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1507244

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date	21/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the amount of time people holding Graduate visas can stay in the UK after successfully completing a course in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	53508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Graduate route was introduced in 2021 to help new graduates who have successfully completed their eligible study in eligible UK universities get a head-start on their career by allowing these graduates to work or look for work for up to three years immediately following their graduation.</p><p>A full impact assessment of the route was published in March 2021 and can be found on gov.uk at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstatement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJason.Prince%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc7ac25fc03d54b10035308da9c89f31f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637994413556539001%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r%2F5UC83UPNlSR4ILkazuI%2BapJBJbtfXdLysL6w2lS4o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021</a></p><p>The Home Office has no plans to remove the application fee or to extend the length of stay for the Graduate route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 53509 53510 53511 53512 question first answered 11/10/2022 14:14:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1507248

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
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 make an assessment of the potential impact of removing application fees and healthcare surcharges from the Graduate visa on the likelihood of additional graduates remaining in the UK for work after completing their studies.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	53512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Graduate route was introduced in 2021 to help new graduates who have successfully completed their eligible study in eligible UK universities get a head-start on their career by allowing these graduates to work or look for work for up to three years immediately following their graduation.</p><p>A full impact assessment of the route was published in March 2021 and can be found on gov.uk at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstatement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJason.Prince%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc7ac25fc03d54b10035308da9c89f31f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637994413556539001%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r%2F5UC83UPNlSR4ILkazuI%2BapJBJbtfXdLysL6w2lS4o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021</a></p><p>The Home Office has no plans to remove the application fee or to extend the length of stay for the Graduate route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 53508 53509 53510 53511 question first answered 11/10/2022 14:14:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1472095

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Trading Standards Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions officials in his Department (a) have had and (b) plan to hold with relevant stakeholders on potential increased demand on Trading Standards Scotland arising from the (a) UK's departure from the EU, (b) recovery from the covid-19 outbreak and (c) changes in the environmental standards for goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	22526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The role and number of trading standards officers is a matter for local authorities who fund and appoint them to consider.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials regularly meet with stakeholders such as Chartered Trading Standards Institute, National Trading Standards Board and Trading Standards Scotland, as well as others, in relation to consumer policy enforcement. However, staffing levels are a matter for local authorities to decide.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 22527 question first answered 29/06/2022 08:23:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1472097

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Trading Standards: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions officials in his Department (a) have had and (b) plan to hold with relevant stakeholders on increasing the number of trading standards officers to meet potential increase in demand arising from the (a) UK's departure from the EU, (b) recovery from the covid-19 outbreak and (c) changes in the environmental standards for goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	22527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The role and number of trading standards officers is a matter for local authorities who fund and appoint them to consider.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS officials regularly meet with stakeholders such as Chartered Trading Standards Institute, National Trading Standards Board and Trading Standards Scotland, as well as others, in relation to consumer policy enforcement. However, staffing levels are a matter for local authorities to decide.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 22526 question first answered 29/06/2022 08:23:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1355791

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the rate of transmission of covid-19 between (a) people who know each other and (b) people who do not know each other.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	50134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England has not made a comparative assessment. We continue to advise that members of the public continue to wear face coverings in crowded and enclosed spaces where they are likely to come into contact with those they do not regularly meet.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 11/10/2021 14:07:25 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 22526 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1355795

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health and Social Care Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to businesses of administering the new Health and Social Care Levy.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	50135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Levy will levy a 1.25% tax on taxpayers liable to Class 1, Class 1A, Class 1B and Class 4 National Insurance contributions, via a temporary increase to NICs rates in 2022-23 and a separate Levy from 2023-24. Revenue raised will be ringfenced to support UK health and social care bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) setting out that this measure will affect over 1.6 million employers required to introduce this change, including through one-off familiarisation costs. Further details can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-social-care-levy/health-and-social-care-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-social-care-levy/health-and-social-care-levy</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/09/2021 16:06:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn