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1542952

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Russia: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will classify Russia as a terrorist state.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	88866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK does not have a power to proscribe a country as a &quot;State Sponsor&quot; of Terrorism. The UK and our allies condemn the Russian government's unprovoked and premeditated invasion of Ukraine. We have considerable powers to sanction the Russian Government, which we have used with our allies for significant effect. We have implemented the strongest set of economic sanctions ever to debilitate Russia's economy and degrade funding for Putin's war.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 23/11/2022 17:39:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1542467

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	Flood Control: Rural 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 protect rural communities from flooding.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	87829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Government is investing £5.2 billion between 2021 and 2027, providing around 2,000 flood defences to better protect communities and properties across England, including those in rural areas, from flooding and coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>This is invested where flood risk and the benefits of action are greatest, and this assessment includes economic impacts on agriculture. As a result, at the end of 2021/22 the Environment Agency reported that 28,093 hectares of agricultural land had been better protected.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 July 2022, government announced the creation of a new £100m Frequently Flooded Allowance (FFA) to support communities that have experienced repeated flooding. This seeks to address some of the specific challenges faced by frequently flooded communities, particularly those that are smaller and more isolated or rural and therefore struggle to secure the funding they need to improve their resilience to flooding. We expect to publish more information later this year on the first projects to benefit.</p><p> </p><p>We are also investing £200m for the Flood and Coastal Innovation programme to support local places including coastal and rural communities. This meets key government commitments to develop and test new approaches to tackle the threat of flooding and coastal change.</p><p> </p><p>Farmers and land managers also have an important role to play in reducing the risk of flooding and coastal erosion to both rural and urban areas. Through the new Environmental Land Management schemes, farmers and other land managers will be supported to improve the environment and help manage environmental hazards, such as flood risk.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/11/2022 16:27:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1541693

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
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	Public Houses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to take steps to (a) provide support to local businesses and (b) find opportunities to reopen closed pubs.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	84882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>This Department is working with the Hospitality Sector Council to deliver on our 2021 Hospitality Strategy to improve the resilience of hospitality businesses.</p><p>The Government recognise that businesses on the high street, including those in hospitality, are facing cost pressures driven by global factors, including high energy and cost of living pressures.</p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme ensures that all businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period.</p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer recently announced in his Autumn Statement that the Government will be taking steps to help rate payers with a package worth £13.6 billion in total.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/11/2022 17:13:48 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1537955

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken steps to plan for the impact on its work of a potential increase in numbers of people seeking asylum in the UK because of the effect of climate change in their countries of origin.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	75900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK recognises the need to better understand the complex links between migration, climate change and environmental degradation to inform our policy and action. Where relevant, all Government departments include climate change impact as part of their policy development and analysis.</p><p>Initial analysis suggests that climate extremes and environmental degradation are often amplifiers of other principal migration drivers.</p><p>Climate change is not covered in the Refugee Convention as grounds for a well-founded fear of persecution and we do not have any plans to broaden this definition. We recognise however, that climate change will increasingly become a significant factor in driving migration. For those who do not qualify for refugee status, we consider whether they are at risk of serious harm and are in need of protection on humanitarian grounds. This ensures that we do not remove anyone who faces persecution or serious harm on return to their country of origin. If protection is not required, we consider if there are any family or private life reasons, medical reasons or other exceptional circumstances that would warrant a grant of leave.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:50:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1537956

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Climate Change
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 discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of the Government's approach to combating climate change.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	75901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of subjects, including climate. The UK was the first major economy to commit to a legally binding target of achieving net zero by 2050 and we stand fully behind this.</p><p>To ensure it is delivered as effectively as possible, the Government has announced an independent review of its approach to meeting its net zero 2050 target to ensure we deliver our legal commitment in a way that is pro-business and pro-growth.</p><p>While we accelerate efforts to end our contribution to climate change, we are also continuing to take action to ensure the country is well prepared to face the challenges the changing climate is bringing. Defra is working to develop a third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) that addresses all 61 risks and opportunities identified in its third Climate Change Risk Assessment.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 15/11/2022 17:22:23 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1537957

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Insomnia: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the use of melatonin by children with (a) autism and (b) ADHD who have a sleep disorder.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	75902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment. Clinicians make prescribing decisions for patients, taking into account best prescribing practice, appropriate guidance and the local commissioning decisions of integrated care boards. The clinician works with the patient to decide on the course of treatment, with the provision of the most clinically appropriate care being the primary consideration.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/11/2022 17:15:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1538081

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to encourage (a) girls and (b) women to participate in politics.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	75903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We have more women MPs than ever before, making up 35% of the House of Commons, and 10% of MPs – including the Prime Minister – are from an ethnic minority background. It is for political parties to select prospective parliamentary candidates.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 75904 question first answered 08/11/2022 09:02:49 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1538082

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to encourage people from minority ethnic backgrounds to participate in politics.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	75904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We have more women MPs than ever before, making up 35% of the House of Commons, and 10% of MPs – including the Prime Minister – are from an ethnic minority background. It is for political parties to select prospective parliamentary candidates.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 75903 question first answered 08/11/2022 09:02:49 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1538214

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the (a) financial and (b) social challenges of redistributing potentially thousands of illegal immigrants in different regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	75905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not accommodate illegal migrants, but does have a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:52:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1538215

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of overcrowding at Manston Processing Centre on people at that facility, including on the spread of infections.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	75906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has increased the operating capacity of the facility as the number of individuals held on-site has increased.</p><p>The facility provides suitable welfare provisions including hot food, fresh clothing, toilet facilities and sanitary packs. 24/7 medical care is provided and any instances of communicable disease are handled in line with public health guidance.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 15:45:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy