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1535569

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the graduate visa route, introduced in 2021, remains his Department's policy objective.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	69755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Our offer to international students is extremely competitive and ensures that we continue to attract the best and brightest students from around the world.</p><p>The Government’s International Education Strategy set out a target of attracting 600,000 international Higher Education students to the UK by 2030, which we have achieved almost a decade early.</p><p> </p><p>The public also rightly expects us to control immigration and ensure we have a system that works in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>As the Growth Plan set out, the Government is looking at how immigration contributes to growth and will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 69756 question first answered 02/11/2022 11:01:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29600 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1535570

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of capping the number of graduate visas on the UK’s economy.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	69756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Our offer to international students is extremely competitive and ensures that we continue to attract the best and brightest students from around the world.</p><p>The Government’s International Education Strategy set out a target of attracting 600,000 international Higher Education students to the UK by 2030, which we have achieved almost a decade early.</p><p> </p><p>The public also rightly expects us to control immigration and ensure we have a system that works in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>As the Growth Plan set out, the Government is looking at how immigration contributes to growth and will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 69755 question first answered 02/11/2022 11:01:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 29597 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1523801

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Parental Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many claimants of Statutory Paternity Pay there have been in each financial year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	65958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Information provided by employers to HMRC show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP). This data provides a broad indication of take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid paternity leave.</p><p>Table 1: Individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay, 2015/16 to 2021/22 (the latest year for which full year data is available)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (April to March)</p></td><td><p>No. of individuals in receipt of SPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>215,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>219,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>212,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>201,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>208,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>176,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>204,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></li><li><em>Figures are based on the total number of individuals in a given year, irrespective of when the payment first started. Some individuals will be counted across two years.</em></li></ol><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming the parental leave and pay system, including making changes to Paternity Leave. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 65959 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1523807

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Paternity Leave: Fathers
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 progress the Government has made since December 2019 on making it easier for fathers to take statutory paternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	65959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Information provided by employers to HMRC show the number of individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP). This data provides a broad indication of take-up but does not include anyone taking unpaid paternity leave.</p><p>Table 1: Individuals in receipt of Statutory Paternity Pay, 2015/16 to 2021/22 (the latest year for which full year data is available)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (April to March)</p></td><td><p>No. of individuals in receipt of SPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>215,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>219,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>212,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>201,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>208,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>176,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>204,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li><em>Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></li><li><em>Figures are based on the total number of individuals in a given year, irrespective of when the payment first started. Some individuals will be counted across two years.</em></li></ol><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming the parental leave and pay system, including making changes to Paternity Leave. We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell grouped question UIN 65958 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1523146

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Forests: Investment Zones
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 announcement on 24 September 2022 of Investment Zones, whether existing protections for ancient woodlands and trees will be maintained in those zones.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	64247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Making sure that our ancient woodlands are adequately protected and suitably managed to provide a wide range of social, environmental and economic benefits to society remains a key commitment of HM Government.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework states that development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats (such as ancient woodland and ancient or veteran trees) should be refused, unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and a suitable compensation strategy exists.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England and the Forestry Commission have published ‘standing advice’ for ancient woodland, ancient trees and veteran trees. It is a material planning consideration for local planning authorities and as such should be taken into account when making planning decisions that affect ancient woodland, ancient trees or veteran trees.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government has also recently updated the new Keepers of Time policy, providing updates to HM Government’s policy to recognise the value of England’s ancient and native woodlands and ancient and veteran trees. It restates our commitment to evaluate the threats facing these habitats and sets out our updated principles and objectives to protect and improve them for future generations.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/10/2022 20:57:20 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1523147

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Conservation Areas: EU Law
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law Bill on (a) Special Protection Areas and (b) Special Areas of Conservation.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	64248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>We have been clear about the importance of environmental protection across the United Kingdom, not least through our world leading Environment Act, which includes a legally binding target to halt the decline of nature by 2030.</p><p>Earlier this year we published a Nature Recovery Green Paper, setting out proposals to reform our system of protections, including the Habitats Regulations. The Nature Recovery Green Paper consultation closed in May and we are now in the process of analysing responses and will publish a response on conclusion of this exercise.</p><p>Defra is carefully considering the scope of the delegated powers in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, and whether they can be used to deliver a better, bespoke British system of nature protections to replace the provisions in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/10/2022 21:07:59 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1520388

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Podiatry: Bath
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 she has made (a) podiatry vacancy rates in the NHS in Bath constituency and (b) the impact these vacancies will have on patient treatment for diabetic foot complications.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	61266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 59310 59617 59779 59837 59839 59867 59873 60126 60167 60198 60917 60947 61019 61312 61324 61332 61359 61410 question first answered 17/10/2022 10:08:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1518847

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to maintain the range of rail fares currently set by Government following the statutory creation of GBR.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	58918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>We protect passengers by setting the maximum amount by which regulated fares can increase year-on-year.</p><p>We have been clear we want to simplify the current mass of complicated fares and tickets, whilst protecting affordable turn up and go tickets and season tickets.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 16:58:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1518849

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries
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 recent assessment he has made of the impact of bottom trawling on ecosystems in designated Marine Protection Areas.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	58924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a devolved competency and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation and the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities assess on a site-by-site basis which fishing activities could prevent MPAs from achieving their conservation objectives. Byelaws are developed using an evidence-led process to determine what management is required to protect sites and to not unduly restrict legitimate fishing activity.</p><p> </p><p>Nearly 60% of our 178 English MPAs are already protected from damaging fishing activity, including byelaws this year in the first four offshore sites, which ban bottom towed gear over sensitive habitats. We are aiming to have all MPAs in English waters protected from damaging fishing activity by 2024.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 18/10/2022 14:11:21 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1518850

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Environment Agency: Staff
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 the yearly change was in numbers of staff working in the Environment Agency from (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-2017, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-2019, (e) 2019-2020, (f) 2020-21 and (g) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	58926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total employees (payroll employees only)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>9,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>10,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>9,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>9,873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>10,326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>10,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>10,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>10,890</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2017/18, 895.9 FTE were TUPE-ed (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) to Defra.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment controls were implemented in 2020/21 to mitigate impacts from COVID and other cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2021/22, recruitment continues to support an increased capital programme and new duties funded through Spending Review 20 and Flood Recovery funding, as well as ongoing support to Defra group on priority work linked to COVID management.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 18/10/2022 15:01:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse