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date	14/03/2022
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	Wines: Organic Farming
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 he has plans to permit the use of more organic treatments for Botrytis and downy mildew by wine producers in the UK; and if the Government will undertake a review of organic farming treatments to enable the UK wine industry to compete effectively with its European counterparts.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	139313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>Any plant protection product used to control fungal diseases such as Botrytis and downy mildew in crops needs to be authorised before it can be sold or used. Authorisation is granted if strict standards for the protection of people and the environment are met.</p><p> </p><p>The organic regulations have a list of approved plant protection products available for organic farmers to manage pests, disease and weed management at crop production stage. Their use comes under restrictive conditions such as compositional requirements and they can only be used in certain situations. Use of the crop products support organic farmers to produce healthy crops including organic grapes for the UK wine industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to take advantage of our new post EU Exit freedoms and review the organic regulations. The broad aim of the review will be to improve the clarity and functioning of the regulations and through this, support growth in the organic sector. The review will cover the full organics regulatory regime, soil fertilising products, plant protection products, inputs and processing aids to support organic production. Changes to these regulations will require full consultation and consider the impacts on organic equivalence agreements in place with key trading partners.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/03/2022 12:37:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1436558

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a reduced duty rate for sales at the production point for the English wine industry, in order to provide support for that industry and the tourism sector through vineyard visits, winery tours, and distillery and brewery visits.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	131124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>A reduced duty rate for sales by domestic producers, such as English winemakers, would privilege domestic producers and would breach the Government’s international obligations to treat imported products equally.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to introduce a reduced duty rate for sales by domestic producers.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/03/2022 17:43:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1436559

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a visa scheme for seasonal workers to support the agricultural industry.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	131125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office already operates such an immigration route.</p><p>The Seasonal worker visa was introduced in March 2019. There are 30,000 visas available this year, but this will begin to taper down from 2023. The total allocation of places for 2022 can increase if needed but by no more than 10,000 places.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/03/2022 15:29:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 56216 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1421044

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing legislative powers available to the Child Maintenance Service to assist in recovery of maintenance arrears from self-employed paying parents.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	120688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service has robust enforcement measures in place to try and recover arrears, including powers to deduct from a wide range of bank accounts, seizing goods, forcing the sale of a property and disqualification from driving or commitment to prison.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement actions are considered on a case by case basis, using powers that have the greatest chance of securing money for children.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/02/2022 15:32:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1399459

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Gravesham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps his Department has taken and (b) additional resources his Department has made available to support mental health in Gravesham constituency and surrounding areas during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	96815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>In March 2021, we published the Mental Health Recovery Action Plan, supported by an additional £500 million in 2021/22, to address waiting times and ensure more people can access mental health services. The majority of the funding has been allocated to local National Health Service systems, including those in Kent and Medway.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 10/01/2022 15:24:09 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1399460

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made additional funding available for mental health provisions during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	96816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Mental Health Recovery Action Plan was published in 2021, supported by an additional £500 million in 2021/22. The Plan aims to respond to the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of the public, specifically targeting groups that have been most affected including those with severe mental illness, young people, and frontline staff. This is in addition to a further investment of £2.3 billion a year in mental health services by 2023/24 through the NHS Long Term Plan. We have also provided more than £10 million to national and local mental health charities.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 10/01/2022 15:25:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1399462

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Origin Marking
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating country of origin information on goods sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	96817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Aside from certain specified products such as food there is no requirement for goods to be labelled with their country of origin.</p><p>Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, traders are banned from using misleading statements about the geographical or commercial origin of products including in response to requests for information by consumers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 96818 question first answered 12/01/2022 16:49:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1399463

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Origin Marking: Research
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 his Department has undertaken any research on the potential impact on sales of British made goods of mandating country of origin information on goods sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	96818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Aside from certain specified products such as food there is no requirement for goods to be labelled with their country of origin.</p><p>Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, traders are banned from using misleading statements about the geographical or commercial origin of products including in response to requests for information by consumers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 96817 question first answered 12/01/2022 16:49:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1387865

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
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	Coronavirus
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 hospitalised covid-19 patients are unvaccinated.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	92848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Between week 46 (week commencing 15 November 2021) and week 49 (week commencing 6 December 2021) there were 8235 COVID-19 cases presenting to emergency care within 28 days of a positive specimen, resulting in overnight inpatient admission. Of these, 3532 (42.9%) were not vaccinated.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 14/01/2022 09:44:15 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1364401

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 41751 and 41752 tabled by the hon. Member for Gravesham on 3 September 2021; and for what reason his answers to those questions have been delayed.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	65384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers to Questions 41751 and 41752.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/12/2021 12:11:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 32246 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway