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1699278

registered interest
date	27/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sanctions: Local Government and Public Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any representations from allies at ministerial or ambassadorial level about specific boycotts undertaken by UK local authorities or other public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL3661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is concerned by instances of local authorities and other public bodies pursuing boycotts and divestment activity. These campaigns can undermine community cohesion and are often inconsistent with UK Government foreign policy. Complete details of representations are not held centrally, but we are not aware of representations about specific boycotts from such sources.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 12/04/2024 10:36:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1698879

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ending the furnished holiday let tax regime on the tourism industry.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	20641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>DCMS is working closely with other Government departments to ensure that different measures being considered across Government that apply to short-term lets are proportionate, complementary and easy to understand.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/04/2024 09:46:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1698458

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Food Standards Agency: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the pay ranges at each grade are for Food Standards Agency staff based (a) in and (b) outside London.
tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
uin	20293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency salary structure and ranges for 2023/24 effective from 1 August 2023 are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.food.gov.uk/about-us/fsa-salary-structure" target="_blank">https://www.food.gov.uk/about-us/fsa-salary-structure</a></p><p>The then Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General, the Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP laid a written statement (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-07-13/hcws940" target="_blank">HCWS940</a>) on 13 July 2023 which outlined the pay ranges for senior civil servants from 1 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/04/2024 09:00:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock

1698523

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Prisoners: Mental Illness and Neurodiversity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of prisoners had (a) an identified mental illness and (b) a diagnosed neurodivergence in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	20482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is only able to produce data for the last 12 months, as we have improved our reporting mechanisms to include neurodivergent conditions. Prior to this improvement, information is not available.</p><p>As of 29 February 2024, there were 6,152 prisoners, or 7.3% of the prison population, with an identified mental health illness, according to the Quality and Outcomes Framework’s classifications. This only includes those with confirmation of a severe and enduring mental health illness such as schizophrenia, and does not include dementia, depression, and learning disabilities. 6,699 prisoners, or 8% of the prison population, had a confirmed diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 2,684 prisoners, or 3.2% of the prison population, had a confirmed diagnosis of autism. It is not possible to produce a combined figure within the timescales, due to the fact that prisoners may have more than one diagnosis and therefore may be counted multiple times.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/04/2024 08:29:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1698192

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
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	Business: South Holland and the Deepings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of funding provided to businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency during the covid-19 pandemic through the (a) Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund, (b) Small Business Grant Fund and (c) Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	20002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the government department responsible for the Covid-19 Business Support Grant Programme following the recent machinery of Government changes, and closure of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has published statistics here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F645b7431479612000cc2930a%2F230504_all-business-support-covid-grants-by-la-may-2023.ods&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPaul.Davies%40businessandtrade.gov.uk%7C8668d9eb824741d36af708dc4cd856b2%7C8fa217ec33aa46fbad96dfe68006bb86%7C0%7C0%7C638469739244222274%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Weq33gt8HML%2Fn%2BePmagaaP0uhfCDMTWGZBkv79prJU4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">all-business-support-covid-grants-by-la</a>, which give details of the following information for Covid-19 Business Support Grant schemes:</p><p>(1.) total grant allocation awarded by Government to the Local Authority.</p><p>(2.) total number of individual grant awards made by the Local Authority; and</p><p>(3.) total value of grant awards made by the Local Authority.</p><p>Detail is provided for South Holland District Council as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Allocation (LADGF)</p></td><td><p>Number of Payments (LADGF)</p></td><td><p>Value of Payments (LADGF)</p></td><td><p>Allocation (SBGF &amp; RHLGF)</p></td><td><p>Number of payments (SBGF &amp; RHLGF)</p></td><td><p>Value of payments Number of payments (SBGF &amp; RHLGF)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Holland District Council</p></td><td><p>£990,750</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>£990,750</p></td><td><p>£19,815,000</p></td><td><p>1,503</p></td><td><p>£17,475,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is the lowest level of geographic detail that DBT holds – if detail at ward level is required then the District Council would have to be approached for this information. Similarly, if a split between the LADGF and RGHLG is required the District Council would have to be approached for this information.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 02/04/2024 13:56:42 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1697969

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Darlington Station: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on the economy of investment in Darlington railway station.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	19999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The decision to provide £105m of Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) funding to deliver the Darlington Station Enhancements scheme was taken not only due to the direct journey time and reliability improvements it will provide to rail users, but also the result of the wider economic benefits it will generate for Darlington and the region, resulting from increased productivity.</p><p>These benefits will be further enhanced through complementary investment from Tees Valley Combined Authority, who are utilising a number of funding streams – including the Active Travel England Fund – to improve the public realm surrounding the station.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/03/2024 13:45:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1697641

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Delivery Services: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to regulate the use of rented profiles on food delivery apps.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	19761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is engaging constructively with food delivery platforms, calling on them to end the use of unverified substitution. Unchecked account sharing places the public at risk, enables – and therefore encourages – illegal migration and leads to the exploitation of workers.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2023, the Home Office secured agreement from the firms to strengthen their recruitment and on-boarding processes, in order to prevent unchecked sharing of accounts.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/food-delivery-companies-urged-to-end-unchecked-account-sharing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/food-delivery-companies-urged-to-end-unchecked-account-sharing</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 19762 question first answered 27/03/2024 16:00:17 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1697007

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many export licences have been granted to assist in the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza since 1 October 2023; and what items have been licensed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	19283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>HM Government publishes data on export licensing decisions on a quarterly basis in the Official Statistics, including data on outcome, end user destination, overall value, type (e.g. military, other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This data is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a></p><p>The most recent Official Statistics cover the period 1 April - 30 June 2023.</p><p>Information regarding export licensing decisions made between 1 October – 31 December 2023 will be published after April 2024 and information regarding export licensing decisions made between 1 January – 31 March 2024 will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/03/2024 16:31:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1697196

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendation on ethnicity pay gap reporting in paragraph 35 of the guide entitled Considering Social Factors in Pension Scheme Investments, published by Taskforce on Social Factors in October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	19447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government published guidance in April 2023 which sets out how employers can measure, report on, and address any unfair ethnicity pay gaps within their workforce. This was an action from our ambitious Inclusive Britain strategy, published in March 2022.</p><p>We have no plans to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting. Instead, we want to encourage and support those employers who want to use ethnicity pay reporting to improve transparency and build trust among their employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/03/2024 16:59:40 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1696611

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Orchestras: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on the potential merits of including the voice as one of the eligible instruments for Orchestral Tax Relief.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	19027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The government is not currently considering expanding the scope of eligible instruments to include the voice, however the government keeps the tax system under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 21/03/2024 13:59:11 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley