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1361101

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment
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 implementation of IR35 on the number of drivers in the haulage industry.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	58833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Tax Information and Impact Note published in March 2021 sets out expected impacts of the April 2021 reform of the off-payroll working rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021/off-payroll-working-rules-from-april-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed to commission independent research into the short-term impacts of the reform by October 2021 during the debate on the Finance Bill 2020. That research has now been commissioned, and the findings will be published once complete.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/10/2021 11:19:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1361102

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report entitled Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Covid-Status Certification: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report, published on 9 September 2021, and the statements that (a) the Events Research Programme concluded that, where possible, certification should be introduced rather than more economically restrictive measures and (b) published findings will be made available in due course, if she will make those findings from the Events Research Programme publicly available immediately.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	58834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-autumn-and-winter-plan-2021/covid-19-response-autumn-and-winter-plan-2021" target="_blank">The Autumn/Winter plan</a> published on 14 September sets out the potential next steps for certification. The analysis for the final phase of events, which finished at the end of July, is underway. DCMS continues to work closely with other government departments and expects to be able to publish the final Events Research Programme findings shortly.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/10/2021 13:58:03 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1361103

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Events Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the findings of Phase II and Phase III of the Events Research Programme.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	58835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The analysis for the final phase of events, which finished at the end of July, is underway. DCMS continues to work closely with other government departments and expects to be able to publish the final Events Research Programme findings shortly.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/10/2021 11:27:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1361104

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	NHS: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021, published on 14 September 2021, and the statement that in the event that the data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B for England, if he will define the data that would indicate that the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	58836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>If data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B for England. The Government hopes not to have to implement Plan B. However, given the uncertainty, the Government set out details in the Autumn and Winter Plan 2021 so that the public and businesses know what to expect if further measures become necessary.</p><p>The Government will remain vigilant and monitor the data closely, using a wide range of evidence, as we have done throughout the pandemic. This includes case numbers, hospital admissions and occupancy, deaths, the ratio of cases to hospitalisations, the rate of growth in cases and hospital admissions - particularly in the over 65s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/10/2021 13:46:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1361109

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report entitled Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Covid-Status Certification: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report, published on 9 September 2021, if he will publish the equalities impact assessment that the Government conducted on covid-status certification.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	58837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s response to the Committee’s report, the Government will provide the Equalities Impact Assessment conducted on COVID-status certification ahead of the introduction of any legislation that may be required, in the normal way.</p><p>Further inquiries on COVID-status certification should be directed to my colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/10/2021 13:52:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1355286

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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: Older People
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 steps he is taking to increase the supply of specialist housing for the elderly.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	49106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>Offering vulnerable people a better choice of accommodation to suit their changing needs can help them live independently and feel more connected to their communities. This Government is committed to the provision of suitable homes for older people, including extra care housing, which contributes to levelling up across communities. Housing-with-care allows individuals to choose where they want to live, with whom, how they can best be supported, and what happens in their home. Both the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department of Health and Social Care provide capital funding to incentivise their supply. Our planning rules already mean councils must consider the needs of older people when planning for new homes. In 2019, we published guidance to help councils implement the National Planning Policy Framework policies.</p><p>We are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, where 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including retirement housing. The Department of Health and Social Care are also continuing to subsidise new supply of specialist housing for older and disabled people through the Care and Support Specialised Housing (CASSH) Fund.</p><p>The Government's plan for health and social care, announced on Tuesday 7 September, also recognised the important role of housing, and supported housing in particular, in providing care and support to people in the community.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the older people's housing sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth. I look forward to engaging with representatives in the sector further and value their insight.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 49065 question first answered 22/09/2021 16:06:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1355333

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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	Sheltered Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide guidance to local authorities on planning provision for extra care housing communities,
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	49107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the provision of suitable homes for older people, including extra care housing, which contributes to levelling up across communities.</p><p>Our planning rules already mean councils must consider the needs of older people when planning for new homes. In 2019, we published guidance to help councils implement the National Planning Policy Framework policies.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the older people's housing sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth. I look forward to engaging with representatives in the sector further and value their insight.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/09/2021 16:03:34 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1355398

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a 12-month covid-19 recovery visa for people involved in the food and drinks sector supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	49108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government position remains we will not be introducing a short-term visa route allowing recruitment at or near the minimum wage with no work-based training requirements, such as the ‘Covid recovery visa’ which has been suggested.</p><p>Most of the solutions for labour shortages are likely to be driven by industry, with a big push towards improving pay, conditions and diversity needed. This includes business facing recruitment issues engaging with the Department for Work and Pensions about the support they can provide, rather than turning to the Home Office for immigration based solutions instead.</p><p>The UK labour market has changed rapidly in recent months and we need time to monitor the impact of the new Skilled Worker route, as well as how the economy recovers post-Covid 19<em> </em>including those individuals who will begin returning to the labour market from the furlough scheme.</p><p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) found some roles in the food production, supply and agricultural sectors meet the RQF3 skills threshold for the Skilled Worker route so are eligible to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa and can therefore be recruited on global basis. The threshold was previously set at degree-level jobs. Modelling by the MAC suggests the new, broader RQF3 threshold strikes a reasonable balance between controlling immigration and business access to labour.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/09/2021 12:04:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1355400

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will conduct a review of the Apprenticeship Levy focused on what further potential flexibility for businesses can be introduced into the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	49109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>In response to employer feedback, we are continuing to improve apprenticeships, making them more flexible for employers and making it easier for employers to make greater use of their levy funds.</p><p>The department is making it easier for large employers to transfer levy funds to support new starts in small businesses, or in a certain sector or region. On 13 September 2021, we launched a new online service to allow levy paying employers to advertise funding pledges, enabling a much wider range of businesses to browse and apply for available funds.</p><p>In addition, the department is making apprenticeships more flexible so that they better meet the needs of employers in all sectors. We are encouraging greater use of innovative apprenticeship training models, such as the front-loading of off-the-job training so apprentices can be productive from day one in the workplace. We are also developing accelerated apprenticeships so that apprentices with substantial prior learning from other skills programmes, such as traineeships and T Levels, can complete an apprenticeship more quickly.</p><p>In August, the department launched a new £7 million flexi-job apprenticeship fund to support greater use of apprenticeships in sectors, such as creative and construction, where flexible working practices are commonplace. Flexi-job apprenticeships will enable apprentices to move between different host employers in a sector or region as they complete the training requirements for their apprenticeship.</p><p>The department currently has no plans to review the apprenticeship levy and what funds can be spent on.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 22/09/2021 15:37:35 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1355441

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has placed advance purchase orders for (a) next-generation universal coronavirus or (b) nasal-spray covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	49110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK government has secured early access to 332 million vaccines doses through supply agreements with five separate vaccine developers. This includes agreements with:</p><ul><li>Pfizer/BioNTech for 135​ million doses</li><li>University of Oxford/AstraZeneca for 100 million doses</li><li>Moderna for 17 million doses</li><li>Novavax for 60 million doses</li><li>Janssen for 20 million doses.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We have not purchased any next-generation universal coronavirus or nasal-spray covid-19 vaccines; however, the Vaccine Taskforce keeps our portfolio and emerging vaccines under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/09/2021 16:41:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker