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1249885

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support businesses to achieve an environmentally sustainable recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	908546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>As my Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has said, we are determined to build back greener, and deliver millions of new green jobs. We are taking action to deliver on that commitment, including committing over £3 billion to reduce emissions from our buildings across the UK. There are an estimated 460,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country, and we want that to rise to 2 million by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 10/11/2020 12:49:41 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1249886

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Horizon IT System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support sub-postmasters affected by failings in the Horizon IT system.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	908547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Post Office Ltd has admitted it got things wrong in relation to Horizon and has apologised. I have announced an Independent Inquiry to ensure that we understand fully what went wrong and that this situation will never be repeated.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/11/2020 12:50:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1249887

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure that Green Homes Grant Scheme improvements offer significant (a) environmental benefits and (b) value for money.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	908549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>My Rt hon friend the Prime Minister has made clear that energy efficiency is a Government priority. The Green Homes Grant provides economic stimulus, supporting over 80,000 jobs. Through the scheme, households could save up to £600 a year on energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 10/11/2020 12:51:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1249888

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on corporate social responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	908551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the social responsibility that most businesses have shown in responding to the pandemic, including making their premises Covid-secure by using the Safer Working guidance led by Government. Groups such as Business in the Community are continuing to coordinate help for communities in need; and the CBI-backed Good Business Charter continues to promote corporate social responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/11/2020 12:53:01 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1249889

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Post Offices: Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to transform post offices into community hubs.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	908552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Post Offices are very much at the heart of their communities, often operating alongside other key community services such as libraries or pubs. Postmasters and the Post Office will continue to work with their communities to meet their needs.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/11/2020 12:53:57 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1249890

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Spaceflight: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the UK space sector.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	908555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to establishing a commanding lead in space and other industries of the future. My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has established a National Space Council to deliver this ambition.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing in the next generation of satellite technologies, backing exciting new spaceports in Scotland and Cornwall, and using UK space expertise to tackle climate change.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/11/2020 12:55:00 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1250269

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to increase the rate of (a) jobseekers' allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in line with the increase in universal credit; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	113466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government introduced a package of temporary welfare measures worth around £9.3 billion this year to help with the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the £20 weekly increase to the Universal Credit Standard Allowance rates as a temporary measure for the 20/21 tax year. There are no plans to extend this to legacy benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will update Parliament accordingly on any future decisions on benefit spending.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/11/2020 13:26:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1250270

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what method her Department has used to conduct personal independence payment medical assessments since face-to-face assessments were paused in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	113467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>As previously advised to the Rt Hon Stephen Timms on the 10 September 2020, during the Covid-19 period, all assessments are currently being progressed on the basis of the paper based evidence alone or that evidence together with a telephone assessment to ensure decisions on Personal Independence Payment can be made without delay.</p><p> </p><p>The health and safety of our claimants and our staff are our key priority. Face to face assessments for health and disability benefits remain suspended at present; this is being kept under review in line with the latest public health guidance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/11/2020 17:08:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1250271

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Care Homes: Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to designate Anna Chaplains for Older People as key workers for the purposes of visiting residential care homes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	113468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>We recognise how important visits from chaplains and others who provide religious and spiritual support are for some residents. We have published visiting guidance setting the next step in our cautious opening up of visiting in line with the roadmap, enabling indoor visiting supported by lateral flow device (LFD) testing.</p><p>Care home managers are best placed to decide how their care home can deliver the visiting outlined in the guidance in a way that meets the needs of their residents. There is nothing to stop chaplains, ministers of religion or others making visits where residents would like to see them and where the care home manager is content this is in line with the home’s visiting policy based on a dynamic risk assessment.</p><p>All visitors must follow infection control measures to keep residents and staff safe. To this end, personal protective equipment is being provided for free until the end of June and care homes have been provided with sufficient LFD tests to ensure that visitors can take a test each time they visit.</p><p>On that basis, visits of this type are already enabled.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2021 16:51:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 61579 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1250272

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Care Homes: Visits
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 his Department has made of the effect of reduced visitor access on the levels of (a) loneliness and (b) mental ill health of care home residents since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	113469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2021 answer text <p>New visiting arrangements started on 8 March. Our guidance states that each resident can nominate one named person who can have regular, indoor visits. Those residents with the highest care needs can also nominate an “Essential Care Giver”. These visitors will be able to visit more often in order to provide essential care.</p><p> </p><p>Visiting arrangements that have been available throughout the period of national lockdown should continue i.e. using screens, visiting pods, behind windows or outdoors. Visits in exceptional circumstances including end of life should always be supported and enabled.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the National Health Service, Public Health England and others to gather evidence and assess the potential longer-term mental health impacts of COVID-19 and plan for how to support the public’s mental health and wellbeing throughout the coming weeks and months.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/04/2021 09:46:13 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 61580 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms