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1584647

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Conditions of Employment: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she expects the labour market enforcement strategy for 2023-2024 to be (a) completed and (b) published.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	140255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Director of Labour Market Enforcement’s 2023-24 Strategy is due to be presented to Secretaries of State in Spring. Following this, it will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 20/02/2023 13:52:46 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1584911

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Central Bank of the Russian Federation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) seizing Russian Central Bank reserves and (b) repurposing those reserves as aid for Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	141601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is actively considering all possible options for seizing Russian linked assets in the UK that could be used to pay for reconstruction in Ukraine. While the UK is pursuing this at pace, ensuring any policy implemented is safe, robust, and compliant with the rule of law is of paramount importance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/02/2023 09:05:02 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1583719

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2022 to Question 86656 on Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, what progress his Department has made on the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	139238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department is processing information provided to the department through the Request for Information process that ran over the summer for which there was significant interest. The Government will set out the next steps on the Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme soon.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/02/2023 17:12:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1584811

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	Hate Crime: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the level of parity in sentencing guidelines between hate crime based on disabilities and hate crime based on race.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	141586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>Sentencing guidelines are a matter for the independent Sentencing Council. However, the approach to the sentencing of hate crimes is primarily set out in legislation.</p><p>This Government recognises that hate crime legislation, having been developed and added to over time, has prompted concerns that it is not sufficiently coherent and is difficult for practitioners and criminal justice agencies to implement. These concerns include parity between disability and other hate crime strands.</p><p>Recognising these issues, we asked the Law Commission to conduct a review into the coverage and approach of hate crime legislation. This review examined the adequacy and parity of protection offered by the law relating to hate crime and the current range of offences and aggravating factors in sentencing. The Law Commission reported its recommendations in 2021.</p><p>The Government is considering its proposals carefully and will respond to the recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/02/2023 12:48:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1584812

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the impact of library closures on trends in the level of digital exclusion.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	141365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Although there have been library closures, an extensive network of libraries remains across England delivering services including digital to local residents. There has been no assessment made of the impact of library closures on trends in the level of digital exclusion. There are over 2,900 libraries across England, and while there have been closures, they continue to be a well used service, providing a trusted network of accessible locations with trained staff and volunteers, free wifi and public PCs, and assisted digital access to a wide range of digital services.</p><p>Based on a dataset of information on public libraries in England, published by Arts Council England, we estimated that around 230 static libraries have been permanently closed in the period 1 April 2010 to 31 December 2021 and have not been relocated or replaced.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/02/2023 10:13:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1584813

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on inpatient care for people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism (i) in total, (ii) by direct commissioning and (iii) by Integrated Care Boards in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	141366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. However, NHS England does hold the following information regarding spending on inpatient care for people with a learning disability and autistic people. On mental health inpatient care in 2021/22, specialised commissioning spent £125 million for people with a learning disability, and £22 million for autistic people.</p><p>NHS England did not collect what Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), the predecessor organisations to integrated care boards (ICBs), spent specifically on inpatient care for people with a learning disability and autistic people for 2021/22. It was the responsibility of CCGs to commission appropriate services for their population and to make their own decisions about spend on inpatient and community care, with the responsibly being with ICBs following their formation on 1 July 2022. However, in total, in 2021/22 CCGs spent £2.1 billion on care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/02/2023 14:57:28 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1584814

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
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	Syria: Peace Negotiations
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 steps he is taking to help promote peace in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	141397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>I Refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 10 February to question 138074 from the Hon. Member for Rother Valley.</p><p>The UK uses its UN Security Council role to advance the UN-facilitated political process in line with UNSCR 2254. We support the work of UN Special Envoy to this effect, and are working with him to develop his 'step for step' approach to making progress. The Assad regime and its backers remain intransigent; we urge them to engage in good faith.</p><p>Lasting peace requires accountability. We pursue this through sanctions; raising awareness of crimes committed in Syria; and support for evidence-gathering, including through the UN Commission of Inquiry; the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria; and UK programme partners.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/02/2023 17:17:26 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1584815

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines are followed by HMRC when making decisions on the allocation of discretionary financial awards.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	141587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The payment of rewards by HMRC is discretionary.</p><p> </p><p>The reward application must evidence the quality of the information provided, the extent and value to which the information contributed to HMRC assigned matters, and the result.</p><p> </p><p>Consideration must be given to any seizure details; revenue received/recovered; arrests; penalties; and the alleged value of a case being prosecuted by HMRC should be considered, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>When processing a reward each case will be dealt with on its own merits.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/02/2023 12:18:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1584816

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the total value of discretionary financial awards paid for by HMRC in each of the last six financial years.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	141588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Rewards figures paid by HMRC are published in the annual reports and accounts on the gov.uk website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</em></a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/02/2023 12:17:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1584817

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Save Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have opened a Help to Save account in each year since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	141398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The number of Help to Save accounts opened each month up to the end of March 2022 are published in the Annual Savings Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022</a>. The relevant information can be found in tab 2 of the document “Help to Save tables: June 2022”. This information will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published in June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot provide an estimate of the proportion of people who pay into their Help to Save account each month. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot provide an estimate of the number or proportion of individuals who have made consecutive payments into their Help to Save accounts over a period of six months. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.</p><p> </p><p>As of end of December 2022, based on closed accounts, the average length of time a Help to Save account remained open was 3 years and 11 months.</p><p> </p><p>As of end of December 2022:</p><ol><li>257,000 accounts have remained open for at least two years,</li><li>81,000 accounts have remained open for the maximum of four years.</li></ol><p> </p><p>As of end of December 2022, to the nearest £5:</p><ol><li>The average bonus at the end of the second year was £395, out of a maximum £600,</li><li>The average bonus at the end of the fourth year was £450 out of a maximum £600.</li><li>Please note that because bonuses are only paid out for those who save, not all accounts received a bonus. We have excluded accounts that did not receive a bonus from our calculated average bonuses.</li></ol><p> </p><p>We cannot provide an estimate of the average length of time between Help to Save account holders’ first and second payments. This would exceed the cost limit due to data matching and cleansing.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 141399 141400 141401 141402 141403 141404 question first answered 13/02/2023 14:20:15 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard