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1230766

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to (a) waive the RPI regulated rail fares increase for 2021, (b) guarantee that commercial fares will be frozen for 2021 under any new or extended Emergency Measures Agreements reached with train operating companies and (c) freeze all fares on the franchises which are currently publicly operated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	84187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>Any increase in rail fares will help fund crucial investment in our railways. Taxpayer support has been vital to keep trains running throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and it is only fair that passengers also contribute to maintaining and improving the services they use.</p><p>We have already cut costs for thousands of young people with the 16-17 Saver Railcard, and will be rolling out a new Veteran’s Railcard to give over 830,000 former service personnel, who do not otherwise benefit from discounted rail travel, up to a third off their rail costs.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/09/2020 12:56:26 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1230400

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Green Belt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future white paper, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the proposals on areas categorised Growth on undesignated green space.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	83741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p><em>Planning for the Future</em> proposes significant changes to the focus and processes of planning – to secure better outcomes in terms of land for homes, beauty and environmental quality. One key proposal is that local plans place all land into one of three categories: areas for Growth, Renewal or Protection. The consultation proposal is clear that Green Belt and valued green space, which need not necessarily be a designated area, would be included in areas for Protection.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should not only protect and enhance the natural environment but should secure net gains for biodiversity, including wildlife habitat, woods and ecological networks, and recognise the benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land. The reforms we are proposing are designed to support the continuing implementation of this policy by local authorities, in line with our 25 Year Environment Plan and provisions in the Environment Bill.</p><p> </p><p>We also propose to transform how communities engage with plan-making, using new digital tools to make it easier for many more people to understand, engage with and influence development policies and proposals.</p><p> </p><p>After carefully considering all the responses to <em>Planning for the Future</em>, the Government will publish its conclusions.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/09/2020 14:37:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1230401

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Affordable 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, with reference to the Planning for the Future white paper, what assessment he has made of the effect of reducing the requirement of housing developers to provide affordable housing from sites of 10 units/ per 0.5 hectares to sites of 50 units/ per 2.5 hectares on affordable housing numbers.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	83742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>To aid small and medium-sized (SME) builders through economic recovery, we are consulting on a proposal to increase the current threshold at which affordable housing contributions can be collected on new developments. Our assessment indicates that if overall housing delivery remained constant, for a threshold of up to 40 units we would expect to see a reduction of between 7 per cent and 14 per cent of section 106 affordable housing delivery over a single year. For a threshold of up to 50 units, this would be between 10 per cent and 20 per cent. However, we anticipate that raising the threshold would make more sites viable for SME builders and would increase the pace of their delivery. We are proposing this as a short-term measure before introducing radical reform through the Planning for the future white paper, in which we are proposing a new nationally-set ‘Infrastructure Levy’ that delivers at least as much on-site affordable housing as at present.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/09/2020 14:36:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1230402

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future white paper, what steps the Government is taking to secure public engagement at the planning application stage of the proposed new planning system.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	83743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The planning reforms set out in the Planning for the Future White paper will make it simpler, quicker and more accessible for local people to engage with the planning system. The best way to bring forward new, significant development is by improving community engagement and input at an earlier stage in the planning process. At the plan making stage, people will have the opportunity to comment on local plans and deciding where proposed development should go. This will give certainty to local communities that development will be in the areas best identified for growth. There will still be the opportunity for people to comment on planning applications where these are still required.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/09/2020 14:35:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1230403

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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: Carbon Emissions
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 cumulative effect of its proposal to require carbon neutral homes by 2050, on the level of carbon dioxide emissions from 2020 until 2050.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	83744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050. We have met our first two Carbon Budgets and our latest emissions projections show that we are on track to meet the third. However, we recognise the need for further action to meet the fourth and fifth Carbon Budgets, and in 2020-21 we will bring forward ambitious new plans throughout the year to reduce emissions across key sectors of the economy, including an Energy White Paper, Transport Decarbonisation Plan, and Heat and Building Strategy.</p><p>The Government recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting our net zero target. In October 2019, we launched the first stage of a two-part consultation on Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations, which proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through the introduction of a Future Homes Standard from 2025. We expect that homes built to the Future Homes Standard will have carbon dioxide emissions 75-80 per cent lower than those built to current Building Regulations standards, which means they will be fit for the future, with low carbon heating and very high fabric standards. <br> <br>As a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard, we have also consulted on a meaningful and achievable interim increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes. The preferred option set out in consultation is a standard that should result in a 31 per cent further reduction in emissions, compared to current standards.</p><p>The introduction of the Future Homes Standard from 2025 represents a considerable improvement in energy efficiency standards for new homes. Homes built under the Future Homes Standard will be ‘zero carbon ready’, with the ability to become fully zero carbon homes over time as the electricity grid decarbonises, without the need for further costly retrofitting work. As indicated in <em>Planning for the Future</em>, a response to the Future Homes Standard consultation will be published in the autumn, and we intend to review the roadmap to ensure that implementation of the full Future Homes Standard takes place in the shortest possible timeline, as well as exploring options for the pathway to zero carbon homes, beyond 2025.</p><p>We will consult in the future on the technical detail, guidance and impact assessment for the introduction of the Future Homes Standard, which will include the estimated reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 83745 question first answered 09/09/2020 14:34:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1230405

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future White Paper, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposal to require carbon neutral homes by 2050 on the UK's ability to deliver (a) the fourth and fifth carbon budgets, (b) net zero emissions before 2050 under the Climate Change Act 2008 and (c) an equitable contribution to the Paris Agreement goals.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	83745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to meeting its target of net zero emissions by 2050. We have met our first two Carbon Budgets and our latest emissions projections show that we are on track to meet the third. However, we recognise the need for further action to meet the fourth and fifth Carbon Budgets, and in 2020-21 we will bring forward ambitious new plans throughout the year to reduce emissions across key sectors of the economy, including an Energy White Paper, Transport Decarbonisation Plan, and Heat and Building Strategy.</p><p>The Government recognises the important contribution that the energy efficiency of buildings has to make in meeting our net zero target. In October 2019, we launched the first stage of a two-part consultation on Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations, which proposed an ambitious uplift in the energy efficiency of new homes through the introduction of a Future Homes Standard from 2025. We expect that homes built to the Future Homes Standard will have carbon dioxide emissions 75-80 per cent lower than those built to current Building Regulations standards, which means they will be fit for the future, with low carbon heating and very high fabric standards. <br> <br>As a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard, we have also consulted on a meaningful and achievable interim increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes. The preferred option set out in consultation is a standard that should result in a 31 per cent further reduction in emissions, compared to current standards.</p><p>The introduction of the Future Homes Standard from 2025 represents a considerable improvement in energy efficiency standards for new homes. Homes built under the Future Homes Standard will be ‘zero carbon ready’, with the ability to become fully zero carbon homes over time as the electricity grid decarbonises, without the need for further costly retrofitting work. As indicated in <em>Planning for the Future</em>, a response to the Future Homes Standard consultation will be published in the autumn, and we intend to review the roadmap to ensure that implementation of the full Future Homes Standard takes place in the shortest possible timeline, as well as exploring options for the pathway to zero carbon homes, beyond 2025.</p><p>We will consult in the future on the technical detail, guidance and impact assessment for the introduction of the Future Homes Standard, which will include the estimated reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 83744 question first answered 09/09/2020 14:34:09 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1229036

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	International Decade for People of African Descent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 July 2019 to Question 270326 on the International Decade for People of African Descent, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on recognition, justice and development for people of African descent; and if he will make it his policy to participate in the UN Decade for African People and support the theme entitled People of African descent: recognition, justice and development.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	81772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has regular discussions about how to tackle injustices and advocate for respect among different ethnic groups internationally. This includes calling upon countries to uphold their human rights obligations, particularly through international institutions such as the UN. The UK joined consensus on the resolution proclaiming the International Decade for People of African Descent. We will continue to work to eradicate discrimination and intolerance at home, and use the FCDO as a force for good in addressing injustices overseas.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/09/2020 15:53:23 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1229075

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Mahmoud Nawajaa
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 has taken to help secure the release by the Israeli authorities of Palestinian human rights defender, Mahmoud Nawajaa.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	81773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2020 answer text <p>Our Consulate General in Jerusalem have been monitoring Mr Nawajaa's case. Mr Nawajaa was released on 17 August without charge after 19 days of detention. We remain concerned about Israel's extensive use of administrative detention which, according to international law, should be used only when security makes this absolutely necessary rather than as routine practice, and as a preventive rather than a punitive measure. We continue to call on the Israeli authorities to comply with their obligations under international law and either charge or release detainees. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation, including the treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. Officials from the British Embassy in Tel Aviv raised the issue of treatment of Palestinian detainees on 18 June with both the Israeli Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We also remain concerned by the continued transfer of Palestinian detainees to prisons inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. We continue to raise our concerns in our engagement with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/09/2020 14:12:51 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 44199 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1229141

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	LGBT Advisory Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many times the LGBT Advisory Panel has met in the year from July 2019 to July 2020; whether she has fulfilled the requirement set out in the LGBT Advisory Panel’s terms of reference to meet the Chair of the Panel twice a year; and if she will publish the minutes of any Panel meetings that have taken place.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	81774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2020 answer text <p>Between July 2019 and July 2020 the LGBT Advisory Panel has met three times: on 18 July 2019, 4 February 2020 and 1 June 2020. Former Minister for Equalities, Baroness Williams, attended the meeting in February 2020. Minister for Women and Equalities Rt Hon Liz Truss and I attended the meeting in June 2020.</p><p>The minutes of the meeting held July 2019 are available on the GEO website and the minutes for the meeting held February 2020 will be published in due course. No minutes were taken for the meeting of June 2020 as this was an introductory meeting between the Panel and new Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 04/09/2020 10:58:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1227299

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Contact Tracing: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his oral contribution of 20 July 2020, Official Report, column 1865, on Coronavirus Response, what was the scope of each of the three data protection impact assessments; and when he plans to publish those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	78608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The NHS Test and Trace programme is progressing at a fast pace of development to rise to the challenges posed by the pandemic. We are continuing to work on the overarching Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA). This is a live document which continues to evolve as the programme develops, as such we are meeting our obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation as implemented by the Data Protection Act 2018.</p><p>The three data protection impact assessments referred to are:</p><p>- The DPIA for the NHS COVID-19 App, of which a second iteration has now been published to coincide with the launch of the pilot phase of the new app. This can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-app-privacy-information/the-nhs-test-and-trace-app-early-adopter-trial-august-2020-data-protection-impact-assessment#the-nhs-test-and-trace-app-data-protection-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-app-privacy-information/the-nhs-test-and-trace-app-early-adopter-trial-august-2020-data-protection-impact-assessment#the-nhs-test-and-trace-app-data-protection-impact-assessment</a></p><p>- The DPIA for Public Health England Contact Tracing, and;</p><p>- The DPIA for National Antigen Testing.</p><p>As internal information risk assessments documents, DPIAs are not routinely published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 77554 question first answered 07/09/2020 14:02:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas