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1563412

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date	20/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the Chinook force for the wider capability of our Armed Forces; and what his plans are for the number of Chinook platforms.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	114661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The Chinook Force provides the UK Armed Forces with vital rotary wing heavy lift capability and supports a range of users and Defence outputs, from crisis response through to war fighting.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the number of Chinook platforms, I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Norwich South (Mr Clive Lewis MP) on 11 November 2022 to Question 80797.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/01/2023 14:19:51 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name UIN 80797.docx title Chinook Helicopters
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1551236

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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	Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioners: Elections
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 take steps to potentially (a) increase turnout and (b) reduce costs to the public purse by holding local government, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections on the same day every four years.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	109654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Government has no plans to impose a change on the pattern of local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections, but agrees that holding concurrent elections can reduce costs and increase turnout.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 20/12/2022 13:54:21 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1551237

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways and Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the freight bottleneck at (a) Bramley in Hampshire and (b) along the Basingstoke to Reading branch line.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	109655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>A major upgrade to transport more freight by rail to and from Southampton Port unlocking more capacity at the country’s second busiest container port was completed last year. Network Rail are considering the challenges for freight on the corridor with infrastructure assessments taking place at Basingstoke which is a follow up piece of work to the joint Network Rail/National Highways Solent to Midlands study. The output of this work could inform a decision to initiate further schemes into the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/12/2022 17:16:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1551238

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unpaid Work
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 value to the British economy of unpaid household work.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	109656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text The ONS produce regular estimates of unpaid household labour. This data is currently up to date until 2016, when the total value of unpaid household service work was £1.24 trillion, equivalent to 63.1% of gross domestic product. Estimates for 2017 to 2021 are due to be released in Q4 2022.<p> </p><p>The Government has provided the Office for National Statistics (ONS) with an additional £25 million to help implement the recommendations of Sir Charles Bean’s 2016 Review of Economics Statistics, including through an initiative called ‘Beyond GDP’ that aims to address the limitations in GDP by developing broader measures of welfare and activity. Part of this work is looking to improve estimates of unpaid household work, and integrate them into extended measures of GDP such as Net Inclusive Income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/12/2022 14:16:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1550646

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	Cricket
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to help (a) support village cricket clubs and (b) increase the number of people playing cricket in England.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	108282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Supporting grassroots sport is a key government priority. DCMS is working alongside Sport England in order to support their ten year strategy to drive up participation rates across all sports, including cricket.</p><p>Sport England has invested more than £23 million into cricket over the last five years, including more than £3.9 million to support grassroots clubs through the immediate challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. In North East Hampshire, Stratfield Turgis &amp; Hartley Wespall Cricket Club received £20,000 in 2018 as part of the Community Asset Fund and £3,600 through the ‘Return to Play Fund’ last summer, to support adaptations for the return of cricket post-pandemic.</p><p>Sport England funding to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) focuses on tackling the inequalities which exist within the game, such as expanding the talent pathway for the women’s and girls game, increasing opportunities for disabled children and supporting governance reform and inclusive leadership support across the County Network.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/12/2022 11:53:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1549368

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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: Construction
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 assessment his Department has made of the average cost to build a house including the purchase of land in (a) North East Hampshire constituency, (b) the North East and (c) the North West.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	105363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the average cost of building a house, including the purchase of land. The Department has published 'Land Value Estimates for policy appraisal 2019'. These show at local level the value of agricultural land before development. They also show the residual land value after development (broken down by residential, commercial and industrial). These tables, as well as guidance for their use, can be found online at gov.uk <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fland-value-estimates-for-policy-appraisal-2019&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C025bca07628c423f8a7808dade874793%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638066969836840988%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PI54tHWwpctZ%2F85jN1nff2zP9dnOrpuI5fdORCRCVvw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/12/2022 17:19:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1549384

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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: Hampshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that sure homes in Hampshire that are not included in the gigabit broadband tendering process by suppliers can still get superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	105367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>In Hampshire, just over 97% of premises can access superfast broadband (&gt;=30Mbps), which is in line with the UK national average.</p><p>As part of Project Gigabit, we have launched a regional procurement in Hampshire, to bring gigabit-capable broadband to up to 88,000 hard-to-reach premises that are not included in suppliers’ commercial build plans. We have also launched a local procurement in the New Forest area, which will connect an estimated further 10,000 premises. The two contracts have a combined indicative value of almost £120 million and we aim to award contracts between April and June 2023.</p><p>Eligible premises in Hampshire can also receive a gigabit-capable connection through the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. We recently announced an increase in the value of these vouchers so that new projects can receive as much as £4,500 towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband in rural and particularly hard-to-reach areas.</p><p>For the very hardest to reach premises which are unlikely to receive gigabit-capable connectivity via either a commercial or government funded delivery mechanism, the Government is determined to explore all possible options to improve their broadband connectivity, including solutions such as satellite and fixed wireless access technologies.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 14/12/2022 13:47:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1548842

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward proposals to increase the Environment Agency's minimum civil fine for each breach of the rules by water companies to £250 million.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	104219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Following your announcement as Secretary of State for Defra in October, Defra is preparing a consultation on plans to increase the cap on fines the Environment Agency can impose on water companies for serious breaches of rules.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 14/12/2022 16:36:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1548845

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Universal Credit: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of job offers to Universal Credit claimants are refused; and what proportion of these refusals his Department accepts without sanctioning the claimant.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	104221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost. All conditionality requirements, which include accepting job offers, are tailored to a claimant’s circumstances so they are reasonable and achievable, and agreed between the claimant and their Work Coach.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/12/2022 14:45:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1547615

registered interest
date	02/12/2022
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	Care Homes: Power Failures
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 recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on the impact on care homes who are unable to get added to the priority list for power recovery during a power cut or qualify for a permanent supply line.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	101757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working closely with the Department of Health &amp; Social Care to mitigate the impacts associated with the upcoming winter.</p><p> </p><p>Care homes are not included on the list of Approved Designated Services as set out in the Electricity Supply Emergency Code, and therefore do not qualify for Protected Site status. Sites are ultimately still responsible for their own business continuity and should not rely on being on the Protected Sites List for their power resilience. The Electricity Supply Emergency Code only applies to certain scenarios and does not give sites complete coverage for all possible power disruption events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/12/2022 17:13:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena