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1739202

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date	04/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Romford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help repair potholes in Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. Havering Council is the local highway authority for the Romford constituency, and they are therefore responsible for the condition and maintenance of their local network.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has a commitment to enable local highway authorities in England to fix up to a million more potholes a year. At Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced an extra £500 million for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year, an increase of nearly 50% compared to the current financial year. The Government will confirm funding allocations to English local highway authorities in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/11/2024 13:58:42 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1739205

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Essex and Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in (a) Greater London and (b) Essex.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres, include the recruitment of new driving examiners (DE), conducting tests outside regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from DEs.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA also continues to deploy DEs from areas with lower waiting times into those where waiting times are longer.</p><p> </p><p>For recent recruitment campaigns, DVSA has used additional measures when advertising in and around the Greater London area, such as radio advertising, local managers attending and running recruitment events, and improved social media coverage.</p><p> </p><p>From recent recruitment DVSA has had 11 new DEs successful on their training course. This includes 10 for London and one for Essex.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA is planning training courses to the end of the business year and currently has nine individuals, who will serve the London and Essex areas, confirmed on courses to the end of February. Further applicants are in checks awaiting course dates.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/11/2024 13:54:53 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738381

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on investigating shoplifting offences where the value of goods stolen is less than £200.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>Shoplifting is a damaging crime, which soared under the previous government, and we are determined to remove any perception that offenders will escape punishment.</p><p>To that end, this Government will end the effective immunity, introduced by the previous Government, granted to shoplifting of goods under £200.</p><p>This Government regularly engages with National Police Chiefs' Council retail crime leads, ensuring effective collaboration to help combat retail crime.</p><p>Operational commitments were made by the police in its October 2023 <a href="https://news.npcc.police.uk/resources/e6e5n-gfsgg-qru39-qjnkc-dbait" target="_blank">Retail Crime Action Plan</a>. The plan contains a commitment for police across England and Wales to prioritise attendance where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured by police personnel.</p><p>This Government will also introduce a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 07/11/2024 15:17:28 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738486

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Gaming: Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the economic contribution of adult gaming centres to (a) high streets and (b) town centres.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>Official statistics from a range of sources provide the Government with insights into the economic contribution of the betting and gaming industry as a whole. The latest headline statistics show that the gambling sector contributed £4.9bn to Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2022, accounting for 0.2% of UK GVA. In the financial year 2023/24, the gambling sector employed around 94,000 people in Britain (provisional), accounting for 0.2% of UK jobs and paid approximately £3.4bn in betting and gaming duty.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/publication/industry-statistics-february-2024-correction" target="_blank">Gambling Commission’s industry statistics</a> show that between April 2022 and March 2023, gross gambling yield for adult gaming centres was £533m. This represented c. 11% of gross gambling yield generated by non-remote casinos, arcades, betting and bingo.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 07/11/2024 14:22:42 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738487

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	London Councils
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 she plans to meet with the Chief Executive of London Councils in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>I am clear that resetting the relationship with local government is a priority. I was pleased to be joined at the Leader’s Council meeting two weeks ago by the Chair of London Councils, Cllr Claire Holland, alongside colleagues from across local government. My department, both ministers and officials, regularly meet with senior leaders from across local government, including London Councils.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 08/11/2024 12:22:43 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738488

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Bangladesh: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with his Bangladeshi counterpart since 4 August 2024.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is supporting Bangladesh's Interim Government as it works to create a pathway to a more inclusive, democratic and prosperous future for the people of Bangladesh. In October, the Foreign Secretary met with Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and discussed democracy in Bangladesh, climate and the Rohingya. The British High Commission in Dhaka will continue to engage with the Interim Government in Bangladesh on mutual key priorities.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 08/11/2024 10:06:38 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738489

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Pacific Ocean Islands: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the Pacific region on the potential merits of upgrading Honorary Consulates in (a) the Solomon Islands, (b) Vanuatu and (c) Tuvalu to High Commissions.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The UK has High Commissions with accredited resident High Commissioners in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, the latter of which was opened in 2019. The UK High Commissioner to Fiji is also the accredited non-resident High Commissioner to Tuvalu. The UK does not have Honorary Consulates in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu or Tuvalu.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 08/11/2024 10:10:55 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738490

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	St Helena: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with the administrators of (a) Tristan da Cunha and (b) Ascension Island since the Government’s asylum agreement with St Helena was concluded.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The new arrangement with St Helena does not apply to Tristan da Cunha or Ascension Island. The Chief Islander from Tristan da Cunha and Councillors from Ascension Island will attend the UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London later this month. I have also met virtually with the Chief Islander and members of the Ascension Islands Council.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 08/11/2024 15:57:01 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738491

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Financial Services: Liechtenstein
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 5919 on Financial Services: Liechtenstein, whether he has had any meetings with his Liechtenstein counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has not met with his Liechtenstein counterpart.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 05/11/2024 15:44:01 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738492

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Department for Business and Trade: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has met with the Agent-General of (a) New South Wales, (b) Queensland, (c) South Australia, (d) Tasmania, (e) Victoria, and (f) Western Australia.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is working in close partnership with Australia across a range of areas, most notably on the implementation and utilisation of the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement. This engagement has not included meetings by the Secretary of State with any of the Agent-Generals in Australia.</p> answering member constituency Lothian East answering member printed Mr Douglas Alexander question first answered 07/11/2024 13:45:22 answering member 632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell