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1648889

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	Shipping: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a shipping fuel levy from 2025 on all (a) domestic and (b) international shipping from 2025, rising to a level consistent with the Government's carbon value by 2035.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	191775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In March 2022, the Government published a consultation package with the UK ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) Authority, exploring options to expand the scheme to include emissions from domestic maritime. The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK is pressing for greater ambition during the review of the International Maritime Organization Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy in July and continues to monitor developments of international and regional carbon pricing instruments covering shipping to consider how they may interact with our domestic policy.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government keeps all taxes under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">On 3 July 2023 the UK ETS (Emission Trading Scheme) Authority confirmed its plans to expand the UK ETS to include emissions from domestic maritime, following on from our commitment to explore economic incentives in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK is pressing for greater ambition during the review of the International Maritime Organization Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy in July and continues to monitor developments of international and regional carbon pricing instruments covering shipping to consider how they may interact with our domestic policy.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government keeps all taxes under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2023 08:40:49 question first ministerially corrected 05/07/2023 10:32:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 85314 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1646807

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Automation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish details on the sixty-five scaled and transitioned automations created by the Intelligence Automation Garage.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	190878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Housing Benefit regulations has powers which allow local authorities to make payments of Housing Benefit direct to the landlord if it appears to be in the interest of the claimant and their family. Serious rent arrears, for example arrears equivalent of six weeks’ rent, may indicate it is in the claimant’s best interests to arrange direct payment.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">When deciding whether to make direct payments local authorities must consider the individual circumstances of each case.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">There are currently no plans to review this policy.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Since its inception in 2018, the Intelligent Automation Garage (IAG) has delivered 65 automations. This has enabled DWP to save money and operational hours as well as increasing accuracy through transforming DWP services, making processes easier for users to deliver better outcomes for our citizens. It has a culture of pioneering new and innovative technologies to reduce the reputational risk and citizen impact across our systems.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The IAG works predominantly in large scale processing supporting customer facing colleagues in quickly reducing backlogs with improved accuracy and compliance. It does this across a range of benefit lines including: Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseekers Allowance, Social fund, Carers Allowance and Pension credit.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Automations to date include: Bundle Builder, Letters of Entitlement, Think Secure Chatbot, Budgeting Loans, Employment and Support Allowance Fit Notes, Faster Payments and Department for Communities in Northern Ireland mail scanning. Other supported functionalities include: sending SMS text messages to citizens, generating letters to notify citizens about a change in benefit status and processing benefit payments.</ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/06/2023 16:24:17 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2023 11:31:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 84494 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1646332

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reasons Lenvi were appointed as the equity loan administrator for the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	190575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Following a competitive tender at the end of our previous contract with Target, the service provision was awarded to Equinity Gateway Services, who have since rebranded to Lenvi, and who are international specialists in payments and technology-led services. Lenvi have now taken up provision of all Help to Buy customer service functions and will deliver service improvements for Help to Buy customers over the coming months.</p><p>Help to Buy customers are required to pay off their equity loan if they wish to purchase another home, as they must not have interest in any other residential property whilst they have the equity loan. This is clearly set out in the homebuyers guide and Equity Mortgage Deed. If a customer would like to pay off their equity loan, they would first need to have their home professionally valued to ascertain its current market value.</p><p>We recognise that those whose properties have building safety issues, such as unsafe exterior cladding, can present additional challenges in valuing. The process to get a valuation and redeem an equity loan for properties affected by cladding can be found on <del class="ministerial">Lenvi, the loan administrator's, website</del><ins class="ministerial">Gov.uk</ins>. We are aware that some customers are having difficulties finding a valuer prepared to value their properties. We have been working with the Homes England and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to try to find ways to help customers.</p><p>On December 6, the RICS published new valuation guidance for buildings 11 metres and above with cladding <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rics.org%2Fglobalassets%2Frics-website%2Fmedia%2Fupholding-professional-standards%2Fsector-standards%2Fvaluation%2Fvaluation-approach-for-multi-storey-properties-with-cladding_ps_dec-2022_amended.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc5b57377c49c489adea908db76638eb9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638233942182449820%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FAvrkyVa4U5gikO%2F9fS8OLatrRfx6bj%2FS999711EdEo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. This guidance reflects the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act which confirmed that those at fault, not blameless leaseholders, will be the ones to pay to fix unsafe cladding; and the solutions in place to fix buildings 11m+.</p><p>This new guidance will help to resolve difficulties in valuing properties where cladding is present.</p><p>Our focus continues to be on helping customers to find a solution as quickly as possible, however we recognise that this has been difficult for a number of customers.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/06/2023 12:10:11 question first ministerially corrected 03/07/2023 10:47:57 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 84026 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1646334

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Help to Buy Scheme
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 his Departments policy is on individuals with a Help to Buy Equity Loan purchasing a second property if the first property requires remediation for building safety faults.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	190643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Following a competitive tender at the end of our previous contract with Target, the service provision was awarded to Equinity Gateway Services, who have since rebranded to Lenvi, and who are international specialists in payments and technology-led services. Lenvi have now taken up provision of all Help to Buy customer service functions and will deliver service improvements for Help to Buy customers over the coming months.</p><p>Help to Buy customers are required to pay off their equity loan if they wish to purchase another home, as they must not have interest in any other residential property whilst they have the equity loan. This is clearly set out in the homebuyers guide and Equity Mortgage Deed. If a customer would like to pay off their equity loan, they would first need to have their home professionally valued to ascertain its current market value.</p><p>We recognise that those whose properties have building safety issues, such as unsafe exterior cladding, can present additional challenges in valuing. The process to get a valuation and redeem an equity loan for properties affected by cladding can be found on <del class="ministerial">Lenvi, the loan administrator's, website</del><ins class="ministerial">Gov.uk</ins>. We are aware that some customers are having difficulties finding a valuer prepared to value their properties. We have been working with the Homes England and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to try to find ways to help customers.</p><p>On December 6, the RICS published new valuation guidance for buildings 11 metres and above with cladding <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rics.org%2Fglobalassets%2Frics-website%2Fmedia%2Fupholding-professional-standards%2Fsector-standards%2Fvaluation%2Fvaluation-approach-for-multi-storey-properties-with-cladding_ps_dec-2022_amended.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc5b57377c49c489adea908db76638eb9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638233942182449820%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FAvrkyVa4U5gikO%2F9fS8OLatrRfx6bj%2FS999711EdEo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. This guidance reflects the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act which confirmed that those at fault, not blameless leaseholders, will be the ones to pay to fix unsafe cladding; and the solutions in place to fix buildings 11m+.</p><p>This new guidance will help to resolve difficulties in valuing properties where cladding is present.</p><p>Our focus continues to be on helping customers to find a solution as quickly as possible, however we recognise that this has been difficult for a number of customers.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/06/2023 12:10:10 question first ministerially corrected 03/07/2023 10:47:44 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 83905 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1643202

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
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	Kosovo: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) political, and (2) security, situation in Kosovo, following the recent unrest in that country; and what discussions they have had with (a) EU partners, and (b) NATO partners, regarding that situation.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We condemned the unprovoked attack on NATO troops in northern Kosovo on 29 May and remain in close contact with NATO Allies and fellow Kosovo Force (KFOR) contributors. Alongside international partners we are taking immediate steps to de-escalate and return to dialogue. The Foreign Secretary reiterated these messages when he spoke to the Kosovo Prime Minister on 8 June, as did the Prime Minister's Envoy, Lord Peach when he spoke to President Vucic on 7 June. I discussed the current tensions with Kosovo's Foreign Minister on 8 June.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Following the violent protests which started on 26 May, the situation in northern Kosovo has calmed but remains tense. We condemned the unprovoked attack on NATO troops on 29 May and remain in close contact with NATO Allies. We are urging immediate steps to de-escalate, and a return to dialogue. The Foreign Secretary reiterated these messages when he spoke to the Kosovo Prime Minister on 8 June and Serbian Prime Minister on 13 June, as did the Prime Minister's Envoy, Lord Peach when he spoke to President Vucic on 7 June. I [Lord Ahmad] discussed the current tensions with Kosovo's Foreign Minister on 8 June.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/06/2023 15:13:47 question first ministerially corrected 22/06/2023 15:22:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 83241 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1641893

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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	Pension Credit: Windrush Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued on backdating pension credit for those who have received a naturalisation certificate through the Windrush Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	187664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>Claims from customers identified as being part of the Windrush scheme are referred to a specialist team for action, who will consider and apply all agreed easements in Policy regarding the usual <del class="ministerial">13-month</del> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>3 month </strong></ins>time limit for backdating.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/06/2023 11:34:32 question first ministerially corrected 26/06/2023 08:25:41 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott previous answer version 79606 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1641095

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Australia: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held meetings with the Agents-General of Australia in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	187058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon joined a reception with the Victorian Agent General and Governor on 4 August 202<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">3</del>. There have been no other meetings with Australian Agents General in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/06/2023 16:35:36 question first ministerially corrected 14/06/2023 11:43:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 80585 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1641497

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Greece: EOKA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Greek Cypriot counterpart on the President's recent statements on the historic role of the Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	187125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with his <del class="ministerial">Greek</del> Cypriot counterpart on President Christodoulides's recent statements on the historic role of the Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA/eɪˈoʊkə). The UK Government deeply regrets the suffering endured by both communities as a result of inter-communal violence during the Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959). We continue to believe a just and lasting settlement on the island is the best chance of resolving these complex issues. The UK's commitment to helping the sides achieve this remains unwavering.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 12/06/2023 14:35:38 question first ministerially corrected 15/06/2023 17:15:13 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 80357 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1639270

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for (a) asylum, (b) indefinite leave to remain and (c) citizenship were submitted more than 12 months ago; and how many and what proportion of such applications submitted in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009 took more than 12 months to be processed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	186163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Protecting the vulnerable and tackling MSHT is a top priority for Border Force. As First Responders, frontline Border Force Officers play a key role in identifying both victims and perpetrators of human trafficking as they seek to cross the UK border. Border Force work to prevent exploitation from happening, to safeguard and protect vulnerable persons and in collaboration with other law enforcement colleagues seek to bring to justice those who commit MSHT crime. All frontline Border Force officers are trained to spot the signs of MSHT and make necessary safeguarding referrals. Border Force also has a cadre of over 500 specialist Safeguarding &amp; Modern Slavery (SAMS) officers.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">All Border Force safeguarding and Modern Slavery training is reviewed and updated to ensure it continues to fulfil those ICIBI (Independent Chief Inspector for Borders &amp; Immigration) and IASC (Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner) expectations which the Home Office has accepted</del>.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is not readily available in the format requested. Data on asylum applications and on indefinite leave to remain and citizenship applications, including on the age of outstanding asylum applications, is published as part of immigration statistics (at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2023) and Migration Transparency data (at www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data).</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/05/2023 11:17:20 question first ministerially corrected 07/06/2023 17:23:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 76881 answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines answering member 4816
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1628803

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether personnel living in Service Family Accommodation will have the same rights and benefits under Social Housing (Regulation) Bill as social housing tenants.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	185788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and <ins class="ministerial">is not</ins> defined as social housing.</p><p>It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made by this Bill.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 23/05/2023 15:01:45 question first ministerially corrected 24/05/2023 16:11:29 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison previous answer version 76361 answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard