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1535617

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Conditions of Employment: EU Law
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential revocation of EU workers’ rights regulations.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	901821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK has one of the best workers’ rights records in the world. Our high standards were never dependent on our membership of the EU and this Government has raised domestic standards in recent years, while also retaining important flexibilities for employers which benefit the economy and wider labour market.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 16:19:51 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1535618

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Medicine: Research
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 his Department is taking to support medical research charities.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	901822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>I recognise the important role medical research charities play in saving lives.</p><p> </p><p>We announced £20 million in 2021/22 to support the vital work of medical research charities and develop a pipeline of early career researchers in their areas.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/10/2022 11:45:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1535619

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Hydrogen: Research
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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of research at Swansea University on the production of green hydrogen from off-peak renewables and recycled plastic.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	901824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government welcomes research into waste-to-hydrogen technologies. We have stretching ambitions for low carbon hydrogen production in the UK and our innovation and deployment support is designed to bring forward multiple production technologies.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/10/2022 11:46:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1535620

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Business
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 (a) encourage entrepreneurship and (b) support small business expansion.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Simon Lightwood
uin	901825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting SMEs through exemption of new regulations where possible. This exemption was recently extended to businesses with up to 500 employees, potentially reducing red tape and bureaucracy for up to 40,000 more businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank is supporting over £12.2bn of finance to over 96,000 SMEs. Schemes include Start-Up Loans and the Recovery Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also acted to reverse the National Insurance rise, which will save small businesses £4,200 on average.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 11:47:07 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood

1535621

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Small Businesses: Inflation
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 his Department has taken to help small and medium-sized enterprises manage the impact of high inflation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	901826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has reversed the National Insurance rise, which will save small businesses approximately £4,200, cut fuel duty for 12 months and brought in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, to protect small business’ high energy bills over the winter.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 25/10/2022 11:47:57 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1535676

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Australia: Security
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 diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure the security of Australia in the context of China's military presence in the Solomon Islands.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review (March 2021), the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific. Our close partnership with Australia is an important part of this, and we regularly discuss Indo-Pacific collaboration at senior official and Ministerial levels. The UK also works with Solomon Islands and our other partners across the Pacific to support peace and prosperity for the region.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 02/11/2022 17:50:05 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535677

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Japanese Knotweed: Weed Control
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 his Department is taking to help tackle the spread of Japanese knotweed.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>HM Government recognises the threats posed by invasive species, including Japanese knotweed, and has a comprehensive Great Britain Non-native Species Strategy designed to tackle these threats.</p><p> </p><p>Japanese knotweed is listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to allow the plant to escape or cause it to grow in the wild. HM Government has developed guidance on how to prevent the spread of Japanese knotweed and other harmful weeds, as well as how to treat and dispose of them, which can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fprevent-the-spread-of-harmful-invasive-and-non-native-plants&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca00853eea1a34e2b487d08da9cbb0b73%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637994624408567816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qKl2BqFtBW8CJhZmnQkeAh9enYmLhEGEL7QhvPQ4ivA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">How to stop invasive non-native plants from spreading - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra also continues to fund biocontrol research to tackle Japanese knotweed. It is hoped that this will provide a cost and time effective way of managing this species. This research has identified the psyllid (a sap-sucking insect), <em>Aphalari itadori,</em> as a biological control agent for tackling Japanese Knotweed. Information about the research can be found on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.invasive-species.org%2Fspecies%2Fjapanese-knotweed%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CCaitlin.Drysdale%40defra.gov.uk%7Cbba109f94c5c48472da708da707ec566%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637945987017485353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aeXJnknvpjifW4%2B64fu%2FboPH9Bs%2BviasJto8cEGnHvY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">the Japanese Knotweed Alliance website.</a></p><p> </p><p>Local Action Groups, with support from HM Government, are actively involved in reducing and eradicating Japanese knotweed.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 02/11/2022 16:56:17 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535678

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
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 tax avoided through disguised remuneration schemes in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will take steps to ensure those tax bills are settled by people or companies that recommended, promoted and operated those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>HMRC estimates the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. Around £0.4 billion of this gap is estimated to relate to marketed avoidance schemes, including disguised remuneration (DR) schemes, in 2020-21. HMRC’s data shows that the vast majority of marketed avoidance scheme use relates to DR schemes.</p><p> </p><p>DR avoidance schemes seek to avoid tax that is due from those that use them, so action to counteract this involves a tax charge on the scheme user, rather than the promoter or enablers of such schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Where the user was employed, HMRC will go to the employer to settle the tax due or collect the Loan Charge in the first instance. Where collection from an employer is not possible, such as when the employer no longer exists or is based offshore, HMRC considers other options to collect the tax due.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and HMRC are committed to tackling promoters and enablers of tax avoidance schemes. Legislation included in Finance Acts 2021 and 2022 strengthens and accelerates this power and other measures to tackle promoters and enablers.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/11/2022 16:33:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535679

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Health Professions: Pay
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 he has made of the adequacy of pay for professionals working in health care.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The independent pay review body process is the established mechanism for determining pay uplifts in the public sector, including staff working in the NHS. For the year 2022/23, we asked the independent pay review bodies for recommendations for NHS staff not already in multi-year deals.</p><p>The pay review bodies considered a range of evidence when formulating their recommendations including cost of living, inflation, recruitment, retention, morale, and value for the taxpayer. They receive evidence from a wide range of stakeholders including government, NHS system partners and trade unions.</p><p>In July, we accepted their formal recommendations in full and have backdated all pay awards to April.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/11/2022 17:46:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1535680

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Epilepsy: Health Services
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 steps his Department has taken to help ensure that trusts are able to provide sufficient funding for patients with epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Once diagnosed and with a management strategy in place, the majority of people with epilepsy can be cared for through routine access to primary and secondary care commissioned by local integrated care boards (ICBs).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for funding allocations to ICBs to support the commissioning of services for the local population. This process is independent of the Government and NHS England takes advice on the underlying formula from the independent Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/11/2022 17:45:16 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon