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1699101

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in Royal Mail service days on small (a) businesses and (b) online traders.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure that the universal postal service meets the reasonable needs of customers as well as being financially sustainable and efficient. The Government does not have a role in Ofcom’s regulatory decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider any recommendations that Ofcom puts forward, but Ministers are not currently minded to introduce new legislation to change the obligations on postal deliveries.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 20764 20765 question first answered 15/04/2024 13:52:38 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1699102

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Ofcom's press release entitled Universal postal service must modernise, published on 24 January 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposals to reduce the number of Royal Mail service days on (a) working conditions and (b) staff numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure that the universal postal service meets the reasonable needs of customers as well as being financially sustainable and efficient. The Government does not have a role in Ofcom’s regulatory decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider any recommendations that Ofcom puts forward, but Ministers are not currently minded to introduce new legislation to change the obligations on postal deliveries.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 20763 20765 question first answered 15/04/2024 13:52:38 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1699103

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Ofcom's press release entitled Universal postal service must modernise, published on 24 January 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposals to reduce the number of Royal Mail service days on postal delivery targets.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, to ensure that the universal postal service meets the reasonable needs of customers as well as being financially sustainable and efficient. The Government does not have a role in Ofcom’s regulatory decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider any recommendations that Ofcom puts forward, but Ministers are not currently minded to introduce new legislation to change the obligations on postal deliveries.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 20763 20764 question first answered 15/04/2024 13:52:37 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1698564

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to the Israeli government on the potential merits of enabling a neutral humanitarian organisation to (a) conduct checks on aid and (b) facilitate the opening of more land routes.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>We have set out very clearly the steps that Israel needs to take, including an immediate humanitarian pause to get more aid in and the hostages out; increased capacity inside Gaza and fully enabling the UN's minimal operating requirements, including by allowing visas, telecommunications equipment, armoured vehicles, trucks and personal protective equipment; as well as increased access for aid through land routes, including the scaling up of the Jordan corridor, with a streamlined screening and delivery process, the opening of a crossing in northern Gaza, Ashdod Port fully open for aid delivery and increased screening capacity at Kerem Shalom and Nitzana to seven days a week and extended hours.</p><p>We also need to see an expansion of the types of aid allowed into Gaza and the provision of electricity, water and telecommunications, to both the north and the south of Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/04/2024 15:10:36 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1698565

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to the Israeli government on (a) publishing an official list of aid that is restricted to Gaza and (b) ensuring that nutritional and medical aid needed to treat starvation are not restricted.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has been clear that we need to see increased access for aid through land routes, increased capacity inside Gaza, an expansion of the types of aid allowed into Gaza, and the provision of electricity, water and telecommunications to both the north and the south of Gaza.</p><p>We are doing all we can to get as much food into Gaza as possible. On 20 March, the Foreign Secretary announced that the UK has funded WFP to provide 2000 tons of food aid, enough to feed 275,000 people in Gaza.</p><p>A field hospital, provided by UK Aid funding to UK-Med, has arrived in Gaza. This facility, staffed by UK and local medics, will be able to treat over 100 patients a day, ensuring those with health issues have access to vital aid.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/04/2024 15:15:20 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1698566

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Hamas: Hostage Taking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent progress his Department has made on helping to secure the release of hostages in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government has been working with partners across the region to secure the release of hostages, including British nationals and their families.</p><p>We have been clear that the release of all the hostages is one of the vital elements for a lasting peace and the Foreign Secretary has reiterated that we want to see the safe release of all hostages unconditionally.</p><p>The Government continues to call for an immediate humanitarian pause now to allow for the release of hostages.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/04/2024 15:02:32 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1698567

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Landlord and Tenant: Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing specialist housing courts.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>With regards to specialist housing courts and the impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on levels of demand on the courts, I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-18/203400" target="_blank">203400</a> on 26 October 2023 and Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-17/10066" target="_blank">10066</a> on 25 January 2024.</p><p>The Government monitors possession claim actions in the county courts using the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">Mortgage and Landlord Possession Statistics</a> published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice. We will set out further details shortly about how we will assess the operation of the courts in the context of the changes to possession processes which we are introducing through the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 20392 20393 question first answered 15/04/2024 15:49:29 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1698568

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Rented Housing: Antisocial Behaviour
	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 help tackle anti-social behaviour committed by tenants living in rented properties.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Renters (Reform) Bill will strengthen landlords’ ability to repossess their property from anti-social tenants.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 16/04/2024 13:29:52 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1698569

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Renters (Reform) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on levels of demand on the courts.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>With regards to specialist housing courts and the impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on levels of demand on the courts, I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-18/203400" target="_blank">203400</a> on 26 October 2023 and Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-17/10066" target="_blank">10066</a> on 25 January 2024.</p><p>The Government monitors possession claim actions in the county courts using the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">Mortgage and Landlord Possession Statistics</a> published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice. We will set out further details shortly about how we will assess the operation of the courts in the context of the changes to possession processes which we are introducing through the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 20390 20393 question first answered 15/04/2024 15:49:29 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1698570

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Rented Housing: Repossession Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of court processes for the repossession of rental properties before the commencement of the Renters (Reform) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	20393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>With regards to specialist housing courts and the impact of the Renters (Reform) Bill on levels of demand on the courts, I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-18/203400" target="_blank">203400</a> on 26 October 2023 and Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-17/10066" target="_blank">10066</a> on 25 January 2024.</p><p>The Government monitors possession claim actions in the county courts using the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">Mortgage and Landlord Possession Statistics</a> published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice. We will set out further details shortly about how we will assess the operation of the courts in the context of the changes to possession processes which we are introducing through the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 20390 20392 question first answered 15/04/2024 15:49:29 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan