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1467245

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date	01/06/2022
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	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks: Motorcycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received representations from (a) national parks and (b) areas of outstanding natural beauty requesting additional powers to control the use of motorcycles.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the Landscapes Review on 15 January. This included some consultation questions on potential restrictions to motor vehicles on unsealed unclassified roads and making a greater range of enforcement powers available to National Park Authorities and the Broads Authority to help manage visitor pressures. We have received 15,000 responses to our consultation and are currently in the process of analysing these. We will publish a response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/06/2022 16:45:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467246

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Numed Healthcare: Medical Equipment
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 take steps to help ensure that NuMed Healthcare will not cease to import equipment made for the treatment of children with heart disease from the US after January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain has not received communication from NuMed Inc Products’ United Kingdom distributor on potential disruptions to the supply of paediatric cardiology devices, once new regulatory requirements come into effect on 1 July 2023. Due to the large volume of suppliers and the array of specialised products available under NHS Supply Chain’s framework, the incoming regulation changes are not expected to cause supply or resilience issues within the National Health Service as there are suitable alternatives available.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is currently finalising the response to the public consultation on future medical device regulation, which will outline the new regulatory requirements from 1 July 2023 and appropriate transitional arrangements. The consultation considered routes to market for medical devices once regulatory changes take place and any proposals will be outlined in the response. Officials are engaging with industry stakeholders on the future approach to regulating medical devices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/06/2022 09:39:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 5083 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467247

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Noise: Nuisance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 157275 on Noise: Nuisance, which specific powers that are available to the police in Scotland to deal with noise complaints she plans to introduce in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The relevant Scottish legislation is Section 54 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 13/06/2022 13:57:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467248

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Government manages UK regulatory divergence from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>This government is making the most of our new found freedom to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law that does not serve the interests of the UK. We are creating a regulatory environment which will promote growth, innovation and prosperity, cutting at least £1 billion of red tape for businesses, while maintaining the high standards the British people rightly expect.</p><p>Cabinet Office is leading and coordinating the programme of work being undertaken by Secretaries of State across government, to identify and deliver the regulatory and economic opportunities that Brexit has provided. No staff within the Brexit Opportunities Unit in the Cabinet Office monitor how the EU chooses to diverge from the UK.</p><p>The Government monitors significant EU policy developments that are likely to affect UK interests, to ensure compliance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and support business readiness as necessary. My officials and I undertake regular engagement with the Devolved Administrations on the opportunities arising from leaving the EU, using Common Frameworks and other existing intergovernmental structures.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11560 11561 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:17:51 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467249

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department (a) reviews EU developments and new regulations, (b) assesses the potential effect of UK divergence from those regulations on (i) UK industry, (ii) trade barriers between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (iii) devolved administrations, (iv) level playing field provisions in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement and EU adequacy and equivalence decisions and (v) levels of protection for the environment, labour and human health and (c) makes assessments as to which regulations the UK should align with and where there may be potential opportunities from divergence.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>This government is making the most of our new found freedom to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law that does not serve the interests of the UK. We are creating a regulatory environment which will promote growth, innovation and prosperity, cutting at least £1 billion of red tape for businesses, while maintaining the high standards the British people rightly expect.</p><p>Cabinet Office is leading and coordinating the programme of work being undertaken by Secretaries of State across government, to identify and deliver the regulatory and economic opportunities that Brexit has provided. No staff within the Brexit Opportunities Unit in the Cabinet Office monitor how the EU chooses to diverge from the UK.</p><p>The Government monitors significant EU policy developments that are likely to affect UK interests, to ensure compliance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and support business readiness as necessary. My officials and I undertake regular engagement with the Devolved Administrations on the opportunities arising from leaving the EU, using Common Frameworks and other existing intergovernmental structures.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11559 11561 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:17:51 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467424

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the monitoring of regulatory divergence from the EU, how many full-time equivalent staff undertake that work; how external stakeholders input into that work; which Department coordinates and/or shares that work across Government; and if he will publish assessments made of the impact of any regulatory divergence.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>This government is making the most of our new found freedom to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law that does not serve the interests of the UK. We are creating a regulatory environment which will promote growth, innovation and prosperity, cutting at least £1 billion of red tape for businesses, while maintaining the high standards the British people rightly expect.</p><p>Cabinet Office is leading and coordinating the programme of work being undertaken by Secretaries of State across government, to identify and deliver the regulatory and economic opportunities that Brexit has provided. No staff within the Brexit Opportunities Unit in the Cabinet Office monitor how the EU chooses to diverge from the UK.</p><p>The Government monitors significant EU policy developments that are likely to affect UK interests, to ensure compliance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and support business readiness as necessary. My officials and I undertake regular engagement with the Devolved Administrations on the opportunities arising from leaving the EU, using Common Frameworks and other existing intergovernmental structures.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11559 11560 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:17:51 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1466323

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Jim Fitton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Iraq on the case of Jim Fitton, a retired geologist and British citizen, who has been arrested and charged with offences relating to artefacts.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	9838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the verdict, consular officials in Iraq and the UK are continuing to provide consular assistance to Mr Fitton and his family. The British Ambassador in Baghdad has and will continue to, raise our interest in Mr Fitton's case with the Iraqi Government. This included raising with the authorities the UK's strong opposition to the death penalty - both the possibility of it being applied in Mr Fitton's case and in all circumstances as a matter of principle. Whilst he is detained, we will continue to register our interest in Mr Fitton's case and that the conditions of the prison are in line with international standards. Mr Fitton's safety and welfare remain of the upmost importance.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 09/06/2022 17:03:26 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1466510

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeframe is for publishing the terms of reference for the Integrated Rail Plan study into (a) how to bring HS2 trains to Leeds from East Midlands Parkway and (b) capacity at Leeds station.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	9839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We will set out the Terms of Reference for the studies set out in the IRP shortly. We will continue to liaise closely with West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council in the meantime.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/06/2022 10:55:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1465250

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Energy: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what data his Department holds on the number of disconnections of customers in England for non-payment of (a) gas and (b) electricity bills in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	7915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem, as the independent regulator of the gas and electricity markets, publishes details on the number of customer disconnections on their website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/all-available-charts?keyword=disconnection%20for%20non-payment&amp;sort=relevance" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/all-available-charts?keyword=disconnection%20for%20non-payment&amp;sort=relevance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available up to Q2 2021 and dates back to Q1 2006. Ofgem regulates the market in Great Britain, so this data is for customers in Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/06/2022 14:05:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1460312

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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	Energy: Disconnections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what data his Department holds on the number of disconnections of customers in England for non-payment of (a) gas and (b) electricity bills in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	160448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the rt. hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/04/2022 10:23:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn