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 grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1365703

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the 2021 Budget and Spending Review on people and local communities in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	903927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Scottish Government will receive the biggest funding settlement since devolution began in 1998. An extra £4.6 billion a year in Barnett Consequentials on top of the block grant means a record £41 billion a year for the Scottish Government. So, there can be no excuses for underfunded public services in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 03/11/2021 13:51:31 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1365704

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Politics and Government: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's representation of (a) Scotland and (b) Scottish interests internationally.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	903929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO provides a range of services to all parts of the UK, such as promoting trade and investment, delivering security and providing consular services. UK policy in this area was set out earlier this year in the Integrated Review. My Department is committed to representing Scottish interests on the world stage as demonstrated by my ministerial colleague, Lord Offord, on his recent visit to Mumbai.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 03/11/2021 13:50:28 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1365705

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential benefits of the Levelling Up Fund for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	903930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The chancellor has announced £171,708,259 of UKG investment directly in Scotland under round 1 of the Levelling Up Fund.</p><p>From the Inverness Zero Carbon Cultural Regeneration to improvement to the B714 in Ayrshire, these are projects championed by local areas which will make a real difference to communities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 03/11/2021 13:48:41 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1365133

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Meon Valley
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	903997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided around £400 billion of direct support to the economy during the pandemic, and as part of that it has provided £16 billion of business rates relief to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 21, the Government announced a new temporary relief worth almost £1.7 billion for these sectors to support local high streets as they adapt and recover.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 21, the Government extended the 5% temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of VAT at 12.5% was introduced to help ease businesses back to the standard rate. This rate will end on 31 March 2022. There are no plans to extend the length of this relief again.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 903998 question first answered 02/11/2021 17:48:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

1365134

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the level of VAT applied to hospitality businesses.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	903998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided around £400 billion of direct support to the economy during the pandemic, and as part of that it has provided £16 billion of business rates relief to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 21, the Government announced a new temporary relief worth almost £1.7 billion for these sectors to support local high streets as they adapt and recover.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 21, the Government extended the 5% temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of VAT at 12.5% was introduced to help ease businesses back to the standard rate. This rate will end on 31 March 2022. There are no plans to extend the length of this relief again.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 903997 question first answered 02/11/2021 17:48:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1365135

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he plans to take in response to the publication of the Pandora Papers to tackle (a) tax avoidance, (b) money laundering and (c) other financial crimes.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	904001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>This government is committed to making the UK a hostile place for illicit finance and economic crime. We are determined to crack down on dirty money and financial exploitation, to protect our security and prosperity. We have taken action through our ‘No Safe Havens’ strategy to ensure the correct UK tax is paid; and our landmark 2019 Economic Crime Plan outlines a comprehensive response to ensure the UK cannot be abused for economic crime.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/11/2021 14:47:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1364751

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the need to identify and provide support services for children with a parent serving a term of imprisonment.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	903951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the impact that a parent going to prison can have on a child’s learning, behaviour, mental health, and wellbeing. This is why statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children is clear that anyone who has concerns about a child’s welfare should make a referral to local authority children’s social care.</p><p>The local authority and its social workers have specific roles and responsibilities to lead statutory assessments. Every assessment should reflect children’s needs within their family and community context, including taking account of a parent being in prison. These children’s circumstances vary considerably and therefore local agencies are best placed to determine what support is needed – whether early help, statutory social care services, or support for other needs such as mental health.</p><p>Statutory guidance for schools (Keeping Children Safe in Education) is clear that staff should consider the additional needs of children with a family member in prison or who are affected by parental offending. The guidance highlights the risk of poor outcomes including poverty, stigma, isolation, and poor mental health. It signposts staff to the National Information Centre on Children of Offenders website which provides specialist staff advice and resources to support professionals working with offenders’ children and their families, to help mitigate negative consequences for those children.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/11/2021 16:54:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1364752

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	British Students Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help increase access to opportunities to study overseas.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	903954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises the value of supporting students to study and do work placements overseas because of the benefits it brings to the UK and our international partners.</p><p>Student mobility can provide life changing opportunities while creating a generation of globally minded young people with broadened horizons. It enhances productivity and employment outcomes for young people while also helping to build international relationships between students and institutions.</p><p>That is why we introduced the UK’s £110 million international mobility programme, the Turing Scheme, which is providing the opportunity for more than 40,000 students in schools, colleges and universities to study and work abroad this academic year in over 150 destinations.</p><p>The Turing Scheme specifically seeks to support participation of UK students from disadvantaged backgrounds and areas of historical low participation in student mobility. More than 19,000, 48%, of the placements approved for funding are for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. This will help to ensure these life-changing opportunities are accessible to everyone across the country.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 01/11/2021 17:47:45 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1364784

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
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 timescales are in place for the delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	67234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) will shortly recommend the funding, delivery, and sequencing profile of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 04/11/2021 12:24:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1364785

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve east to west rail connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	67235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement sees continued record levels of investment in rail enhancements across England and Wales, with increased budgets up to 2025. The government is continuing to progress plans for East West Rail, with a preferred route alignment for Bedford to Cambridge to be published in due course, and a statutory consultation taking place in 2022. The railway between Bicester and Bletchley is already in delivery.</p><p> </p><p>£589m of Transpennine Route Upgrade funding was announced in July 2020. This will secure extensive reliability, capacity and journey time improvements between Manchester and York, via Huddersfield and Leeds. £317m of investment was announced in May 2021, primarily to commence early works including electrification and upgrades between Church Fenton and York.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/11/2021 14:57:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi