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1311291

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date	22/04/2021
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	Peat: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the commercial extraction of peat compost on the Government's ability to meet its net zero carbon target.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	914634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ending the use of peat in horticulture in England and achieving our net zero target. In early February 2021, we held roundtables for groups of stakeholders to discuss potential measures to end the use of horticultural peat. We intend to publish a formal consultation in 2021 on further measures to end its use.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, peat extraction accounted for an estimated 2.4 million tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in the UK, or 0.5% of the UK’s total. For England, the figure is 0.2 million tonnes. All peat extraction in England will cease by 2042 at the latest, in advance of the UK’s target to be net zero by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/04/2021 16:04:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1311483

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: Forecasts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish revised national road traffic forecasts to replace those 2018 forecasts that predate the net zero target.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Road Traffic Forecasts 2018 presented the latest forecasts for traffic demand, congestion and emissions in England and Wales up to the year 2050. These were produced using the Department for Transport’s National Transport Model (NTM).</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are no immediate plans to publish an update, the Department regularly reviews and evaluates the evidence base on the drivers of demand and sources of uncertainty. The next update will explore the possible range of impacts resulting from net zero targets.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2021 10:36:25 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1311049

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to increase the uptake of active travel and integrate micro-mobility into the public transport network.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>On 28 July 2020 the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking in England, with a vision that half of all journeys in towns and cities are cycled or walked by 2030. This includes an unprecedented £2 billion package of dedicated funding for active travel over 5 years. The first £250 million of the £2 billion was spent in the last financial year on a range of programmes including the Active Travel Fund and the “Fix your Bike” voucher scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has established 31 regional rental e-scooter trials to test the benefits, safety and wider impacts of this new mode and to inform future policy. As part of the set-up of the trials, local areas were asked to work with operators to ensure e-scooters were integrated into the transport system. Evaluation from trials across the year will help illustrate where this was most successful and why.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 26/04/2021 13:43:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1311056

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2021 to Question 182022, what assessment he has made of the effect of each of those policies on road traffic levels.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>These policies in relation to active travel, public transport and decarbonisation will be the subject of ongoing monitoring and evaluation. It is too early, and in the case of the forthcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan premature, to draw conclusions from such recent and long-term initiatives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/04/2021 15:35:23 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1310547

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on electric scooters.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	184375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Trials are live in 31 areas and will shortly begin in London. The evidence gathered during the trials will inform whether e-scooters should be legalised in the future, and how we can ensure their use is as safe as possible. Until we have that evidence we cannot commit to a legislative timetable.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/04/2021 13:12:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1310556

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
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 review Government guidance on exemptions to covid-19 hotel quarantine rules for people (a) in exceptional circumstances and (b) on compassionate grounds.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	184376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2021 11:32:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 99530 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1310558

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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	Marine Environment: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will sign up to the UN Environment Programme's Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	184377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the serious and increasing threats currently facing the ocean, and the disproportionate impact this has on the world’s poorest. That is why our manifesto committed to a £500 million Blue Planet Fund to help eligible countries reduce poverty and sustainably manage the ocean.</p><p>Beyond public investment, the Government recognises the importance of mobilising private finance to help tackle this issue. Though we have no immediate plans to sign up, we welcome the UN Environment Programme’s work to progress this agenda, including through the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/04/2021 15:03:39 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1310625

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to review the list of conditions for exemption from prescription charges; and he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) cystic fibrosis and (b) other life-long medical conditions in that list.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	184378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review or extend the prescription charge medical exemptions list. Approximately 89% of prescriptions are dispensed free of charge and extensive arrangements are already in place to help people, including those with cystic fibrosis and other life-long medical conditions. To support those with the greatest need who do not qualify for an exemption, they can spread the cost of their prescriptions by purchasing prescription pre-payment certificates. A holder of a 12-month certificate can get all the prescriptions they need for just over £2 per week.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/04/2021 15:49:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1309963

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Public Sector and Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to implement the policies set out in his Department's recent response to its consultation on supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	914312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>To support our town centres, we laid legislation on 31 March for a new permitted development right to allow conversions from the Commercial, Business and Service uses to residential.</p><p>The same legislation gives additional flexibility for development at ports and allows for extensions of hospitals, schools, colleges and prisons.</p><p>Separately, we are aiming to implement a faster planning application process from 1 August for new schools, prisons and hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/04/2021 16:26:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1310159

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Vehicle Number Plates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which vehicles are eligible for green number plates.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	183093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Green number plates may only be displayed on vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions, such as full battery or hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/04/2021 12:58:54 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy