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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

1463767

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine 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, how many refugees (a) have been rematched with a second sponsor or (b) are in the process of being rematched with a second sponsor as part of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	3721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-05-11%2F779&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbdd8d2bec4784874829708da3cbeeea7%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637889087982911176%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Y3xLB6%2BAjxZfFXVk6xcoO1oqfwZv9sCAGaqqmiZBy0M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 779</a> published on 16 May 2022.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/05/2022 14:44:07 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1463773

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children
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 there are any plans to (a) change current policy on allowing under 18s to travel alone to be hosted as part of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme or (b) arrange a new policy specifically for placements for Ukrainian nationals under the age of 18 who are not able to be accompanied by their parents.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	3723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The Homes for Ukraine scheme is not currently available for unaccompanied minors.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/05/2022 14:44:25 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1452031

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent (a) vessels and (b) cargo of Russian origin from docking in UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	906131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government has already taken extensive steps to sanction Russia, including by prohibiting Russian-linked ships docking at UK ports.</p><p>I am working with my international counterparts to ensure more countries follow this type of action.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/03/2022 11:15:24 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1441059

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine 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, with reference to his Department's Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, what safeguards he is putting in place to ensure that Ukrainian refugees are placed in homes that are (a) safe and (b) in a position to provide the necessary care and support.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	139520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the Secretary of State's <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-03-14/debates/8B28287A-F683-4F80-8A1F-AA1016D92B27/UkraineSponsorshipScheme" target="_blank">Oral Statement</a> to Parliament of 14 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 136605 136606 136607 139342 139347 139524 question first answered 17/03/2022 17:34:59 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1439831

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Report 02/2022 - Derailment of a passenger train at Carmont published by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch on 10 March 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail in ensuring (a) passenger safety and (b) that trains are built and maintained to current regulations; and what plans he has to take steps to assist Network Rail in ensuring all recommendations of that Report are implemented.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	138137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>The derailment at Stonehaven was a tragedy and I am determined that lessons are learned from this accident. I welcome the report and its findings and expect the rail industry to ensure that the recommendations are fully implemented.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent, specialist safety regulator for the railway, is responsible for regulating safety on the railways, including in relation to passenger safety and rolling stock safety. It is leading work with the rail industry, including Network Rail, train operators, owners and health and safety representatives, to discharge its statutory responsibility to ensure that the report’s recommendations are addressed and all necessary improvements are delivered. The ORR has the powers and expertise needed to do this and I fully support the action being taken by the ORR.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is already taking action to address the recommendations in the report, including work to improve its management of drainage infrastructure. I have received specific assurance that it is taking all necessary steps and that it will find all opportunities to accelerate this work. I will be kept up to date as this important work progresses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/03/2022 10:26:21 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1403555

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
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	Local Government Services: Closures
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of local authority (a) leisure centres or swimming pools, (b) libraries and (c) children’s centres that have closed since 2010 in England.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	105722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The department does not collect this data.</p><p>Sport England have provided data confirming that 368 swimming pools have closed since 2010.</p><p>The basic dataset of static public libraries published by the Arts Council England in August 2021 <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artscouncil.org.uk%2Fpublication%2Fbasic-dataset-static-public-libraries&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C335d0cb70af640f2a8de08d9e4d3a89f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637792419975287124%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=8b3q5%2FT9ybsYxUM4OXWQML6DcD9h%2BHAuUCV%2BlThckZA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publication/basic-dataset-static-public-libraries</a>, indicates there were around 200 permanent closures of static libraries in England over the period 1 April 2010 to 31 December 2019. As of 31 December 2019, 2970 static public libraries remained open.</p><p>Based on information supplied by local authorities as of 31 December 2021 to the Get Information about Schools database <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C335d0cb70af640f2a8de08d9e4d3a89f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637792419975297080%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=izEA%2B3%2FyrsgbTXkN1npCXszvNndOlfp6RL%2BSfwnJ4Z0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk</a>, 637 children’s centres had closed since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 04/02/2022 15:17:44 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 45019 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1400468

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	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, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the supply of covid-19 lateral flow testing kits; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are sufficient covid-19 tests available to meet increased demand in the Weaver Vale constituency.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	99042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency has increased both the supply of tests and distribution capability. We have delivered seven million tests a day through GOV.UK and 90 million tests a week in the United Kingdom through all delivery channels.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 01/02/2022 12:21:15 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 42472 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1388264

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
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	Cornwall Council: Finance
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 discussions his Department has had with Cornwall Council on their financial challenges and proposed reductions to services and staff.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	93895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>Officials from the Department regularly speak with a range of local authorities around their finances as part of ongoing engagement with the sector.</p><p>The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23 makes available an additional £3.5 billion to councils, including funding for adult social care reform. This is an increase in local authority funding for 2022/23 of over 4% in real terms, which will ensure councils across the country have the resources they need to deliver key services.</p><p>In total, we expect Core Spending Power to rise from £50.4 billion in 2021/22 to up to £53.9 billion next year. For Cornwall Council this means Core Spending Power increasing from £513.5 million to £549.3 million.</p><p>It is for locally elected councils to make decisions around services in their local areas. We continue to encourage any local authority that is worried it is unable to set a balanced budget to come forward and speak to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 05/01/2022 15:37:48 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1386261

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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: Vaccination
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 for covid-19 nasal vaccines being introduced as part of the NHS vaccination programme.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	89659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are supporting some studies on oral or nasal administration of COVID-19 vaccines. As part of the NIHR’s and UKRI’s research call, approximately £580,000 has been awarded to Imperial College London for a study of two candidate COVID-19 vaccines administered to the respiratory tract. The study began in September 2020 and researchers are focusing on nasal delivery of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The NIHR is also providing infrastructure support to another phase one study led by University of Oxford on the intranasal administration of the COVID vaccine ChAdOx1 nCOV-19 in healthy adults in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) also continues to monitor and engage with developers and producers of new COVID-19 vaccines. The MHRA will ensure a thorough assessment of the safety and efficacy of any new COVID 19 vaccines before any authorisation, as soon as it receives the evidence to make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 15/12/2021 09:36:40 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 39131 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury