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1458930

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date	20/04/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Abduction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations to the Government of Nigeria regarding those abducted from train AK9 on 28 March 2022, some of whom have relatives in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	156371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>I expressed my public condemnation following the tragic Abuja-Kaduna train attack, and expressed my condolences to Foreign Minister Onyeama.</p><p>Officials from the British High Commission in Nigeria have raised the attack with representatives from the Kaduna State Government. The UK Government is committed to working with Nigeria to tackle insecurity, and we have provided support to the Nigerian police to improve their anti-kidnap capacity. I discussed rising insecurity in Nigeria with the Vice President and with the Foreign Minister when I visited Nigeria in February; and with Nigeria's National Security Advisor during the first dialogue of our Security and Defence Partnership in February in London. At the dialogue, the UK and Nigeria committed to further our cooperation on preventing kidnaps in Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 25/04/2022 15:34:11 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1459001

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the overall outturn spending on housing benefit was in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	156375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>In 2020/21 the spending on Housing Benefit was £17.3bn. This includes Housing Benefit within Welfare Cap, Housing Benefit outside Welfare Cap and Housing Benefit funded by Local Authorities. Figures were published after the Autumn Budget 2021 and they are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2021" target="_blank">Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/04/2022 16:13:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1459006

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new buses and coaches were registered last year (a) in total and (b) by system of propulsion.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	156376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The numbers of buses and coaches<sup>1</sup> registered for the first time in the United Kingdom by propulsion / fuel type is given in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Petrol</p></td><td><p>Diesel</p></td><td><p>Gas<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Battery Electric</p></td><td><p>Other<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021(to end-September only)</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>3,053</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>3,394</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfT / DVLA</p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Based on DVLA body type for buses and coaches, which also includes minibuses. The DVLA body type does not necessarily relate to how vehicles are used.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Includes gas, gas bi-fuel, petrol/gas and diesel/gas.</p><p><sup>3 </sup>Includes hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, new fuel technologies, fuel cells and steam.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 26/04/2022 14:26:09 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1458275

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	World Trade Organization: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of compliance by China of its World Trade Organisation obligations.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	155575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK statement at China’s World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review in October 2021 sets out the Department’s position on China’s level of compliance.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise China’s progress but have called on China to fully meet the commitments set out in its Accession Protocol. We have concerns about lack of transparency in various areas, including subsidies and state-owned enterprises, and practices which distort markets.</p><p> </p><p>The statement can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/wto-trade-policy-review-of-china-uk-statement." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/wto-trade-policy-review-of-china-uk-statement.</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/04/2022 16:01:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1458005

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	United Kingdom Security Vetting: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has he made of the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of UK Security Vetting.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	153744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>UK Security Vetting is subject to an agreed set of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measures which are monitored by the government at ministerial level and by the customers serviced by UKSV.</p><p>In relation to the effectiveness of UK Security Vetting, National Security Vetting is conducted and security clearances provided by UK Security Vetting in line with a robust set of Personnel Security Controls and Security Policy Framework as set out by the Cabinet Office and adhered to across government and by industry partners. Work is ongoing within the Government Security Group to improve and modernise the effectiveness of vetting overall, in line with the Government’s wider modernisation agenda and to keep pace with the threats faced by the UK today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/04/2022 16:58:01 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1458007

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will respond to the letter of 17 January 2022 from the hon. Member for Warley on Mr Fred Osei.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	153745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 13 February 2022</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/04/2022 13:54:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1453734

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will reply to the correspondence of 12 August 2021 from the hon. Member for Warley on Mr Zaman.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	145805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Rt Hon Member wrote to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which is independent of the Cabinet Office. I understand that the PHSO did receive the Rt Hon Member’s letter of 12 August 2021, and will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 31/03/2022 08:19:09 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1452737

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ascertain whether P&O Ferries had sought a legal injunction to remove dismissed staff from their vessels.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	143556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Applications for injunctions of this type are made to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court. As at 22 March 2022 no injunction applications have been made by P&amp;O Ferries seeking to remove dismissed staff from their vessels.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/03/2022 17:49:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1452763

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on Ministers answering letters from hon. Members that are specifically addressed to them.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	143557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>When a hon. Member makes a written enquiry to either the Home Secretary or an Immigration Minister, a Ministerial response will normally be provided by the appropriate Minister.</p><p>There will occasionally be circumstances where replies are provided by officials where the query is one which can be suitably answered by them, for example a query about an individual case where an update can be provided to indicate it has been granted, or where the member has simply forwarded a standard item of correspondence which has already been received multiple times.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/03/2022 16:35:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1452768

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Warley 25 January 2022 on Mr Abdimunye.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	143558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office responded to the correspondence on 22 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/03/2022 12:05:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar