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1546976

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Tidal Power: Research
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of setting up public a body, analogous to Wave Energy Scotland, in the context of conducting research and development in the field of tidal power.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	99942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is the UK’s leading innovation centre for offshore renewable energy, including tidal power. The Government established it in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/12/2022 17:02:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546587

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Integrated Care Boards: Dentistry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of having representatives of dentists on integrated care boards.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Care Act 2022 sets out minimum membership requirement of integrated care boards (ICBs), which includes representatives of National Health Service trusts, primary care and local authorities. However, by local agreement ICBs can supplement the legislative minimum requirements in order to address local needs.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/12/2022 11:04:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546591

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Dental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) move towards a preventative model of care for dentistry and (b) bring forward a public awareness campaign on oral health.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS England will engage with stakeholder representatives from dental professional groups on potential solutions to the challenges facing National Health Service dentistry and how these could be implemented. This engagement will be focused on improving urgent care access; supporting access for new patients; re-orientating the system towards prevention; and dental team recruitment and retention and assisting dental teams to feel part of the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has published ‘Delivering Better Oral Health - an evidence-based toolkit for prevention’ to support dental teams to deliver preventive advice and treatment for patients, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/12/2022 11:03:18 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546596

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Dentistry: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the number of dentists from the EU coming to the UK to help fill dentist vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the General Dental Council (GDC) to develop and consult on legislative proposals to allow GDC greater flexibility to amend its existing international registration processes and explore alternative pathways. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department aims to introduce the legislative changes in early 2023. As the independent regulator, the GDC will determine how these flexibilities can be used.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 98883 question first answered 13/12/2022 11:02:01 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1546597

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Dentistry: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of dentists from overseas to help fill gaps in dentistry in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	98883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department has worked with the General Dental Council (GDC) to develop and consult on legislative proposals to allow GDC greater flexibility to amend its existing international registration processes and explore alternative pathways. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the Department aims to introduce the legislative changes in early 2023. As the independent regulator, the GDC will determine how these flexibilities can be used.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 98882 question first answered 13/12/2022 11:02:02 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545156

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when diesel trains will be phased out on the national rail network.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	902399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Our aim is to remove all diesel-only trains (passenger and freight) from the network by 2040.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/11/2022 11:52:21 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545272

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development: Devolution
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 November 2022 to Question 84783 Carbon Emissions: Regulation, when his Department began to develop the Strategy and Policy statement.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	95893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2013 provided powers for the Secretary of State to designate a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) for energy policy. A draft SPS was consulted on in 2014 and the Department subsequently committed to redrafting the SPS based on the consultation responses. However, this work was paused following the change of government in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This Government set out its intention to designate an SPS for energy policy in the Energy White Paper in December 2020. The Department has continued developing the SPS and Welsh and Scottish Ministers have had the opportunity to consider a draft. A public consultation is planned for the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 95894 question first answered 29/12/2022 13:09:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40801 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545274

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Regional Planning and Development: Devolution
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 November 2022 to Question 84783 on Carbon Emissions: Regulation, when his Department first announced its intention to publish the Strategy and Policy statement.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	95894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2013 provided powers for the Secretary of State to designate a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS) for energy policy. A draft SPS was consulted on in 2014 and the Department subsequently committed to redrafting the SPS based on the consultation responses. However, this work was paused following the change of government in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This Government set out its intention to designate an SPS for energy policy in the Energy White Paper in December 2020. The Department has continued developing the SPS and Welsh and Scottish Ministers have had the opportunity to consider a draft. A public consultation is planned for the Spring.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 95893 question first answered 29/12/2022 13:09:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40804 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545276

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 his Department’s policy is on (a) initiatives and (b) reforms that will need to be taken forward by (i) Ofgem, (ii) National Grid and (iii) his Department to achieve the Government’s target of 50GW by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	95895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Holistic Network Design (HND) provides a recommended design to connect 23GW of offshore wind. Alongside projects already installed, in planning or in consenting, total capacity if delivered, will exceed 50GW by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure the infrastructure identified in the HND can be built, BEIS is working across government to implement the commitments made in the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbritish-energy-security-strategy%2Fbritish-energy-security-strategy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C0c12715353804e0768b808dadc6617fa%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638064628282461296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oCNYlEK7GzPw18HqduaRxYGt1jXFLHGwNGxKj4TYeig%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">British Energy Security Strategy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS also supports and encourages the work of Ofgem and National Grid Electricity Systems Operator (NGESO) in developing and implementing the HND. For example, Ofgem is consulting on appropriate delivery models for projects in the HND and on accelerating the delivery of the strategic electricity transmission network. NGESO published their ‘Industry Code, Standard and Licence Recommendation Report' alongside the HND in July 2022; this outlined the scope of the changes to codes and standards needed to implement the HND. The NGESO is now working with industry to progress these changes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/12/2022 09:44:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 40805 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1545018

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Motor Vehicles: 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, whether the Government has made an assessment on the efficacy of installing in-road apparatus to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions and concentrations of particulate matter from motor vehicles on UK roads.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	94832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of this emerging technology but notes that it is still in development. Currently there is limited peer reviewed evidence available on real world application and the impact of the technology on concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. Defra and DfT will continue to assess the operational relevance of promising science and technology such as this on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/11/2022 18:23:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse