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1507330

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Credits Ltd: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints under process by HMRC relate to Tax Credits Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC is unable to comment on named individuals, companies, or organisations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 53446 53447 question first answered 28/09/2022 08:22:23 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1507332

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Credits Ltd: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average amount of time it takes for HMRC to resolve complaints related to Tax Credits Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC is unable to comment on named individuals, companies, or organisations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 53445 53447 question first answered 28/09/2022 08:22:23 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1507333

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Credits Ltd: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average amount of time it took for a complaint related to Tax Credits Ltd being submitted to HMRC to receive a resolution.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>HMRC is unable to comment on named individuals, companies, or organisations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 53445 53446 question first answered 28/09/2022 08:22:23 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1506859

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Compost: Peat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy and (b) ease of access to peat-free mixes for (i) ornamental growers and (ii) retailers, in the context of the health and growth needs of many floral species.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Ministers are aware that the horticulture industry has already made significant progress in terms of developing peat free alternatives and sourcing suitable material but recognise that certain sectors face particular technical obstacles and will need longer to make the transition to peat free.</p><p>The proposed ban will be framed in such a way as to provide time limited exemptions for the professional horticulture sector, in order to allow time to overcome these barriers. Officials are currently consulting with horticultural industry representatives to inform our detailed proposals.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 51838 question first answered 30/11/2022 09:50:26 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1506860

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Compost: Peat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Sale of horticultural peat to be banned in move to protect England’s precious peatlands, published on 27 August 2022, what assessment he has made of (a) the time that will be required for the horticultural industry to complete its transition to peat-free products and (b) whether any exemptions will be required within the sector.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Ministers are aware that the horticulture industry has already made significant progress in terms of developing peat free alternatives and sourcing suitable material but recognise that certain sectors face particular technical obstacles and will need longer to make the transition to peat free.</p><p>The proposed ban will be framed in such a way as to provide time limited exemptions for the professional horticulture sector, in order to allow time to overcome these barriers. Officials are currently consulting with horticultural industry representatives to inform our detailed proposals.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 51837 question first answered 30/11/2022 09:50:26 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1506873

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Horticulture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the independent report entitled Automation in Horticultural Review, published in July 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's recommendation on establishing a long-term seasonal workers' scheme to stabilise workforce pressures in the sector, help growers evaluate their labour needs, and incentivise long-term capital investments in automation technology.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of a reliable source of seasonal labour for horticulture and the poultry sector and the role of automation in the food supply chain.</p><p>The Government’s forthcoming response to the review of automation in horticulture will therefore outline actions to complement the immediate need for seasonal workers and help attract more residents of the United Kingdom into agricultural work – the overall aim of both being to, over time, reduce the sector’s dependency on seasonal migrant labour.</p><p> </p><p>Following an announcement in the Government Food Strategy, an extra 10,000 visas have been released for the Seasonal Worker visa route - bringing the total for this year to 40,000 visas.</p><p> </p><p>Under current agreement with the Home Office a similar number will be rolled forward for 2023. Defra are discussing with them precisely what the number will be, using evidence from the NFU and other stakeholders provided in 2022 and having regard to the Prime Minister’s stated support for a short term expansion of the visa route.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Government Food Strategy in June, the Government has now commissioned an independent labour review which will consider how automation, domestic labour and migrant labour can contribute to tackling labour shortages in the food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The review will focus on farming, processing, and food and non-alcoholic drink manufacturing as sectors which are critical for food production and food security. The review is being chaired by John Shropshire, an industry veteran who stepped down from his role as CEO of major horticulture producer G’s Group last year. He will be supported by an expert panel drawing in expertise from across the sectors covered by the review.</p><p>Defra continues to speak regularly with the agriculture sector and other government departments to understand labour supply and demand, including for both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements, and to ensure there is a long-term strategy for the farming workforce. Defra is also working closely with the Home Office to ensure that the requirements for these sectors are understood across Government.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 28/09/2022 15:32:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1506874

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Recreation Spaces: Urban Areas
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 steps he is taking to help ensure that local tree and plant growers are utilised in outdoor public projects in urban areas to help improve air quality.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>We know that trees outside woodlands, including trees in urban areas, parks, and along roads and footpaths can provide many environmental benefits for people<del class="ministerial">, including improved air quality</del>.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">There is strong evidence that healthy, well-chosen and well placed urban trees can provide a large range of benefits valuable to the economy and to people. This includes a relatively small but beneficial impact on urban air quality. However, current evidence suggests that trees would not be enough to solve the air quality problems at a city scale. </ins></p><p>Through the Nature for Climate Fund we are boosting the numbers of trees near to where people live<ins class="ministerial">, investing millions of pounds in tree planting and in the skills to incorporate trees in the right places to generate maximum benefits.</ins> <del class="ministerial">including:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· up to £4.4 million available to local communities through the Local Authority Treescapes Fund to plant and establish new trees;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· providing almost £8 million of financial support to local authorities to increase their capacity and specialist skills to plant and manage trees, through the ground-breaking Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· planting up to 150,000 large trees in towns and cities across England using the £6 million Urban Tree Challenge Fund;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· contributing to the £9 million Levelling Up Parks Fund, which will create over 100 new parks to increase access to green space in urban areas.</del></p><p>Additional funding is being provided to support tree growers and seed suppliers across England, to help meet the growing demand for trees. We have developed capital and innovation grants for the sector that will encourage the adoption of mechanisation and automation, and help enhance the quantity, quality, diversity and biosecurity of domestic tree production.</p><p>Alongside this, Defra has been working closely with the Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Group who have published an action plan 'Unlocking green growth: A plan from the ornamental horticulture &amp; landscaping industry'. This sets out the industry's potential contributions to tackling some of the environmental challenges facing the UK, including through the use of a greater proportion of British-produced plants and trees in public sector projects, and the incorporation of more community green spaces within the urban planning process. Where Government can help, we will work with the sector to help it take advantage of the opportunities outlined in the action plan.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 28/09/2022 11:45:29 question first ministerially corrected 10/10/2022 12:52:35 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison previous answer version 20966 answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1506968

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Cost of Living Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the the effectiveness of the facility on her Department's website for reporting a missing cost of living payment for facilitating (a) communications between her Department and recipients and (b) fast resolution of claims.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>We do not have specific measurements of effectiveness in place in relation to the missing payment form on Gov.uk. However, over 161,000 people have contacted the Department through this channel throughout August and September. We have a team in place that has responded to over 90% of these queries to date.</p><p> </p><p>This does not necessarily mean that payments have been missed. Many enquiries made through the GOV.UK form are resolved by payments being subsequently made as planned.</p><p> </p><p>In some cases, on further investigation of an enquiry, it may be found that the claimant had no entitlement to a £326 Cost of Living Payment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/10/2022 15:36:56 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1506971

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Cost of Living Payments: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to establish a telephone helpline for people overdue cost of living payments.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We are currently managing telephone contact within our existing telephony networks and have no future plans to introduce a telephone helpline for the cost of living payments</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 29/09/2022 11:23:40 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1507000

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
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 her policy is on the proposed privatisation of Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Channel 4 is a great UK success story and, in a rapidly changing media landscape, the government wants Channel 4 to have the necessary tools to thrive in the long-term while maintaining its distinctiveness. It is right that the government looks again in detail at the business case for a sale of Channel 4, and I will announce next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/09/2022 09:58:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day