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1733598

registered interest
date	11/10/2024
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	NHS: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to publication entitled Government and Agenda for Change trade unions offer in principle, published by NHS Employers on 16 March 2023, whether it remains his Department's policy to implement the measures listed under the sub-section of that document entitled Pay setting process.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	8729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department is progressing work on all non-pay commitments covered in the 2023/24 Agenda for Change pay deal, including reviewing aspects of the pay setting process. Recommendations from this work will be considered at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 17/10/2024 13:01:10 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth previous answer version 10503 answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5234

1735011

registered interest
date	10/10/2024
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	Museums and Galleries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support art galleries with financial pressures.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Josh Babarinde
uin	900684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Museums and galleries enrich communities, creating thriving places for people to live and visit.</p><p>We’re working with Arts Council England and others to understand the sector’s priorities and needs, looking at the sector as a whole: from our commitment to restoring stability to Local Government, to our forthcoming review of Arts Council England.</p><p>Regional art galleries are a major beneficiary of DCMS’s £86 million Museum Estate and Development Fund, with Round 4 currently underway.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 17/10/2024 16:42:30 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	5086

1732949

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme will continue to provide thank you payments to people hosting displaced Ukrainians.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	8243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>More than two years on, we continue to stand firm with the brave people who remain in Ukraine, and to warmly welcome those who need sanctuary in the UK.</p><p>We are greatly appreciative of the overwhelming generosity shown by sponsors in accommodating guests under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. It is thanks to this generosity that we have been able to welcome over 156,000 Ukrainians to the UK. We continue to encourage those who can offer support to come forward with offers of sponsorship.</p><p>We provide a tariff of £5,900 per Ukrainian arrival to councils. This is un-ringfenced, which allows councils to use the funding to support households as best suits the local area, including measures to support guests who have left sponsorship to access the private rented sector.</p><p>Local councils have a responsibility to support Ukrainians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including providing temporary accommodation where required to ensure no family is without a roof over their head.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 8244 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:09:47 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1732950

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take once the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme is introduced to a) incentivise the continuation of people hosting and b) reduce the risk of homelessness amongst displaced Ukrainians.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	8244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>More than two years on, we continue to stand firm with the brave people who remain in Ukraine, and to warmly welcome those who need sanctuary in the UK.</p><p>We are greatly appreciative of the overwhelming generosity shown by sponsors in accommodating guests under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. It is thanks to this generosity that we have been able to welcome over 156,000 Ukrainians to the UK. We continue to encourage those who can offer support to come forward with offers of sponsorship.</p><p>We provide a tariff of £5,900 per Ukrainian arrival to councils. This is un-ringfenced, which allows councils to use the funding to support households as best suits the local area, including measures to support guests who have left sponsorship to access the private rented sector.</p><p>Local councils have a responsibility to support Ukrainians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, including providing temporary accommodation where required to ensure no family is without a roof over their head.</p> answering member constituency Bethnal Green and Stepney answering member printed Rushanara Ali grouped question UIN 8243 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:09:47 answering member 4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1732512

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to allocate new (a) funding and (b) resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in schools in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Lewis Cocking
uin	7922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The department is providing schools with extra funding of almost £1.1 billion in the 2024/25 financial year through the new Core Schools Budget Grant (CSBG), to support them with overall costs, including the costs of supporting their pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Of this total, special schools and alternative provision settings will be receiving over £140 million through the CSBG.</p><p> </p><p>The additional funding through the CSBG comes alongside high needs funding for children and young people with complex needs, which totals over £10.75 billion in 2024/25, including the funding through the separate teachers’ pay and pension employer contribution grants. Hertfordshire County Council is receiving a high needs funding allocation of £193.2 million, including funding for previous teachers’ pay and pension costs, and a CSBG allocation of over £2.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>Budgets for the 2025/26 financial year have not yet been set which means that decisions on the high needs and schools national funding formulae as well as the publication of allocations for that year are not to the usual timescales. The department will publish information as soon as possible after the Budget in October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 16/10/2024 14:10:22 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5050

1732597

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M25: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5795 on M25: Noise, when Next Generation Concrete Surfacing will take place between Junctions 8 and 9 on the M25.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Rebecca Paul
uin	8079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>A section of the M25 between Junction 8 and Junction 9 was treated with Next Generation Concrete Surfacing (NGCS) in September 2024 and wider implementation of NGCS on the M25 is expected to be undertaken from 2026. At present, National Highways is unable to confirm when specific sections of the M25 will be treated, but all concrete sections of the M25 are planned to receive noise mitigation treatment.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 16/10/2024 12:49:43 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5297

1730083

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to develop a National Food Security Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Gateshead South
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	5960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>Food Security is national security which is relevant to all five Government Missions and central to our primary Mission to grow the economy. Boosting Britain’s food security is one of the core priorities of this Government.</p><p> </p><p>We need a resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British Farmers. The only way to do this effectively is to listen to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside, and nature. We will consider relevant evidence and analysis, including that contained in Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy, as we develop our plans to support our farmers and food and drink businesses, boost food security, invest in rural communities, deliver growth, manage waste more effectively across the supply chain, improve resilience to climate change and tackle biodiversity loss.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 11/10/2024 11:03:41 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1731027

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions
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 it is his Department's policy to introduce a UK low carbon hydrogen certification scheme.
tabling member constituency	Rushcliffe
tabling member printed	James Naish
uin	6731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We are considering the role of a UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Certification Scheme in achieving clean power by 2030. Further detail on the Government's approach will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 14/10/2024 15:06:05 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
tabling member	5047

1731037

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Cultural Heritage: Coal Fired Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will support the preservation of a coal-fired power station cooling tower.
tabling member constituency	Rushcliffe
tabling member printed	James Naish
uin	6733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar was previously assessed for protection as a Listed Building in 2017 but deemed not to possess the requisite special architectural or historic interest. A new listing application is currently being assessed by Historic England, which administers the listing process on the Secretary of State’s behalf. The application will be determined by DCMS in line with the Secretary of State’s Principles of Selection for Listed Buildings.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 14/10/2024 16:30:43 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	5047

1731191

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to increase staff retainment in rail services.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Manuela Perteghella
uin	6898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We are working with operators to support recruitment and retention and ensure they have the staff they need to robustly deliver their timetables. We will deliver the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 14/10/2024 16:16:07 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5122