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1627599

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date	15/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Transphobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle transphobic hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes all forms of hate crime seriously. We expect the police to investigate these hateful attacks and make sure the cowards who commit them feel the full force of the law.</p><p> </p><p>We also welcome the apparent greater willingness to report hate crimes to the police and that the police are better at identifying them. That helps to explain the increase seen in hate crime.</p><p> </p><p>Our absolute priority is to get more police into our streets, cut crime, protect the public and bring more criminals to justice. We are supporting police by providing them with the resources they need. This has included the recruitment of 20,000 extra police officers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also worked with the police to fund True Vision, an online hate crime reporting portal, designed so that victims of hate crime do not have to visit a police station to report. The Government also funds the National Online Hate Crime Hub, a central capability designed to support individual local police forces in dealing with online hate crime. The Hub provides expert advice to police forces to support them in investigating these offences.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 22/05/2023 10:59:16 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627600

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Human Rights: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department is taking steps to promote a respectful discourse on the rights of trans people.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that we want people who are transgender to be able to live their lives as they wish. We must also protect free speech and allow open and tolerant discussion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK has a robust legislative framework to protect the rights of trans people, including the Gender Recognition Act 2004. Recently, the government modernised the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate by reducing the fee and moving the application process online. We have also committed to banning conversion practices, including for transgender people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/05/2023 15:47:16 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627640

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Chemicals: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero what plans his Department has to help support the chemicals industry to transition away from fossil fuel feedstocks in their products.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supporting research that will identify opportunities for the chemicals sector to become more circular, delivering resource efficiency and waste reduction objectives throughout the chemicals supply chain. This includes support for the UKRI-funded National Interdisciplinary Centre for the Circular Chemical Economy. UKRI is also providing grants to support the use of sustainable feedstocks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has commissioned further research exploring barriers and opportunities around improving resource efficiency across UK industry, including the chemicals sector and related downstream products. This research will be published in due course, and will inform an assessment of policy options to support increased circularity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 184967 question first answered 18/05/2023 12:09:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627641

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Industry: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) explore and (b) capitalise on the potential of (i) industrial heat pumps, (ii) electric boilers and (iii) other industrial electrification to boost efficiency and reduce emissions (A) the chemicals sector and (b) other industries.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government provides grants for fuel switching through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, which includes support for industrial heat pumps, electric boilers and other electrification technologies. This year, the Government will publish a Call for Evidence on enabling industrial electrification, looking at the specific barriers and how these may be overcome.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/05/2023 12:10:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627881

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Chemicals: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to support more resource efficient, circular business models for (a) the chemicals sector and (b) related downstream products.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supporting research that will identify opportunities for the chemicals sector to become more circular, delivering resource efficiency and waste reduction objectives throughout the chemicals supply chain. This includes support for the UKRI-funded National Interdisciplinary Centre for the Circular Chemical Economy. UKRI is also providing grants to support the use of sustainable feedstocks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has commissioned further research exploring barriers and opportunities around improving resource efficiency across UK industry, including the chemicals sector and related downstream products. This research will be published in due course, and will inform an assessment of policy options to support increased circularity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 184965 question first answered 18/05/2023 12:09:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627882

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Plastics: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the tax treatment of different methods of plastic waste disposal on end-of-life carbon emissions for plastic products.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Landfill Tax encourages waste, including plastic waste, to be diverted from landfill towards more sustainable waste management options such as recycling and recovery. There are carbon benefits associated with managing waste more sustainably. Since 2000, local authority waste sent to landfill in England has fallen by over 90%.</p><p>In addition, the Plastic Packaging Tax encourages businesses to use more recycled plastic in packaging, which will drive more collection and recycling of plastic waste. At Budget 2020, the government estimated the tax would increase use of recycled plastic in packaging by around 40% in 2022-23 - equal to carbon savings of nearly 200,000 tonnes.</p><p>The government considers the climate and environmental impacts of relevant tax changes and at Spring Budget, published climate assessments in relevant Tax Information and Impact Notes.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 18/05/2023 14:49:17 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627269

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on eligible persons not receiving the Warm Home Discount because of delays to documents being sent to energy suppliers by that Department.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>Over 90% of households eligible for a Warm Home Discount rebate this year were identified through data matching and received their rebates automatically from their energy supplier.</p><p>The Government is aware of delays affecting some households’ rebates. This primarily affects customers who submitted their claim for a rebate via correspondence or where additional information was needed about a customer’s claim. These claims are being processed as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/05/2023 08:25:16 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627016

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the proposals of the Senior President of Tribunals to have employment cases heard by a single judge by default.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Senior President of Tribunals has published a consultation seeking views on proposals for the composition of panels in the Employment Tribunals. This will help inform his decisions on the future arrangements for panel composition in the Employment Tribunals, when he becomes responsible for them when the provisions of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 are brought into effect. This will bring the arrangements for Employment Tribunals into line with those that apply to the tribunals in the Unified Tribunal Structure.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes annual statistics on the diversity of the judiciary. The most recent statistics, published in July 2022, can be found at the following link and includes comprehensive data on the age, ethnicity, gender of judges and non-legal members of tribunals.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics</a></p><p>The Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the Legal Services Board and the legal professions to take actions to increase judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice keeps the operation and performance of the Employment Tribunals under regular review. We are working closely with the Department for Business and Trade on measures to increase capacity, reduce demand and improve the efficiency of the employment dispute system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 184645 184646 question first answered 16/05/2023 16:16:58 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627017

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the diversity of panel members who hear Employment Tribunal cases.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Senior President of Tribunals has published a consultation seeking views on proposals for the composition of panels in the Employment Tribunals. This will help inform his decisions on the future arrangements for panel composition in the Employment Tribunals, when he becomes responsible for them when the provisions of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 are brought into effect. This will bring the arrangements for Employment Tribunals into line with those that apply to the tribunals in the Unified Tribunal Structure.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes annual statistics on the diversity of the judiciary. The most recent statistics, published in July 2022, can be found at the following link and includes comprehensive data on the age, ethnicity, gender of judges and non-legal members of tribunals.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics</a></p><p>The Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the Legal Services Board and the legal professions to take actions to increase judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice keeps the operation and performance of the Employment Tribunals under regular review. We are working closely with the Department for Business and Trade on measures to increase capacity, reduce demand and improve the efficiency of the employment dispute system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 184644 184646 question first answered 16/05/2023 16:16:58 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1627018

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to review the operation of employment tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	184646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The Senior President of Tribunals has published a consultation seeking views on proposals for the composition of panels in the Employment Tribunals. This will help inform his decisions on the future arrangements for panel composition in the Employment Tribunals, when he becomes responsible for them when the provisions of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 are brought into effect. This will bring the arrangements for Employment Tribunals into line with those that apply to the tribunals in the Unified Tribunal Structure.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes annual statistics on the diversity of the judiciary. The most recent statistics, published in July 2022, can be found at the following link and includes comprehensive data on the age, ethnicity, gender of judges and non-legal members of tribunals.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics</a></p><p>The Ministry of Justice, as a member of the Judicial Diversity Forum (JDF), works closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the Legal Services Board and the legal professions to take actions to increase judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice keeps the operation and performance of the Employment Tribunals under regular review. We are working closely with the Department for Business and Trade on measures to increase capacity, reduce demand and improve the efficiency of the employment dispute system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 184644 184645 question first answered 16/05/2023 16:16:58 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham