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1692418

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date	28/02/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: East of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps to secure private investment to develop an offshore energy grid in the East of England.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Reinforcement of the electricity network is being delivered through a range of approaches, including upgrades to existing infrastructure, building innovative offshore transmission routes, undergrounded new cabling in protected areas and, where necessary building new overhead lines. Ofgem’s regulatory frameworks are designed to encourage anticipatory investment into the grid whether on or offshore and, through the Energy Act 2023, we enabled competitions in electricity networks, opening this market to new parties for the first time.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/03/2024 06:58:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692422

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	Planning Permission: Appeals
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 information his Department holds on the (a) total and (b) average cost of processing planning appeals per appeal type in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is published as part of the Planning Inspectorate’s Annual Report and Accounts and can be found at the following links:</p><p>20/21 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60e6a4b68fa8f50c76838641/Planning_Inspectorate_ARA_2020-21_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Planning_Inspectorate_ARA_2020-21_FINAL.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>21/22 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62c58df4d3bf7f3006989cf2/Planning_Inspectorate_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021-22.pdf" target="_blank">Planning_Inspectorate_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021-22.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>22/23 <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/649d44ce06179b00113f74ee/Planning_Inspectorate_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2022-23.pdf" target="_blank">Planning_Inspectorate_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2022-23.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 06/03/2024 14:45:29 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692423

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	Leasehold
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of leaseholders in (a) Witham constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes an annual estimate of Leasehold dwellings in England. The most recent data (2021-22) shows there were an estimated 4.98 million leasehold dwellings in England. In the South East, there were an estimated 696,000 leasehold dwellings. Due to methodological limitations, the statistics cannot show robust estimates at a sub-regional level. The data are published on gov.uk here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/leasehold-dwellings" target="_blank">Leasehold dwellings</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 05/03/2024 15:54:29 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692424

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Health Services: Essex
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 (a) has reviewed and (b) plans to review the (i) provision and (ii) location of (A) inpatient and (B) outpatient health services in Essex.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>No formal reviews have been undertaken by the Department. Inpatient and outpatient health services in Essex are provided by the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, and the Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB. Further information of specific service provision is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/system-and-organisational-oversight/system-directory/east-of-england-region/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/system-and-organisational-oversight/system-directory/east-of-england-region/</a></p><p>Local provision of services is determined by the ICBs, rather than directly by the Government, and decisions are made based on population need in the area. The Department is expanding diagnostic capacity across the National Health Service by rolling out more community diagnostic centres (CDCs), delivering vital tests, scans, and checks. With 154 CDCs open already, and up to 160 set to open by March 2025, these offer millions of patients the chance to access quicker, more convenient checks outside of hospitals, with capacity prioritised for cancer. Across all three ICBs in Essex, we have opened five CDCs in the past year, with another location approved by the Department.</p><p>We are also increasing activity through dedicated and protected surgical hubs, focusing on providing high volume, low complexity surgery, as recommended by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. There are currently 100 elective surgical hubs that are operational across England, including the Braintree Community Hospital in Essex, as of February 2024. These surgical hubs will help separate elective care facilities from urgent and emergency care.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/03/2024 12:48:29 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692426

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry
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 progress has been made on the Lampard Inquiry into mental health services in Essex.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>Baroness Lampard, the Chair of the Inquiry, undertook a consultation on proposed amendments to the terms of reference for the inquiry in November 2023. Through this consultation, families and other stakeholders had the opportunity to outline their views on the proposed terms of reference. The Chair has submitted her proposed terms of reference for the statutory inquiry, and my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will make a decision in due course.</p><p>On 5 December 2023, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care agreed to meet with families and local MPs in Essex, to discuss the terms of reference. A meeting will be arranged in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/03/2024 17:48:10 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692427

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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 Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling pharmacy students to utilise the NHS learning support fund.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>There are no immediate plans to make changes to the Learning Support Fund scheme design. The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times the Government must strike a balance between the level of support students receive, and the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/03/2024 15:33:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692428

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
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 performance of HMRC in answering telephone enquiries.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC takes the quality of customer service very seriously.</p><p>HMRC is making strong progress improving its customer services, with a focus on encouraging people to deal with them online where they can, by providing quicker, easier and always available digital services.</p><p>HMRC performance, including adviser attempts handled and average speed to answer calls, are published on a quarterly basis and can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/03/2024 15:32:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692429

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the introduction of the Pillar 2 OECD global minimum income tax on the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text Pillar 2 will protect the UK tax base against aggressive tax planning and reinforce the competitiveness of the UK, boosting the UK’s attractiveness as a place to do business, and raising over £12bn in the UK over the next 6 years. answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/03/2024 15:30:17 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692431

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect small businesses from being de-banked.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role SMEs play in fuelling economic growth, and it is important they can access the banking services they need. However, the decisions about what products are offered to individual businesses remain commercial decisions for banks and building societies.</p><p>Last year the Chancellor asked the FCA to collect evidence to help the Government understand where account closures and refusals are happening and why. The FCA published their initial findings on 19 September, and are doing further work with firms to verify the data and to better understand the reasons behind account refusals. In addition, the Treasury is continuing to engage with industry to understand any existing or emerging issues regarding bank account access for businesses.</p><p>On 21 July, the Government published a policy statement setting out its plans to strengthen requirements relating to users’ payment service framework contract terminations. This will increase the minimum notice period in cases of contract termination to 90 days – giving customers more time to challenge a decision through the Financial Ombudsman Service, or find a replacement service. Providers will also be required to spell out to the affected customer why they are terminating their contract – increasing transparency and aiding customers’ ability to appeal decisions. Both requirements will be subject to certain exceptions, including if to do so would be unlawful.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 05/03/2024 10:32:02 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1692432

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Seas and Oceans: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the future revenue to the Exchequer from the lease of the seabed by the Crown Estate for offshore wind farms.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	16138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Estate returns its Annual Net Revenue Profit to the Exchequer for the benefit of the nation’s finances. The Crown Estate’s Net Revenue Profit for 2022-23 was £442.6 million (as noted on page 116 of its 2022-2023 <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdownloads.ctfassets.net%2Fnv65su7t80y5%2F62CIdZeDjs0I178w13bZh1%2F378d9e004247ff8a2fcf19e881a6f0e3%2Ftce_ar23_web_accessible.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cchris.diamond%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7C9b8e49dfd73a4745657008dc394ca763%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638448248600102495%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KuTUvVIVcsvdNyWsKMoh5Uv%2B%2BLL8qwQExyCbWTmL9l8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">annual report</a>).</p><p>Like any commercial business, The Crown Estate does not provide forecasts of its future profits.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 05/03/2024 10:30:39 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel