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1219320

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) start date is and (b) panel members are for the independent investigation into Liverpool Community Health.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	66831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Liverpool Community Health Investigation was launched in June 2019 and work has begun. The <del class="ministerial">Inquiry</del> <ins class="ministerial">Investigation </ins>comprises three Stages. Stage 1 <ins class="ministerial">covers </ins><del class="ministerial">covered </del> the scale of the issues and Stage 2 <ins class="ministerial">is </ins><del class="ministerial">was</del> a clinical and structured judgement review alongside Stage 1. <ins class="ministerial">Preliminary work</ins><del class="ministerial">Work</del> on Stages 1 and 2 was completed in August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Stage 3 will investigate individual serious patient safety incidents identified from the previous two stages to establish the nature and scale of deaths and patient harm at the Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust from 2010 to 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Investigation has identified a number of expert advisors to assist the Chairman and details will be confirmed when the Terms of Reference <del class="ministerial">covering Stage 3</del> are published in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 35073 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries 35199 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/07/2020 10:37:11 question first ministerially corrected 22/07/2020 08:16:27 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1219351

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the distribution of Government funding to support innovation in research-intensive businesses during and after the covid-19 outbreak, what proportion of the £750million grant package will be allocated to businesses (a) not in receipt of Innovate UK grants and (b) in receipt of Innovate UK grants.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	66895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>On 20th April, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a £1.25 billion coronavirus package to protect firms driving innovation in the UK. This included £750 million of targeted support for the most R&amp;D intensive small and medium size firms which will be available through Innovate UK’s grants and loan scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has since confirmed that up to £500 million of this is for existing customers including £20<ins class="ministerial">0</ins> million of accelerated payments and up to £30<ins class="ministerial">0</ins> million for continuity grants and loans. £20 million of the remainder has been used to double the number of businesses receiving funding through the Innovate UK call for business led innovation in response to the crisis which was open to new customers. Over 800 companies have been successful in this competition. Innovate UK has also allocated up to £39 million to increase the business advisory support services available new and existing high-growth potential SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The final part of this package was announced on the 27<sup>th</sup> June. The £191 million Sustainable Innovation Fund is open to new customers to help cutting-edge companies of all sizes recover, grow, and drive a re-building economy as well as support new green innovations, unleashing the sustainable industries of the future along the way.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the Fast-Response competition, it is currently too early to state the number of businesses that have accessed this funding</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 06/07/2020 16:17:26 question first ministerially corrected 31/07/2020 09:21:23 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway previous answer version 34988 answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1219455

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Report on short scrutiny visits to Immigration removal centres by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, published on 12 May, why nine detainees were released from the Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre without a confirmed address to go to during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We do not comment on individual cases.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">With regard to support provided to foreign nationals released from detention during the current pandemic I refer the Right Honourable Lord to my answer of 27 May 2020 which can be found at:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2Clords&amp;uin=HL4210</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not comment on individual cases.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> With regard to support provided to foreign nationals released from detention during the current pandemic I refer the Noble Lord to my answer of 27 May 2020 which can be found at:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2Clords&amp;uin=HL4210</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/07/2020 16:39:15 question first ministerially corrected 15/07/2020 15:24:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 37282 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1218195

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax liability is for women who receive back payments of underpaid state pension in a single financial year; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	65108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Income tax is calculated on arrears of state pension for the tax year in which the pensioner was entitled to receive it, and not in the year in which a lump sum is paid.</p><p> </p><p>Where arrears of state pension are paid, income tax will only be due on any income that exceeds the personal allowance for the respective tax year.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HM Revenue and Customs <del class="ministerial">can</del> <ins class="ministerial">will </ins>only collect income tax for the current tax year and the four preceding tax years<ins class="ministerial"> for arrears payments made due to DWP error</ins>. Any arrears of state pension relating to earlier years will not be subject to income tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/07/2020 09:24:38 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 09:44:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 33607 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

1216082

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals working in the NHS paid the NHS surcharge in each month of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	62257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has no published data to answer this question.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is not readily available nor held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost due to the fact the IHS is payable across multiple application routes.</ins></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/07/2020 07:54:14 question first ministerially corrected 02/07/2020 14:07:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 34017 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1216345

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Coronavirus: Screening
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 covid-19 tests performed at home were sent to testing centres on each day from 27 April 2020 to 5 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	62458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>Using data from Royal Mail the number of home tests conducted in this time frame are shown in the following table. It should be noted that the Royal Mail’s data captures when the kit is delivered at their delivery office near the laboratory. For example, if the kit is ‘scanned as delivered’ on 4 May, it will then make it to the laboratory the following morning, 5 May, at the agreed ‘drop-off’ time.</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Tests returned are counted and reported only once they have been processed by the laboratory and will appear in the data for pillar 2.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Data on the number of tests processed by pillar is available at the following link:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/testing" target="_blank">https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/testing</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Information on the methodology of how testing data is compiled is available at the following link:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-methodology/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-methodology/nhs-test-and-trace-statistics-england-methodology</a></ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Date</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Kits scanned as delivered</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">26 April 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">954</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27 April 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,069</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28 April 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,762</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">29 April 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,377</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30 April 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,966</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 May 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,895</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2 May 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,907</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3 May 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,906</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4 May 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,110</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,946</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately previous answer version 32209 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries 62159 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately question first answered 18/11/2020 14:02:13 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2020 10:54:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1205182

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	Nurses
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 nurses were employed to care for adults in the NHS in each month from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	61454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The attached table shows the number of adult nurses as at each month between 2010 and 2018. This data contains data on adult nurses and does not include mental health nurses or learning disability nurses.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately previous answer version 31444 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately 37980 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately question first answered 16/07/2020 19:34:15 question first ministerially corrected 02/09/2020 08:37:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name PQ61454 formatted table.docx title FTE Nurses 2010-2018
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1203499

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what the application process and fees, including a possible NHS health surcharge, will be for British National (Overseas) status holders from Hong Kong and their dependants if they wish to apply for an extension of their leave for a further 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Graduate route will be introduced in the summer of 2021. Information on the route was provided in the factsheet published in October 2019 https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/14/fact-sheet-graduate-immigration-route/.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Further details of the route will be published shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK will continue to defend the rights &amp; freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. Should China push ahead and impose national security legislation on Hong Kong then we will provide a generous offer to BN(O)s of a bespoke immigration route providing unrestricted access to work and study with a pathway to apply for citizenship.The Home Office is working closely with the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and domestic departments on the offer to British Nationals (Overseas) and will set out more detail in due course.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/06/2020 16:17:55 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2020 16:47:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 32922 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1203724

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 51817 on Tidal Power: Swansea Bay, what range of hurdle rates, comparable to those more established renewable energy technologies, such as solar PV, onshore wind and large hydropower, were used for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon value for money assessment.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	59410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The hurdle rates applied across the portfolio of tidal lagoons in the Department’s value for money assessment[1] are shown in Table 1. The hurdle rates for other low carbon technologies estimated at the time of the value for money assessment are shown in Table 2.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Range of hurdle rates applied to proposed programme of tidal lagoons<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Hurdle Rate Scenario</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hurdle rate </strong>(real terms, pre-tax)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.2%</del><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Selected hurdle rates for other low carbon technologies </strong>(up to date at time the assessment was undertaken)[3]</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Technology</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hurdle rate </strong>(real terms, pre-tax)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Onshore wind</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offshore wind</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solar PV (&gt;5MW)</p></td><td><p>6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gas with CCUS (first of a kind)</p></td><td><p>11.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hydro (&gt;5MW)</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>[1] Available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/swansea-bay-tidal-lagoon-value-for-money-assessment</em></p><p><em>[2] Source: BEIS commercial advisory</em></p><p><em>[3] Source: BEIS Electricity Generation Costs Report (2016), available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-november-2016</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/06/2020 10:20:49 question first ministerially corrected 26/06/2020 13:35:17 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 31135 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1202853

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Stoke on Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential economic benefit to Stoke-on-Trent joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	58826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would open up new opportunities for our exporters in strategically important sectors, helping to support an industrial revival in the UK. Trade with members of CPTPP already benefits the region. In 2018, Shropshire and Staffordshire exported around £431m worth of goods to CPTPP countries and imported around £801m worth of goods from CPTPP countries[1]. In 2019, the West Midlands as a whole exported over £2.4 billion worth of goods to CPTPP member countries, representing around 8 per cent of the region’s exports. The West Midlands imported over £1.9 billion worth of goods from CPTPP member countries, representing just over 5% of goods imports to the region[2].</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Before applying, we will publish an outline approach and a scoping assessment setting out our negotiating objectives and the economic impact and benefits of accession.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">At that stage, we will provide a formal response to the government’s public consultation on the UK potentially seeking accession to CPTPP, outlining how our decisions and approach to accession have been informed by the submissions received from members of the public, businesses and civil society organisations. The input we have received through this consultation continues to inform our preparations.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">[1] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics, disaggregated by smaller geographical areas, NUTS2 level (released November 2019). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">[2] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (April to June 2020 release). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would open up new opportunities for our exporters in strategically important sectors, helping to support an industrial revival in the UK. Trade with members of CPTPP already benefits the region. In 2018, Shropshire and Staffordshire exported around £431m worth of goods to CPTPP countries and imported around £801m worth of goods from CPTPP countries[1]. In 2019, the West Midlands as a whole exported over £2.4 billion worth of goods to CPTPP member countries, representing around 8 per cent of the region’s exports. The West Midlands imported over £1.9 billion worth of goods from CPTPP member countries, representing just over 5% of goods imports to the region[2].</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">If the UK Government decides to formally apply for accession, we will publish an Outline Approach and a Scoping Assessment setting out our negotiating objectives and the potential benefits of accession, to the UK and the UK’s nations and regions.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics, disaggregated by smaller geographical areas, NUTS2 level (released November 2019). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">[2] Source: HMRC Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (April to June 2020 release). Note data on regional trade with Brunei in unavailable.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/06/2020 11:07:03 question first ministerially corrected 22/06/2020 14:25:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 30623 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis