with applications for firearms certificates is an operational matter for the Chief Officer of each police force concerned. However, I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners about the importance of an efficient and effective firearms licensing process in police forces and I continue to receive updates on force performance. In addition, force performance is being actively monitored by the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for firearms licensing and she is working actively with forces with performance related issues.</p><p>Particular focus is being made on the backlogs in those areas of greatest risk, with a reduced routine reliance being made on the use of temporary permits, as well as a reduction in those whose certificates have expired, who have not been given temporary permits and who remain in possession of their firearms.</p><p>In addition, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is planning a thematic inspection of firearms licensing in 2024/25 and case performance is likely to be one of the issues considered and inspected.</p><p>The Home Office is currently reviewing firearms licensing fees, which were last increased in 2015 and are now considerably below the cost of the service provided. The key aim of the review is to achieve full cost recovery for the police so that they receive the funding and resources they need to provide a more effective service. The income from new fees will enable police forces to better resource, train and equip their firearms licensing teams. This will help reduce delays in processing applications, as well as supporting public safety.</p><p>There are no plans to create a central licensing body to administer firearms licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 202912 202913 202914 202916 202917 question first answered 25/10/2023 14:19:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1665270

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in the approval of firearm and shotgun licenses on people for whom a license is essential to their livelihood.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	202916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We do not collect data on the time taken by police forces to issue firearm and shotgun certificates.</p><p>The issue of how individual forces’ firearms licensing departments deal with applications for firearms certificates is an operational matter for the Chief Officer of each police force concerned. However, I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners about the importance of an efficient and effective firearms licensing process in police forces and I continue to receive updates on force performance. In addition, force performance is being actively monitored by the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead for firearms licensing and she is working actively with forces with performance related issues.</p><p>Particular focus is being made on the backlogs in those areas of greatest risk, with a reduced routine reliance being made on the use of temporary permits, as well as a reduction in those whose certificates have expired, who have not been given temporary permits and who remain in possession of their firearms.</p><p>In addition, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is planning a thematic inspection of firearms licensing in 2024/25 and case performance is likely to be one of the issues considered and inspected.</p><p>The Home Office is currently reviewing firearms licensing fees, which were last increased in 2015 and are now considerably below the cost of the service provided. The key aim of the review is to achieve full cost recovery for the police so that they receive the funding and resources they need to provide a more effective service. The income from new fees will enable police forces to better resource, train and equip their firearms licensing teams. This will help reduce delays in processing applications, as well as supporting public safety.</p><p>There are no plans to create a central licensing body to administer firearms licensing.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 202912 202913 202914 202915 202917 question first answered 25/10/2023 14:19:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1665271

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Euston Station: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Command Paper 946 entitled Network North: Transforming British Transport, published in October 2023, what the evidential basis is for the statement that up to 10,000 homes could be built on the Euston station redevelopment.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	203061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The new HS2 station and associated development will support a broader ‘Euston Quarter’ transformation. The opportunity for regeneration and new homes in the Euston area is one of the largest in central London. Government- and Network Rail-owned land alone is almost 60 acres, alongside other potential development opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/10/2023 14:15:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh