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1177321

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges
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 her Department is taking to increase the (a) accountability and (b) transparency of the allocation by retailers of revenue raised for environmental causes from the five pence plastic bag charge.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	14617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The introduction of the 5p charge on single use carrier bags has reduced sales by 90% by the main supermarket retailers. The regulations require retailers with more than 250 staff to charge a minimum of 5p and report data on their annual sales of single use carrier bags, including what they did with the proceeds from the charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes a summary of the data reported in line with the regulations by 31st July each reporting year on the GOV.UK site.</p><p> </p><p>As this is not a tax, the Government does not determine where the proceeds of the charge are redistributed. There is no legal requirement for businesses to donate the proceeds from the charge to charities. Businesses are, however, encouraged to donate the proceeds of the charge (after deducting VAT and reasonable costs) to good causes such as charities or community groups in accordance with guidance published on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-responsibilities#dealing-with-the-proceeds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-responsibilities#dealing-with-the-proceeds</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Around 55% of retailers, who accounted for 57% of all bags reported for 2018 to 2019, voluntarily provided information on donations they had made to good causes. Over the last three reporting years the charge has raised nearly £140 million.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 14618 14619 14621 question first answered 17/02/2020 14:10:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1177325

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges
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 her Department plans to extend the five pence plastic bag charge to all retailers within the 2019 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	14620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The 5p charge has been highly successful at reducing the use of single-use plastic carrier bags, doing so by over 90% in the main retailers since its introduction in 2015.</p><p>The Government consulted last year on extending the charge to all retailers and increasing the minimum charge to at least 10p. We will publish the summary of responses and a Government response setting out next steps as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/02/2020 11:08:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1177326

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges
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 assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of oversight arrangements of the spending by retailers of revenue raised from the five pence plastic bag charge.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	14621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The introduction of the 5p charge on single use carrier bags has reduced sales by 90% by the main supermarket retailers. The regulations require retailers with more than 250 staff to charge a minimum of 5p and report data on their annual sales of single use carrier bags, including what they did with the proceeds from the charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes a summary of the data reported in line with the regulations by 31st July each reporting year on the GOV.UK site.</p><p> </p><p>As this is not a tax, the Government does not determine where the proceeds of the charge are redistributed. There is no legal requirement for businesses to donate the proceeds from the charge to charities. Businesses are, however, encouraged to donate the proceeds of the charge (after deducting VAT and reasonable costs) to good causes such as charities or community groups in accordance with guidance published on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-responsibilities#dealing-with-the-proceeds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carrier-bag-charges-retailers-responsibilities#dealing-with-the-proceeds</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Around 55% of retailers, who accounted for 57% of all bags reported for 2018 to 2019, voluntarily provided information on donations they had made to good causes. Over the last three reporting years the charge has raised nearly £140 million.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 14617 14618 14619 question first answered 17/02/2020 14:10:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1177327

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Environment Protection
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 discussions she is having with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that environmental organisations are given priority for the allocation of funding raised from environmental charges and levies.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	14622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>Across the Defra group, for many environmental services provided, HM Treasury requires that we seek to charge for those services through full cost recovery, levies or in some cases taxes. For these services, the revenue received from these charges can only support the services specified. The retention of revenue from levies or taxes is usually in agreement with HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/02/2020 14:08:22 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1177051

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Kirklees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of bus services serving Kirklees.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	13943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The bus market outside London is deregulated and decisions regarding service provision are primarily a commercial matter for bus operators. However, the Bus Services Act 2017 provides the tools local authorities need to improve local bus services and increase passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Of the £30 million of additional funding announced to improve current services and restoring lost services, West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been allocated £1,086,414 which will be available from April 2020 if the funding requirements are met.</p><p>This is from the £220 million Better Deal for Bus Users package to transform bus services. The Government’s ambition is to secure a long term, sustained improvement in bus services underpinned by a National Bus Strategy for England which will be accompanied by a long-term funding settlement.</p><p> </p><p>Announced last week there will be £5billion of new funding to overhaul bus and cycle links for every region outside London which may benefit bus services serving Kirklees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/02/2020 14:07:26 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1176784

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Patents: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons a Patent application takes a minimum of two years to be examined and granted.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	13422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the need to offer a timely service to those who need it, alongside a flexible service that allows applicants to develop their technology as their patent application progresses. We also offer a prompt grant option.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants have up to two years to request examination of their application; they can request to accelerate their application if a suitable reason is provided, enabling a patent to be examined and granted in less than a year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/02/2020 16:17:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1176785

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Intellectual Property: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Industrial Strategy on the protection of intellectual property.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	13423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants the UK to be the most innovative economy in the world and be the best place in which to start and grow a business. The UK’s world-leading IP framework has a key role to play in this.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Industrial Strategy the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) carried out a call for views seeking ways to maximise the incentives of the IP system to stimulate collaborative and increase licensing opportunities for IP rights. A number of interventions were implemented as a result to ensure that the IP framework continues to underpin and support the UK’s innovation economy.</p><p> </p><p>The IPO has made it a priority to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging technologies and has also worked with industry to address issues outlined in the Sector deals such as that of the Creative Industries. In addition, the IPO has been working to integrate IP into the developing Local Industrial Strategies under the Place Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/02/2020 11:14:52 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1172032

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to support effective interventions to give pupils at risk of exclusion the best chance to remain in schools.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government backs head teachers and teachers to create calm and safe schools by giving them the powers they need to enforce discipline. The Department is taking forward an ambitious programme of action on behaviour, exclusion and Alternative Provision which will respect head teachers’ powers to use exclusion, enable schools to support children at risk of exclusion, and ensure that excluded children continue to receive support and a good education. This includes the launch of a £10 million ‘behaviour hubs’ programme this September. The programme will enable schools with exemplary positive behaviour cultures to work closely with schools that need to turn around their behaviour, alongside a central offer of support and a taskforce of advisers, to improve their culture and spread good practice across the country.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/01/2020 16:47:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1171382

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Holiday Accommodation: Safety
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 Department is taking to ensure short-term lets are safe; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We support the short-term lettings industry’s efforts to drive out poor practice, including the Short-Term Accommodation Association’s (STAA) Considerate Short-Term Lets Charter.</p><p><em>Do You Have Paying Guests</em>, published by the Home Office and the National Fire Chiefs Council, outlines all necessary fire safety precautions for any property being let out. This is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/01/2020 14:51:46 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1171383

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Social Rented Housing
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 his timescale is for publishing a social housing White Paper; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We will bring forward a Social Housing White Paper, which will set out further measures to empower tenants and support the continued supply of social homes. This will include measures to provide greater redress, better regulation and improve the quality of social housing. We are working to bring forward the White Paper as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/01/2020 14:30:49 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman