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1722288

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to restore the level of funding allocated to international development and aid projects to 0.7% of GDP.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to restoring ODA spending at the level of 0.7 per cent of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow. The Government will set out its approach to the House in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 26/07/2024 14:20:48 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1722025

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Council Tax
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 her Department has plans to reform council tax.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 26/07/2024 08:15:13 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1721286

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	General Election 2024: Absent Voting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to review the effectiveness of the administration of postal votes during the General Election on 4 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South and Mid Down
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission will publish a report on the administration of the General Election held on 4 July later this year, and the Government will give careful consideration to any findings or recommendations made in the report in relation to the current arrangements for postal voting.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 26/07/2024 10:36:11 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1721310

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Antisemitism
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 her Department is taking to tackle antisemitism in the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	14
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, and tackling antisemitism is a top priority for this Government. This Government continues to fund the Community Security Trust, supporting their vital work in protecting Jewish communities. This includes providing additional security at Jewish schools, synagogues, and other sites. Making sure that British Jews are not only safe, but also that they feel safe, is one of our top priorities.</p><p>Antisemitism is a deplorable form of Hate Crime, and the Government are committed to ensuring that everyone is able to worship freely, wear religious clothing and go about their lives in safety and security – irrespective of their background, faith or other characteristic. Tackling Hate Crime will be a key part of this Government's work to tackle divisions and create connections between all communities.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris grouped question UIN 275 question first answered 26/07/2024 15:29:48 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1721448

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Local Government Finance
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 is taking to review the (a) distribution and (b) quantum of local government funding.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p>We understand that improving how local government is funded is crucial to enabling councils to deliver for local residents and ensuring we can deliver our missions. We will provide councils with more stability and certainty through multi-year funding settlements and by ending wasteful competitive bidding. This will ensure councils can plan their finances for the future properly, delivering better value for money for taxpayers.</p><p>We want to hear from councils about the financial challenges they are facing and we are committed to improving the local government finance landscape in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 524 question first answered 26/07/2024 08:13:37 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1721489

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Disability
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 UK's progress on implementing the recommendations made in the report entitled Concluding observations on the initial report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South and Mid Down
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and improving disabled people’s lives in all aspects of life.</p><p> </p><p>The previous Government’s latest response to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was submitted in 2022, and published on GOV.UK with accessible formats in December 2022. This report and previous ones can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-uk-2022-follow-up-report-to-uncrpd-2016-inquiry" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As requested by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Government will submit a report by March 2029 with information on how we are implementing the Committee’s recommendations outlined in their latest report published in April 2024. The Government, through the Disability Unit in the Cabinet Office, has already begun considering the recommendations from this report.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 23/07/2024 10:34:15 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1721622

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the competent authority is for the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 in respect of Northern Ireland following the coming into force of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The relevant competent authority is the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 25/07/2024 13:46:25 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5356

1721663

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason goods imported to Northern Ireland from (a) China and (b) other non-EU countries are charged a higher third country duty tariff than goods imported from those countries to Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Windsor Framework, goods being brought into Northern Ireland from non-EU countries attract customs duty at the relevant EU rate if they are deemed ‘at risk’ of entering the EU. In some circumstances those duties can be waived or the difference between the EU and UK rate reimbursed. If the goods are not regarded as ‘at risk’ of entering the EU they will attract customs duty at UK rates.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 22/07/2024 13:20:10 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	5356

1721809

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Local Government Finance
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 his Department plans to take to stabilise local authority revenue budgets.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p>We understand that improving how local government is funded is crucial to enabling councils to deliver for local residents and ensuring we can deliver our missions. We will provide councils with more stability and certainty through multi-year funding settlements and by ending wasteful competitive bidding. This will ensure councils can plan their finances for the future properly, delivering better value for money for taxpayers.</p><p>We want to hear from councils about the financial challenges they are facing and we are committed to improving the local government finance landscape in this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon grouped question UIN 104 question first answered 26/07/2024 08:13:37 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1721817

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Out of Area Treatment: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on (a) the adequacy of current travel costs support schemes for young cancer patients from Northern Ireland travelling to receive treatment in England and (b) the potential merits of establishing a UK-wide Travel Fund for young cancer patients to support with the cost of travel to attend specialist treatment across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sorcha Eastwood
uin	532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for healthcare in England. In Northern Ireland, health is a transferred matter, and for Scotland and Wales, health is a devolved matter. The Government has not yet made a formal assessment on a cancer plan for children and young people, or a United Kingdom-wide cancer needs delivery group. However, as part of the Department’s work to improve the experience and outcomes for children and young people with cancer in England, Department officials have previously undertaken some engagement work with stakeholders across the cancer sector to gain a further understanding of the unique needs and challenges for children and young people with cancer in England. This engagement included exploring key issues in relation to detection and diagnosis, genomic testing and treatment, and research and innovation. While the initial focus has been on children and young people’s cancer services in England, the Department is keen to expand collaboration in order to benefit children and young people’s cancer outcomes as widely as possible.</p><p>Department officials regularly meet with counterparts from other Government departments and the devolved administrations, to support research and access to clinical trials across the UK. The Department is committed to ensuring clinical trials are people-centred and more accessible, including for children and young people. This will involve making it easier for patients, service users, and members of the public across the UK to access and participate in research, if they want to. Our aim is to lead the world in clinical trials and ensure that all patients, their families, and their carers are empowered to directly and proactively explore research opportunities, and to make informed decisions about participating in research.</p><p>At this stage the Department has not made a formal assessment of the adequacy of support for travel for young cancer patients, including schemes for young cancer patients from Northern Ireland travelling to receive treatment in England, or the merits of establishing a UK-wide travel fund. NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning and ensuring the healthcare needs of local communities are met, including providing support for travel. The National Health Service runs schemes in England to provide financial assistance for travel to a hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostics tests, when referred by a doctor or other primary healthcare professional. The Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) provides financial assistance to patients in England who do not have a medical need for transport, but who require assistance with the costs of travelling to receive certain NHS services. Patients who do not qualify for the HTCS and are on a low income may be able to claim the costs from the Department for Work and Pensions through Universal Credit or Personal Independence Payment.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne grouped question UIN 533 534 535 question first answered 22/07/2024 09:00:58 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	5125