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1468187

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer to the Question from the Rt hon. Member for Holborn and St Pancras at Prime Minister's Questions on 25 May 2022, Official Report, Column 286, how many and what proportion of passport applications submitted over the last three months were processed within six weeks.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	13815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Since April 2021, people have been advised to allow up to ten weeks when applying for their British passport as more than 5 million people delayed applying due to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of applications continue to be dealt with well within 10 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/06/2022 08:57:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 5701 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465765

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to remove the requirement to pay back the £200 payment for energy costs through the Energy Bill Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	9134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>On the 26 May my Rt hon Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Energy Bills Support Scheme will increase to £400 from October 2022, which will now be a non-repayable grant.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/06/2022 06:44:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465766

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will amend the changes to the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount to retain support for disabled people’s higher energy usage needs.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	9135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford on 28 April 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-04-19/155833" target="_blank">155833</a>.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer has also announced a one-off £150 payment for people on disability benefits this year, alongside other cost of living support measures.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/06/2022 06:44:01 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465885

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	Energy: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to provide additional targeted support for all disabled people with high energy usage needs.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	9136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands that some households with a disability or medical condition will have higher energy costs than average. Certain specialised NHS England services do provide rebates on energy costs for patients using medical equipment at home, such as home oxygen concentrators or adult home dialysis. These arrangements are unique to the contracts or service specifications of these conditions. Clinical Commissioning Groups are best placed to support their local populace.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 May, as part of an additional £15 billion package of cost-of-living support, it was announced that the six million people who receive disability allowance will get a payment of £150 to assist with rising energy prices. Additionally, households will get £400 of support with their energy bills through an expansion of the Energy Bills Support Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/06/2022 13:27:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465890

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: 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 passport applications submitted to the Passport Office in the last six months have been fully processed within (a) four weeks, (b) six weeks, (c) eight weeks and (d) ten weeks.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	9137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>Ahead of unrestricted international travel returning, HM Passport Office prepared extensively to serve an unprecedented number of customers, with 9.5 million British passport applications forecasted throughout 2022.</p><p>These preparations, which include the recruitment of 650 additional staff since April 2021 and with plans in place to recruit a further 550 by this summer, have ensured that passport applications can be processed in higher numbers than ever before. This was demonstrated in March and April 2022 when HM Passport Office achieved record outputs by completing the processing of two million applications.</p><p>Since April 2021, HM Passport Office has been advising people to allow up to 10 weeks when applying for their passport from the UK. However, Her Majesty’s Passport Office will always endeavour to process applications as quickly as possible, and in the simplest of cases that require fewer manual interventions these may be processed much more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/06/2022 11:14:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465482

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) lift the mileage rates limit for public sector workers who are required to use their vehicle to do their jobs and (b) increase the approved mileage rates in line with the current cost of fuel.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	8134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) to minimise administrative burdens. AMAPs aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing, and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAPs.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAPs. Instead, they can agree to reimburse the actual cost incurred, where individuals can provide evidence of the expenditure, without an Income Tax or National Insurance charge arising.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this policy under review.</p><p> </p><p>Also, the Government recognises that public sector workers play a vital role in the running of our economy, and in delivering our public services.  Spending Review 2021 confirmed that public sector workers will see pay rises across the whole Spending Review period (22/23-24/25).</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/05/2022 15:39:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465484

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Hospitals: Parking
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 potential impact of the reintroduction of hospital car parking charges on NHS staff who have no other means of getting to work; and if he will take steps to permanently exempt hospital car parking charges for NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	8135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. Free parking in hospital car parks for National Health Service staff was temporarily introduced for the duration the pandemic. This measure ended from 1 April 2022. However, 97% of NHS trusts which charge for car parking have implemented free parking for those in greatest need, including NHS staff working overnight.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/05/2022 09:10:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465488

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Private Rented 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, what steps his Department is taking to reform the private rented sector and help strengthening renters’ rights; and if he will make it his policy to end Section 21 evictions.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	8136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>We are absolutely committed to tackling the worst issues in the private rented sector and delivering a better deal for renters. That is why we announced in the Queen's Speech 2022 that we will be bringing forward a Renters Reform Bill in this session.</p><p>In this bill we will abolish section 21 'no fault' evictions under the Housing Act 1988, providing security for tenants in the private rented sector and empowering them to challenge poor practice and unfair rent increases without fear of retaliatory eviction.</p><p>We will publish a White Paper shortly that will set out more detail on these measures and our wider reform package.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 30/05/2022 15:51:44 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465489

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the process on retrofitting homes; and if he will take steps to speed up that process.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	8137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to spend £6.6billion across this Parliament to decarbonise buildings. This funding supports energy efficiency improvements through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Local Authority Delivery Scheme and the Home Upgrade Grant.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Energy Company Obligation, the Government has also set a target for larger energy suppliers to deliver energy efficiency savings by 2026. For those not eligible for Government support, the green finance offer will be improved.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing in training. In 2021, the £6 million BEIS Skills Training Competition resulted in 7,000 opportunities to learn retrofit skills and will be developing plans for a 2022/23 competition.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/06/2022 11:10:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1465492

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Affordable Housing: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to build affordable homes to ensure that keyworkers are able to afford homes in their communities.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	8138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>This Government is determined to make home ownership a reality for hard-working people who are currently priced out of their local area. First Homes are homes which are sold to first-time buyers with a discount of at least 30% from full market value.</p><p>Crucially, the discount will be passed on to all future purchasers in perpetuity, so these homes will keep helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder for generations to come. Beyond the national criteria, local authorities will be able to set local connection and/or key worker criteria for First Homes in their area, based on the needs of their local community.</p><p>Alongside support for key workers purchasing First Homes, we are committed to increasing the overall supply of affordable homes. Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver up to 180,000 affordable homes, should economic conditions allow. Approximately half of the homes delivered will be for affordable home ownership, supporting aspiring homeowners to take their first step on to the housing ladder.</p><p>The Government is committed to increase first-time buyer numbers in all regions, and will do so by looking at all of the factors that influence ownership levels, including housing supply and the availability of low deposit mortgages. We will also explore further options to limit the competition first-time buyers face. This means looking at all of the options available to government to limit the factors which are pricing out local people, seeking to learn from international comparators. In addition to First Homes, this Government runs a range of schemes to help people into home ownership such as the mortgage guarantee scheme, Help to Buy: Equity Loan, Shared Ownership and Lifetime ISA.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/06/2022 14:10:34 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury