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1237823

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Academy: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on the upper age limit for applicants to that Academy during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	95747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Candidates seeking a commission in the Regular Army should generally be over 17 years and 9 months and under 30 years on entry to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Anyone over 30 is considered on a case by case basis and age waivers can be supported. Officer recruitment is very healthy with the supply of high-quality candidates consistently meeting the demand for places. Places are filled well in advance of the intake date and due to the unique accommodation arrangements at the Academy social distancing measures are less complex to implement, meaning it continues to operate at full capacity. Covid 19 restrictions have not affected the application inflow and there has been no discussion regarding the upper age limit for applicants to the Academy during the covid-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/10/2020 07:34:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1237905

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
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	Bereavement Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will review the threshold at which statutory bereavement leave is provided for parents that lose a child during the second trimester.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	95748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Statutory Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay was introduced earlier this year, in April 2020, and applies to parents who lose a child under the age of 18, including individuals whose child is stillborn from 24 weeks of pregnancy. ‘Parent’ is broadly defined and employees have 56 weeks from the date of their child’s death or stillbirth to take their leave and pay.</p><p> </p><p>Where a mother experiences a miscarriage before 24 weeks, it is often the case that a GP will sign her off work. The duration of this leave will depend on her personal circumstances, and the pay she is entitled to will be dictated by her standard workplace sick leave policy (for which there is a statutory minimum).</p><p> </p><p>A partner will also be entitled to time off for dependents under the Employment Rights Act. Many employers will also have an existing compassionate leave policy or will operate one on a discretionary basis following such loss.</p><p> </p><p>We strongly encourage employers to be sensitive and considerate at such a time.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 05/10/2020 16:41:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1235137

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what strategy his Department has to tackle Foetal Alcohol Syndrome; and what steps his Department is taking to make pregnant mothers aware of the risks to their unborn child of the consumption of alcohol.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	91158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines published in 2016 provide clear advice to women not to drink alcohol if they are planning for a pregnancy or are pregnant.</p><p>Public Health England, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and local commissioners continue to raise awareness and provide education on the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant; for example, the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership ‘Drymester’ campaign to raise awareness of drinking alcohol when pregnant.</p><p>Midwives and health visitors have a central role in providing clear, consistent advice and early identification and support.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/10/2020 16:19:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1233351

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Darlington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people transitioning from legacy benefits to universal credit in Darlington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	88398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>We currently spend over £95 billion a year on working age benefits including Universal Credit and remain committed to supporting the most vulnerable in society.</p><p> </p><p>Recent changes to Universal Credit include temporarily increasing the standard allowance by up to £1,040 per year and increasing the Local Housing Allowance rates, including the Shared Accommodation element, so that it covers the lowest 30% of local market rents benefiting over one million households by £600 a year on average.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department has delivered a number of improvements to support claimants during their first assessment period, such as removing waiting days and paying those claimants moving from Housing Benefit on to Universal Credit a two week ‘transitional housing payment’. Since July 2020, an additional two-week run has been introduced to assist eligible claimants moving from Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance (IR) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (IB). Advance payments are available so nobody has to wait five weeks for payment.</p><p> </p><p>We are also doubling the number of work coaches across our network of jobcentres, from 13,500 to 27,000, so that every jobseeker receives tailored support to get back on their feet, build skills and move into work</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people will need extra help to successfully establish a claim to Universal Credit. Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland, have supported in excess of 250,000 individuals through ‘Help to Claim’ since April 2019, offering tailored and practical support to help people make a Universal Credit claim and up to receiving their first full correct payment on time. ‘Help to Claim’ is funded by the Department and is available online, on the phone and face-to-face in locations including Jobcentres and Citizen’s Advice offices.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/09/2020 16:08:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1231941

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Phenylketonuria: Sapropterin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with NICE on the appraisal of Kuvan as a treatment for phenylketonuria.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	86169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Departmental Ministers and officials regularly discuss a range of matters with colleagues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, including the availability of medicines for the treatment of a number of conditions.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/09/2020 16:23:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1218775

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
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 he has made of the health effects of the misuse of nitrous oxide; and if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the sale of canisters of that product.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	66202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>No recent assessment of the health effects of nitrous oxide has been made. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs considered nitrous oxide in 2015 and concluded that there is evidence that the use of nitrous oxide, other than in line with designated guidance and for purposes other than for which it was manufactured, can cause harm. Under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 it is an offence to supply a psychoactive substance. Those who supply nitrous oxide who know, or who are reckless as to whether, it will used for its psychoactive effect may be subject to a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 15:55:41 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1217544

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Help to Buy Scheme: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to extend the Help to Buy scheme to mitigate for delays in construction because of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	64356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the disruption Covid-19 has caused to housebuilding; that is why we took decisive steps to re-open the housing market and ensure housebuilding could safely recommence. The Government published a “<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Four-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C6034ca8398e94364ee1208d81e6cce33%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637292799950004652&amp;sdata=DS%2BzaPkRuPefnt1mUymwahk5b5asuMnlPJ7XmI1AmR8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Plan to Rebuild</a>” on Monday 11 May, setting out the United Kingdom Government’s Covid-19 recovery strategy. This makes clear that construction work can be undertaken across England providing sites are able to operate safely in line with the new Covid-19 secure guidelines. We continue to monitor the situation.</p><p>As announced at Budget 2018, there is a new two year Help to Buy scheme commencing from 1 April 2021, specifically for first time buyers, so supporting people onto the housing ladder. Where new build properties are not completed within the current Help to Buy scheme deadlines, they may be eligible for sale through the new scheme. More information on the new Help to Buy scheme can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helptobuy.gov.uk%2Fequity-loan%2Feligibility%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C6034ca8398e94364ee1208d81e6cce33%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637292799950014603&amp;sdata=iQlFWGoSuLNERtQo8xMe88UwZNDGzkh%2BRp6Y%2BSYsqwQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.helptobuy.gov.uk/equity-loan/eligibility/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/07/2020 13:08:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1202242

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Textbooks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's transparency commitments of reports that the EU plans to classify the interim report into Palestinian textbooks jointly commissioned by the UK.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	58077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>Following the UK’s calls for international action, an independent review of Palestinian textbooks is currently underway, conducted by the Georg Eckert Institute, a specialist textbook analysis centre.</p><p>DFID continues to favour transparency and the UK has repeatedly lobbied the EU to push for publication of the interim report.</p><p>To ensure the review could begin immediately on the signing of the contract, the UK commissioned the Georg Eckert Institute to produce a separate inception report to establish its methodology in advance. We plan to publish this report in the coming weeks.</p><p>We will continue to raise our concerns about allegations of incitement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) as I did most recently with the PA Minister for Education on 4 June.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 17/06/2020 16:11:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1201329

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to strengthen local authority powers on tackling fly tipping from (a) members of the public and (b) commercial operators.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	56169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Fly-tipping is unacceptable and illegal wherever it occurs. It blights local communities and the environment and is an issue we are committed to tackling.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently provided local authorities with enhanced enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping. Since January 2019 local authorities have been able to issue fixed penalty notices (FPNs) of up to £400 to householders who fail in their duty of care and give their waste to fly-tippers. We had previously given local authorities the power to issue FPNs to those who were caught fly-tipping.</p><p> </p><p>We have also given local authorities, that are also waste collection authorities, the power to search and or seize vehicles that they suspect have been involved, are involved or are about to be involved in fly-tipping and other waste crimes.</p><p> </p><p>Going forward, we are seeking powers in the Environment Bill to ensure agencies and authorities can work more effectively to combat waste crime through better access to evidence and improved powers of entry.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to enhancing enforcement powers, we committed in the Resources and Waste Strategy (RWS) to develop a fly-tipping toolkit to help local authorities and others work in partnership to tackle fly-tipping. The RWS is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-andwaste-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-andwaste-strategy-for-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/06/2020 16:21:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1201331

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to enable the hospitality industry to utilise outside space to comply with social distancing.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	56170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of any decision to reopen hospitality, the Government will consider how to support pubs, restaurants and cafes to open up and serve customers safely. Any changes would be supported by updates to the Covid-19 Secure: Safer Public Places guidance as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 16/06/2020 15:00:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson