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1564327

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medical students are studying in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/01/2023 11:12:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564445

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Empty Property
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of empty residential properties in England.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government wants to encourage empty homes back into use, and empower local leaders to reinvest in their communities. Local authorities already have many powers and strong incentives to tackle empty homes. Through the New Homes Bonus, they receive the same level of reward for bringing an empty home back into use as building a new one.</p><p>The latest data tables on dwelling stock, including vacant homes can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C3d9618f2e9f64b8b2ee308daf3e56d70%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638090463944847585%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jhxtgex%2F%2FHs74Im5E91afQ5RGwK7aNeYiUZH5LxTU%2FU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/01/2023 15:10:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564447

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pension Funds: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the underlying causes of concerns relating to liability driven investment funds in the pensions industry in 2022; and what lessons his Department has learned about the operation of these funds during this period.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator (TPR) regulates pension schemes, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates UK-based asset managers that manage LDI funds which are often used by pension schemes. The Government welcomes the recent work of the UK regulators to require that LDI funds hold higher levels of resilience, following volatility in gilt markets in 2022. This work has also been welcomed, as a first step, by the Bank of England’s independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC), which is responsible for identifying and addressing systemic risks to improve UK financial stability. The FPC’s December 2022 Financial Stability Report (FSR), and its assessment of the vulnerabilities associated with LDI funds, was an important milestone in the ongoing lessons learned process.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/01/2023 15:47:57 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564448

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Rating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the level of potential (a) inefficiencies and (b) inequalities in credit scoring systems.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published an interim report on its Credit Information Market Study, which looks at how the credit information sector is working and how it could be improved. This includes consideration of the purpose, quality and accessibility of credit information. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/market-studies/ms19-1-credit-information-market-study" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/market-studies/ms19-1-credit-information-market-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is engaging with the FCA, as well as industry and consumer groups, on the emerging findings of the Market Study.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/01/2023 15:54:29 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564449

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential trends in the level of discrimination of people from ethnic minority backgrounds in the provision of insurance.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Under the Equality Act 2010 insurers cannot use ethnicity as a risk factor when determining the price of insurance. Insurers must treat customers fairly under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules and the FCA has powers to act against firms that fail to comply.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury met with insurance companies following the Citizens Advice report on the ‘ethnicity penalty’ published in March 2022 and will continue to engage with the insurance industry and the regulator on this important issue.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/01/2023 15:53:44 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564464

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much annual funding the Government provides to Police Service Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>Policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and the PSNI’s main budget is allocated by the Department of Justice from the Northern Ireland block grant.</p><p>The recent Budget that the Secretary of State set for Northern Ireland provides the Northern Ireland Department of Justice with a 3.1% uplift on its 2021-2022 budget with a total allocation of £1.18 billion.</p><p>In addition to the block grant, the UK Government provides the Police Service of Northern Ireland with the additional security funding it needs to ensure that it has the resource to tackle the SUBSTANTIAL threat from Northern Ireland-related terrorism. This additional security funding ensures PSNI’s ability to tackle the terrorist threat while ensuring day-to-day policing is not compromised.</p><p>The UK Government contribution for the financial year 22/23 will be £32 million. This is the same as what has been provided each year since 2015/16. This continued level of Additional Security Funding for the PSNI from the UKG has been confirmed through to 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 12/01/2023 10:36:34 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1563740

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Rating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have (a) no credit record, (b) an insufficient credit record and (c) no recent credit history.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	114534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the number of people who have limited or no credit history on their credit files.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published an interim report on its Credit Information Market Study, which may include information and insights relevant to this question. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/market-studies/ms19-1-credit-information-market-study" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/market-studies/ms19-1-credit-information-market-study</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 09/01/2023 14:01:29 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1542994

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 November, HCWS369, on Shipbuilding Update, who the prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support Ships will be; and what estimate he has made of the balance of work between the shipyards involved.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	88807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Team Resolute, a team consisting of Harland &amp; Wolff, BMT and Navantia UK has been announced as the Preferred Bidder to build the Fleet Solid Support ships. Navantia UK, a UK registered company, will hold the contract as prime contractor.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the shipbuild will take place in the UK. The precise balance of work between each individual yard is a matter for Harland &amp; Wolff.</p><p> </p><p>No workers are currently employed in building the Fleet Solid Support ships by Harland &amp; Wolff at any of its sites. No contract has yet been signed for the ships. Harland &amp; Wolff has indicated that it expects the workforce employed to build the ships to grow by around 1,200.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by BMT in the competition for the Fleet Solid Support ships is purely a matter for the company. BMT has indicated that it expects its workforce engaged to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships to grow to around 120.</p><p> </p><p>The number of jobs sustained in Spain to deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships is a matter for the contractor concerned but it will be fewer than the number of jobs sustained and created in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The transfer of technology and skills from Navantia to the UK shipbuilding industry that the Fleet Solid Support ship programme will facilitate includes provision for a team of Spanish shipbuilding experts to be resident within Harland &amp; Wolff in order to upskill local staff to deliver the construction in the UK and ensure build productivity and quality levels are met.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 88812 88813 88818 88824 88825 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:05:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1543057

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2022 to Question 84800 on Elections: Proof of Identity, where the watermarked paper for voter ID documents will be produced.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	88808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-11/84800" target="_blank">84800</a>, HH Associates Ltd, a British based company, have been awarded the contract to provide the watermarked paper and the specialist security printing. The initial paper product will be outside of the United Kingdom; the printing and production of the voter ID document will be undertaken within the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/11/2022 17:22:09 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 36038 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1541573

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
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 companies were awarded the contract for providing watermarked paper for voter ID documents; and what is the deadline for this paper being supplied.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	84800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of Government contracts awarded greater than £10,000 are published on contracts finder.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 16/11/2022 15:43:23 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar