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1694493

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date	07/03/2024
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	Hedgehogs: Conservation
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 much his Department has spent on the protection of hedgehogs since 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	17489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Defra has not provided funding specifically for hedgehog protection. However, the Government is committed to taking further action to conserve and recover threatened native species such as the hedgehog. In England, we have set four legally binding targets: to halt the decline in species abundance by 2030; then to reverse declines by 2042; to reduce the risk of species extinction by 2042; and to restore or create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat, also by 2042. We have set out our plan to deliver on these ambitious targets, along with our other environmental targets, in the revised Environmental Improvement Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Act 2021 introduced several policies, such as Biodiversity Net Gain, Local Nature Recovery Strategies and a strengthened biodiversity duty on public authorities, which will work together to support the creation and restoration of habitat that will benefit our native species. In addition, our environmental land management schemes will provide farmers, foresters and other land managers with financial support for a wide range of measures that will deliver positive benefits for species to include the hedgehog. Hedgerows are an important habitat for hedgehogs. As well as the Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive schemes, which are funding the creation and restoration of hedgerows, the Environmental Improvement Plan has a commitment to support farmers to create or restore at least 30,000 miles of hedgerows by 2037, increasing to 45,000 miles by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Natural England is funding a three-year monitoring pilot started in 2023 through its Species Recovery Programme. This will invest over £300k in determining the population of this vulnerable and much-loved species, which is a vital part of understanding how we save it.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/03/2024 13:54:36 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1694501

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will have discussions with banks on (a) limits on spending for gambling addicts and (b) issuing loans to gambling addicts.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	17499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role banks and other financial services can play in supporting efforts to tackle gambling related harm.</p><p>Around 90% of retail bank accounts and an increasing number of payment providers now offer opt-in gambling blocks, which can be used to manage customers’ gambling spend. The Government welcomes industry-led improvements to these tools. For example, we are aware some providers have made the gambling management tools more customisable, allowing customers to set gambling spending limits or block all transactions entirely.</p><p>Regarding loans to people with gambling addictions, protecting vulnerable consumers is a key priority for the Government and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the consumer credit market. Under FCA rules, firms undertaking creditworthiness assessments must assess whether a customer will repay, but also the customer’s ability to repay affordably and without significantly affecting their wider financial situation.</p><p>Officials meet regularly with the FCA and banks to discuss these issues.</p><p>In April 2020, the Gambling Commission also introduced a ban on using credit cards to gamble to help minimise the risk of harm to consumers from gambling with money they do not have.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 12/03/2024 12:52:52 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1694568

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how a transferrable pension fund would work.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has recently concluded a call for evidence to understand the considerations, merits and impacts of a lifetime pension provider model.</p><p> </p><p>In his Spring Budget, the Chancellor confirmed our commitment to explore a Lifetime Provider model. My Officials will undertake further analysis and engagement with industry, employers and employees to better understand if this measure would improve outcomes for savers.</p><p> </p><p>I am happy to meet any member of Parliament to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/03/2024 13:52:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1694629

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the UK’s global competitiveness in green finance.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has taken world-leading action to green the financial system, and we remain fully committed to that work. The action we have taken is part of the reason that London has been consistently ranked as the world’s top financial centre in the Global Green Finance Index.</p><p>We were the first major country to publish a Green Finance Strategy in 2019 and in March 2023 we published an updated Green Finance Strategy. It set out our ambitious work on green finance, providing further clarity on key policy areas such as our ambition to become a Net Zero Aligned Financial Centre, and next steps under our Sustainability Disclosure Requirements framework, including transition plan disclosures, and next steps on the UK Green Taxonomy. In addition, as part of the 2024 Spring Budget, the Government has announced that it will proceed with developing a regulatory regime for ESG ratings providers, aiming to improve transparency and promote good conduct.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 12/03/2024 12:54:20 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1694075

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Crossings: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schools were served by crossing guards in (a) 2018 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	17373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the provision of school crossing patrols as they are best placed to assess the needs of the local community. The Department for Transport does not collect statistics on school crossing patrols.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 15:35:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1694082

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham and Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to use funds saved by the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2f to tackle problems on rail links between Birmingham and Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	17379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced in the Network North command paper, every penny of the £19.8 billion committed to the Northern leg of HS2 will be reinvested in the North; every penny of the £9.6 billion committed to the Midlands leg will be reinvested in the Midlands; and the full £6.5 billion saved through our rescoped approach at Euston will be spread across every other region in the country.</p><p> </p><p>Network North provided £500m to improve rail capacity North of Birmingham and work is ongoing to develop value for money interventions using these funds. This includes upgrades around Handsacre, where the HS2 line joins the West Coast Mainline, and other potential enhancements on the network.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/03/2024 13:08:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1694133

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Deposit Return Schemes
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 he will take steps with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to publish a report on the steps they are taking to ensure the interoperability of deposit return schemes across the UK.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	17316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Defra is working closely with devolved administrations on the next steps to achieve interoperable schemes that work across the UK. We are aiming to provide further policy detail shortly.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 12/03/2024 14:27:55 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1694170

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to (a) support the manufacturing sector and (b) help increase national productivity.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	17418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The government has a strong track record of backing the sector and in November published our Advanced Manufacturing Plan (AMP) which aims to make the UK the best place in the world to start, scale up and invest in manufacturing.</p><p>Our plan, which builds on our extensive existing support, is underpinned by a £4.5bn commitment for strategic manufacturing sectors to 2030, a further £16 million to expand SME digital adoption through Made Smarter, provides tax relief and includes measures aimed at improving our business environment including grid connection, supply chain resilience and the UKs first Battery Strategy.</p><p>Made Smarter equips businesses with funding and tailored advise from specialists on the successful adoption of applications such as machine learning, data/systems integration and robotics to help drive efficiency, increase automation and raise productivity.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/03/2024 16:49:25 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1694171

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanctions: Middle East and North Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of boycotts of Western brands in the Middle East and North Africa.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	17419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Boycotts of Western brands in the Middle East and North Africa are unlikely to have a material impact on the UK economy as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 12/03/2024 12:50:38 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1694282

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Philips Trust Corporation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to support people who lost (a) money and (b) assets due to the collapse of the Philips Trust Corporation.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	17454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Philips Trust Corporation was not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and was not carrying out any regulated activities. As such, any losses are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.</p><p>Consumers who have concerns about the role played by their bank or building society in relation to Philips Trust Corporation may be eligible to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Whether a particular complaint is eligible or not is a matter for the FOS.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 12/03/2024 12:55:39 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers