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1518856

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Energy: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has conducted a recent cost-benefit analysis of energy from waste facilities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	58948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>BEIS has assessed that energy from waste for electricity generation is economically viable without Government support, and therefore only energy from waste with combined heat and power is supported under the Contracts for Difference scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 16:18:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1518950

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the definition of legal but harmful in the Online Safety Bill.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is currently reviewing the adult safety duties and the definition of content that is harmful to adults. This is to ensure that we strike the right balance between protecting users from harmful content online and protecting users’ rights to freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins question first answered 18/10/2022 09:17:35 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519088

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the temporary fuel duty rates beyond March 2023; and whether he has had discussions with haulage companies in West Yorkshire on the impact of such an extension on their business.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The fuel duty cut will last for a full 12 months, balancing providing short-term support with the long-term sustainability of the public finances.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 17/10/2022 10:43:16 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519099

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Joint Replacements: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to increase the number of NHS surgeons able to conduct temporomandibular joint replacement surgery.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. Decisions on commissioning and training for this surgery are made locally by the National Health Service to meet the health needs of the local population.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 59450 question first answered 18/10/2022 13:19:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519166

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Flowers and Plants: Imports
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 recent assessment he has made of the extent to which consumers are able to access adequate information on the country of origin of flowers and plants they purchase in supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Aside from certain products (e.g. food), there is no mandatory requirement to label goods with an indication of their country of origin for the majority of consumer products.</p><p> </p><p>The government encourages traders to include helpful labelling on a voluntary basis, particularly where this may be in the best interests of the consumer or represents a unique selling point for the business, so long as the additional information is true and not misleading as required by the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs).</p><p> </p><p>If consumers believe that the trader is not being truthful, they should report the matter in the first instance to the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133 (<a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a>).</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 17:02:54 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519320

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Joint Replacements: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS surgeons are able to conduct temporomandibular joint replacement surgery as of 10 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. Decisions on commissioning and training for this surgery are made locally by the National Health Service to meet the health needs of the local population.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 59263 question first answered 18/10/2022 13:19:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519331

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Trains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the quality of service provided by Northern Trains Limited since DOHL took on the operation of Northern services on 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department uses a range of methods to assess the quality of service provided by Northern.</p><p>Rail operators are required to meet targets for standards of service quality at stations, on trains and in the quality and timeliness of information provided to customers. These standards are regularly inspected via Service Quality Regimes and rail industry surveys.</p><p>DfT and Northern have regular discussions about the performance against the standards and Northern take action as required to improve results. Northern regularly publish the results of these assessments on its website at:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northernrailway.co.uk%2Fabout-us%2Fcustomer%2Fservice-quality&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKristin.Adeyoola%40dft.gov.uk%7C8bec65e9199d41e8d70d08daac3ac9e9%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638011665741639145%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U0%2FGsS%2Bhb7ZSCBdDQMK076TcRVdZ%2FHBjC6wCAKZW79Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/about-us/customer/service-quality</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 09:54:44 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519480

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Guide Dogs UK Charity on the impact on partially sighted individuals of allowing the use of e-scooters; and if she will consult that charity when preparing the Transport Bill announced in the Queen's Speech 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Officials from the Department met with Guide Dogs on 18 August 2022 to discuss the recommendations in their Scoot Aware report. Reducing the impact of e-scooters on people with visual impairments, including their safe use and perceptions of safety, is a priority for the Department as we consider regulations for e-scooters.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with a range of stakeholders representing the needs of blind and visually impaired people, including through a public consultation, before any new arrangements come into force.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 15:21:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519569

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet and Pornography: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect children from (a) harmful online content and (b) pornography.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Protecting children online is a priority for the government. The strongest protections in the Online Safety Bill are for children. All companies in scope will need to assess whether their service is likely to be accessed by children and if so, deliver additional protections to protect children from harmful content or activity. If they fail to do so, they will be subject to tough enforcement action by the regulator, Ofcom.</p><p>The Bill will cover all online sites that offer pornography, including commercial pornography sites, social media, video sharing platforms, forums and search engines. There is also a separate additional duty in the Bill which will require providers who publish pornographic content on their services to prevent children from accessing that content.</p> answering member constituency Folkestone and Hythe answering member printed Damian Collins question first answered 18/10/2022 08:57:22 answering member 3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1519639

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 18 July 2022 to Question 33677 on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, what recent progress his Department has made on preparing the Net Zero progress report.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	59455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>I have laid a statutory instrument to extend the deadline for my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State’s response to the CCC’s annual report to 31 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The extension will give the Government sufficient time to consider its response to the findings of the Net Zero review, reporting at the end of December 2022, and reflect this in the Government response. It will also avoid pre-empting or undermining the outcome of the review. This response will include an update on progress of the Net Zero Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 16:28:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman