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1681768

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date	12/01/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of instructing Ofcom to (a) monitor compliance by (i) network operators and (ii) contractors using Openreach ducts and (b) require registration from any organisation using Openreach ducts to help ensure the (A) resilience of the UK’s networks and (B) security of national infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
uin	9341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Openreach has commercial contracts with broadband contractors who access its ducts and poles. These contracts include detailed requirements on how Openreach should be notified of where and when companies will be building fibre. It is ultimately a commercial decision for Openreach to decide how it enforces these contracts, and we understand it already has an active non-compliance process in place.</p><p> </p><p>If there are concerns that competition issues might arise from the enforcement of these commercial contracts, these should be raised with Ofcom. Ofcom’s Openreach Monitoring Unit ensures that the company meets expectations in how it deals with both its customers and its competitors.</p><p> </p><p>DSIT engages with Ofcom and Openreach on a regular basis and no concerns have been raised to date regarding the use of Openreach ducts by other companies and contractors. DSIT will continue to monitor potential risks to the cyber, physical and personnel security of telecoms infrastructure and assess the need for intervention, based on advice from NCSC and NPSA.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 16/01/2024 14:54:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1681769

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing national minimum standards for investigations into road collisions.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	9363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Standards in relation to the investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions is set out in authorised professional practice published by the College of Policing.</p><p>Further details can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.college.police.uk%2Fapp%2Froads-policing%2Finvestigation-fatal-and-serious-injury-road-collisions&amp;data=05%7C02%7CHelen.Fox%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce362cd4eac2c4522c7cd08dc15d24ba8%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638409240474362037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZGD52cvIZ0aXmxC6reODAmQiAbvMX4OGswwGhVVBFoM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Investigation of fatal and serious injury road collisions | College of Policing</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/01/2024 17:32:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1681770

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	Bereavement Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make unmarried long-term childless couples eligible for Bereavement Support Payment.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	9351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Bereavement Support Payment is currently only available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. We currently have no plans to change the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 22/01/2024 15:45:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1681772

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Defending Democracy Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the Defending Democracy Taskforce met in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce is an enduring government function which seeks to protect the democratic integrity of the UK by reducing the threat of foreign interference.</p><p>The Taskforce is engaging across government and with Parliament, the UK’s intelligence community, the devolved governments, local authorities, the private sector, and civil society on the full range of threats facing our democratic institutions.</p><p>Over the last 12 months, the Taskforce has met eleven times.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 17/01/2024 17:23:00 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681773

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the Fourth Report of Session 2022–23 of the Home Affairs Select Committee entitled Terrorism (Protection of Premises) draft Bill, HC 1359.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is grateful to the Home Affairs Commitee for the pre-legislative scrutiny undertaken. We remain committed to introducing the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill in this session of Parliament. The Bill which was announced in the King’s Speech on Tuesday 7th November.</p><p>Ahead of introduction, we will soon launch a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Bill’s Standard Tier, in light of the recommendations from HASC and wider engagement activity. We recognise the Bill must strike the right balance between public protection and avoiding undue burdens on smaller premises.</p><p>The Government is carefully considering its response to the Home Affairs Select Committee, which will be provided alongside a Government response to the consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 17/01/2024 17:38:08 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681774

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 information his Department holds on trends in the number of dog attacks on cats; and if he will take legislative steps to help prevent such attacks.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	9345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Defra does not hold information on the number of dog attacks on cats. Any information on the number of reported dog-on-cat attacks will be held by individual local authorities and individual police forces.</p><p> </p><p>It is an offence under section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to allow a dog to be dangerously out of control.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working in partnership with the police, local authorities and animal welfare organisations to ensure that the full range of existing dog control powers are effectively applied to encourage responsible dog ownership and reduce the risk of dog attacks.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/01/2024 16:33:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1681775

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	UK Health Security Agency: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much external funding the UK Health Security Agency has received in each year since it was formed; and who provided that funding.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the details of the external funding received by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in 2021/22:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2021/22 (£,000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sale of Goods and Services</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laboratory and other services</p></td><td><p>41,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Products and royalties</p></td><td><p>24,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education and training</p></td><td><p>959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vaccines income</p></td><td><p>56,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total sale of goods and services</p></td><td><p>122,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other operating income</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Research and related contracts and grants</p></td><td><p>6,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants from the United Kingdom government</p></td><td><p>2,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants from the European Union</p></td><td><p>749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rental from investment property</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other operating income</p></td><td><p>9,057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absorption gain</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total other operating income</p></td><td><p>18,841</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance income</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interest receivable</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total finance income</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income Total</p></td><td><p>142,064</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Note: Details of how much external funding UKHSA received in 2022/23 will be published in the UKHSA Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/01/2024 17:26:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1681776

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	Air Pollution: Death
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 Office of Health Improvement and Disparities data on D01 - Fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution (new method), if she will publish the annual number of deaths attributable to long term exposure to total concentrations of fine particulate matter for each year that data is available.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	9312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The estimates for the fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution, measured as PM2.5, are published every year. Data for 2022 will be published later this year. The fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution indicator represents the percentage of annual deaths from all causes in those aged 30 and older attributed to PM2.5.</p><p>Annual numbers of deaths attributable to particulate air pollution are not calculated each year. The published estimate for England for 2019 was 26,000 to 38,000 deaths for adults aged 30 and over. For the United Kingdom, the published estimate for 2019 was 29,000 to 43,000 deaths for adults aged 30 and over.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/01/2024 14:45:38 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1681778

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	Russia: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Russia’s escalating air attacks on Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	9319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Russia's latest bombardment has come at vast cost - and significantly depleted their stockpiles - with limited strategic military effect. We deplore the recent attacks which have resulted in over 90 civilian casualties, including children. We are sending hundreds more air defence missiles to restock highly effective British-developed air defence systems, to protect civilians and infrastructure from Putin's barbaric bombing campaign. On 12 January, the Prime Minister announced £2.5 billion in military support for 2024/25. This includes £200 million to procure and produce thousands of military drones, giving Ukraine cutting edge, battle-tested capabilities to defend their citizens. We also announced a further £18 million in aid for Ukraine, including for humanitarian aid on the frontline and to fortify Ukraine's energy infrastructure against further Russian attacks.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/01/2024 14:42:13 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1681779

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	Iran: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he has taken to help prevent the supply of Iranian drones to Russia.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	9320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns Iran's provision of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, which have been used to kill Ukrainian civilians and attack critical infrastructure. We continue to expose this desperate alliance and hold Iran to account for its support of Russia's illegal war, including by providing evidence at the UN. Since October 2022, we have sanctioned 24 Iranian individuals and entities involved in the manufacture and transfer of UAVs, adding to our existing extensive sanctions on the Iranian drone programme. In December 2023, the new Iran sanctions regime came into force, including new trade restrictions on components used by Iran to manufacture UAVs.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/01/2024 14:39:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy