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1681660

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on tackling the ethnicity pay gap.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	9206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Our comprehensive guidance for employers on ethnicity pay reporting, published in April 2023, sets out best practice on measuring, analysing and reporting ethnicity pay gaps. Since publication, we have engaged with employers and employer representative bodies to promote the guidance and provide support. We are seeking case studies in order to identify and highlight examples of good practice.</p><p> </p><p>This work is part of our ambitious Inclusive Britain strategy, published in March 2022, which set out 74 bold actions to tackle entrenched ethnic disparities in employment, education, health and criminal justice. We also launched an Inclusion at Work Panel last year aimed at helping employers achieve fairness and inclusion in the workplace.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 9303 question first answered 19/01/2024 14:53:35 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1680855

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
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	Syringes: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the US Food and Drug Administration safety communication Evaluating Plastic Syringes Made in China for Potential Device Failures, issued on 30 November 2023, whether her Department is undertaking a similar evaluation of syringes.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is aware of the issues raised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning quality control and design problems with plastic syringes manufactured in China. Whist the MHRA works on the basis that CE or UKCA marked plastic syringes originally produced in China are in use within the United Kingdom healthcare system, one of the main suppliers of plastic syringes into the UK healthcare system, Becton, Dickinson and Company, has confirmed that their products are not affected by this issue.</p><p>Medical device safety issues may affect different global regions to varying extents. Whilst awareness and active information exchange between regulators is critical to focus national investigations, regulatory action is taken based on UK relevant evidence. Device safety corrective actions communicated via so-called Field Safety Notices (FSNs) related to the specific problems highlighted in the FDA alert have not been issued in the UK. FSNs issued in the UK are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts</a></p><p>The MHRA is an active member of the International Medical Device Safety group. Representatives of regulatory authorities across the world meet on a regular basis to discuss emerging safety issues related to medical devices. The current issue was identified and MHRA are closely monitoring the situation. At this stage, there is insufficient evidence to justify actions against specific manufacturers of these products supplying into the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/01/2024 09:48:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1680373

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Reza Rasaei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his counterpart in Iran on the imminent execution of Reza Rasayi.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>HMG opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. At the 78th UN General Assembly, we co-sponsored the Iran Human Rights Resolution, calling for Iran to establish a moratorium on executions. We condemn Iran's continued imposition of the death penalty on protesters and have sanctioned 94 Iranian individuals or entities for human rights violations since September 2022. We will continue to pressure Iran on its application of the death penalty.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/01/2024 08:56:40 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1680429

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2023 to Question 5833 on Palestinians: Children, what steps his Department is taking to identify people responsible for settler violence.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>We continue to be clear that extremist settlers, by targeting and killing Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability when Israelis and Palestinians are desperate for both. We have urged Israel to take stronger action to stop settler violence against Palestinian civilians and to hold the perpetrators accountable. As the Foreign Secretary said on 14 December, we are banning those responsible for settler violence from entering the UK, to make sure our country cannot be a home for people who commit these acts. This involves making use of existing disruptive immigration measures at our disposal.</p><p>We are not in a position to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 16/01/2024 16:21:49 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1678948

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Development Aid: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 October 2023 on International Climate Finance, HCWS1071, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the reclassification of climate finance on the proportion of international climate finance provided by the UK in the form of (a) loans and (b) other non-grant instruments.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>All UK International Climate Finance (ICF) continues to be Official Development Assistance. In line with the historical average of 85% set out in the Written Statement, the vast majority of UK ICF continues to be provided through grants.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 09/01/2024 12:57:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1678962

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answers of 24 November 2023 and 11 December 2023 to Questions 2123 and 4902 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, for what reasons the daily average of 500 truckloads of humanitarian supplies is not being reached; and what progress he has made in finding other routes for aid to get into Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>Getting significantly more aid into Gaza is a priority. Constraints to the number of trucks entering on a daily basis, include enhanced screening requirements, limited points of entry and insufficient functioning trucks and fuel within Gaza to handle the volume of assistance needed. The Foreign Secretary has recently appointed a Representative for Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and who will actively engage with international partners and those operating on the ground to help unblock bottlenecks to delivery.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 12/01/2024 13:21:11 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1678981

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Primary Health Care: Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will provide NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board with the additional £8m funding required to pay for the projected increase in demand in primary care for Locally Commissioned Services for this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department sets NHS England’s budget, with funding increasing to £162.5 billion in 2024/25.</p><p>NHS England is responsible for allocating healthcare resources to integrated care boards (ICBs) to meet the healthcare needs of their populations. ICBs then decide how that funding is spent within the local integrated care system. Allocations are determined using an independently recommended ‘weighted capitation’ formula to produce a target allocation or ‘fair share’, including for primary care, which accounts for population size.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/01/2024 10:47:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1679045

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department plans to take to (a) help support fuel poor homes to have an EPC rating of C or higher by 2030 and (b) incentivise landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, in the context of the Government's commitment to scrap policies to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties as outlined in the press notice entitled PM recommits UK to Net Zero by 2050 and pledges a “fairer” path to achieving target to ease the financial burden on British families, published on 20 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>We see energy efficiency as the best way to tackle fuel poverty, contributing to the long-term reduction of energy bills and carbon emissions in line with Net Zero.</p><p> </p><p>Multiple targeted schemes are in place to deliver measures to fuel poor households including the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4). The government is also reviewing the fuel poverty strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We are spending £6bn this Parliament and a further £6bn to 2028 on making buildings, including private rented properties, cleaner and warmer. That is in addition to the estimated £5bn that will be delivered through ECO4 and the GB Insulation Scheme up to March 2026.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 10/01/2024 07:25:56 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1679080

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make it her policy to require the National Grid Electricity System Operator to prioritise the use of battery storage instead of fossil fuel-based power.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The Electricity System Operator (ESO) has responsibility for balancing supply and demand on the electricity system on a second by second basis, whilst minimising the cost for consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and Ofgem's 2021 Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan includes actions to open up markets and to remove barriers to participation for low-carbon flexibility such as battery storage. The Review of Electricity Market Arrangements programme is considering market reforms to drive a secure, cost-effective, low-carbon electricity system, including reform options to facilitate the deployment and operation of low-carbon flexible technologies such as battery storage.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/01/2024 10:26:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1679081

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	North Sea Oil: Shetland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203474 on North Sea Oil: Shetland, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the development of Rosebank oil field on the extent to which the UK will meet the North Sea Transition Deal emissions reduction targets.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Further development of oil and gas fields on the UK Continental Shelf is compatible with delivering net zero, and the expected emissions from future projects are factored into the UK’s carbon budgets. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) sets out how new fields are aligned with the North Sea Transition Deal emissions reduction target in its annual <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nstauthority.co.uk%2Fnews-publications%2Femissions-monitoring-report-2023%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Ce48e63186d5043d8eb1208dc1123795c%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638404091253268843%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2B8%2BYby%2F1gXKvQf7WjBSP0jlUPabR3eUWsiFEr4cxEMg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Emissions Monitoring Report</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Rosebank is expected to be significantly less emissions intensive than the current average of producing assets, due to greater operational efficiencies and emissions mitigations measures. It will be electrification-ready, with Equinor expecting emissions to fall to 3kgCO2 per barrel if electrification proceeds.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/01/2024 07:25:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas