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1015226

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Animal Welfare
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 steps his Department are taking are to encourage local authorities to appoint animal welfare inspectors.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	195693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not hold records of how many local authorities have not appointed or trained inspectors to enforce equine welfare issues.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to enforce <em>The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 </em>which includes the licensing of businesses that hire out horses for riding or instruction in riding and which requires inspectors to be suitably qualified. We would expect most local authorities, therefore, to have inspectors trained in enforcing equine welfare more generally.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 04/12/2018 17:09:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

861174

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Living Wage: Thornbury and Yate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people are estimated to benefit from the planned rise in the national living wage to £7.83 in Thornbury and Yate constituency.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	132323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone. Through the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage we continue to ensure the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their contribution to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) 2018 Impact Assessment includes an assessment of the number of people the Government expects to benefit from the planned increase in the National Living Wage to £7.83: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/24/pdfs/ukia_20180024_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/24/pdfs/ukia_20180024_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 132324 132325 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:02:53 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

861175

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Living Wage: South Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people are estimated to benefit from the planned rise in the national living wage to £7.83 in south Gloucestershire.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	132324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone. Through the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage we continue to ensure the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their contribution to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) 2018 Impact Assessment includes an assessment of the number of people the Government expects to benefit from the planned increase in the National Living Wage to £7.83: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/24/pdfs/ukia_20180024_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/24/pdfs/ukia_20180024_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 132323 132325 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:02:53 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

861176

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Living Wage: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy how many people are estimated to benefit from the planned rise in the national living wage to £7.83 in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	132325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone. Through the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage we continue to ensure the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their contribution to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) 2018 Impact Assessment includes an assessment of the number of people the Government expects to benefit from the planned increase in the National Living Wage to £7.83: <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/24/pdfs/ukia_20180024_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2018/24/pdfs/ukia_20180024_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths grouped question UIN 132323 132324 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:02:53 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

677945

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Garden Communities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether garden village proposals which do not meet the criteria in the report Locally-Led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities, published by his Department in March 2016, will not receive either formally or informally any aspect of the Government support package set out in paragraphs 31 to 44 of that document.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	61388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>We are keen that local areas continue to pursue their garden village ambitions. The Homes and Communites Agency has offered a conversation with local authorities whose garden village proposals were not selected to establish how they might be supported to progress their ambitions.</p><p>We want local areas to be ambitious and want to encourage well developed locally led proposals that will provide high quality, transformational housing growth.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 27/01/2017 14:15:33 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

674200

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Garden Communities: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether Garden Village proposals which do not meet the criteria set out in Locally-Led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities, published by his Department in March 2016, and which were not selected in the initial round will not receive either informal or formal support by the Homes and Communities Agency in progressing those proposals outside of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	60412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency has offered a conversation with local authorities whose garden village proposals were not selected to establish how they might be supported to progress their ambitions.</p><p>The 14 garden villages selected stood out as the strongest against the criteria we had set, including the likelihood of timely progress and accelerated delivery; viability and local demand; the strength of quality, innovation and design in the proposal; and the strength of local leadership and support.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 60372 60373 60374 60375 60376 question first answered 24/01/2017 16:31:47 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

514538

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department is making available to the South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority for completion of new road projects.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	34793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s funding for major road projects sits within the Local Growth Fund. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership, which includes South Gloucestershire, has already been allocated £230.7m from the Local Growth Fund from 2015/16 to 2020/21 to take forward their growth priorities, including transport projects. Up to a further £1.8bn from the Local Growth Fund will be awarded competitively to LEPs later this year, with an additional £475m available for exceptionally large transport projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/04/2016 09:28:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459292

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Trade Unions: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance the Certification Officer has produced for trades unions on requirements to compile and maintain an accurate register of members; and what monitoring the Certification Officer undertakes of trades unions' compliance with those requirements.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Under Section 24 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, unions are required to compile and maintain an up to date register of members’ names and addresses. The 1992 Act gives a right to members to make a complaint to the Certification Officer if they consider that the union has failed to comply with this duty. The Certification Officer ensures compliance by making enquiries and, where appropriate, issuing an enforcement order, where he finds a breach.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, unions will be required to submit a Membership Audit Certificate to the Certification Officer (with the first MACs expected from October this year). This will provide greater assurance that the duty under Section 24 of the 1992 Act is being complied with.</p><p> </p><p>The Certification Officer has not published guidance in relation to these requirements. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published guidance in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance, which also sets out previous Certification Officer decisions on how unions can take reasonably practicable steps to comply with this duty, is on the Gov.UK website. A link to this guidance is provided below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412221/bis-14-142-guidance-on-trade-union-register-of-members.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/04/2016 14:25:48 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459466

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Pension Credit: Secure Psychiatric Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many patients in (a) Ashworth, (b) Broadmoor and (c) Rampton high security psychiatric hospitals received pension credit between 2012 and 2015; and what the average weekly payment of that credit was to such recipients.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 30654 30655 30656 30805 question first answered 18/03/2016 14:47:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall