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1692342

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date	28/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for fixing road surfaces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>In October, the Prime Minister announced an additional £8.3 billion of roads resurfacing funding over the period 2023/24 to 2033/34, with £150 million being made available in both this financial year and the next. This funding, made possible by reallocating funds from the HS2 programme, is enough to enable local highways authorities across England to resurface at least 5,000 miles of road.</p><p> </p><p>As roads policy in the UK is devolved, provision of additional highways maintenance funding in Northern Ireland is a decision for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/03/2024 15:24:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1692345

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Paperchase: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Paperchase's administration and sale on independent (a) small designers and (b) card publishers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	16118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p><br>There are no plans to make an assessment. Any impact on suppliers as a result of Paperchase's administration and sale remains a commercial decision for the new owner.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 04/03/2024 14:52:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1692348

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Gaza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provision his Department has made for collecting biometric data from relatives of British nationals fleeing Gaza in the absence of functioning visa applications centres in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	16180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Visa Application Centre in Gaza has been closed since 7 October 2023 due to the conflict in the region and to ensure the safety of staff and customers. UKVI will continue to monitor the situation and work closely with the commercial partner, TLS, to re-open the centre when it becomes safe to do so.</p><p>Those who wish to make a UK visa application will need to enrol their biometrics at an alternative Visa Application Centre in OPT (Ramallah or Jerusalem) or a nearby country. Customers can visit <a href="https://pos.tlscontact.com/" target="_blank">https://pos.tlscontact.com/</a> for an up to date list of Visa Application Centres in the region<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/03/2024 16:25:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1692349

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Speaking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has hired Graham Potter to give a speech to service people in the Falkland Islands in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	16181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not hired Graham Potter to provide a speech to Service personnel in the Falkland Islands over the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/03/2024 15:31:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1692350

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Speaking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) hiring fees and (b) other expenses on external speakers at events run by his Department for service people in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	16182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16183 question first answered 04/03/2024 15:31:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1692351

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Speaking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which external speakers have given speeches at events run by his Department for service people since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	16183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16182 question first answered 04/03/2024 15:31:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1692354

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	UNRWA: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 15371 on UNRWA: Finance, whether his Department held discussions with UNWRA on the allegations before funding was suspended.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	16185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, called the Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, on 26 January to report the allegations and to outline the actions UNRWA had taken.</p><p>As we have set out, we are pressing the UN Office of Internal Oversight and Catherine Colonna, who is leading the independent Review Group appointed by the UN Secretary-General, to produce a rapid interim report into these appalling allegations. We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again. We are working with allies to try to bring this situation to a rapid conclusion - not least because UNRWA have a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 04/03/2024 17:18:44 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1692355

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Freehold: Tribunals
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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of tribunal processes against freeholders on the wellbeing of leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	16059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>An impact assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill has been published at: <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3523/publications" target="_blank">Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill publications - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament</a>. The Bill will rebalance the legal costs regime and remove barriers for leaseholders to challenge their landlord.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 04/03/2024 12:34:50 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1692356

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Housing: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral contribution of 27 February 2024 by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, Official Report, column 237, which party the asbestos duty holder will be following enfranchisement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>When enfranchisement happens a new dutyholder takes over the ‘duty to manage’ under Regulation 4 the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 for the communal areas. Further to regulation 4(1), the new dutyholder will be whoever is responsible for the communal areas as a result of the terms of the enfranchisement.</p><p>I have asked departmental officials to contact the Rt Hon Gentleman to discuss the issue he has raised in further detail.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 04/03/2024 12:33:21 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1692357

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Space Technology: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Space Agency’s Placements in Industry Programme includes all parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	16067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Space Agency’s Space Placements In Industry (SPIN) Programme is open to any space-related organisation across the UK. The UK Space Agency has engaged with the UK Space Ecosystem and local clusters spanning the entirety of the country to drive an increase in regional placements.</p><p> </p><p>The programme has a new student recruitment system to reduce bias, improve quality of hire, and increase diversity across the cohort.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 04/03/2024 10:38:09 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell