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1628802

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date	18/05/2023
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	BGI Genomics: Queen Mary Bioenterprises Innovation Centre
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential national security implications of Chinese genomics company BGI Genomics opening a genome sequencing hub in the Queen Mary Bio Enterprises Innovation Centre.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>We continually monitor threats to our data, and will not hesitate to take action if necessary to protect our national security. We expect all firms to fully comply with UK privacy laws. Those which do not may be investigated and subject to enforcement action. We have also strengthened measures to prevent the transfer of assets or technology that could pose national security risks. This includes upgrading our export control regime and Military End Use Control and introducing the National Security and Investment Act. As part of the new UK Biological Security Strategy, the Government is undertaking a full programme of work to assess how we can minimise the risks from biological data to protect our burgeoning bioeconomy, without stifling innovation, and build confidence in sharing personal data to improve health outcomes in the UK and across the world.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 23/05/2023 07:34:23 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1628803

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether personnel living in Service Family Accommodation will have the same rights and benefits under Social Housing (Regulation) Bill as social housing tenants.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	185788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and <ins class="ministerial">is not</ins> defined as social housing.</p><p>It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made by this Bill.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 23/05/2023 15:01:45 question first ministerially corrected 24/05/2023 16:11:29 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison previous answer version 76361 answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1628804

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether service family accommodation is covered by the definition of social housing in the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill,
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	185789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, passed by the last Labour Government, Service Family Accommodation is run by the Ministry of Defence and <ins class="ministerial">is not</ins> defined as social housing.</p><p>It is not regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and will not be impacted by the changes being made by this Bill.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 23/05/2023 15:01:45 question first ministerially corrected 24/05/2023 16:11:22 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison previous answer version 76371 answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1628805

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Waste Management
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 policy paper entitled Greening Government Commitments 2021 to 2025, published on 15 December 2022, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) reuse options in the recycling target, or (b) a separate reuse target in section B: Minimising waste and promoting resource efficiency.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>In the Greening Government Commitments 2021 to 2025 framework, government asked departments to report on the introduction and implementation of reuse schemes for the first time. This will allow us to see how they are being implemented across government and how they fit into the waste landscape.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/05/2023 12:01:17 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1628806

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Government Departments: Plastics
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 she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of single use plastic items that were used on the central government office estate in each financial year since 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Greening Government Commitments 2021 to 2025 framework committed departments to eliminating consumer single use plastics (CSUPs) from the central government office estate by 2025. Prior to this, we do not hold any figures and are not able to estimate.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the 2021 to 2022 financial year onwards will be published in the Greening Government Commitments annual reports, the first of which is due in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/05/2023 10:05:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1628807

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Landfill
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 page 18 of her Department’s Greening Government Commitments Annual Report April 2020 to March 2021, published April 2023, what steps her Department is taking to decrease the proportion of its waste that goes to landfill.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Defra sends around 18.5% of its waste to landfill. A large proportion of this is end-of-life timber from our forestry and national park land holdings (such as gates and fences). This timber is chemically treated, which vastly extends its life but means it can only be landfilled or incinerated. We are working with the affected bodies to move the waste treatment of these items up the waste hierarchy away from landfill.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2023 16:45:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1628808

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Government Departments: Recycling
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 her Department’s Greening Government Commitments 2020 to 2021 annual report, published 27 April 2023, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the proportion of (a) her Department’s and (b) other Department’s waste that is recycled.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Greening Government Commitments (GGCs) 2020 to 2021 annual report includes data on how much each department recycles. This report was part of the GGCs 2016 to 2020 framework which included a target to increase the proportion of waste recycled for each department.</p><p> </p><p>The GGCs 2021 to 2025 framework includes a target to increase the proportion of waste recycled to at least 70% of overall waste.</p><p> </p><p>With the exception of greenhouse gas emissions, the GGCs targets are aggregate central government targets and not bespoke minimum performance targets for individual departments. This is to allow flexibility for departments to make appropriate improvements to their estates and operations. Recognising that departments and their arms-length bodies carry out a wide variety of functions.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/05/2023 10:08:22 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1628809

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Incinerators and Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of her Department’s waste is (a) reused and (b) incinerated.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>0.47% of our department’s waste is reused and 33.4% is incinerated, which includes contaminated waste from our laboratories.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2023 16:42:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1628810

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the impact of the Minimum Income Floor for self-employed Universal Credit claimants on expenditure by his Department in the financial years (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	185790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not available and would only be possible at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2023 09:53:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1628811

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Africa and Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claimants from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Eritrea, (c) Syria, (d) Yemen and (e) Libya were asked to fill in a questionnaire to fast track their application; and how many have had their claims (i) processed and (ii) granted since the questionnaire was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	185791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The number of claimants who have been asked to fill in a questionnaire to fast track their application and how many have had their claims processed are granted since the questionnaire was introduced is not information currently held in a reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2023 08:24:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran