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1488606

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Higher Education: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to help ensure that the proportion of white state-school educated students obtaining a place in higher education is raised to the same proportion as mixed heritage, Black, Asian and Chinese students.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	901085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>There are still under-represented groups who are struggling to access Higher Education (HE), including white, working-class males.</p><p>Prior attainment is a key determinant of successful participation in HE.  When we account for this, we see reductions in the gaps between the most and least advantaged groups.</p><p>That is why we are refocusing the entire access and participation regime to drive up standards throughout the system – and we are asking universities to take a more direct role in doing this.</p><p>We are asking universities to raise standards in schools and colleges, offer flexible and skills-related courses, tackle drop-out rates, and support students throughout university and graduation into meaningful employment.</p><p>To increase aspiration and attainment a far greater focus needs to be placed on activities which benefit students, including summer schools, programmes of intervention in schools and targeted bursaries to assist with living costs.</p><p>An investment of up to £75 million has been announced to create a National Scholarship Scheme which will support high achieving disadvantaged students to reach their full potential.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 13:31:04 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1484558

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will have discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Scottish Government on the impact of the outbreak of covid-19 on fiscal deficits in (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	900709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government supported businesses and households throughout the global pandemic and the British Business Bank loan scheme alone saved up to 500,000 businesses and 2.9 million jobs UK-wide alone.</p><p>We have taken action last year and returned the public finances to a sustainable path, and the Government is on track to meet its fiscal rules.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 29/06/2022 15:54:32 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1472353

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on providing support for (a) working families, (b) pensioners and (c) benefit recipients in Northern Ireland in the context of the rise in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	900566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has provided significant resources to the Executive to address these issues and I continue to urge the parties to form an Executive, so that the £435 million provided by the Government can be allocated to help people across Northern Ireland as a matter of urgency.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 22/06/2022 15:48:00 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1453886

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Broadband: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What proportion of addresses have access to gigabit-capable broadband connections in (a) Kettering constituency and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	906275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>88 per cent of premises in the Honourable Member’s constituency are able to access gigabit-capable broadband.</p><p>Across the UK as a whole, 66 per cent of premises now have access to gigabit broadband, up from six per cent three years ago. This means Kettering’s connectivity is above the national average and we are on track for gigabit coverage to reach at least 85 per cent of premises by 2025 and we are working to reach near-universal coverage as soon as possible thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/03/2022 14:22:04 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1356716

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the creation of the National Shipbuilding Office on (a) the number of ships being built in the UK and (b) the amount of (i) British technology, (ii) components and (iii) steel in those ships.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	903514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Office will be responsible for driving forward one of the Prime Minister’s key domestic priorities across Government. It will report directly to the Shipbuilding Tsar and will oversee all of the UK Government’s interests in UK shipbuilding.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, which will be published later this year, will set out our approach in more detail.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/09/2021 16:07:30 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1347092

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of how international trade benefits (a) Kettering constituency, (b) North Northamptonshire and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	902812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Kettering and the wider East Midlands economy already benefit from the higher productivity and better-quality jobs associated with international trade. Over 680,000 jobs in the region were directly or indirectly linked to exports in 2016, and new Foreign Direct Investment created over 2,149 new jobs in 2020/21. We are confident the new Free Trade Agreements we are striking globally will create even more opportunities for Kettering and Northamptonshire companies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/07/2021 13:04:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1342688

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will hold discussions with the CPS on improving prosecution rates for assault of emergency workers in (a) Kettering, (b) North Northamptonshire and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	902044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>I agree that we should do everything we can to protect our emergency workers. I hope that the Honourable Member will be pleased to know that between 2019 and 2020 the numbers of prosecutions for these offences increased by 27.2% in the East Midlands CPS Area and by 25.1% overall across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/07/2021 16:12:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1310830

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions the Government has had with the EU on improving the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	914383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided a joint work programme to the EU as a first step in working together to resolve the full range of issues that we have identified with the operation of the Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority now is to move those discussions forward, address concerns, and ensure the Protocol is given effect in the pragmatic and proportionate way intended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:56:14 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1310641

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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, whether all participants regardless of their covid-19 vaccination status are tested both prior to and after the event they attend in the large events pilots of the Events Research Programme; when and how those results are published; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	184397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Events Research Programme Science Board has planned for testing to take place both before and after each of the event pilots to ensure event safety and to gather evidence on the pilots. This will be for all attendees, regardless of COVID vaccination status, and there will be no requirement for participants to show proof of the vaccine.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Events Research Programme (including DCMS, DHSC and BEIS) will report at the end of May to the Prime Minister, to feed into wider discussions around Step 4 of the roadmap.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/04/2021 09:56:27 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1310643

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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, with reference to covid-19 testing at large events pilots taking place as part of the Events Research Programme, whether the test results are planned to be recorded separately for people who have received (a) zero, (b) one and (c) two doses of a covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	184398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>An individual’s vaccination status will be included as a variable when analysing test result data relating to the Events Research Programme (ERP). This will enable analysis of whether vaccinations have impacted on any potential transmission at the events.</p><p>The Events Research Programme (including DCMS, DHSC and BEIS) will report at the end of May to the Prime Minister, to feed into wider discussions around Step 4 of the roadmap.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/04/2021 09:55:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone