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1690341

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	Pensions Dashboard Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of when he will receive an updated assessment of the pensions dashboard programme from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	14775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is expected to carry out its next review of the Pensions Dashboard Programme in early summer.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/02/2024 12:02:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1690342

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	Universal Credit
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 has made an estimate of the number and proportion of monthly universal credit payments that differed from the amount listed in a claimant's journal in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	14776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Monthly Universal Credit payments are not listed in a customer’s journal. Payment details are recorded on a customer statement.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/02/2024 12:02:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1690356

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	China: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he made representations to his Chinese counterpart on the (a) repeal of the Beijing-imposed National Security Law and (b) the release of (i) Jimmy Lai and (ii) other political prisoners at the Munich Security Conference in February 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	14772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>On 16 February the Foreign Secretary met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference. In line with the Government's &quot;protect, align, and engage&quot; approach to China, as set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, the Foreign Secretary raised a number of issues important to the UK national interest. The Foreign Secretary reiterated his call for the release of British national Jimmy Lai and unambiguously set out the UK's position across a number of areas of disagreement, including on Hong Kong.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 23/02/2024 09:05:30 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1690357

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	Timber in Construction Innovation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications have been received for the Timber in Construction Innovation Fund; and what assessment he has made of the impact of that fund on the volume of carbon stored in the built environment.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	14825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Timber in Construction Innovation Fund received 26 applications over two application rounds. In total, 15 projects have been awarded funding. 14 of these projects are still ongoing, with the majority scheduled to complete by March 2025. A summary of funded projects is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/woods-into-management-forestry-innovation-funds-successful-projects-2022/woods-into-management-forestry-innovation-funds-successful-projects-2022" target="_blank">Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds: successful projects 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/woods-into-management-forestry-innovation-fund-successful-projects-2023/woods-into-management-forestry-innovation-funds-successful-projects-2023" target="_blank">Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds: successful projects 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Impacts of the fund will be realised in the medium to long term as projects complete and outputs are realised/ brought to market.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/02/2024 10:57:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1690362

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Taxation: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to (a) her oral contribution on 11 January 2024, Official Report, columns 455-456, (b) the findings on page 2 of the Scottish Government’s Income Tax Policy Proposal: Scottish Budget 2023-24, published in December 2022 and (c) research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on Scottish council tax, published on 11 September 2023, on what evidential basis she stated that people in England pay lower tax than people in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	14896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my remarks in response to her point or order on 31st January (Official Report, col. 898), and my responses during business questions on the 18th January (Official Report, col. 1039-40) and the 25th January (Official Report, col. 449).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 14897 question first answered 23/02/2024 09:00:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1690363

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to (a) her oral contribution on 11 January 2024, Official Report, columns 455-456 and (b) figures stated in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Public finances databank – December 2023, published on 23 December 2023, on what evidential basis she stated that the Government has managed to have a balanced budget.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	14897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my remarks in response to her point or order on 31st January (Official Report, col. 898), and my responses during business questions on the 18th January (Official Report, col. 1039-40) and the 25th January (Official Report, col. 449).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 14896 question first answered 23/02/2024 09:00:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1690394

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2023 to Question 4731 on Ground Rent, if he will make it his policy that the proposed cap on ground rents will apply equally to investors from countries with which the UK has treaties prohibiting expropriation.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	14911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Government has consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rent in existing leases and asked questions about the effects of these proposals. We received a significant number of responses from a variety of sources. A consultation impact assessment has been published and can be found at<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consultation-impact-assessment-modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases" target="_blank"> Consultation impact assessment - modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases</a>. That consultation closed on 17 January, and Government is currently analysing the responses before taking a decision on how to restrict ground rents through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 14912 question first answered 23/02/2024 12:05:16 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1690395

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	Ground Rent
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that proposed changes to ground rents (a) are affordable for leaseholders and (b) take account of people who may be reliant on that income.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	14912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Government has consulted on a range of options to restrict ground rent in existing leases and asked questions about the effects of these proposals. We received a significant number of responses from a variety of sources. A consultation impact assessment has been published and can be found at<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consultation-impact-assessment-modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases" target="_blank"> Consultation impact assessment - modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases</a>. That consultation closed on 17 January, and Government is currently analysing the responses before taking a decision on how to restrict ground rents through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 14911 question first answered 23/02/2024 12:05:16 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1690397

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Domicil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any non-executive directors employed in her Department are non-domiciled.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	14875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Non-executives' personal data, including that relating to personal taxation or status, is protected by the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Personal data on non-dom status is not routinely collected and is generally not required for making public appointments. If any such data was held it could only be published if doing so was in compliance with data protection law.</p><p> </p><p>Non-executive board members are not employees of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and act in an advisory capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to public appointments are covered by the Public Appointments Privacy</p><p>Statement found here <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk%2Fprivacy&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C9e2667ed4897407a9c8f08dc344de9e3%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638442756450976746%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k0h%2F9XzqCWm%2FmVs0Jn2shHlGD8HoZHamkbQsDFUJuH4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/privacy</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/02/2024 09:09:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1690398

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Domicil
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 any non-executive directors employed in his Department are non-domiciled.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	14876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Non-executive directors’ personal data, including those relating to personal taxation or status, are protected by the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Collection of personal data on non-dom status is not routinely collected and is generally not required for making public appointments. If any such data was held it could only be published if doing so was in compliance with data protection law. Non-executive board members are not employees of Defra and act in an advisory capacity. Data relating to public appointments are covered by the Public Appointments Privacy Statement found here <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk%2Fprivacy&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C3b8dd49f8f274f8415bc08dc32f585a7%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638441277283262452%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yzecFJreZTklJHI2vGrddqtmu4AkeV6n4UZYvCu3zIs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/privacy</a>. A register of Defra board members’ interests is published on gov.uk and is updated regularly, this can be found at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdefra-register-of-board-members-interests%2Fdefra-register-of-board-members-interests-2023&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C3b8dd49f8f274f8415bc08dc32f585a7%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638441277283277852%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dK7n2ATu5%2Bdh5z1PjqQjTCpcft7%2BM2UZHyGfMxl1yg8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defra-register-of-board-members-interests/defra-register-of-board-members-interests-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/02/2024 11:46:00 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth