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1680305

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date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help support businesses that manufacture (a) cycle and (b) e-cycles.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting UK businesses that manufacture, retail and service cycles and e-cycles. This support takes many forms including unprecedented investment in safe cycling infrastructure which enables more people to cycle safely; and initiatives such as the Cycle to Work scheme which allows many people to access cycles more cheaply. These and other measures help increase the demand for new cycles and e-cycles, and for the servicing of existing cycles and e-cycles.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/01/2024 13:53:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680329

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many UK-flagged vessels have been prosecuted for the transportation of Russian oil in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/01/2024 10:01:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1680330

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the outcome of the noise-detecting traffic camera trials.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>Roadside trials of noise camera technology commenced on 18 October 2022 and finished on 1 February 2023. As set out in the Government’s recent Plan for Drivers, the Department intends to publish the findings of the trial in due course and issue guidance to local authorities setting out minimum requirements and best practice for the use of noise cameras.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/01/2024 08:56:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1680331

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Blue Badges were issued in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Blue Badge schemes in England, Scotland and Wales are devolved with each country running its own Blue Badge scheme and collecting/publishing its own statistics. The Department for Transport publishes annual statistics in relation to the Blue Badge scheme in England only.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of Blue Badges issued in England are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ending March 2020</p></td><td><p>966,002</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending March 2021</p></td><td><p>824,239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending March 2022</p></td><td><p>1,036,054</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Statistics for 2023 will be published in January 2024.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/01/2024 14:13:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1680338

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Household Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he expects to receive the report of the joint process and impact evaluation of the Household Support Fund 4.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	8288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>We expect the evaluation of the Household Support Fund 4 to be completed in Summer 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/01/2024 11:55:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1680339

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact the introduction of the online system for the determination of Access to Work applications has had on waiting times.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	8289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Access to Work team have introduced an improved online application service within the last quarter of 2023. Within the improved application there are more detailed questions on conditions and needs. It is envisioned that processing times may decrease due to the reduction in queries made on applications. We are still gathering data on the improved digital service for evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/01/2024 11:57:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1680340

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Banking Hubs: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make representations to financial institutions in Northern Ireland to press for the establishment of more banking hubs.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>I recognise that banking hubs, which are operated by the Post Office in partnership with the major high street providers, improve access for people from communities across the United Kingdom to in-person assistance from their bank.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland already has a banking hub in Kilkeel. Four additional hubs are due to open in Comber, Newcastle, Portrush, and Warrenpoint, following successful community requests from the Consumer Council Northern Ireland to LINK, the UK's cash access and ATM network.</p><p> </p><p>Following the closure of a bank branch, LINK will identify whether a community requires further cash services and any community without a branch can contact LINK directly and ask to be assessed for support. It is right that individuals from local communities in Northern Ireland, who best understand the specific needs of their own community, are the people who contact LINK for an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 11/01/2024 10:58:40 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1680395

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what consular assistance has been provided to British nationals who are (a) former and (b) current members of the Synagogue Church of all Nations in Nigeria since March 2010; and if he has made representations to his counterparts in Nigeria on consular cases involving that Church.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	8398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO is deeply concerned about the reports of violence and abuse surrounding the Synagogue Church of All Nations. We have raised these allegations with Nigerian State Government representatives and will also raise with the Federal authorities. We take all reports of crime, including sexual assault and violence against British nationals overseas very seriously and encourage British nationals who want to raise such allegations, whether current or historic, to contact our consular teams who can support them to report these to the authorities. British nationals in Nigeria in need of urgent help can call us on +234 (9) 462 3100 or if in the UK +44 20 7008 5000.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/01/2024 10:13:56 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1680399

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention including the duties in relation to incitement in the context of the war in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	8439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>UK ministers, including the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, maintain a regular dialogue with Israeli counterparts on a range of issues relating to the conflict including adherence to International Humanitarian Law. The Government continues to press Israel on the need to ensure its campaign is targeted against Hamas fighters and military objectives and its actions are in-line with IHL. The Government has also made clear that the Israeli Government must investigate war crimes allegedly committed by their nationals or armed forces.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/01/2024 15:05:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1680448

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	DNA: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the University of Manchester's article entitled Reforming UK fertility legislation: the effects of online DNA testing, published on 27 November.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	8471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government asked the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) in 2021 to undertake a review and public engagement about priorities for modernising the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. HFEA published its report on 14 November 2023, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/modernising-the-regulation-of-fertility-treatment-and-research-involving-human-embryos/" target="_blank">https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/modernising-the-regulation-of-fertility-treatment-and-research-involving-human-embryos/</a></p><p>While the Department has made no assessment, HFEA’s report makes references to the points raised in the University of Manchester's article, noting the rapidly developing field of genetic testing, including direct to consumer testing, and includes proposals about access to donor information. The Government is considering the issues raised in the report and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/01/2024 13:42:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard