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1243258

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the recovery of the Welsh (a) rural economy and (b) hospitality sector from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	907306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The rural and hospitality sectors form the backbone of the Welsh economy. The Eat Out to Help out Scheme helped protect two million Welsh jobs. This - alongside cutting VAT, months of furlough for staff, and incentives to keep workers in jobs - demonstrates the benefits to Wales of being part of the Union.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 14/10/2020 15:18:08 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1182097

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2020
	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	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to encourage prompt payment for goods and services by larger companies; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	901055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We are completely focussed on fulfilling our manifesto commitment to clamp down on irresponsible payment practices, supporting small businesses who are impacted the most.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly consult on the merits of strengthening the Small Business Commissioner’s powers, which could support compliance by larger businesses and further improve payment culture.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/03/2020 15:01:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1126751

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Tourism and Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps the Government has taken to promote (a) inward tourism and (b) foreign direct investment in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	910826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Last year, over 3000 jobs came to Wales through Foreign Direct Investment, through 57 projects of which 93% were supported by both my department and the Department for International Trade.</p><p>Between 2015 and 2018, the UK attracted more foreign direct investment in capital investment than France and Germany combined.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/05/2019 12:38:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1203405

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to support the clinically extremely vulnerable during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	903184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>At the start of this pandemic we advised Clinically Extremely Vulnerable people to shield - to not leave their homes and avoid face-to-face contact – and we set up the National Shielding Service; a huge logistical exercise unprecedented since the Second World War.</p><p>This has included delivering over 3 million free food boxes to date, securing priority supermarket slots, getting people’s medicines delivered to their doorstep, and social contact.</p><p>On 1 June, following clinical advice, we announced that clinically extremely vulnerable people in England can spend time outdoors with members of their household, or with one other person from another household if they live alone, while continuing to follow social distancing guidelines.</p><p>The next review will take place this week. As part of this, the Government will consider the next steps for shielding beyond 30 June. The Government will write to all individuals on the shielded patient list with information about next steps on shielding advice and the support that will be available to them after this review point.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/06/2020 08:30:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1167586

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Tree Planting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans she has to increase the number of trees planted each year; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	900255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We are on track to plant 11 million trees and a further one million trees in urban areas. We have also modified our main grant schemes, to make them more accessible. We have announced additional funding for tree planting including £10 million for urban trees; £50 million for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee; and £5.7 million to kick-start the Northern Forest and the Woodland Carbon Fund is now open until 2022. Most recently we launched the Northumberland Forest of up to one million trees to be planted by 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 11:13:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1226144

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What guidance his Department issues to local authorities on their membership of local enterprise partnerships; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	904980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department has provided clear guidance on the membership of Local Enterprise Partnerships through our National Local Growth Assurance Framework.</p><p>Each Local Enterprise Partnership is required to set out the membership requirements of their Board and Sub-Boards in a Local Assurance Framework which should be published on their website.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 20/07/2020 16:30:09 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

644288

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2016
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Clergy: Peterborough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the appropriateness of procedures and practice relating to the Dean of Peterborough Cathedral standing down.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	54985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>On 22 July 2016 Very Revd Charles Taylor announced his resignation from the Deanery of Peterborough with effect from 2 October 2016. His farewell service took place at the Cathedral on 1 October 2016. There has been no reason to review the appropriateness of procedures and practice relating to the resignation.</p><p>In July the Bishop of Peterborough announced his decision to hold a formal Bishop’s visitation of the cathedral to investigate and report on the financial management and the overall governance of the Cathedral. At the time the Bishop noted that “The Cathedral is going through a cash flow crisis. It is taking too long to pay some bills, and paying the staff at the end of the month has been a close thing twice recently.” In response to requests from the Bishop and cathedral Chapter the Church Commissioners have provided advice, support, and financial backup to help the cathedral in this situation. Whilst some progress is being made, this week the Commissioners intend to increase the loan facility they have made available to the cathedral.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 29/11/2016 16:48:45 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

862240

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Press Gallery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of withdrawing Press Gallery passes being issued to (a) Russia TV and (b) RT; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	132659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>No Parliamentary Press Gallery passes are currently on issue to RT or Russia TV.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 29/03/2018 11:52:23 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1170327

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Big Ben
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will allow Big Ben to chime at 11pm GMT on 31 January 2020 to mark the UK leaving the EU; what estimate has been made of the cost of activating the clock mechanism to enable those chimes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Speaker has indicated that this is a matter for Members of the House of Commons. The House of Commons Commission will respond to any decision of the House on this matter. In the absence of any such decision, the Commission's position on the sounding of Big Ben remains unchanged.</p><p>For the Bell to ring on 31 January, the temporary striking mechanism used for Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve would need to be reattached and tested to ensure the timing is correct. Alongside this work, a temporary floor of the belfry where Big Ben is housed would also need to be installed, as extensive work is currently taking place in this area. The cost for the temporary floor and installing, testing and striking Big Ben would be approximately £120,000.</p><p>In addition to the set-up, the delay to work in the belfry would push back the planned programme of works by two to four weeks, with each week of delays costing approximately £100,000 a week. As such, the minimum cost of sounding Big Ben would be £320,000 but could be much higher (up to £500,000). These costs are based on a notice period of approximately two weeks. Should the project team be required to strike the bell with less notice, these costs would increase substantially.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 15/01/2020 23:47:42 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1182402

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2020
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Hygiene
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether hand sanitisers can be installed on portable stands throughout the Parliamentary Estate.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	24236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>In-House Services did try to purchase these through their supplier; however due to the current high demand for sanitisers and sanitiser units there was a 3–4 week delivery time. They have therefore purchased the units without stands and requested that the Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST) provide suitable stands.</p><p>In-House Services are currently awaiting delivery of the dispensers, and PMST are in the process of making the stands.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 05/03/2020 14:42:42 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant