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1698119

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date	22/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the roads good vehicles travelling to Europe statistics for April 2023 to March 2024; and when this series will conclude.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	20036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Road Goods Travelling to Europe statistical series is currently undergoing a quality review due to a potential supplier data issue. We are working with our data supplier to assess this issue, and updates to this statistical series will resume once the matter has been resolved. Dates for future publications will be communicated via our release calendar (available at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/about/statistics) as soon as possible. There are no immediate plans to cease this statistical series, and any future variation would be consulted on as per Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/03/2024 14:19:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1698209

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Oxford Station: Access
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Network Rail and (2) Oxfordshire County Council to ensure appropriate access from West Oxford to Oxford Station for disabled and elderly passengers, including travel by bus.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL3550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>I am advised that Network Rail continue to work closely with Oxford County Council and consult with local accessibility groups in planning the works at Oxford station. Disabled parking is available near the station, marshals are on hand to assist passengers and extra buses are providing accessible transport from Botley Road to the city centre during the period of the road closure.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 27/03/2024 15:26:30 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1697767

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value of arms exports to Israel was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19868 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:31:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1697768

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data her Department holds on the use of (a) arms and (b) non arms exports to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 19867 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:31:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1697769

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Customs: Digital Technology
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 21 February 2024 to Question 14056 on Customs: Digital Technology, when he will publish the Government's response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	19853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government published full details of the Border Target Operating Model in August 2023 and the third stage, which involves the single trade window, is scheduled for 30 October, with the arrangements being made by Statutory Instrument rather than primary legislation. The Cabinet Office is considering whether a response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation should be published and when that would be most useful to all concerned.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:29 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697772

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed to the Equipment Plan Finance Team at Defence Equipment and Support on average in each year from 2019 to 2024 as of 21 March.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	19789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employed within the Equipment Plan Finance Team in each Financial Year (FY) since 2019 as at 31 March, is detailed in the table below. The figures include civilian and military employees and workforce substitutes.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2023-24 will not be available until the end of the FY.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Equipment Plan Finance Team</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>32.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>30.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>26.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>27.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>24.34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/03/2024 16:46:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1697796

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have used prison officers on detached duty in 2023; and how many (a) officers were deployed to each prison and (b) times those officers were deployed.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	19894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>During 2023, 21 prisons received Band 3 officers on National Detached Duty. The table attached shows the average number of detached duty staff deployed at each site in each month.</p><p>It is not possible, without incurring disproportionate cost, to provide the remaining information requested, as this would require a detailed examination of individual records.</p><p>We are doing more than ever to attract and retain the best staff, including boosting salaries and launching our first-ever nationwide advertising campaign. These efforts are working - we have over 4,800 FTE additional officers between March 2017 and December 2023, and retention rates for prison staff are improving.</p><p>We have committed to recruiting up to 5,000 additional prison officers across public and private prisons by the mid-2020s.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 26/03/2024 17:34:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-03-26 PQ 19894 table.xlsx title Number of detached duty staff deployed
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1697799

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Consumer Goods: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the goods sold by online marketplaces are compliant with the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	19838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards leads a national programme of regulatory action to tackle risks from unsafe and non-compliant goods, including from online marketplaces.</p><p>This includes test purchasing to assess compliance and removal of non-compliant products; engagement with marketplaces to understand the steps they are taking to meet their responsibilities under law; and taking enforcement action including serving Withdrawal Notices.</p><p>The recent Product Safety Review consultation includes additional proposals to ensure products bought online are as safe as on the high street. A Government response will be published this year.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 26/03/2024 16:52:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1697811

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training (a) he has and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had in mental health literacy.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Ministers are not required to undertake specific mental health literacy training.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/03/2024 17:21:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697812

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department's (a) policy and (b) other staff have comprehensive training in mental health.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	19899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>DWP is actively taking steps to increase staff capability and raising awareness of the mental health difficulties that may be experienced by our customers, ensuring they can be directed to further support at any stage of the claimant journey.</p><p> </p><p>We continually review our learning alongside external experts and psychologists to enhance the mental health training offer. The learning is mandatory and aims to help our colleagues better support claimants who may present with mental health issues/unexpected behaviour by exploring their impact on customers, the steps needed to build relationships and learning how to respond appropriately to customers’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>All colleagues in customer contact roles will receive this learning by March 2025, and the learning is included in new entrant learning for colleagues in these roles. As of the end of February 2024, we have delivered the learning to 62,291 colleagues, with a further 20,399 colleagues due to receive the learning before the rollout is completed.</p><p> </p><p>All DWP colleagues have access to support and resources relating to mental health.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/03/2024 15:22:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell