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1489212

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date	14/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the length of time it takes a baggage handler to complete counter terrorism checks.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office acknowledges the pressures that the aviation sector is under and has been working with the industry to offer support and speed up the security processes for prospective airport staff. UK Security Vetting (UKSV) has prioritised applications from the aviation sector since April of this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UKSV can only provide overall statistics for the aviation industry and are unable to separate out statistics for baggage handlers. On average, Accreditation Checks are being completed in five days or less. Counter Terrorist Checks (CTC) in the Aviation sector are being processed in under ten days on average.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/07/2022 13:55:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489213

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have been employed at HM Passport Office in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the total full-time equivalent staff of Her Majesty’s Passport Office as of 31 March, for the years 2010–2022</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Full-time equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3,879</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>3,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>3,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>*5,043</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Figures show as of 30 June 2022</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/07/2022 09:38:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489214

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the additional revenue the energy profits levy would raise each year in the event that it were extended until 2030.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text The Energy Profits Levy (EPL) is expected to raise around £5 billion in its first 12 months. The final costing will be subject to scrutiny by the Office for Budget Responsibility and will be set out at the next fiscal event.<p> </p><p>In future years, if oil and gas prices return to historically more normal levels, the Government will phase out the Energy Profits Levy. The legislation also includes a sunset clause, effective at the end of December 2025.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment of additional revenue the Levy would raise each year in the event that it were extended until 2030 has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/07/2022 10:30:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489215

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Council Tax: Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households have received the council tax rebate as of 14 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>All councils are paying the £150 council tax rebate. The Government intends to publish monitoring data outlining the progress of the scheme’s delivery shortly.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/07/2022 13:09:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489216

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings between Ministers in his Department with representatives of the oil and gas industry since 1 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 36848 question first answered 22/07/2022 12:22:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489217

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings between Ministers in his Department and representatives of renewable energy companies since 1 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 36847 question first answered 22/07/2022 12:22:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489223

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the news story entitled Plug-in grant for cars to end as focus moves to improving electric vehicle charging, published by his Department on 14 June 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing electric car subsidies on the transition to electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s approach to supporting the uptake of electric cars is clearly working – while the Government slowly reduced the grant over time, the sale of electric vehicles soared. The Plug-in Car Grant has had significant impacts on building the early electric car market, which is now maturing. The sales of fully electric cars grew from less than 1,000 in 2011 to almost 100,000 in the first 5 months of 2022 alone. Although still important, price is no longer the paramount barrier to adoption of electric cars.</p><p> </p><p>An independent report commissioned by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles to assess the impact of the grant scheme, found that the grant has had a material impact on demand for new electric cars, but also that the importance of it has reduced as the market has matured and price has become less of a barrier to vehicle uptake.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/07/2022 09:52:35 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489236

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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	Health Services: Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for potential increased pressure on the health service in the context of forecasted heatwaves in July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ provides guidance for the National Health Service and other professional bodies to reduce the risks to health from prolonged exposure to severe heat. The UKHSA and the Met Office issue heat alerts to relevant health and social care professionals, providing advance warning of high temperatures to ensure that the impact of heat on people's health is minimised.</p><p>All NHS organisations have contingency plans for extreme heat, which are tailored for local needs. Regional NHS bodies can provide additional support during periods of higher demand for services, where this is required.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/08/2022 14:06:39 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489237

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: 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 an estimate of the average cost of bus travel in each year since 2000, broken down by region.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information that is being requested on the estimate of average cost of bus travel since 2000, broken down by region.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does however publish a quarterly index of local bus fares, by metropolitan area status and country, from 2005 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the bus fares index is collected through a sample survey of around 100 operators and TfL. The index provides an estimate of the change in the average cost of bus travel to the passenger but not the actual fare levels paid as the data are not collected.</p><p>The information can be found in the table at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086052/bus0415.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086052/bus0415.ods</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Karl McCartney question first answered 22/07/2022 10:30:32 answering member 4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1488609

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Spiking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle spiking.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	901088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>In recent months, we have been specifically focused on preparedness at summer events to prevent and respond to spiking incidents. The government has been working closely with the police, and the festivals and outdoor events sector to ensure that action is taken to protect potential victims and deter would be offenders.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:51:29 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse