Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1288001

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of strengthening protection for heritage in the planning system.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	156369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the ongoing protection of the historic environment. In our recent Planning for the Future White Paper, we have set out our intention to review and update the planning framework for listed buildings and conservation areas, to ensure their significance is conserved while allowing, where appropriate, sympathetic changes to support their continued use and address climate change.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 02/03/2021 14:48:18 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1288002

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) recent progress he has made on and (b) future plans he has to electrify rail networks in the north of England.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	156370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>We are continuing to progress development and design of the TransPennine Route Upgrade, including the examination of the case for full electrification of the route. The electrification of the Midland Main Line, from Market Harborough to Nottingham and Sheffield, is also currently being examined by the Department and Network Rail and is at an early stage of development.</p><p> </p><p>Electrification of the rail network will be an important part of how we will decarbonise the railway and meet net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Therefore, the Department will consider further electrification schemes with Network Rail to ensure that they can be delivered efficiently and affordably.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/02/2021 12:53:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1288003

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Transport Acceleration Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of basing the Northern Transport Acceleration Council in the north of England.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	156371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department has established the Northern Transport Acceleration Council, an advisory forum to progress and unblock existing priority transport projects, to speed up the delivery of vital infrastructure projects and connect communities across the North’s towns and cities. It has successfully brought together leaders from across the north of England to meet and engage with Ministers.</p><p> </p><p>Given the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings have so far been held online. However, we look forward to engaging with leaders in the North in person as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The council is supported by a small secretariat team of officials based in the North. They work alongside regionally based area leads and DfT’s Acceleration Unit to connect with local transport authorities and northern leaders.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 02/03/2021 13:01:13 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1288004

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp 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 retrospectively applying the temporarily reduced rates of stamp duty to house purchases completed between 23 March and 7 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	156372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The temporary SDLT relief was designed to stimulate immediate momentum in a property market where property transactions fell by as much as 50 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown in March. This has also supported the jobs of people whose employment relies on custom from the property industry, such as retailers and tradespeople.</p><p> </p><p>The relief applies to sales that have been completed or substantially performed before 31 March 2021 and will not be backdated for those who purchased a property before the relief was introduced.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2021 12:21:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1288005

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the English national concessionary travel scheme to enable eligible people to travel on bus services prior to 9:30am.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	156373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Under the terms of The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme a holder of a concessionary bus pass is able to travel between 09.30am and 11.00pm on weekdays and all day at weekends and on Bank Holidays</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England have the power to offer additional local concessions, such as extending the hours of the concession, and three quarters of authorities already do so.</p><p> </p><p>This area is kept under review. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme costs around £1 billion annually so any changes, such as extending the concession to include morning peak time travel, would need to be carefully considered for their impact on the scheme’s financial sustainability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/03/2021 17:12:38 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1287375

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the needs of people with dementia are included in plans to ease the covid-19 lockdown; and what priority is being given to the reinstatement of care home visits as part of those plans.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	155021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>New visiting arrangements will start on 8 March. From then, we will support care homes to allow every resident to nominate one named person who can have regular indoor visits. More detail on these changes will be published in updated visiting guidance. We will continue to look carefully at the latest data and set out plans for the next phase of visits for people in residential care.</p><p> </p><p>We commissioned research through the National Institute for Health Research on how to manage or mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia and their carers living in the community. We have supported day care services in implementing good Infection Prevention and Control by providing personal protective equipment and testing. We recognise the need for support groups to continue and as such formally organised groups of up to 15 can continue to meet.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/03/2021 17:03:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1287510

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how much of the UK’s share of the European Investment Bank’s paid-in subscribed capital has been repaid under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, (b) what the current schedule for repayments to the UK from the EU is, and (c) what discussions he has had with the EU on any request to revise the terms of the repayment of the UK’s stake in the Bank as agreed in the Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	155022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The European Investment Bank (EIB) has repaid a total of EUR 300 million of the UK’s share of paid-in subscribed capital in a single payment made on 15 October 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The current schedule for repayments to the UK is set out in Article 150(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement. Repayments to the UK will be made over 12 years in 11 equal instalments of EUR 300 million, with the final balance to be paid on 15 October 2031. The repayment schedule dates were amended by decision number 1/2020 of the Joint Committee, dated 10 June 2020, as a result of the entry into force of the Withdrawal Agreement on 31 January 2020 instead of March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has had no other discussions with the EU on revising the terms of the repayment of the UK’s paid-in subscribed capital in the Bank as agreed in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/03/2021 10:55:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1287645

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Coronavirus: Weddings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government’s roadmap for exiting the covid-19 lockdown will include a timeframe for weddings and the wedding industry to resume without restrictions.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	155023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>As set out in Step 4 of the Government’s 'COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021’, which will be introduced no earlier than 21 June, the attendee limit for wedding celebrations will be removed, subject to the outcome of the scientific Events Research Programme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:24:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1286463

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce a sunset clause for the international travel covid-19 quarantine rules, enforcement and testing measures announced on 9 February 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	153232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The managed quarantine and testing measures have been introduced in Regulations that have a ‘sunset’ date of 8 June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/02/2021 15:29:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1286465

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the financial effect on middle and low-income families in the event that the new international travel covid-19 testing measures announced on 9 February 2021 are maintained beyond when holidays abroad are allowed to resume.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	153234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>Under the current national restrictions, it is illegal to go on holiday. For those facing significant financial hardship as a result of testing charges, there is support available detailed on GOV.UK. This is available for individuals who already receive income-related benefits and they will be required to pay back their debt to the Government in 12 monthly instalments. All of these measures will be kept under constant review including the impact on families and those with protected characteristics.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 23/02/2021 16:19:35 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy