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1467711

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Fuels: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of disparity in prices for petrol and diesel across County Durham.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	13241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government publishes weekly national average pump prices for both petrol and diesel online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-road-fuel-prices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-road-fuel-prices</a>. The Government does not collect data at a local level.</p><p> </p><p>The difference in retail prices largely reflects a difference in traded wholesale prices for the two fuels. The wholesale cost of diesel is often higher than for petrol. This is because UK and European refineries were historically set up at a time when petrol was the dominant fuel in demand. Consequently, the UK is a net importer of diesel but a net exporter of petrol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government analysis shows that petrol and diesel prices are mainly driven by the price of crude oil (priced in US$) and exchange rates. These are also influenced by a range of factors, which can create small price differences in the short term. This includes balance of demand and supply for individual fuels, levels of oil stocks, changes to the costs of biofuels, and distribution and retail costs.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 13242 question first answered 09/06/2022 14:19:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1467712

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Fuels: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the price of petrol and diesel in County Durham.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	13242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government publishes weekly national average pump prices for both petrol and diesel online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-road-fuel-prices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-road-fuel-prices</a>. The Government does not collect data at a local level.</p><p> </p><p>The difference in retail prices largely reflects a difference in traded wholesale prices for the two fuels. The wholesale cost of diesel is often higher than for petrol. This is because UK and European refineries were historically set up at a time when petrol was the dominant fuel in demand. Consequently, the UK is a net importer of diesel but a net exporter of petrol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government analysis shows that petrol and diesel prices are mainly driven by the price of crude oil (priced in US$) and exchange rates. These are also influenced by a range of factors, which can create small price differences in the short term. This includes balance of demand and supply for individual fuels, levels of oil stocks, changes to the costs of biofuels, and distribution and retail costs.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 13241 question first answered 09/06/2022 14:19:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1466507

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	University Hospital of North Durham: Hospital Beds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of bed capacity at University Hospital North Durham in relation to the local population.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	10013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England and NHS Improvement advise that County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust assessed the demand on services and reviewed current bed capacity at University Hospital North Durham as part of its annual planning requirement. In response, an additional 24 beds will be made available during the second half of 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/06/2022 10:00:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 4654 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1465082

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	River Wear: Pollution Control
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 his Department has had recent discussions with Durham County Council on funding to reduce pollution in the river Wear.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	6906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government funds a wide range of schemes designed to tackle the pressures on the water environment. For example, we have nearly doubled the annual budget for Catchment Sensitive Farming to £30 million to provide free one to one advice to farmers to help them reduce pollution. We have also recently launched a new ‘Woodlands for Water’ project designed to facilitate the creation of riparian wildlife woodland corridors which can provide a variety of benefits for aquatic habitats.</p><p> </p><p>Pollution from abandoned mines is the key problem on the River Wear which benefits from the government funded Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme, with an expected £19 million capital budget over the next three years. Government investment has improved 100 km of rivers polluted by abandoned metal mines since 2011, and we have proposed a new statutory target to further drive this work under the Environment Act, which we are consulting on now.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is working with partner organisations on various projects funded by Defra’s Water Environment Improvement Fund. This includes the Return to Eden project to educate local businesses about the effects of industrial drainage and transport of pollutants, and the Wear Estuary project aimed to improve 3 km of habitat conditions along the estuary edge, which will provide subsequent benefits to overall water quality.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to government funding, between 2020 and 2025, water companies will invest £7.1 billion in environmental improvements in England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 6907 question first answered 30/05/2022 13:31:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1465083

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	River Wear: Pollution Control
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 his Department has had recent discussions with the Treasury on funding to reduce pollution in the river Wear.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	6907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government funds a wide range of schemes designed to tackle the pressures on the water environment. For example, we have nearly doubled the annual budget for Catchment Sensitive Farming to £30 million to provide free one to one advice to farmers to help them reduce pollution. We have also recently launched a new ‘Woodlands for Water’ project designed to facilitate the creation of riparian wildlife woodland corridors which can provide a variety of benefits for aquatic habitats.</p><p> </p><p>Pollution from abandoned mines is the key problem on the River Wear which benefits from the government funded Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme, with an expected £19 million capital budget over the next three years. Government investment has improved 100 km of rivers polluted by abandoned metal mines since 2011, and we have proposed a new statutory target to further drive this work under the Environment Act, which we are consulting on now.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is working with partner organisations on various projects funded by Defra’s Water Environment Improvement Fund. This includes the Return to Eden project to educate local businesses about the effects of industrial drainage and transport of pollutants, and the Wear Estuary project aimed to improve 3 km of habitat conditions along the estuary edge, which will provide subsequent benefits to overall water quality.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to government funding, between 2020 and 2025, water companies will invest £7.1 billion in environmental improvements in England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 6906 question first answered 30/05/2022 13:31:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1465084

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women detained in Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre have been deported as of 23 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	6908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics on immigration detention in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlison.Murrell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ceff6e51a35964e567fd808da3d82d30d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637889929332817829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Rowi6t5mQMvMfc5fpFo3DAtaZseTElCBfueDKYK70hI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release (opens in a new tab)</a>’. This includes data on people:</p><ul><li>Entering detention by initial place of detention in table Det_02a of the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1054673%2Fdetention-summary-dec-2021-tables.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlison.Murrell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ceff6e51a35964e567fd808da3d82d30d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637889929332817829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Y%2BA4GEQaVMIsbCtYgIn74d2eIHgXKOicFJaMD2uAJoY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detention summary tables (opens in a new tab)</a>’.</li><li>Leaving detention by last place of detention published in table Det_04c of the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1054673%2Fdetention-summary-dec-2021-tables.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlison.Murrell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ceff6e51a35964e567fd808da3d82d30d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637889929332817829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Y%2BA4GEQaVMIsbCtYgIn74d2eIHgXKOicFJaMD2uAJoY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detention summary tables (opens in a new tab)</a>’ and by reason for leaving detention in table Det_D03 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Freturns-and-detention-datasets%23immigration-detention&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlison.Murrell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ceff6e51a35964e567fd808da3d82d30d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637889929332817829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=40IQFZhc1132W71ZU33xnVu%2FWQ%2B23hUUsfYm7%2BFeGpE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">detention detailed datasets(opens in a new tab)</a>.</li><li>In detention by current place of detention in table Det_03a of the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1054673%2Fdetention-summary-dec-2021-tables.ods&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAlison.Murrell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ceff6e51a35964e567fd808da3d82d30d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637889929332817829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Y%2BA4GEQaVMIsbCtYgIn74d2eIHgXKOicFJaMD2uAJoY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Detention summary tables (opens in a new tab)</a>’.</li></ul><p>Data on those entering detention, by place of detention, relate to the place of initial detention. An individual who moves from one part of the detention estate to another will not be counted as entering any subsequent place of detention. Last place of detention does not show where an individual spent their time in detention. In some cases, an individual may have spent a period of time detained elsewhere before being moved to their last place of detention.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/05/2022 09:58:56 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1463608

registered interest
date	17/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy proposal in the SEND Review to make mediation mandatory before allowing families to go to the SEND Tribunal, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that policy on the mental health of parent carers through placing additional requirements to engage and negotiate with service providers on top of their caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	3735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>This government’s proposals set out in the Special Educational Needs (SEND) and Alternative Provision Green Paper, which is subject to consultation, seek to enable issues to be resolved earlier and improve relationships locally by strengthening mediation, including consulting on making it mandatory.</p><p>In the current system, in most cases, families must secure a mediation certificate before registering an appeal with the tribunal, but they do not have to participate in the mediation itself. If the parent or young person does decide to proceed with mediation, then the local authority must ensure that it arranges for mediation between it and the child's parent or young person, within 30 days. Mediation is effective in the majority of cases. In 2021, 74% of mediation cases were settled without the need to progress to tribunal. Mediation is free of charge for families.</p><p>Waiting for a SEND tribunal hearing can take significantly longer. The tribunal has a performance measure that 75% of appeals should be brought to hearing and the decision issued within 22 weeks.</p><p>Streamlining complaints processes and strengthening earlier dispute resolution will help to maintain and improve relationships between parents/carers and the local authority to enable them to continue working together. However, parents would still be able to go to tribunal if necessary. Coproduction remains a fundamental principle of the SEND system and the department wants to continue to work with parents and carers at every level of reform.</p><p>The Green Paper is now out for public consultation on its proposals until 22 July.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/05/2022 17:07:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1462089

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the online passport application booking system in light of the current backlogs.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Appointments for urgent services are released three weeks in advance, with new appointments available on a daily basis.</p><p>These will be booked quickly in busy periods. While Her Majesty’s Passport Office has maximised the appointment capacity at its seven public counters, it continues to explore options to further increase appointment capacity to further support its customers with urgent travel needs.</p><p>Around 2 million passport applications were processed in March and April alone, with 98.6% of applications processed within the 10 week standalone time frame.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/05/2022 16:09:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1462090

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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: Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase resources in HM Passport Office Durham to improve the speed of processing passport applications.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>To support the processing of an unprecedented demand of passport applications, Her Majesty’s Passport Office has increased its staffing numbers across the UK, including the Durham office.</p><p>500 new staff have joined HM Passport Office since April 2021, with plans for a further 700 to have joined by the summer.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/05/2022 15:44:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1462091

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
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: Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with HM Passport Office Durham on additional resources to support the current workforce.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>To support the processing of an unprecedented demand of passport applications, Her Majesty’s Passport Office has increased its staffing numbers across the UK, including the Durham office. 500 new staff have joined HM Passport Office since April 2021, with plans for a further 700 to join this year.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2022 13:19:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 455 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy