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1219351

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Business: 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, with reference to the distribution of Government funding to support innovation in research-intensive businesses during and after the covid-19 outbreak, what proportion of the £750million grant package will be allocated to businesses (a) not in receipt of Innovate UK grants and (b) in receipt of Innovate UK grants.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	66895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>On 20th April, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £1.25 billion coronavirus package to protect firms driving innovation in the UK. This included £750 million of targeted support for the most R&amp;D intensive small and medium size firms which will be available through Innovate UK’s grants and loan scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has since confirmed that up to £500 million of this is for existing customers including £20<ins class="ministerial">0</ins> million of accelerated payments and up to £30<ins class="ministerial">0</ins> million for continuity grants and loans. £20 million of the remainder has been used to double the number of businesses receiving funding through the Innovate UK call for business led innovation in response to the crisis which was open to new customers. Over 800 companies have been successful in this competition. Innovate UK has also allocated up to £39 million to increase the business advisory support services available new and existing high-growth potential SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The final part of this package was announced on the 27<sup>th</sup> June. The £191 million Sustainable Innovation Fund is open to new customers to help cutting-edge companies of all sizes recover, grow, and drive a re-building economy as well as support new green innovations, unleashing the sustainable industries of the future along the way.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the Fast-Response competition, it is currently too early to state the number of businesses that have accessed this funding</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 06/07/2020 16:17:26 question first ministerially corrected 31/07/2020 09:21:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway previous answer version 34988 answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1218195

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax liability is for women who receive back payments of underpaid state pension in a single financial year; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	65108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Income tax is calculated on arrears of state pension for the tax year in which the pensioner was entitled to receive it, and not in the year in which a lump sum is paid.</p><p> </p><p>Where arrears of state pension are paid, income tax will only be due on any income that exceeds the personal allowance for the respective tax year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HM Revenue and Customs <del class="ministerial">can</del> <ins class="ministerial">will </ins>only collect income tax for the current tax year and the four preceding tax years<ins class="ministerial"> for arrears payments made due to DWP error</ins>. Any arrears of state pension relating to earlier years will not be subject to income tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/07/2020 09:24:38 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 09:44:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 33607 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1216082

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals working in the NHS paid the NHS surcharge in each month of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	62257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has no published data to answer this question.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is not readily available nor held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost due to the fact the IHS is payable across multiple application routes.</ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/07/2020 07:54:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/07/2020 14:07:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 34017 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203499

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what the application process and fees, including a possible NHS health surcharge, will be for British National (Overseas) status holders from Hong Kong and their dependants if they wish to apply for an extension of their leave for a further 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Graduate route will be introduced in the summer of 2021. Information on the route was provided in the factsheet published in October 2019 https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/14/fact-sheet-graduate-immigration-route/.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Further details of the route will be published shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.The Home Office is working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/06/2020 16:17:55 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2020 16:47:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 32922 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1203724

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
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 his Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 51817 on Tidal Power: Swansea Bay, what range of hurdle rates, comparable to those more established renewable energy technologies, such as solar PV, onshore wind and large hydropower, were used for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon value for money assessment.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	59410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The hurdle rates applied across the portfolio of tidal lagoons in the Department’s value for money assessment[1] are shown in Table 1. The hurdle rates for other low carbon technologies estimated at the time of the value for money assessment are shown in Table 2.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Range of hurdle rates applied to proposed programme of tidal lagoons<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Hurdle Rate Scenario</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hurdle rate </strong>(real terms, pre-tax)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.2%</del><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Selected hurdle rates for other low carbon technologies </strong>(up to date at time the assessment was undertaken)[3]</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Technology</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hurdle rate </strong>(real terms, pre-tax)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onshore wind</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offshore wind</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solar PV (&gt;5MW)</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas with CCUS (first of a kind)</p></td><td><p>11.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydro (&gt;5MW)</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>[1] Available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/swansea-bay-tidal-lagoon-value-for-money-assessment</em></p><p><em>[2] Source: BEIS commercial advisory</em></p><p><em>[3] Source: BEIS Electricity Generation Costs Report (2016), available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-november-2016</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/06/2020 10:20:49 question first ministerially corrected 26/06/2020 13:35:17 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 31135 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1202853

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Stoke on Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential economic benefit to Stoke-on-Trent joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	58826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would open up new opportunities for our exporters in strategically important sectors, helping to support an industrial revival in the UK. Trade with members of CPTPP already benefits the region. In 2018, Shropshire and Staffordshire exported around £431m worth of goods to CPTPP countries and imported around £801m worth of goods from CPTPP countries[1]. In 2019, the West Midlands as a whole exported over £2.4 billion worth of goods to CPTPP member countries, representing around 8 per cent of the region’s exports. The West Midlands imported over £1.9 billion worth of goods from CPTPP member countries, representing just over 5% of goods imports to the region[2].</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Before applying, we will publish an outline approach and a scoping assessment setting out our negotiating objectives and the economic impact and benefits of accession.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">At that stage, we will provide a formal response to the government’s public consultation on the UK potentially seeking accession to CPTPP, outlining how our decisions and approach to accession have been informed by the submissions received from members of the public, businesses and civil society organisations. The input we have received through this consultation continues to inform our preparations.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">[1] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics, disaggregated by smaller geographical areas, NUTS2 level (released November 2019). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">[2] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (April to June 2020 release). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would open up new opportunities for our exporters in strategically important sectors, helping to support an industrial revival in the UK. Trade with members of CPTPP already benefits the region. In 2018, Shropshire and Staffordshire exported around £431m worth of goods to CPTPP countries and imported around £801m worth of goods from CPTPP countries[1]. In 2019, the West Midlands as a whole exported over £2.4 billion worth of goods to CPTPP member countries, representing around 8 per cent of the region’s exports. The West Midlands imported over £1.9 billion worth of goods from CPTPP member countries, representing just over 5% of goods imports to the region[2].</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">If the UK Government decides to formally apply for accession, we will publish an Outline Approach and a Scoping Assessment setting out our negotiating objectives and the potential benefits of accession, to the UK and the UK’s nations and regions.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics, disaggregated by smaller geographical areas, NUTS2 level (released November 2019). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">[2] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (April to June 2020 release). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/06/2020 11:07:03 question first ministerially corrected 22/06/2020 14:25:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 30623 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1201984

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prisoners sharing cells in each prison in each of the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	57390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We are implementing our compartmentalisation strategy (isolating the symptomatic; quarantining new arrivals; and shielding the vulnerable) in the prison estate. The latest PHE modelling indicates this strategy has shown early signs of success. We are increasing headroom in the prison estate to better enable prisons to implement compartmentalisation and reduce the number of prisoners sharing cells. This has been actioned through a combination of the early release of low-risk offenders, provision of temporary accommodation and expediting remand hearings to reduce the unsentenced population.</p><p> </p><p>We are installing over 1,000 temporary cells to increase space and help reduce the spread of the virus. These units are being placed where there are the highest number of shared cells, a lack of in-cell sanitation and where there are high numbers of vulnerable prisoners. We have also opened an Annex at HMP/YOI Rochester to hold up to 70 men.</p><p> </p><p>Upon arrival into custody, all prisoners’ suitability to share a cell is risk assessed. These assessments are based on numerous factors including health concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The table below identifies the number of prisoners, broken down by establishment, sharing cells holding two or more people as at 27 March, 24 April and 29 May 2020. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total number of prisoners sharing cells</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>731</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>1,164</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td><td><p>1,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>532</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>686</p></td><td><p>703</p></td><td><p>683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">252</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">234</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">212</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>823</p></td><td><p>873</p></td><td><p>801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>686</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>606</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>776</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>608</p></td><td><p>555</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle Of Wight</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>793</p></td><td><p>654</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>962</p></td><td><p>862</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>706</p></td><td><p>736</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>814</p></td><td><p>634</p></td><td><p>668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Female</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Spring Hill</del><ins class="ministerial">Springhill</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">164</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">160</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">126</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>798</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,146</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>558</p></td><td><p>601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">31,855</del><ins class="ministerial">32,271</ins></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">29,623</del><ins class="ministerial">30,017</ins></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">27,845</del><ins class="ministerial">28,181</ins></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2020 16:31:55 question first ministerially corrected 28/08/2020 09:09:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 28837 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

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registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Accommodation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to reduce the level of sharing of prison bedrooms during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	57392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We are implementing our compartmentalisation strategy (isolating the symptomatic; quarantining new arrivals; and shielding the vulnerable) in the prison estate. The latest PHE modelling indicates this strategy has shown early signs of success. We are increasing headroom in the prison estate to better enable prisons to implement compartmentalisation and reduce the number of prisoners sharing cells. This has been actioned through a combination of the early release of low-risk offenders, provision of temporary accommodation and expediting remand hearings to reduce the unsentenced population.</p><p> </p><p>We are installing over 1,000 temporary cells to increase space and help reduce the spread of the virus. These units are being placed where there are the highest number of shared cells, a lack of in-cell sanitation and where there are high numbers of vulnerable prisoners. We have also opened an Annex at HMP/YOI Rochester to hold up to 70 men.</p><p> </p><p>Upon arrival into custody, all prisoners’ suitability to share a cell is risk assessed. These assessments are based on numerous factors including health concerns.</p><p> </p><p>The table below identifies the number of prisoners, broken down by establishment, sharing cells holding two or more people as at 27 March, 24 April and 29 May 2020. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total number of prisoners sharing cells</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>731</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwyn</p></td><td><p>1,164</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td><td><p>1,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p>582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brinsford</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brixton</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>532</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullingdon</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bure</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coldingley</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dartmoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deerbolt</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downview</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drake Hall</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sutton Park</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elmley</p></td><td><p>686</p></td><td><p>703</p></td><td><p>683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Featherstone</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">252</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">234</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">212</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>823</p></td><td><p>873</p></td><td><p>801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grendon</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guys Marsh</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hatfield</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Down</p></td><td><p>686</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hewell</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>606</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holme House</p></td><td><p>776</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>608</p></td><td><p>555</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntercombe</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isis</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle Of Wight</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirklevington Grange</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Farms</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>793</p></td><td><p>654</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leyhill</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lindholme</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low Newton</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moorland</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Hall</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>402</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>962</p></td><td><p>862</p></td><td><p>810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onley</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>706</p></td><td><p>736</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>814</p></td><td><p>634</p></td><td><p>668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough Female</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prescoed</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochester</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>274</p></td><td><p>218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Send</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Spring Hill</del><ins class="ministerial">Springhill</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">164</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">160</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">126</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standford Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stocken</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swinfen Hall</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>798</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Verne</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Usk</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,146</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wayland</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wealstun</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Werrington</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wetherby</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whatton</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>601</p></td><td><p>558</p></td><td><p>601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">31,855</del><ins class="ministerial">32,271</ins></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">29,623</del><ins class="ministerial">30,017</ins></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><del class="ministerial">27,845</del><ins class="ministerial">28,181</ins></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2020 16:31:55 question first ministerially corrected 28/08/2020 09:09:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 28946 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

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registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	Manufacturing Industries: Carbon 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, what additional (a) support and (b) funding the Government plans to provide to the manufacturing industry sector to help that sector achieve carbon neutral status.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	56205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>While we are rightly focusing on taking action to tackle the immediate Covid-19 crisis, we continue to prioritise efforts to deal with the serious challenges of climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. We will continue backing this objective by funding programmes that accelerate the shift to electrification. For example, the Faraday Challenge is providing £274 million to ensure the UK leads the world in the design, development, and manufacture of batteries for the electrification of vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Made Smarter Review highlighted the economic <del class="ministerial">(£455bn GVA + 175,000 jobs)</del><ins class="ministerial">and</ins> environmental opportunities <del class="ministerial">(4.5% reduction in CO2 emissions)</del> for the UK’s manufacturing sector until 2027. This includes £455 billion Gross Value Added, the creation of 175,000 jobs, and a 4.5% reduction in CO2 emissions. The development of low carbon technologies will benefit the UK economy, as well as reduce carbon emissions, including through the creation of new jobs.</p><p> </p><p>We will establish the world’s first net zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040 and at least one low carbon cluster by 2030. This is the second mission under the Clean Growth Grand Challenge, launched in December 2018, and is the most relevant to those manufacturing industries that often co-locate in clusters. UK Research &amp; Innovation is delivering up to £170 million to support the deployment of low carbon technologies in one or more clusters.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/06/2020 15:49:47 question first ministerially corrected 16/06/2020 17:26:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 29396 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

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registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) tear gas, (b) riot shields and (c) rubber bullets produced in and sold by companies based in the UK to law enforcement agencies in the US are not used against peaceful civilian protesters in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	54129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and I have been sorry to see the violence that has taken place in the United States of America.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (‘Consolidated Criteria’). In reaching a decision, the Department for International Trade receives advice from a number of Departments including the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Together, we draw on all available information, including reports from NGOs and our diplomatic missions. The Consolidated Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework and requires us to think hard about the impact of exporting any equipment. These are not decisions my Department takes lightly, and we will not license the export of items where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Any licence granted by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade may be subject to conditions. In addition, in line with the Consolidated Criteria, my Department is able to review licences – and suspend or revoke as necessary – when circumstances require. There are currently <del class="ministerial">nine</del> <ins class="ministerial">eight </ins>extant licences that may be linked to law enforcement agencies. Six are Open Individual Export Licences (‘OIELs’), which have potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. <del class="ministerial">Three</del> <ins class="ministerial">Two </ins>are Standard Individual Export Licences (‘SIELs’), which have numerous potential end users that include law enforcement agencies. There are also 15 Open General Licences (‘OGLs’) for which businesses can register that cover the export of anti-riot gear.</p><p> </p><p>Much information is in the public domain already. We publish information on all export licences issued, refused and revoked on a quarterly and annual basis as official statistics on GOV.UK – at: gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data – and whilst data on actual exports is not required to be centrally held, the licences issued until the end of December 2019 are available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/06/2020 17:02:49 question first ministerially corrected 15/06/2020 09:18:02 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 26646 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady