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1728813

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Defending Democracy Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to continue the Defending Democracy Taskforce.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	5269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government is committed to rolling out a Young Futures programme which will bring together local services to improve the delivery of support for young people at risk of being drawn into crime .</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The HO has already set up a YF delivery unit to make progress on the design of local prevention partnerships and will be working cross government on the design and delivery of Young Futures Hubs. More information will be provided in due course.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Defending Democracy Taskforce coordinates a whole of government response to threats of foreign interference in our democracy.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Taskforce was established in 2022 and continue its work to safeguard our democracy and strengthen its resilience to the threats we face. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> The Taskforce’s latest meeting was on the 25 July, when it considered issues relating to the recent General Election and the work going on across government to ensure that anyone who wishes to participate in our democracy can do so without fear of intimidation or abuse.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 07/10/2024 09:01:33 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2024 09:19:35 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis previous answer version 7311 answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson answering member 1533
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1728076

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Azerbaijan: Prisoners
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) arbitrary detainment of prisoners in Azerbaijan and (b) reports of human rights abuses in prisons in that country.
tabling member constituency	Dundee Central
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	4733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK government remains concerned at reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. We continue to urge the authorities to ensure that those in detention are treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, in line with international human rights law, and that those in detention are afforded a fair trial and are provided safe conditions, in accordance with Azerbaijan's international obligations and commitments.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK government remains concerned by reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. In line with international human rights law, we continue to urge the authorities to ensure those in detention are: i) treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, ii) afforded a fair trial and iii) provided safe conditions. Our Embassy in Baku will continue to raise this with the government of Azerbaijan.</ins></p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 17/09/2024 09:47:09 question first ministerially corrected 23/09/2024 08:28:35 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty previous answer version 6152 answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1727057

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Winter Fuel Payment
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 Table 2 of the policy paper published on 29 July 2024 entitled Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25, whether the savings from targeting Winter Fuel Payments at recipients of Pension Credit and certain other means-tested benefits from winter 2024-25 take account of the potential impact of that policy on the number of people in receipt of Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Central Devon
tabling member printed	Mel Stride
uin	3958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department for Work and Pensions has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The savings were estimated in Fixing the Foundations as Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) Winter Fuel Payments (WFP) savings of £1.4bn, for 2024/2025, for Great Britain. These included an assumption about increased take-up of Pension Credit which is in line with the highest levels it has achieved historically. WFPs are classified as AME. Estimated savings are sensitive to forecasted take up of Pension Credit. Final savings will be certified and published by the Office for Budget responsibility at the Autumn Budget on the 30<sup>th</sup> October Budget, taking account of any behavioural response.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds previous answer version 4853 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds 4857 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds question first answered 09/09/2024 17:07:03 question first ministerially corrected 12/09/2024 10:55:26 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride

1725706

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report entitled The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2024 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, published in August 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the estimate that 582 million people will be chronically food insecure in 2030.
tabling member constituency	Dundee Central
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	2941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK, the UN, other states, and NGOs use the findings of the annual &quot;The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World&quot; report extensively. The persisting high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition outlined in the report are concerning. We remain steadfast in our commitment to address these, working alongside partners to provide immediate humanitarian support, tackle the causes of food insecurity and malnutrition, and leverage UK-funded science and technology expertise for more climate-resilient food systems. We support global initiatives, like the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and the Child Nutrition Fund, in order to lift ambition, ensure better international coordination, and unlock much-needed finance.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK, the UN and other states use the findings of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report extensively. The persisting high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition are concerning. We are committed to addressing these, working alongside partners to provide immediate humanitarian support, tackle the causes of food insecurity and malnutrition, and leverage UK-funded science and technology expertise for more climate-resilient food systems. At the G20 Development Ministers Meeting in July, I announced the UK would join the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty to lift ambition, ensure better international coordination, and unlock much-needed finance.</ins></p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 09/09/2024 14:43:05 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2024 16:08:24 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds previous answer version 4563 answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1725968

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional staff will be required in September 2024 for the expanded childcare offer.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	3133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The department knows that to deliver the expanded early years entitlements, the sector will need additional staff. In total, the department estimated that compared to 2023, the new entitlements will create an increased need for workers in the region of 9,000 in September 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023, the number of staff increased by 12,900 (4%), from 334,400 in 2022, to <del class="ministerial">34,300</del><ins class="ministerial">347,300</ins> in 2023. This was before the department introduced interventions to support the growth of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 09/09/2024 10:38:22 question first ministerially corrected 23/09/2024 08:28:05 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan previous answer version 3389 answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1724633

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Great British Energy: Public Appointments
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 the Chair of Great British Energy was appointed through open competition; what his remuneration is; and whether he has registered his business interests and shareholdings.
tabling member constituency	Beaconsfield
tabling member printed	Joy Morrissey
uin	2492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State considered a range of candidates for the role of Start Up Chair for Great British Energy and directly appointed Juergen Maier as the strongest candidate. DESNZ intends to run an open, fair and transparent competition to recruit the permanent Great British Energy Chair in due course. The Chair's salary is £114,400 per annum<strong>. </strong><ins class="ministerial">Salaries for public appointments made by the department are usually published as part of the annual report and accounts for the relevant body. As the process for the annual report and accounts for Great British Energy is still being finalised, the department has released this information in the interests of transparency to Parliament<em>. </em></ins>Juergen Maier has declared his interests as part of the appointment process.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 04/09/2024 06:24:55 question first ministerially corrected 05/09/2024 08:30:28 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks previous answer version 3174 answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4759 label Biography information for Joy Morrissey

1724793

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling: Video Games
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following further breaches of the Advertising Standards Authority codes on publicising the availability of loot boxes by members of the DCMS technical working group on loot boxes, what steps they will take to ensure that the codes and their oversight are strengthened.
tabling member printed	Lord Foster of Bath
uin	HL501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/08/2024 answer text <p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) are responsible for setting and enforcing the UK Advertising Codes and are independent of the government.</p><p>The ASA takes firm action to ban adverts for loot boxes that are in breach of their codes and has published comprehensive guidance for advertisers of in-game purchasing. The ASA is assessing the nature and scale of ads that fail to inform the audience of in-game purchasing, and considering further action through individual investigations or enforcement activity conducted by CAP Compliance teams.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that purchases of loot boxes should not be available to children and young people unless and until they are enabled by a parent or guardian; and that all players should have access to and be aware of spending controls and transparent information to support safe and responsible gaming.</p><p>In July 2023, the previous Government agreed to new industry-led guidance produced by a DCMS-convened Technical Working Group (TWG) of video game developers <del class="ministerial">and academics</del>; a 12 month implementation period ended in July 2024. The TWG is preparing a report on industry implementation of the measures, which we urge all video games companies to adopt in full. We are separately commissioning independent academic research to assess the effectiveness of the new guidance in improving player protections and will consider whether further action is required when this research is complete.</p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 13/08/2024 15:18:05 question first ministerially corrected 15/08/2024 10:24:28 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross previous answer version 2938 answering member printed Baroness Twycross answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
tabling member	214 label Biography information for Lord Foster of Bath

1723800

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: High Peak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practises are rated as good by the CQC in High Peak constituency.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
uin	2010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates all health and social care services in England. The commission ensures quality and safety across the range of sectors that deliver health and care to people in England.</p><p>The CQC carries out assessments of primary dental services to determine if they are compliant with regulations, however they do not rate dental services in the same way they do for the other services they regulate. <del class="ministerial">11</del> <ins class="ministerial">12 </ins>out of the 18 active dental locations in the High Peak constituency have been assessed and are compliant with the regulations. The remaining <del class="ministerial">seven</del> <ins class="ministerial">six </ins>locations have not yet been assessed.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 01/08/2024 13:25:38 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2024 08:56:29 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 2197 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5115

1723444

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will fund further research relating to suicide amongst (a) serving personnel and (b) veterans.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	1772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">As the responsible Minister for leading the work on the mental health of all our serving and former Serving personnel, I take this matter extremely seriously.</ins></p><p>The Ministry of Defence continues to monitor the long-term impact of operational deployments. A study mapping the mortality rates and causes of death, including suicide, of military personnel who served since 2001, including those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, is underway. The focus of this study is to understand the long-term impact of military service. It will compare findings with the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Suicide Register has also been launched. This is an ongoing Defence-led project to provide an evidence-base specific to Serving personnel by better understanding circumstances surrounding individual deaths. It draws together information from multiple data sources across Defence, enabling internal analysis across organisational boundaries to inform evidence-based prevention, intervention, and postvention activity.</p><p> </p><p>Research suggests that the risk of suicide in our veteran population as a whole is no higher than that in the general population. However, it suggests that certain younger cohorts of veterans may be at a higher risk. The Office for Veterans’ Affairs is working across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans have access to the health support they need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 02/08/2024 14:09:11 question first ministerially corrected 08/08/2024 09:57:54 answering member 5235 previous answer version 2494 answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns answering member 5235
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1723065

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Fly-tipping: South Norfolk
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 instances of fly tipping there were in South Norfolk constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
tabling member printed	Ben Goldsborough
uin	1449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Windsor Framework maintains the free flow of trade from GB to NI in the UK internal market. We are committed to implementing the Windsor Framework in good faith and protecting the UK internal market.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">DAERA as the responsible administration, and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as the regulator, liaise with manufacturers and grower groups on issues around Plant Protection Products (PPPs) availability to ensure the impacts on the farming industry in both NI and GB are minimised where possible.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authorities are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which the department publishes annually, at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fenv24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFlytipping%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca9d1ce7c47b0405f83ae08dcabbf7f6d%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638574086178649864%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nkO3WB%2FxwOHT8fsDbG492WJ30kvgokCIj7O1a%2BA%2FJbE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.</a> This data isn't available at a constituency level and excludes the majority of private-land incidents. </ins></p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 29/07/2024 14:03:16 question first ministerially corrected 29/07/2024 17:02:56 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh previous answer version 1236 answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5205