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1584938

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date	07/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what guidance her Department issues on fire safety in high-rise residential buildings; and whether that guidance includes instructions for residents of such buildings on action to take in the event of a fire.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	141611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office, as the Department responsible for fire safety, publishes a suite of guides to help Responsible Persons (RPs) understand and meet their legal duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO), and regulations made under Article 24 of the FSO, in specific types of premises including high rise purpose-built blocks of flats. This includes guidance on how to meet their legal duties in relation to providing instructions for residents on what action to take in the event of a fire.</p><p>The Home Office has also issued guidance on the new legal duties RPs have to ensure residents are aware of the steps they are required to take in the event of a fire as part of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 that came into force on 23 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/02/2023 11:19:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1584964

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds the proportion of decisions on ECH plans assessments that were overturned at a tribunal in England for each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	141340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>An appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) may contain an appeal against one or more Local Authority decisions and will, for statistical purposes, be classed as being in favour of the appellant if the appeal succeeds in full or in part.</p><p>The table below shows the number of appeals determined at hearing in each of the last three statistical years and of those the number and percentage of cases found in favour of the appellant.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of appeals determined at hearing</p></td><td><p>Number of appeals in favour of the appellant</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>5600</p></td><td><p>5393</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>4825</p></td><td><p>4651</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>3770</p></td><td><p>3577</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/02/2023 13:47:15 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1585086

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	Nature for Climate Fund
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 of the Nature for Climate Fund has been spent; and on which projects.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	141558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>There is over £650 million available through the Nature for Climate Fund (NCF) to support tree planting, woodland creation and management until 2025.</p><p> </p><p>For 2022/23 alone we have made available:</p><ul><li>over £25 million through the England Woodland Creation Offer</li><li>£9.4 million of additional funding to support tree nurseries, and development of workforce and skills to support the creation of woodland</li><li>£44.5 million NCF Year 3 funding for Woodland Creation Partnerships and Community Forests</li><li>£7.8 million for a new Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund to build local authority capacity to plan new woodlands (NCF+ funding)</li><li>£2 million to support the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ Levelling Up Parks Fund</li><li>£12.8 million to the Peatland Restoration Grant Scheme.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Over £14 million is available through the Local Authority Treescapes Fund and Urban Tree Challenge Fund which allow both local authorities and community groups to access funds for new tree-planting projects. These have just reopened and we would encourage local authorities and community groups to apply and support tree planting in their local areas.</p><p> </p><p>The NCF is already providing over £33 million to restore 20,000 hectares of peatlands, with a further bidding round in 2023.The NCF Discovery Grant has also awarded over £5 million to 15 projects across England, stretching from Dorset to Northumberland, enabling the foundation work needed to prepare for the restoration of over 51,000 ha of peatland.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/02/2023 13:14:15 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1584301

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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: Meters
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 is planning to taking to steps to help ensure that those households switching from a prepayment meter to a credit meter do not incur (a) an associated financial charge or (b) a period without energy.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	140266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Consumers will not have to pay to have an old-style credit meter or a smart meter installed. Before a supplier installs an old-style credit meter or turns off a customer’s smart meter's prepayment setting, the customer might have to have a credit check or pay a deposit. A supplier usually will not replace a customer’s meter or change the smart meter setting if the customer is in debt to them.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/02/2023 17:31:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1584497

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Wind Power: Capital Investment
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 assessment his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of Government incentives for companies to invest in Offshore wind innovation.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	140334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supporting research and development in offshore wind technology via the Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP), which will provide £60 million of funding for technologies including floating offshore wind and radar mitigation. Each of these programmes includes an element of matched funding from the private sector. The effectiveness of these programmes will be considered as part of the wider benefits evaluation work of the NZIP.</p><p>The Government also awarded £3.12 million to the innovative ERM-Dolphin project in 2020, which will develop a floating wind farm to produce green hydrogen at scale with a target capacity of 4GW by 2032.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 11:08:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1584625

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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	Alternative Fuel Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the delayed Alternative Fuel Payment will be paid to recipients; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	140248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>Most eligible households will start to receive the Alternative Fuel payment (AFP) automatically via their electricity supplier which begun 6 February. Payments are expected to be completed within February - although this will depend on customers’ suppliers and how they pay their bills. Delivery mirrors the methods used to provide support under the government’s other energy bill support schemes. Most households will not need to take any action to receive the support.</p><p> </p><p>A small proportion of households will need to apply for the AFP. These households will be able to do so in February, through a GOV.UK portal which will include an overview of eligibility and what applicants need to do to apply for support.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/02/2023 11:32:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1584767

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
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: Hospices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have met with representatives of the UK hospice sector specifically to discuss the impact of increased energy prices on hospices.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL5464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Discussions have taken place with a number of charities and businesses regarding increased energy costs and the Government is fully aware of the impact this is having on the hospice sector.</p><p> </p><p>This is why the Energy Bill Relief Scheme was introduced, shielding eligible non-domestic customers from soaring energy prices. Following an HMT-led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April until March 2024, and continue to provide a discount to eligible non- domestic customers, including the hospice sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 20/02/2023 17:43:14 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn