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1700078

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Question 19018, tabled on 18 March 2024, on Members: Correspondence, when he plans to reply to the letters of 12 January and 14 February 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of a constituent about e-collars.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 15 April 2024. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1701660

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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	Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, further to the Online Safety Act 2023, what additional steps she plans to take to help tackle online disinformation and misinformation.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	902272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Online Safety Act will be our key tool in combatting the most egregious forms of online mis- and disinformation but Government action doesn’t stop there.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are educating and empowering users through our work on media literacy, responding to information threats to our democracy via the Defending Democracy Taskforce, and analysing attempts to artificially manipulate the online information environment through the work of the National Security Online Information Team.</p><p> </p><p>I regularly meet with major platforms to discuss these issues and would be very happy to update him on recent progress that has been made.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 17/04/2024 15:17:56 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1650709

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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	Agriculture: Standards
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 steps she is taking to balance the regulatory burden on the agricultural sector with the protection of environmental, welfare and food standards.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	905843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to fair, clear, effective regulation of farming – while maintaining and improving delivering important environmental, animal, plant and public health protections.</p><p> </p><p>We have already overhauled our regulatory approach, removing harsh penalties in cross compliance, leading to an 85% drop in formal complaints, whilst working with farmers through an advice-led approach to protect standards - with over 2,600 Environment Agency improvement notices completed since April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We have removed bureaucratic, ineffective EU greening rules and we will continue to reduce burdens where possible while cracking down on those who let the side down.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/07/2023 13:19:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1523265

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) rehabilitation, (b) employment and (c) reablement programmes provided by HM Prison and Probation Service.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	901702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>We are investing £550 million to rehabilitate offenders by getting them off drugs and into work and stable accommodation.</p><p>Between April 2021 and March 2022, the proportion of prisoners released from custody employed at six months rose by almost two thirds.</p><p>Together with NHS England, we are continuing to improve services in prison to ensure that people have access to timely and effective mental health care that is tailored to their needs. This will be reflected in the new National Partnership Agreement on health and social care in England, which is due to be published shortly, and the refreshed NHS England mental health service specification for prisons, which will be rolled out by April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Rob Butler question first answered 18/10/2022 14:36:08 answering member 4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1490920

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect on domestic manufacturing of including carbon that is embedded in imports in calculations of the UK's carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	901188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK follows the agreed international approach for reporting greenhouse gas emissions, whereby countries report emissions produced within their territories.</p><p>We will continue to drive international co-operation to counter the risk of emissions offshoring and the Government will consult later this year on Carbon Leakage Mitigation options.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:54:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1462871

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Urban Areas: Housing
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 increase housing in urban areas using local authority-approved building codes that pre-approve buildings.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	900027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>My Honourable Friend has been a strong advocate for delivering more housing in urban areas and protecting our precious green spaces.</p><p>The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill includes new powers for “Street Votes”, allowing residents on a street to bring forward proposals to extend or redevelop their properties in line with their design preferences, and hold a vote on whether they should be given planning permission.</p><p>This measure will incentivise communities to consider the potential for development, particularly in the urban areas where new homes are most needed.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 16/05/2022 15:31:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1433918

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Energy: Prices
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the (a) energy price cap, (b) wholesale energy markets and (c) electricity grid to deliver lower and stable energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	905682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>We are considering how our policies should evolve and will continue to be guided by our commitment to meeting carbon budgets, maintaining energy security, and ensuring cost effectiveness.  We will also continue to adopt a system-wide approach in assessing the case for any changes.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/02/2022 13:33:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1421601

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Ofcom: Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	With reference to the Penrose review, published in February 2021, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendation in that review that Ofcom should promote competition and reduce regulatory burdens in the communications sector.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	905571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Our Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review recognised that promoting competition and stable, long-term regulation were critical to our connectivity ambitions. We embedded these goals into Ofcom’s Statement of Strategic Priorities.</p><p>Moreover, work continues across government on the UK’s regulatory frameworks: the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has consulted on reforms to competition and consumer policy; and, the government has set out its vision for modernising the economic regulation of the utilities sectors, including telecommunications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 10/02/2022 16:43:52 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1416207

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential ​role that parliamentary representation for UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies could have in strengthening their status within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	905238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>This Government is working to build a modern and productive partnership with the Overseas Territories. I have been working with the leaders of each Overseas Territory to identify areas where we can increase cooperation and support from the United Kingdom. In my dealings with the Overseas Territory, none have raised the idea of formal representation in the UK Parliament. We believe the fundamental basis of the relationship with each Overseas Territory is right, striking a balance which allows each to maintain strong links with the UK, but to also build their own democratic systems with local accountability, which reflect their own constitutional traditions. We also value the constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies which are also self-governing in relation to their own domestic affairs.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 26/01/2022 10:04:17 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1352735

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to help secondary school pupils choose tertiary education courses informed by the (a) salaries and (b) employment rates of people completing those courses.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	903335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Careers Service website provides robust national labour market information (LMI), including average earnings and typical work hours, for individual occupations. In the Skills for Jobs white paper we set out the ambition that the National Careers Service website will be updated to become a single source of government-assured careers information for young people and adults. The revamped website will include improved and updated labour market information. We will bring together all the learning and careers routes available to people, along with improved content on work experience, the job market, and applying for roles.</p><p>We published updated statutory guidance for schools and colleges in July 2021. This includes a reminder to schools of their obligation to inform students when courses they are considering lead to poor career outcomes.</p><p>We are working closely with our partners to develop the best approach to making localised LMI available to schools and colleges. The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is working with local partners, including Skills Advisory Panels, Local Enterprise Partnerships, and Mayoral Combined Authorities to develop a greater understanding of local skills needs and disseminate LMI to schools and colleges. This includes promoting the use of the National Careers Service website and encouraging Careers Leaders to interpret labour market data for their students.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/09/2021 15:31:10 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose