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registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pet Foods: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from VAT on pet food in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	181300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The information is not available. HMRC does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level on their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/04/2023 15:41:41 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600254

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require an applicant’s sex at birth to be displayed on a DBS certificate.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of a criminal record certificate issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is to assist employers and others to make safer recruitment decisions by providing details of an individual’s criminal history. A criminal record certificate will include the individual’s gender and any other names that they may have used in the past.</p><p> </p><p>The DBS also offers a sensitive applications route which takes into account both the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010. This gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous gender identity.</p><p> </p><p>Those applying via the sensitive applications route are required by law to provide all name details to the DBS, including any previous identity, in the same way as applicants using the mainstream route. The criminal record certificate issued by the DBS will contain exactly the same criminal record information as a certificate obtained via the main route, including any relevant convictions, cautions or other information dating from when the applicant had a different gender identity.s</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 156029 question first answered 09/03/2023 17:08:53 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600255

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to require all of an applicant’s previous names to be displayed on a DBS certificate.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of a criminal record certificate issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is to assist employers and others to make safer recruitment decisions by providing details of an individual’s criminal history. A criminal record certificate will include the individual’s gender and any other names that they may have used in the past.</p><p> </p><p>The DBS also offers a sensitive applications route which takes into account both the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010. This gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous gender identity.</p><p> </p><p>Those applying via the sensitive applications route are required by law to provide all name details to the DBS, including any previous identity, in the same way as applicants using the mainstream route. The criminal record certificate issued by the DBS will contain exactly the same criminal record information as a certificate obtained via the main route, including any relevant convictions, cautions or other information dating from when the applicant had a different gender identity.s</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 156028 question first answered 09/03/2023 17:08:53 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600256

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Disclosure and Barring Service is notified when a registered sex offender changes their gender.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>All applicants for criminal record certificates issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) are required to sign a legal declaration confirming that they have disclosed both their current and previous identities. The DBS has systems in place, including working with HM Passport Office and the police, to verify identity and detect previous cautions and convictions an applicant may hold, including those obtained under a previous identity. Police forces supply all relevant nominal data to DBS to ensure that checks are as complete and robust as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 09/03/2023 17:07:00 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600257

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many registered sex offenders are recorded as having changed their (a) name and (b) gender.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has some of the toughest powers in the world to manage sex offenders and those who pose a risk, and we are committed to ensuring our system is as robust as it can be.</p><p>Registered sex offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police - including their name, date of birth and bank details - annually and whenever these details change. Failure to comply, including providing false information, is a criminal offence punishable by up to five years' imprisonment.</p><p>Data on registered sex offenders is published in the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report. The most recent report was published by the Ministry of Justice on 27 October. It shows that on 31 March 2022, there were 66,741 registered sex offenders in England and Wales. Data on the number of registered sex offenders who have changed their name or gender are not centrally collected.</p><p>We have strengthened police powers through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 with new provisions that came into force on 29 November. To help ensure our processes are as robust as possible, the Home Office has conducted an internal review into the issue of offenders changing their name and the name change process to ensure it as robust as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/03/2023 16:52:35 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1600258

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Domestic Abuse: Refuges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance he has issued to providers of domestic violence refuges on the provision of single-sex facilities.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	156032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Further to the answer to UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-01-06%2F117805&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C66f39cc4d59e43b27ffe08db2483ddaa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638143920990427395%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D359bp%2BWlLcAu5YTQbxZ6TFaR2tF%2Fzy0M5Vt7AsfDx8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">117805</a>, the Equality and Human Rights Commission provides guidance on provision of single sex services.</p><p>The Government’s position is set out in the Home Office Statutory Guidance to accompany the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1089015%2FDomestic_Abuse_Act_2021_Statutory_Guidance.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C66f39cc4d59e43b27ffe08db2483ddaa%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638143920990427395%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4twRY3kgByfwzTHfGlvr9ga%2BQ9BgU4M61uW7Rl1Wmfc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1089015/Domestic_Abuse_Act_2021_Statutory_Guidance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 14/03/2023 12:12:16 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1588631

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the take-up of electric motorbikes.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	151234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government offers financial support to consumers via the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant,which helps bridge the price gap between the cost of zero emission and internal combustion engine vehicles. The grant pays for 35% of the purchase price for selected models, up to a maximum of £500 for motorcycles and £150 for mopeds.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with the UK industry to grow the motorcycle sector and ensure it has a prosperous future in the UK. In February 2022, the Motorcycle Industry Association and Zemo Partnership published a government-commissioned action plan, “Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles”, to support the take-up of zero emission L-category vehicles. The Government has also made up to £350,000 of funding available to grow the zero-emission motorcycle supply chain in the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2023 14:21:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1588150

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Rights of Way: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department intends to implement a cut-off date of the 1 January 2026 for registering historic rights of way claims with local authorities.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	150378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is keen to ensure that rights of way policy is delivering for users, landowners and local authorities. The 2026 cut-off date is currently under review and we will provide a further update shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to implementing the rights of way reform measures which will streamline processes for recording rights of way with landowners, local authorities and users benefitting from a faster, more cost effective, less confrontational and less bureaucratic process. We will also introduce the right to apply regulations which will give landowners a statutory right to apply to have rights of way diverted or extinguished in certain circumstances, such as where paths pass through hazardous farmyards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 150379 question first answered 09/03/2023 17:14:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1588151

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Rights of Way: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Stepping Forward - The Stakeholder Working Group on Unrecorded Public Rights of Way: Report to Natural England, published in March 2010, what progress her Department has made on developing a rights of way reform package.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	150379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is keen to ensure that rights of way policy is delivering for users, landowners and local authorities. The 2026 cut-off date is currently under review and we will provide a further update shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to implementing the rights of way reform measures which will streamline processes for recording rights of way with landowners, local authorities and users benefitting from a faster, more cost effective, less confrontational and less bureaucratic process. We will also introduce the right to apply regulations which will give landowners a statutory right to apply to have rights of way diverted or extinguished in certain circumstances, such as where paths pass through hazardous farmyards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 150378 question first answered 09/03/2023 17:14:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1586285

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the level of support her Department provides to Ukrainian people coming to the UK under the (a) Ukraine Family Scheme and (b) Homes for Ukraine scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	146750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Ukrainian nationals who arrive in the UK through both the Homes for Ukraine and the Ukraine Family Scheme are permitted to work and have access to public funds and services, including those offered by Local Councils.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/02/2023 14:44:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton