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1419031

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date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Competition and Trade: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken steps to review the corpus of retained EU law and other UK regulations for the purposes of (a) identifying potential negative impact on (i) trade and (ii) competition and (b) prioritising for change those for which a potential negative impact is identified; what estimate he has made of the time it will take to complete such a review; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement changes identified.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	116911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 31 January that the Government is taking steps to ensure that any retained EU law on the UK statute book meets the UK’s priorities for unlocking growth and is tailored to the needs of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is fully engaged with the Government’s work to amend, replace or repeal all the retained EU law that is not right for the UK. Defra has an important role to play in that process.</p><p> </p><p>Along with other Government departments and the Brexit Opportunities Unit, we are currently taking stock of our retained EU law. We will then publish information on retained EU law, in line with the Government commitment.</p><p> </p><p>This work is planned to support the development of the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill, also announced on 31 January. This bill will mean that retained EU law can be more easily amended or removed.</p><p> </p><p>My department is committed to making the most of our new-found freedoms outside the EU in Defra policy areas. An effective, ambitious programme of regulatory reform is critical to making that happen.</p><p> </p><p>Where suitable and necessary we are prioritising this reform and our legislative plans to deliver this will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/02/2022 17:50:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1419032

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Competition and Trade: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has taken steps to review the corpus of retained EU law and other UK regulations for the purposes of (a) identifying potential negative impact on (i) trade and (ii) competition and (b) prioritising for change those for which a potential negative impact is identified; what estimate he has made of the time it will take to complete such a review; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement changes identified.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	116912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department is supporting the Government’s review into retained EU Law, which will provide an authoritative assessment of where retained EU law is concentrated on the statute book and assist the consideration of future legislative requirements. The recently published ‘Benefits of Brexit: how the UK is taking advantage of leaving the EU’ policy paper announced that the Government intends to amend, replace, or repeal all the retained EU law that is not right for the UK and prioritise areas where reform can deliver the greatest economic gain, with the Government aiming to cut £1 billion of business costs from retained EU red tape.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister has also announced that the Government will bring forward a Brexit Freedoms Bill to make it easier to remove or amend retained EU law in the future.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/02/2022 14:52:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1419033

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has taken steps to review the corpus of retained EU law, other UK regulations and potential new financial services regulations, for the purposes of improving UK competitiveness; and what steps he is taking to ensure that any such new regulations and legislative changes are introduced in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	116913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>In his Mansion House statement last July, the Chancellor set out the Government’s vision for an open, competitive, green, and technologically advanced financial services sector. A sweeping set of reforms to sharpen the UK’s competitive advantage in financial services is already underway.</p><p> </p><p>In November, the Government published the second consultation in its Future Regulatory Framework (FRF) Review. This provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ensure that, having left the EU, the UK establishes a coherent, agile, and internationally respected approach to financial services regulation that is right for the UK. This includes proposals to repeal a significant volume of retained EU law relating to financial services, so that the financial services regulators can take responsibility for making the appropriate rules in these areas.</p><p>As set out in the recent publication, <em>The Benefits of Brexit: How the UK is taking advantage of leaving the EU, </em>the Government is actively seeking out opportunities to tailor the regulation of our financial services sector, within the new framework the FRF Review will deliver, through measures including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A ground-breaking Mutual Recognition Agreement with Switzerland.</li><li>Reforming our capital markets through the Wholesale Markets Review and Prospectus Regime Review.</li><li>Establishing a new Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology.</li><li>Becoming the world’s first net zero-aligned financial centre.</li></ul> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/02/2022 08:54:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1404287

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
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	Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019
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 he plans to publish the Government’s response to the technical consultation for the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 alongside the new Code of Practice; and when he plans to publish that document.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	107565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>The 'Private parking charges, discount rates, debt collection fees and appeals charter: further technical consultation' contained proposals to bring private parking charges into closer alignment with Local Authority Penalty Charge Notices, along with a number of other measures to improve the private parking sector. The Government is currently finalising its response. Our intention is to publish the consultation response together with the new Code of Practice as soon as possible so that motorists can benefit and industry has time to adapt itself to the new requirements.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 27/01/2022 15:55:41 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1401786

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture Act 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on delivering public payments for public goods since the passing of the Agriculture Act 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	101705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>We are working in partnership with farmers to design our three future schemes that reward farmers and land managers for producing public goods: The Sustainable Farming Incentive; Local Nature Recovery; and Landscape Recovery.</p><p> </p><p>The Sustainable Farming Incentive will pay farmers for actions they take, going beyond regulatory requirements, to manage their land in an environmentally sustainable way. In 2021 we launched the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot and received over 900 applications. The first agreements have started and will run until 2024. In 2022 we will start to roll-out the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme and intend to expand the scheme over the next 3 years. In December 2021 we published information on the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme - including indicative standards and payment rates. We are also continuing to develop the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway in partnership with farmers and experts, including surveying 300 farms to understand where animal welfare can be improved on farm. In 2022 we will start to roll-out core elements of the pathway and will launch the Annual Health and Welfare Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Nature Recovery scheme will pay for actions that support local nature recovery and deliver local environmental priorities; making sure the right things are delivered in the right places. We are currently developing the scheme and plan to make an early version of the scheme available to a limited number of people in 2023 as part of our plans for testing and rolling out the scheme. We will then roll out the scheme across the whole country by the end of 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Landscape Recovery will support the delivery of landscape and ecosystem recovery through long-term, large-scale projects, including projects to restore wilder landscapes in places where that's appropriate, large-scale tree planting and peatland restoration projects. We will pilot Landscape Recovery between 2022-24 through initiating at least 10 large-scale projects.</p><p> </p><p>We recently published a summary of what we’re learning from our programme of test and trials, where more than 3,000 people are leading projects to test ideas and are being used to develop the schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We have also launched the Farming Innovation Pathways competition for research and development within UK Research and Innovation’s Transforming Food Production programme to develop farm-focused innovations. We increased funding for the programme to £14.5 million due to high demand and quality research projects across farming sectors; projects started from October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We have in addition:</p><ul><li>Launched the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme of grants.</li><li>Launched the Farming Investment Fund helping farmers invest in technology.</li><li>Begun offering free business planning advice to potentially 10,000 farmers through 19 bodies.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Throughout this time, we have been at the agricultural shows, taking part in Q&amp;A sessions with farmers, and engaging through our regular engagement groups as part of our ongoing dialogue with farmers and other interested parties.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 24/01/2022 15:53:17 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1401962

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to ensure that the National Lottery License Competition is conducted in accordance with the National Lottery Act 1993 and without political interference.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	101707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission is responsible for running the competition for and awarding the next licence to run the National Lottery. DCMS has worked with the Commission on the design of the licence, but is not involved with the competition process or selection of the winning bidder.</p><p>Under the National Lottery etc Act 1993, the government shares three statutory duties with the Gambling Commission, to ensure the National Lottery is run with all due propriety, that the interests of every participant are protected, and - subject to those duties - that returns to good causes are maximised. The competition is being run in accordance with these duties.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/01/2022 09:38:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1399782

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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	Khurram Parvez
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the welfare of Khurram Parvez, the Kashmiri human rights activist, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in Srinagar Indian-administered Kashmir and who is currently reported to be imprisoned in New Delhi; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	98269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of the reports regarding the detention of Khurram Parvez and continue to follow his case closely. We are clear on the importance of rights being respected and continue to call for all remaining restrictions imposed in Kashmir since the constitutional changes in August 2019 to be lifted as soon as possible, and for political detainees to be released.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 14/01/2022 14:32:26 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1399783

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
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	India: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports of extrajudicial killings in India where persons falsely accused of terrorism have been killed by (a) Indian armed forces and (b) police in Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	98270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of ongoing violence Kashmir in recent weeks. We express our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives, including security personnel and civilians. Any allegations of mistreatment by the police or armed forces should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the relevant authorities.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 14/01/2022 14:34:01 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1388716

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his Department's policy to publish the allocation of the Bus Recovery Grant in a timely manner to help ensure that travel companies can meet their relevant deadlines.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	94345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The allocation of Bus Recovery Grant funding to operators has been based on operator revenue and patronage projections. This data includes forecasts from operators which are not in the public domain. Each operator has been given their allocation and the funding received by each operator is commercially sensitive, therefore allocations will not be published.</p><p> </p><p>Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) are also allocated BRG funding and they have been informed of their own allocation along with all other LTAs. Grants received via Section 31 powers, such as the Bus Recovery Grant for Local Authorities, are routinely published by Local Authorities and are on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 05/01/2022 11:17:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1388717

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans announce allocations to local transport authorities for bus service improvement plans.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	94346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>At the Budget we announced £1.2 billion of dedicated funding for bus transformation deals, part of over £3 billion of new spend on buses over this Parliament. We will announce details of how that funding will be allocated in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 05/01/2022 10:25:07 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker