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1627653

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force personnel have been recruited since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	184951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>Staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2021 to 2022 can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Staffing and financial figures for 2022 – 2023 have not yet been published.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/05/2023 14:20:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

1627654

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the increase in the FTE establishment of Border Force has been since 2021.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	184952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>Staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2021 to 2022 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/05/2023 14:18:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

1600274

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Entertainers: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of making representations to US counterparts on that country's proposals to increase the costs of short- and long-term visas for touring performers.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	156120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>Whilst US immigration policy is ultimately a matter for the US authorities, the UK Government has engaged with the US authorities on this matter to make clear the concerns that the UK music industry has about the increase in US visa costs.</p><p>We are continuing to engage our counterparts in the US on this matter. In parallel, we have encouraged the music sector to respond to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' consultation.</p><p>My Department regularly engages across Government, and with the music sector, on issues concerning touring professionals.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 08/03/2023 18:09:12 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

1588532

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with North Yorkshire County Council in 2018 on plans for a new special educational needs and disability school.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	151272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>North Yorkshire County Council submitted its application for a special school in 2018. The application was approved with conditions in March 2019. The Department has appointed a full project delivery team that works closely with the Council to deliver the project. I am aware of recent correspondence from my right hon. Friend, the Member for Selby and Ainsty, and a response will be issued shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/03/2023 14:19:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

1586242

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Flood Control: Tadcaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects construction work to commence on the Flood Alleviation Scheme for Tadcaster.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	146942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has accelerated work on the Tadcaster Flood alleviation scheme following flooding in 2020. This includes completion of small scale work to existing flood defences and accelerating modelling, feasibility and design, alongside ongoing community engagement. Further formal public engagement will take place in March 2023. This will influence the Outline Business Case which is scheduled for submission in April 2023. The application for planning permission and detailed design will follow and construction is still scheduled to commence in early 2024.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/02/2023 13:31:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

713616

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Combined Heat and Power
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 evaluation his Department has made of the overall efficiency of a combined heat and power plant.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	68843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Combined heat and power (CHP) plants use a range of technologies, which can offer efficiency savings of up to 30% compared to the separate generation of heat and electricity. Their efficiency varies depending on the particular technologies used and how they are operated. The CHP Quality Assurance Scheme assesses plants’ energy efficiency to ensure all those benefitting from government support meet a minimum level.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 16:20:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

713617

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Steam Engines: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to continue support for the production of steam from renewable energy sources used for industrial applications.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	68837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Support for the production of steam from renewable energy sources used for industrial applications is provided through the Renewable Heat Incentive. As set out in the 2015 Autumn Statement, the budget for the Renewable Heat Incentive has been confirmed to financial year 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 16:21:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

713618

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Combined Heat and Power
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 effect of changes to the combined heat and power tariff from 10 to 20 per cent efficiency on the (a) use and (b) price of energy generated by Organic Rankine Cycle turbines.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	68838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Renewable Heat Incentive consultation on support for Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant closed on 10 March. This consultation proposed changing the current 10% power efficiency requirement for biomass CHP plants applying to the RHI scheme to a 20% power efficiency requirement. The consultation can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/590694/The_Renewable_Heat_Incentive_-_Support_for_Biomass_Combined_Heat_and_Pow....pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Annex A to the consultation document contained an assessment of impacts for the proposed change.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 16:21:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

711383

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadcasting: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) which broadcasters have been sanctioned by Ofcom under the broadcast code in the last 10 years and (b) how many times each of these broadcasters was sanctioned.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	68016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The consideration of a sanction follows a decision by Ofcom that a broadcaster has breached a relevant requirement. There are a variety of sanctions available to Ofcom which include, for example, issuing a direction to a broadcaster or imposing a financial penalty. A case will normally be considered for the imposition of a sanction when Ofcom considers that a broadcaster has seriously, deliberately, repeatedly, or recklessly breached a relevant requirement.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom regularly publishes any broadcasting sanctions and regulatory decisions on its website. Since 1 January 2007 Ofcom has imposed 84 sanctions against 57 broadcasters as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Licensee</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of sanctions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 of GCap Media plc’s ‘One Network’ radio stations</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Al Ehya Digital Television Limited</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Al Mustakillah Television Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ARY Digital UK Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asia TV Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bang Channels Limited and Bang Media (London) Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BBA Media Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biditis Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel Four Television Corporation</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel S World Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel Television Ltd</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Club TV Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Connection Makers Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CSC Media Group Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dama (Liverpool) Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discovery Communications Europe Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DM Digital Television Limited</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DM Global Media Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E Entertainment UK Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESPN (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gamecast UK Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GMTV Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Granada Television Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Television Channel Europe Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islam Channel Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ITV Broadcasting Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ITV2 Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Just4Us TV Limited and Playboy TV UK/ Benelux Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lakeland Radio Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leith Community Mediaworks Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life Show-Case Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life TV Media Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LWT (Holdings) Limited</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Majestic TV Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mohiuddin Digital Television Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More FM Ltd (formerly One Gold Radio Ltd)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MTV Networks Europe</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Port Talbot Broadcasting CIC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portland Enterprises (C.I.) Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Press TV Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Radio Asian Fever Community Interest Company</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regis 1 Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RHF Productions &amp; Portland Enterprises</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Satellite Entertainment Limited</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Springdoo Media and User Generated Broadcasting</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Square 1 Management Limited</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans and Watford Broadcasting Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunrise TV Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Takbeer TV Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TalkSPORT Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teletext Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The British Broadcasting Corporation (“the BBC”)</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Light Academy Limited</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venus TV Ltd</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voice of Africa Radio Limited</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/03/2017 12:06:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams

710959

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadcasting: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which broadcasters have been found in breach of the broadcasting code without being sanctioned as a result in the last 10 years; and how many times each of those broadcasters were found in breach of the broadcast code in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Selby and Ainsty
tabling member printed	Nigel Adams
uin	67924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom currently licenses 1,175 television services and 871 radio services. These services are required to comply with the rules in Ofcom’s codes. As set out in Ofcom's last Annual Report, they assessed 23,420 broadcasting complaints between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. During this period, they conducted 205 investigations and recorded 127 breaches of the Broadcasting Code (or other Ofcom codes).</p><p> </p><p>Over the past ten years, Ofcom has recorded over 2,500 breaches of the Broadcasting Code. Any further breakdown of this data would require a disproportionate use of resources.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/03/2017 12:03:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams