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1649324

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
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	Fisheries: Monitoring
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 her Department will take steps to introduce remote electronic monitoring of bycatch as part of licensing conditions for supertrawlers to access UK waters.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	191907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>We will shortly be consulting on proposals to increase the use of remote electronic monitoring on English vessels and in English waters, including on large pelagic trawlers. The Scottish government consulted on similar measures in spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 04/07/2023 14:43:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1648824

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on the number of cells that are overcrowded in each prison.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	191750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>All prisoner accommodation is certified in line with the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/certified-prisoner-accommodation-policy-framework" target="_blank">Certified Prisoner Accommodation Framework</a>. Cells are only shared where a Prison Group Director has certified them to be of an adequate size and condition. The process of certification requires every prison to record all cells that have been assessed as suitable for crowding, and this information is held centrally.</p><p>Crowding data is published annually as part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022" target="_blank">HMPPS Annual Digest.</a> The 2022/23 version of the Annual Digest is due to be published on 27 July 2023.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/07/2023 09:57:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1648829

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with hon. Members on the Centre for Brexit Policy's report entitled Mutual enforcement: the key to restoring Government in Stormont, published on 27 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly speaks with a range of stakeholders in relation to the return of devolved government and will continue to do so over the coming weeks and months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 04/07/2023 10:15:02 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1648830

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed Universal Credit in Northern Ireland in January (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Administration of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland is devolved to the <a href="https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics" target="_blank">Department for Communities</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/07/2023 15:51:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1648838

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Defender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned cost is of the refit of HMS Defender.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The total anticipated project costs for HMS DEFENDER's refit is £68 million; this figure may be subject to a slight adjustment to reflect on-going negotiations with the contractor BAE Systems.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/07/2023 09:51:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1648839

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the average cost of installing an electric vehicle domestic charging point (a) as of June 2023 and (b) in each year until 2030.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has made no recent assessment of the average cost of installing domestic electric vehicle charging points nor forecasted future costs to 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Funding is available through the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant to support the provision of chargepoints in flats or rental accommodation, with up to £350 available towards the cost of purchasing and installing a chargepoint.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2023 08:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1648840

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2023 to Question 190517 on Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing the hospitality expenditure of business units in his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	191749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish this data, as has been the case under successive administrations. All Business Units within the Cabinet Office have a responsibility to keep official hospitality costs as low as possible and demonstrate good value for money.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 04/07/2023 15:58:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1648845

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of (a) 14 March 2023, (b) 14 April 2023, (c) 16 May 2023 and (d) 16 June 2023 regarding his constituent, case reference JB40904.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	191743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 30 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/07/2023 15:02:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1648846

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of blending hydrogen into the gas transmission network.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	191725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government aims to make a policy decision on whether to blend hydrogen into the existing gas distribution networks in 2023, subject to the outcomes from ongoing economic and safety assessments and strategic considerations, including potential impacts on hydrogen production and the wider energy system. The initial 2023 policy decision will consider distribution-level blending only. The Government will assess the case for blending at transmission-level, which may be subject to a separate policy decision at a later date. There are additional considerations associated with transmission level blending that will be factored in as part of the assessment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 191726 191727 question first answered 04/07/2023 11:57:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1648847

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of introducing hydrogen into the gas transmission network on the growth of the (a) hydrogen production and (b) renewable energy industries.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	191726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government aims to make a policy decision on whether to blend hydrogen into the existing gas distribution networks in 2023, subject to the outcomes from ongoing economic and safety assessments and strategic considerations, including potential impacts on hydrogen production and the wider energy system. The initial 2023 policy decision will consider distribution-level blending only. The Government will assess the case for blending at transmission-level, which may be subject to a separate policy decision at a later date. There are additional considerations associated with transmission level blending that will be factored in as part of the assessment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 191725 191727 question first answered 04/07/2023 11:57:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead