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1734677

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date	16/10/2024
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	Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
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 his Department is taking to support flood defence and preparedness works in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Patrick Spencer
uin	9552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) serves as a Category 1 responder, offering flood warning services and managing various flood management projects. Post-2023 floods, Suffolk’s flood warning areas were refined for enhanced accuracy, with changes effective from November. The EA partners with local groups to boost community resilience and planning.</p><p> </p><p>Hydraulic modelling studies by the EA, due for completion in Spring/Summer 2025, will ensure maintenance activities remain suitable for Framlingham, Wickham Market, Debenham, and Needham Market. Needham Market’s ongoing Property Flood Resilience (PFR) projects involve 24 properties, with installations set for January 2025, and 43 additional properties surveyed in October 2024 for winter 2025 installations.</p><p> </p><p>Feasibility studies for flood risk interventions in Framlingham and Wickham Market will start in Spring 2025. The Alde &amp; Ore flood risk model updates are planned for FY 27/28, pending funding. Suffolk County Council oversees a £5,000 Flood Recovery Framework grant, with 127 applications received and 39 fully paid. The EA operates Rattlesdon and Gipping reservoirs, aiding downstream communities, and continues to engage with landowners for Natural Flood Management opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 21/10/2024 11:50:55 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5303

1734678

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Flood 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, if he will have discussions with the Environment Agency on clarifying its position relating to the ability of landowners to maintain stretches of waterway on their land to help reduce flooding.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Patrick Spencer
uin	9553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has proactively engaged riparian landowners setting out responsibilities, where there might be exemptions and how they can get help. This has already reached several communities affected in Storm Babet – in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency the letter has been sent to:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Framlingham</li><li>Debenham</li><li>Needham Market</li><li>Wickham Market</li><li>Charsfield</li><li>Parham</li><li>Framsden</li><li>Hacheston</li><li>Somersham</li><li>Great Bealings</li></ol> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 21/10/2024 12:04:27 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5303

1734683

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what progress his Department has made on setting out how public authorities should have special regard to Northern Ireland's place in the UK's internal market.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	9528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>Consistent with the commitments made in <em>Safeguarding the Union</em>, the Government published statutory guidance to public authorities on upholding their legal duties to have special regard to the UK internal market on 30 September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 21/10/2024 11:36:19 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1734691

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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	Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 8157 on Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing consular status from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in the context of Hong Kong no longer being an independent territory.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	9466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 provides the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office with certain privileges and immunities in line with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations for the purposes of furthering economic and trade interests. There are no current plans to replace this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 21/10/2024 10:13:06 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1734702

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner will be a full time post.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the dedicated service of all our veterans and is committed to supporting the veteran community across the whole of the UK.</p><p>A recruitment process for a new Northern Ireland Veterans’ Commissioner was launched on 16 October. Details about the role can be found on the usual public appointments websites and in the local press.</p><p>Similar to the National, Scottish and Welsh Veterans’ Commissioner appointments, this is not a full-time position.</p><p>We are hopeful that the recruitment process can be completed to allow the announcement of a new Commissioner towards the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 21/10/2024 09:36:54 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1734703

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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, when she plans to launch her Department's review of Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	9461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to reviewing Universal Credit, to make sure it is doing the job we want it to. We will set out the details of this in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 21/10/2024 10:50:48 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1734704

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
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 her Department's review of Universal Credit will include the income threshold used to determine eligibility for (a) free school meals and (b) the NHS Healthy Start scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	9462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>Eligibility criteria, including earnings thresholds for passported benefits including Free School Meals and Healthy Start payments are owned by Department of Education and the Department of Health and Social care respectively.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 21/10/2024 13:51:47 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1734747

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what progress his Department has made on ensuring continued supply of necessary veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland beyond 2025.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	9530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to secure the long-term sustainable supply of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland and we are continuing to progress urgent work on this. We have re-established the Veterinary Medicines Working Group to advise the Government, and this met on 11 September 2024 and will meet again on 5 November 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A grace period arrangement is in place until the end of 2025 which supports the continuity of supply to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 21/10/2024 13:50:38 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1734759

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke immigration route for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	9525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to devolve immigration policy or introduce a Scottish visa scheme. We are focussed on having an immigration system that works in the interests of the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Government has not tasked the MAC to look at the issue of Scottish visas and have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra grouped question UIN 9526 9527 question first answered 21/10/2024 11:37:44 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1734760

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a bespoke immigration route for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	9526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to devolve immigration policy or introduce a Scottish visa scheme. We are focussed on having an immigration system that works in the interests of the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Government has not tasked the MAC to look at the issue of Scottish visas and have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra grouped question UIN 9525 9527 question first answered 21/10/2024 11:37:44 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont