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1312313

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date	27/04/2021
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	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to review the provision of NHS dentistry.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department has asked NHS England and NHS Improvement to work with the British Dental Association, to build on the learning from the dental contract reform programme to bring forward implementable proposals, and address the key challenges facing the delivery of National Health Service dentistry.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2021 11:25:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1312315

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Biodiversity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of setting specific targets for biodiversity recovery in the UK; and whether the Government has plans to introduce targets for biodiversity recovery.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Domestic biodiversity policy is devolved in the UK and each nation is bringing forward its own plans and policies, while we continue to collaborate on UK-wide approaches to biodiversity recovery.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Bill creates a power to set long-term, legally binding environmental targets for England. It requires the Government to set, and achieve, at least one target in each of four priority areas, including biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>In our policy paper published in August 2020, we set out the objectives for targets currently under consideration. These include improving the condition of our protected sites, increasing species populations, and restoring and improving the quality of habitats, which together would recover biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>Legally binding long-term targets will be supported by interim targets, covering up to five years. These will allow for an ongoing assessment of whether the Government is on track to meet its long-term targets.</p><p> </p><p>We will want to ensure that, for biodiversity, these targets align with international goals and targets to be set through the Convention on Biological Diversity for 2030.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/04/2021 13:20:22 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1312316

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Tree Planting: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the Northern Ireland Executive to increase the level of woodland planting to match the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing tree planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares per year by the end of this parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Forestry policy is a devolved matter. Many sector organisations operate at UK level, and we continue to engage with the devolved administrations on these issues.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots announced in 2020 the next stage of the Forests for our Future programme by launching a grant scheme to encourage and help landowners plant woodlands. This will help to meet Northern Ireland’s pledge to plant 18 million trees by 2030 and create 9,000 hectares of new woodland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/04/2021 14:09:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1312317

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Genetically Modified Organisms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has for the licensing of genetically modified crops for use in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Currently no genetically modified (GM) crops are being grown commercially in the UK, but GM products are marketed as food and feed.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is committed to following a science-based approach to GM crop approval. Under current rules, GM crops and the products derived from them must be authorised before they can be used. This authorisation is dependent on a favourable risk assessment from our independent scientific experts. Defra’s policy is to maintain high standards that protect people, animals and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently reviewing the responses to the Government’s recent consultation on genetic technologies, which included early engagement to start gathering views on wider GM reform. The consultation ended on 17 March and a Government response will be published within three months of it closing.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 29/04/2021 12:00:05 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1312318

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Peatlands: Controlled Burning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the recommendations of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature UK Peatland Programme, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of banning the burning of peat.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>While there continues to be scientific debate over aspects of the environmental impact of managed burning, there is a large and increasing body of literature that provides evidence that overall managed burning is damaging to peatland. This literature includes a systematic evidence review published by Natural England in 2013 synthesising the findings from 124 studies.</p><p> </p><p>We have always been clear of the need to phase out rotational burning of protected blanket bog to conserve these vulnerable habitats. This is why we have brought forward legislation that will limit burning of vegetation on protected deep peat.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation represents a crucial step in meeting the Government’s nature and climate change mitigation and adaptation targets, including the legally binding commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>We will be setting out further measures to restore, protect and manage England’s peatlands this year as part of a package of measures to protect England’s landscapes and nature-based solutions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/04/2021 14:19:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1312320

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been recovered from those responsible for the presence of unsafe ACM cladding to date.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>More than half of private sector high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM cladding have had their remediation costs paid for by warranties, developers or the building owner. Where this is not happening or is not happening at a quick enough pace the Government has made £600 million of funding available to building owners to remediate unsafe ACM cladding in residential buildings 18m and over. As part of the funding agreement applicants are required to demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to recover the costs of replacing the unsafe cladding from those responsible through insurance claims, warranties or legal action.</p><p>Where applicants have successfully recovered funding for part of the costs of remediation this will be reflected in their grant from the relevant fund, which will be lower than it would have been if the full costs needed to be covered. Our latest data shows this amounts to savings to the taxpayer of over £27 million across the Private Sector ACM Fund, Social Sector ACM Fund and Building Safety Fund as of end February 2021. However, given the recovery of funding from those responsible for the presence of unsafe cladding can be a lengthy and complex process we expect it to take some time to see money returned in cases where a grant covering the full cost of remediation has been made.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:28:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1312321

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Building Safety Fund
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 estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the Building Safety Fund that will be used to remediate cladding on buildings (a) completed after 1 January 2018 and (b) completed after 1 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	188126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held. The Government banned the use of combustible materials material on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings in 2018. The ban was introduced to remove any uncertainty for building developers, designers, contractors and suppliers as to what materials are classified for use in the external walls of buildings. The ban limits materials that can be used to those achieving certain classifications. We expect all cladding materials to have been subject to the relevant safety checks and approved before the material can be used on a building.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/04/2021 08:26:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1310940

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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: Older People
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 targets his Department has set for the number of new homes designed specifically for older people.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	185395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, under which 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including for older and disabled people. As set out in our National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities should already assess the types of specialist housing needed for older and disabled people in their areas, and that this should be reflected in their planning policies.  <br> <br>We have also given councils guidance on options they should consider, such as housing with improved accessibility, so the most vulnerable get the support they need. The Government also recently consulted on options to raise the accessibility of new homes, recognising the importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/04/2021 14:51:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1310942

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether galleries that are both a retail gallery and have an accredited museum status can open at stage 2 of the Government's lockdown roadmap.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	185396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>In Step 2 non-essential retail is allowed to reopen. Schedule 2, 13(5)(m) of <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/364" target="_blank">The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021</a> sets out clearly that in Step 2 indoor attractions at museums and galleries must remain closed, but this does not include retail galleries where the majority of the art on display is for sale.</p><p>Indoor attractions at museums and galleries will be able to reopen in Step 3, no earlier than 17 May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/04/2021 11:36:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1310943

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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, whether the Government plans to publish updated guidance on the principles in their 2019 National Design Guide in relation to rapidly developing urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	185397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The National Design Guide sets out ten characteristics of well-designed places which can be applied to all types of location, including rapidly developing urban areas. We recently consulted on a draft National Model Design Code, which builds on guidance in the National Design Guide, providing tools to local councils to enable them to establish well designed and beautiful places. We are currently considering the consultation responses, and will be announcing our next steps on the National Model Design Code.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 27/04/2021 14:39:08 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire