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1138856

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent guidance he has published on the use of off-road all-terrain vehicles by people under the legal driving age.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	277167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not published any guidance as the legislation governing the legal age to drive applies to on-road vehicles only. The Department for Transport’s remit covers road traffic legislation which applies to the road or public place. There is no legislation which covers use outside of a road or public place.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/07/2019 11:22:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1138857

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Permitted Development Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the environmental sustainability of residential properties smaller than 13 square metres constructed under permitted development rights.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	277168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>New homes in England, whether granted permission on an application or through a permitted development right, are required to meet Building Regulations.</p><p>We announced in Written Ministerial Statement HCWS 1408 our intention to review permitted development rights for the conversion of buildings to residential use in respect of the quality standard of homes delivered.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1138858

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for residential properties of less than 13 square metres in the provisions of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	277169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 is helping to drive up standards in the private and social rented sectors by putting an obligation on landlords to ensure that any rented residential properties are free of all hazards, including overcrowding, from which a risk of harm may arise to the health or safety of the tenant or another occupier of the property. This requirement applies from the outset and for the duration of the tenancy.</p><p>This Department has not made a specific assessment of the implications for properties that are smaller than 13 square metres in relation to the Homes Act. The courts will decide whether a property is fit for human habitation by considering the matters set out in section 10 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, which includes the ‘overcrowding’ hazard prescribed in the Housing Health and Safety (England) Regulations 2005. Each property is assessed on its own merits, and if a property is so small as to be hazardously overcrowded, tenants will have the right to take action in the courts for breach of contract on the grounds that the property is unfit for human habitation.</p><p>Government is also reviewing the hazards set out in the 2005 Regulations as part of the comprehensive review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 18/07/2019 12:56:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1136698

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Assaults on Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of work days lost by police officers from sick leave as a result of an assault while on duty.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	272817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of working days lost by police forces in England and Wales because of an assault while on duty is not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/07/2019 14:04:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1136702

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of emissions at train stations.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	272818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The department recognises that poor air quality is a major public health issue.</p><p> </p><p>We are funding ongoing research conducted by the Rail and Safety Standards Board (RSSB) into the effect of the rail industry on air quality. This includes recent research at King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has set out its aspiration to remove all diesel-only trains from the rail network by 2040. Moving the rail industry away from diesel will both reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. Progress is already being made, with absolute carbon emissions from passenger services in 2017-18 6.6 per cent lower than in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/07/2019 14:33:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1136703

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many energy companies have ceased trading in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	272819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>There are now around 60 domestic energy suppliers in the market, up from 13 in 2010. Since 2014, 16 domestic suppliers have ceased trading. GB Energy (in 2016), was the first supplier to cease trading since 2008. There was one market exit in 2017 and the most recent exit was in March 2019. All customers were swiftly moved to a new supplier by Ofgem.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/07/2019 15:19:09 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1135558

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
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 the revenue accruing to the public purse annually from a 1p increase in National Insurance.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	270789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish estimates of the exchequer impact of various illustrative tax changes in the publication series “Direct effects of illustrative tax changes”. This includes illustrative effects for the following National Insurance changes:</p><ul><li><p>Change Class 1 employee main rate by 1 percent point</p></li><li><p>Change Class 1 employee additional rate by 1 percent point</p></li><li><p>Change Class 1 employer rate by 1 percentage point</p></li><li><p>Change Class 2 rate by £1 per week</p></li><li><p>Change Class 4 main rate by 1 percentage point</p></li><li><p>Change Class 4 additional rate by 1 percentage point.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The latest bulletin, published in April 2019, is linked below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/07/2019 14:53:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1135266

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle the under-reporting of crime to the police.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	270347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>We would encourage all victims of crime to report such incidents to the police so that they can be investigated and, the perpetrators of crime brought to justice. There is a range of activity underway to encourage more people to come forward and report crimes including domestic abuse, modern slavery and hate crime.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/07/2019 15:45:30 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1134938

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Yazidis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who identify at Yezidi have been granted asylum under the Syrian Refugee Programme.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	269712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s resettlement programmes follow the humanitarian principles of impartiality and neutrality, which means that we resettle on the basis of needs identified by UNHCR through their established processes, rather than on the basis of ethno-religious origin</p><p>In order to protect the privacy of those being resettled we limit the amount of information about them that we make publicly available. We therefore do not routinely publish a religious and ethnic breakdown of those who have been resettled.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/07/2019 13:26:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1133400

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to commemorate the scuttling of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow in June 1919.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	266856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Navy provided support to the Orkney Islands Council 'Scapa 100' commemorative events on 21 June 2019. The commemorations remembered the fifteen German lives lost as a result of the scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet on 21 June 1919.</p><p>Ceremonial dives were conducted by Royal Navy and German Navy divers to place wreaths on SMS DRESDEN. Royal Navy and German Navy representatives attended a commemorative service at the Royal Naval Cemetery in Lyness where the Royal Marines Band Service, together with the German Navy Band, provided the music.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/06/2019 14:36:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord