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1674554

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date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Post Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub post offices there were in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of post office branches open since 2012. Government requires Post Office to maintain a network of at least 11,500 branches, and to fulfil access criteria, which ensures that 99% of the population lives within 3 miles of a Post Office. 2020-2021 was the only period in the last ten years where the number of branches fell below the Government-set 11,500 minimum, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. During this period Government granted a waiver which permitted the Post Office to have fewer than 11,500 open branches. The numbers of post office branches for 2022/23 have not yet been published.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of Post office branches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>11780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>11696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>11634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>11643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>11659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>11547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 - 2019</p></td><td><p>11638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 - 2020</p></td><td><p>11638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 - 2021</p></td><td><p>11415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 - 2022</p></td><td><p>11635</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/12/2023 17:43:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674555

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support volunteering through the Big Help Out campaign.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Volunteering is vital for society and the Government recognises this. It benefits volunteers and the organisations involving them and has transformational impacts on beneficiaries and their communities.</p><p>My department is funding and supporting the launch of the 2024 Big Help Out, following the success of the inaugural day of community volunteering to mark the Coronation of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty The Queen, held on 8 May 2023. The Big Help Out aims to raise awareness of volunteering and to provide opportunities for people to support their communities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/12/2023 12:57:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674571

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Movement Assistance Scheme and Trader Support Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) implementing and (b) monitoring the (i) Trader Support Service and (ii) Movement Assistance Schemes.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) and Movement Assistance Schemes (MAS) are both important schemes that provide support to traders.</p><p> </p><p>The Movement Assistance Scheme is operated by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Across DEFRA and APHA a combined 24.75 FTE staff are employed in the implementation and monitoring of the scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The TSS is overseen by HMRC and operated by a Fujitsu-led consortium. There are currently 378 FTE staff employed by the consortium. Additionally, there are 39.4 FTE staff within HMRC working on the implementation of the service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/12/2023 17:14:56 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674573

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
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	UK Internal Trade: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the Digital Assistance Scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The total spend to date (as at 31 October 2023) by Defra on the Digital Assistance Scheme has been £42.33 million. The breakdown is below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of Spend</p></td><td><p>FY 2020-21 £m</p></td><td><p>FY 2021-22 £m</p></td><td><p>FY 2022-23 £m</p></td><td><p>FY 2023-24* £m</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DAS Programme and Staff Costs</p></td><td><p>0.25</p></td><td><p>5.94</p></td><td><p>12.2</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>21.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DAS Capital Costs</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>7.79</p></td><td><p>4.4</p></td><td><p>5.45</p></td><td><p>20.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3.45</p></td><td><p>13.73</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td><td><p>8.55</p></td><td><p><strong>42.33</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Spend to October 2023</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 14/12/2023 14:34:32 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674588

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
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	Global Disinformation Index: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what funding his Department has provided to the Global Disinformation Index to assess media markets overseas in this financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has not provided any funding to the Global Disinformation Index this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 06/12/2023 16:26:09 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674330

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186433 on Energy Bills Rebate, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding for supporting applicants who are hard-to-reach through mainstream channels.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) Alternative Funding provided over £61 million support to households who did not have a contract with a domestic electricity supplier and could not be reached by the main EBSS scheme. The final application figures for the schemes were published on GOV.UK on 19 October.</p><p> </p><p>The EBSS Alternative Funding Continuous Cruisers scheme has extended energy bills support further, to itinerant boat dwellers registered with the Canal and River Trust as continuous cruisers during the period from 27 February to 31 May when the EBSS Alternative Funding schemes (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) were open.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 05/12/2023 11:24:20 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674333

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph the Defence Command Paper published by his Department on 18 July 2023, CP 901, how much he plans to spend on replenishing UK stockpiles in the next financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 September 2023 to Question 194665 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Deane (Mr John Healey).</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 05/12/2023 14:37:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 194665 - Defence Procurement.docx title Defence: Procurement
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674339

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Elections: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the report by the Electoral Commission entitled Report on the May 2023 local elections in Northern Ireland, published on 13 July 2023, if he will hold discussions with the Electoral Commission on (a) that report and (b) the reference to the neutrality of media tv and press coverage during the election.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Northern Ireland Office Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Electoral Commission to discuss a range of electoral issues in Northern Ireland, including those raised in their Report on the May 2023 local elections in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 05/12/2023 13:39:52 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674342

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have discussions with the Irish Government on the potential implications of the provisions in the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill on UK citizens living in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Irish Criminal Justice Bill is still going through the legislative process in the normal manner. Irish and UK Government officials engage regularly on a range of issues. My understanding of the current drafting is that there are no specific implications for UK citizens in Northern Ireland nor indeed anywhere else in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 05/12/2023 13:38:44 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1673911

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners who do not pay income tax as their state pension is their sole income will start to pay tax from April 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	4352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text From April 2024, the full weekly rate of the basic State Pension will be £169.50 and the new State Pension will be £221.20. The Personal Allowance – the amount of income that each individual may receive before paying income tax – is currently set at a level high enough (£12,570) to ensure that those pensioners whose sole income is the basic or new State Pension, and who have not deferred or receive protected payments, do not pay any income tax. answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/12/2023 14:59:06 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell