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1699954

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a revised impact assessment for Electronic Travel Authorisation to include an assessment of the impact of that scheme on airside transit passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Electronic Travel Authorisations deliver important security benefits. A blanket exemption to the ETA requirement for passengers transiting airside would fundamentally undermine the rationale of the scheme by creating a permission free route of travel into the UK which would be open to abuse.</p><p>We will keep our position under review to monitor the impact on transit as the scheme is rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/04/2024 11:45:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1700073

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to publish the next National Renewable Energy Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Renewable Energy Action Plan was a requirement under the Renewable Energy Directive which no longer applies to the UK. The Government publishes its proposals and policies to enable carbon budgets to be met, including the role of renewable energy in reducing emissions, in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan. The last plan was published in March 2023. The next will be published as soon as reasonably practicable after setting the level of Carbon Budget 7. The statutory deadline for setting the level of Carbon Budget 7 is the end of June 2026.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/04/2024 14:10:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1700134

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	European Convention on Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights on the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO has not made an assessment of this nature.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/04/2024 13:22:23 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1700142

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) full time and (b) part time civil service personnel there were in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of civil servants working full time and part time in each year from 2019 to 2023 on the stated reference date were:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reference date</p></td><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>Part-time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/03/31</p></td><td><p>344,050</p></td><td><p>102,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/03/31</p></td><td><p>350,790</p></td><td><p>104,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/03/31</p></td><td><p>392,140</p></td><td><p>112,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/03/31</p></td><td><p>409,040</p></td><td><p>102,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/03/31</p></td><td><p>418,170</p></td><td><p>102,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures are from the ONS public sector employment statistics publications. The total may differ slightly from other published figures due to rounding.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/04/2024 16:27:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698991

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisation on transit passenger volumes.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Electronic Travel Authorisations deliver important security benefits. A blanket exemption to the ETA requirement for passengers transiting airside would fundamentally undermine the rationale of the scheme by creating a permission free route of travel into the UK which would be open to abuse.</p><p>The process for obtaining an ETA is quick and light touch, and the cost (£10 per application) is minimal compared to the overall cost of international travel. An ETA will be valid for two years, or until the expiry of the passport used to apply, and can be used for multiple trips during this period.</p><p>We will keep our position under review to monitor the impact on transit as the scheme is rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 20602 question first answered 19/04/2024 09:24:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698992

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will reconsider the requirement for airside transit passengers to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation to travel through UK airports.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Electronic Travel Authorisations deliver important security benefits. A blanket exemption to the ETA requirement for passengers transiting airside would fundamentally undermine the rationale of the scheme by creating a permission free route of travel into the UK which would be open to abuse.</p><p>The process for obtaining an ETA is quick and light touch, and the cost (£10 per application) is minimal compared to the overall cost of international travel. An ETA will be valid for two years, or until the expiry of the passport used to apply, and can be used for multiple trips during this period.</p><p>We will keep our position under review to monitor the impact on transit as the scheme is rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 20601 question first answered 19/04/2024 09:24:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698345

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Mill Hill Broadway Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 April 2019 on Access for All, HCWS1484, for what reason work to provide step-free access at Mill Hill Broadway has not yet started.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>There are many technical issues to overcome at this station, given it is located on the Midland Main Line and adjacent to the M1 motorway, all of which are currently under consideration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 13:04:55 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698346

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Mill Hill Broadway Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 April 2019 on Access for All, HCWS1484, what recent estimate he has made of when work to provide step-free access at Mill Hill Broadway will be started.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Access for All project at Mill Hill Broadway station is at the outline design stage. Network Rail are in the process of reviewing and challenging the cost estimate provided by the contractor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 12:55:00 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698347

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 April 2019 on Access for All, HCWS1484, how many and what proportion of the projects awarded funding through the Access for All programme (a) have been and (b) are yet to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Approximately 45% of the current Access for All programme has entered into passenger service, with approximately 55% not yet complete although the majority of these are in construction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/04/2024 07:47:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698348

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorway Service Areas: Freehold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, over which motorway service areas his Department holds the freehold interest.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The government, via its shareholding of National Highways, owns the freehold of 35 following motorway service areas:</p><ul><li>Birch, Eastbound and Westbound</li><li>Birchanger Green, single site</li><li>Cherwell valley, single site</li><li>Clacket Lane, Eastbound and Westbound</li><li>Corley, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Keele, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Knutsford, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Leicester Forest East, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Membury, Eastbound and Westbound</li><li>Newport-Pagnell, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Northampton, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Norton-canes, single site</li><li>Sandbach, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Strensham (Northbound Bound)</li><li>Thurrock, single site</li><li>Toddington, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Trowell, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Warwick, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Watford Gap, Northbound and Southbound</li><li>Woodall, Northbound and Southbound</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 14:53:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698349

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether offenders under the Ministry of Justice’s community payback project scheme have been used to remove litter from (a) A roads, (b) B roads and (c) motorways.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways worked with the National Probation Service, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, on the Community Payback Project and provided opportunities for litter picking at motorway service areas. Trial sites included Gloucester, Hartshead Moor, Chester and Leicester Forest East.</p><p>For health and safety reasons, National Highways is unable to facilitate offenders removing litter from Motorways or All-Purpose Trunk Roads.</p><p>B roads are a matter for each individual local authority and so this data is not held by the Department for Transport.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/04/2024 11:40:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698350

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Highways England does not undertake audits of its contractors’ work for litter clearance.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Litter picking is an activity undertaken as part of National Highways’ cyclical maintenance programme by its maintenance and response contractors.</p><p> </p><p>To monitor and manage their performance, National Highways undertakes monthly performance reviews of each of their maintenance and response contractors. This is done through the Collaborative Performance Framework which includes a metric on sweeping and cleaning. Scores are reviewed and discussed with the supplier at a monthly performance review meeting where any areas of underperformance are addressed.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, National Highways carry out annual audits of each contractor through Service Quality Reviews, as set out in their ‘perform quality audit’ process. These audits are undertaken by National Highways’ quality performance assurance teams and National Highways does not hesitate to take remedial action where required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/04/2024 12:59:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698351

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce key performance indicators for Highways England in the elimination of rubbish on the strategic roads network.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways are monitored against a performance indicator in the performance specification for the current Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2). This measures the percentage of the Strategic Road Network where litter cleansing is managed by National Highways which is either free of litter, refuse and detritus, or predominately free apart from some small items, in line with the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse, published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. As part of developing the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), the Department for Transport is continuing to explore potential metrics for inclusion in the RIS3 performance specification, as was well as considering improvements to existing metrics, such as litter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/04/2024 11:38:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698352

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Reservoirs: Brent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates the Priestley Way trash screen that sits on the River Brent and enters the Welsh Harp was cleared by the Environment Agency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency plans to attend once a week to clear the debris and waste build up on the Priestley Way Screen. By exception, operatives may not attend if they are required elsewhere to carry out higher priority work that could cause flooding or an environmental incident (for example, responding to emergency incidents). The Environment Agency arranges for a grab lorry to attend site once a month (although this frequency does increase at times of heavy rain and higher river levels when the screen can become inundated with waste much quicker). This lorry takes away up to 3 tonnes of rubbish each trip.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency cannot provide exact dates for when it cleared the screen in the past 12 months but can confirm it cleared the screen 43 times (this includes planned visits to end of March 2024).</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 15/04/2024 16:05:29 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698353

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	National Trust: Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were fined for littering on National Trust property in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>DCMS does not collect this information from the National Trust. It is an independent charity, not a departmental Arm’s Length Body. Queries on this matter are best passed to the National Trust directly.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/04/2024 10:38:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698354

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	National Trust: Camping Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were subject to legal action for camping on National Trust property in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>DCMS does not collect this information from the National Trust. It is an independent charity, not a departmental Arm’s Length Body. Queries on this matter are best passed to the National Trust directly.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/04/2024 10:39:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698390

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	National Highways: Community Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Highways England has used the community payback scheme in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>National Highways has collaborated with the National Probation Service, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice, to provide opportunities for community service order candidates. In 2021 and 2022, National Highways was invited to make arrangements for litter picking trials and light maintenance at several motorways service areas including trial sites at Gloucester, Hartshead Moor, Chester and Leicester Forest East. In August 2023, National Highways also launched a project where candidates serving community service orders are assisting with graffiti removal and general maintenance in subways.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/04/2024 14:51:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698392

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help improve digital inclusion for people who are unable to access the internet.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that access to the internet is increasingly essential for full participation in society and has taken steps to ensure households across the UK are able to access fast, reliable mobile and broadband services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked closely with the telecoms industry to ensure superfast broadband connections extend to over 97% of the UK. Similarly, 4G mobile coverage is available to 99% of the population from at least one network provider. The Government is also investing £5 billion through our flagship Project Gigabit programme to bring gigabit broadband to reach hard-to-reach communities.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that infrastructure is only part of the story. To support those for whom cost may be a barrier, the Government has worked closely with the telecoms industry to ensure market provision of broadband and mobile social tariffs. These low-cost, commercial products are available from 28 different providers, across 99% of the UK and start at just £10 per month.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/04/2024 10:17:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698393

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Research: Gulf States
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department is taking steps to help promote research links with Gulf States.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>As outlined in the Science and Technology Framework, global collaboration is vital in supporting UK science and technology capabilities and my department is working to strengthen strategic partnerships with governments, industry and academia across the globe. Partnerships will differ in scope and depth but given the strong economic growth and expanding populations of the Gulf States they represent an outsize opportunity to benefit the UK and strengthen our science and technology systems.</p><p> </p><p>Consistent with this, last month, I signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Research and Innovation (R&amp;I) with Saudi Arabia – my first in the region - to help position the UK as a research and innovation partner of choice and create new opportunities for UK researchers and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 18/04/2024 10:23:23 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1698499

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Hamas: UNRWA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department holds information on whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has approved Hamas’ use of its supplies and equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	20286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK takes allegations of neutrality violations extremely seriously including reports of diversion of equipment. This is something we monitor in our annual assessment of UNRWA.</p><p>The UK is following closely the independent review led by Minister Catherine Colonna which is assessing the mechanisms and procedures that the Agency currently has in place to ensure neutrality.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/04/2024 09:42:37 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697409

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	NHS North Central London: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the North Central London Integrated Care Board's consultation entitled Start Well which closed on 17 March 2024, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the patient flow modelling methods used within that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The North Central London Integrated Care Board advise that the patient flow modelling approach was based on the combination of geographical proximity and service user choice.</p><p>The patient flow approach was tested with the Clinical Reference Group, Finance and Analytics Group, and Start Well Programme Board. The outputs were also tested with the Strategy Leads from each organisation, and the approach reviewed and assured by the London Clinical Senate and NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/03/2024 10:58:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697410

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Maternity Services: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of women who have experienced medical complexities associated with pregnancy when accessing maternity care services in (a) north and (b) central London in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information in the format requested. The North Central London Start Well programme has considered changing population demographics, including the birth rates of the populations living in North Central London and the complexity of births. This information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://nclhealthandcare.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NCL_Start-Well-Case-for-Change_FINAL_ALT-TEXT.pdf" target="_blank">https://nclhealthandcare.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NCL_Start-Well-Case-for-Change_FINAL_ALT-TEXT.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 13:05:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697536

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels
	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 estimate his Department has made of the cumulative days of fishing by vessels carrying (a) bottom trawls, (b) dredges and (c) other bottom-towed gear in the UK’s 63 offshore benthic MPAs in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The designation and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a devolved competency and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of fishing effort in offshore MPAs are made as part of the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) work to assess and manage the impacts of fishing in all English offshore MPAs. These estimates have been published in economic and fisheries assessments on GOV.UK alongside byelaws for the first two stages of the MMO’s four stage programme to manage fishing activity in all English offshore MPAs. MMO is currently undertaking further analysis covering 43 offshore MPAs which will be published in due course, alongside consultations on any proposed byelaws.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 28/03/2024 13:54:17 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697542

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban fishing using bottom trawling apparatus in marine protected areas.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North Devon, on 22 January 2024, PQ UIN <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-01-15%2F9706&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdac54863fba24d48038208dc4a6be6c4%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638467074492213138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ISD4h6iMO25HStI%2BBZKhytqKE2vysfGLeaJJBfLQNsI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">9706</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A byelaw restricting the use of bottom-towed fishing gear in 13 Marine Protected Areas mentioned in that answer came into force on 22 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 19593 question first answered 27/03/2024 14:27:16 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697566

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church Schools: Hendon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether he has made an assessment of the contribution of church schools in Hendon constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>Though the National Church Institutions are not responsible for the operation of individual schools, the Diocese of London has volunteered the following information, which I hope is useful.</p><p>There are two Church of England schools in the Hendon Constituency.</p><p>St Mary’s and St John’s educates more than 1,600 pupils. One quarter are on free school meals, which is higher than the Local Authority average. Pupils are making above-average progress at an 8-level attainment of 0.39 compared with the national average of -0.03.</p><p>St Paul’s School Mill Hill educates 210 pupils. One fifth of pupils are in receipt of Free School Meals, in line with the Local Authority average. Pupils attainment is above-average; 84% attained the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths last summer compared to the national average of 60%.</p><p>I commend the teachers and leadership teams in both schools for these achievements.</p><p>The Church of England educates over one million children in its 4,700 schools across England. Church Schools are committed to the flourishing of children and deliver a rounded education that remains in high demand with parents. They serve all those in the community, whatever their faith or belief.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 12/04/2024 13:10:53 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697571

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Tree Planting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to take steps to plant trees on diocese lands.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>Diocesan land is managed by individual dioceses at a local level and, as such, the Church Commissioners are unable to plant trees on diocesan property. However, the Church Commissioners work with diocesan teams and other church bodies to encourage the responsible use of land, reducing carbon emissions and increasing biodiversity where appropriate, including incorporating environmental improvement into food production.</p><p>The Church Commissioners’ rural estates team has assisted with the creation of a guidance note for diocesan officers on ‘managing land for climate and nature’, attended net zero meetings, and engaged with local diocesan environmental officers. Staff from the Rural Estates team have also met with the Rural Bishops Group to illustrate their work managing the rural estates and share experiences that apply to dioceses. They will continue to share details of tree-planting undertaken by the Commissioners with our diocesan partners and are keen to work together on further improving and implementing good practice.</p><p>In 2023, the Church Commissioners planted over 1.5million trees on their Forestry and Farmland holdings, 700,000 of which were in the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/04/2024 12:34:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697590

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to help achieve net zero.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners are committed to reducing the carbon intensity of their portfolio by 2025 and, as a member of the Asset Owners Alliance, reaching ‘Net Zero’ in the investment portfolio by 2050.</p><p>The General Synod has set a target for the Church of England to become Net Zero by 2030. The National Church Institutions are supporting every diocese with a grant to grow capacity and employ staff to manage the work of achieving this net zero ambition. The Church Commissioners have committed funding of £30m for 2023-25 and £190m total for a 9-year programme from 2023-31. <br> <br>Stage one will explore the best ways to decarbonise the diverse range of buildings and navigate planning and governance structures. The project will assess cathedrals and clergy housing, with demonstration churches that can act as showpieces of what is possible. There will be a special grant available from dioceses to enable churches to fund improvements to their energy efficiency.</p><p>A second workstream supports schools in accessing public sector decarbonisation funds, and another stream of grants will match local fundraising in churches for net-zero carbon projects through the Buildings for Mission scheme</p><p>This will provide a clear picture of the kinds of projects that are effective in reducing emissions, ready for a scaled-up investment in the second 3-year period</p><p>Recent success stories include York Minster and the Chapel at Kings College, Cambridge, which have joined many other major churches and cathedrals across the country in installing new solar panels and renewable technologies, reducing their running costs and making them more sustainable buildings.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 12/04/2024 13:18:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697591

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Land Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether a recent assessment has been made of the environmental improvements being advanced through the church's holding of agricultural land.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners undertake rolling assessments of environmental improvements being made to the farmland portfolio by tenants, which is used to update the baseline study undertaken five years ago. Data has so far been provided on over 25,000 acres of Commissioners’ land holdings and contains details of environmental changes, such as transitioning to regenerative agricultural practices. The Commissioners are pleased to announce a partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), which will further develop this work.</p><p>The Church Commissioners’ rural estates team continues to engage with our new and existing agricultural tenants through regular individual farm visits, the sharing of ground-sourced data, including carbon audits, and the gathering of information from third parties. On recent assessment revealed that on a single Commissioners’ farm in Kent, over 45 species of bird were recorded during a single visit in December 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 12/04/2024 13:24:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697592

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels
	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 information his Department holds on the (a) nationality of vessels engaged and (b) type of fishing activity that took place in offshore marine protected areas in 2023; whether he has received reports of the use of (i) bottom trawls, (ii) dredges and (iii) other bottom-towed gear in offshore marine protected areas in the last two years; and if he will hold discussions with representatives of Oceana UK's illegal fishing and transparency team on monitoring fishing activity in marine protected areas.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a devolved competency and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) holds data on the nationality and fishing method used by all commercial fishing vessels in English waters. This data includes a combination of vessel monitoring system data and landings records. MMO monitors fishing activities, including within MPAs, on an ongoing basis. MMO is currently delivering an ambitious project to assess the impacts of, and where necessary, manage fishing activity in all English offshore MPAs. Part of this involves regular meetings with key stakeholders, including Oceana, and calls for evidence and public consultations.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 16:36:06 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697593

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church plans to publicly acknowledge historic links with the chattel slave trade.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Archbishop of Canterbury has been unequivocal on the theology of this issue, noting on his visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana in February 2023:</p><p>“It was a reminder that the abomination of African chattel enslavement was blasphemy: those who imprisoned men and women in those dungeons saw them as less than human. It is to the Church of England’s eternal shame that it did not always follow Christ’s teaching to give life. It is a stain on the wider church that some Christians did not see their brothers and sisters as created in the image of God, but as objects to be exploited.”</p><p>The Church Commissioners has been investigating its historic links to the chattel slave trade since 2019 and published a full, transparent report of the findings in January 2023. More information about the whole project is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/national-church-institutions/church-commissioners-england/who-we-1" target="_blank">Church Commissioners Links to Historic Transatlantic Slavery | The Church of England</a></p><p>The Church Commissioners seek, through the research it has done and its response, to acknowledge the truth of the past, apologise for the wrongs that this research has highlighted, and to address these wrongs through repentance, remembrance, reconciliation, and renewal. The Church Commissioners believe that by addressing its past transparently, particularly this part of our past, the Church and its teachings will be more relevant to more people. The response is an important missional activity that will support the work and ministry of the Church of England in England.</p><p>The Church Commissioners are committed to setting up an Impact Investment Fund as part of its response to invest in a better and fairer future for all, particularly for communities affected by historic enslavement. It is hoped this fund will grow over time, reinvesting returns to enable it to have a positive and lasting legacy that will exist in perpetuity and with the potential for other institutions to participate, further enabling growth in the size and impact of the fund. This Fund will be seeded with a £100 million commitment from the Church Commissioners.</p><p>Despite recent press speculation, the Church Commissioners has no plans to increase its contribution to the Fund over the planned funding period. It is hoped that growth in the impact fund will also enable grant funding for projects focused on improving opportunities for communities impacted by historic African chattel enslavement.</p><p>The Church Commissioners have also committed to undertake further research, including into the Church Commissioners' history, supporting dioceses and parishes to research and address their historic links with African chattel enslavement, and sharing best practices with other organisations researching their enslavement legacies.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 25/04/2024 12:37:47 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697123

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Kosovo: Recognition of States
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to encourage European Union nations to recognise Kosovo as an independent sovereign state.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>We welcome the fact that the vast majority of EU members states recognise Kosovo's statehood. In line with our longstanding support for Kosovo's international integration as a sovereign independent state, the UK continues to use suitable opportunities to reinforce the case for recognition with the five remaining EU members states which have yet to recognise Kosovo's statehood.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/03/2024 16:41:43 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697124

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Kosovo: Council of Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to support Kosovo becoming a member of the Council of Europe.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK supports Kosovo's current application to join the Council of Europe. Membership of the Council of Europe would bring practical benefits and protections for all Kosovo citizens, including minority communities. The Foreign Secretary made our support clear during his visit to Kosovo in January this year.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/03/2024 16:41:19 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697126

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Kosovo: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will publish a summary of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' recent visit to Kosovo.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary reflected on his recent visit to Kosovo at the Foreign Affairs Committee session on 9 January (https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/44138eb7-41b6-47eb-9c61-e9ac76acc233), sharing his views on the severity of the attack in Banjska in September 2023 and the need for the West to ensure its approach to the Western Balkans fully accounts for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Government issued a press release in advance of his visit (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-to-visit-kosovo-to-underline-uk-support), and the Foreign Secretary himself gave an overview of his meeting with UK troops deployed to Kosovo as part of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) during the visit (https://twitter.com/FCDOGovUK/status/1742992750079770754?s=20).</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/03/2024 16:40:26 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697148

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Edgware Birth Centre
	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 births were delivered at the birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the numbers of births delivered at birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre, in each of the last five years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Births delivered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Edgware Birth Centre is a standalone birth centre which is staffed by midwifery teams employed by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust who work across a number of locations. Because of this it is difficult to determine the cost for the centre separately. The centre is the base for three teams that work across the maternity services provided by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The staff are deployed across a number of birth settings, including home births, Edgware Birth Centre, and Barnet Hospital. Staff working at the centre also deliver antenatal and postnatal clinics.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 19328 19329 question first answered 26/03/2024 11:12:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697149

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Edgware Birth Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual cost to the public purse is of the birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the numbers of births delivered at birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre, in each of the last five years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Births delivered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Edgware Birth Centre is a standalone birth centre which is staffed by midwifery teams employed by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust who work across a number of locations. Because of this it is difficult to determine the cost for the centre separately. The centre is the base for three teams that work across the maternity services provided by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The staff are deployed across a number of birth settings, including home births, Edgware Birth Centre, and Barnet Hospital. Staff working at the centre also deliver antenatal and postnatal clinics.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 19327 19329 question first answered 26/03/2024 11:12:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697150

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Edgware Birth Centre: Staff
	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 staff are employed at the birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the numbers of births delivered at birthing suites at Edgware Birth Centre, in each of the last five years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Births delivered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Edgware Birth Centre is a standalone birth centre which is staffed by midwifery teams employed by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust who work across a number of locations. Because of this it is difficult to determine the cost for the centre separately. The centre is the base for three teams that work across the maternity services provided by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The staff are deployed across a number of birth settings, including home births, Edgware Birth Centre, and Barnet Hospital. Staff working at the centre also deliver antenatal and postnatal clinics.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 19327 19328 question first answered 26/03/2024 11:12:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697151

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Health Services: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to publish all responses made to the Start Well public consultation on proposed changes to maternity, neonatal and children's surgical services in North Central London.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Start Well public consultation on proposed changes to maternity, neonatal, and paediatric surgical services in North Central London closed on Sunday 17 March 2024. The responses received will now be analysed by an independent research agency, who will produce a report for the consulting bodies, North Central London Integrated Care Board, on behalf of the local integrated care system, and NHS London Specialised Commissioning. This report will be published and, along with a wide range of evidence and information, will be used to develop a decision-making business case for consideration by the integrated care board.</p><p>North Central London Integrated Care Board expect it will take some months to develop the decision-making business case. The meeting will be held in public, with further details published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 19331 question first answered 27/03/2024 15:44:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697152

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Health Services: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS' planned timetable is for a decision on the Start Well public consultation on the future of maternity, neonatal and children’s surgical services in north central London.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Start Well public consultation on proposed changes to maternity, neonatal, and paediatric surgical services in North Central London closed on Sunday 17 March 2024. The responses received will now be analysed by an independent research agency, who will produce a report for the consulting bodies, North Central London Integrated Care Board, on behalf of the local integrated care system, and NHS London Specialised Commissioning. This report will be published and, along with a wide range of evidence and information, will be used to develop a decision-making business case for consideration by the integrated care board.</p><p>North Central London Integrated Care Board expect it will take some months to develop the decision-making business case. The meeting will be held in public, with further details published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 19330 question first answered 27/03/2024 15:44:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697156

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Maternal Mortality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies on preventing maternal deaths of MBRRACE-UK's report entitled Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care, published in October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department is committed to reducing maternal mortality and improving outcomes for mothers and is working to fully understand why a recent increase in the maternal death rate has been reported, including considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Several initiatives have already been introduced across the National Health Service to improve maternity safety as part of NHS England’s Three Year Delivery Plan for maternity and neonatal services, which is backed by £186 million a year from April.</p><p>Initiatives include the establishment of 14 maternal medicine networks which provide pregnant women who have medical conditions with specialist advice and support, and the publishing of local Equity and Equality Action Plans, which are tailored to meet the needs of that area. The Department also expects all 42 integrated care systems to have a Maternal Mental Health Service operational by the end of March 2024, which provide psychological therapy for women experiencing mental health difficulties related to their maternity experience.</p><p>On top of this, as announced at Spring Budget, the Government and NHS England are investing almost £35 million from 2024/25 to 2026/27 to further improve maternity safety across England, with specialist training for staff, additional numbers of midwives and support to ensure maternity services listen to and act on women’s experiences to improve care.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 13:29:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697158

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Childbirth: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of birth rates in North Central London in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Population health trends in North Central London (NCL), including historic birth rates and the future projected population size, have informed proposals to improve maternity and neonatal services included in the NCL Integrated Care System’s (ICS) Start Well programme.</p><p>Modelling to inform the proposals included in the NCL Start Well programme has considered changing population demographics. This has included looking at changes to the size and birth rate of the populations living in NCL, as well as the complexity of births, which has included looking at factors such as caesarean rates.</p><p>The Department, along with NHS England, recognises that the foundations of lifelong health are built during pregnancy, at birth, and in childhood. This is why the NCL ICS’s Start Well programme has taken a population health approach, looking at data relating to ethnicity and deprivation, and impact on maternity outcomes across all units in NCL, including the Royal Free Hospital.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 19334 19336 question first answered 26/03/2024 13:15:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697159

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Childbirth: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of (a) induction rates and (b) Caesarean rates in the North Central London area in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Population health trends in North Central London (NCL), including historic birth rates and the future projected population size, have informed proposals to improve maternity and neonatal services included in the NCL Integrated Care System’s (ICS) Start Well programme.</p><p>Modelling to inform the proposals included in the NCL Start Well programme has considered changing population demographics. This has included looking at changes to the size and birth rate of the populations living in NCL, as well as the complexity of births, which has included looking at factors such as caesarean rates.</p><p>The Department, along with NHS England, recognises that the foundations of lifelong health are built during pregnancy, at birth, and in childhood. This is why the NCL ICS’s Start Well programme has taken a population health approach, looking at data relating to ethnicity and deprivation, and impact on maternity outcomes across all units in NCL, including the Royal Free Hospital.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 19333 19336 question first answered 26/03/2024 13:15:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697160

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Radiology: Greater London
	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 24-hr interventional radiology services are available in the North Central London area; and at what locations are those services.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>Twenty-four-hour interventional radiology services are available on site in two hospitals in the North Central London area, namely the Royal Free Hospital and University College London Hospital. There are agreed referral pathways in place between providers across North Central London to access these services.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/03/2024 10:17:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1697161

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Royal Free Hospital: Maternity Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of indices of deprivation of women who access maternity services at the Royal Free Hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Population health trends in North Central London (NCL), including historic birth rates and the future projected population size, have informed proposals to improve maternity and neonatal services included in the NCL Integrated Care System’s (ICS) Start Well programme.</p><p>Modelling to inform the proposals included in the NCL Start Well programme has considered changing population demographics. This has included looking at changes to the size and birth rate of the populations living in NCL, as well as the complexity of births, which has included looking at factors such as caesarean rates.</p><p>The Department, along with NHS England, recognises that the foundations of lifelong health are built during pregnancy, at birth, and in childhood. This is why the NCL ICS’s Start Well programme has taken a population health approach, looking at data relating to ethnicity and deprivation, and impact on maternity outcomes across all units in NCL, including the Royal Free Hospital.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 19333 19334 question first answered 26/03/2024 13:15:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1696670

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Thailand: Fisheries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the fisheries transparency reforms introduced by Thailand's government in 2015 on fish stocks in the region.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>We are monitoring developments regarding proposals to reform Thailand's Fisheries Act and are engaging with relevant organisations to understand the potential impact of these reforms. The UK complies with its international obligations to maintain labour, maritime and environmental standards, and we encourage other countries to do the same.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 19046 question first answered 28/03/2024 09:54:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1696671

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Thailand: Fisheries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with representatives of Thailand's government on its proposed fishing reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>We are monitoring developments regarding proposals to reform Thailand's Fisheries Act and are engaging with relevant organisations to understand the potential impact of these reforms. The UK complies with its international obligations to maintain labour, maritime and environmental standards, and we encourage other countries to do the same.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 19045 question first answered 28/03/2024 09:54:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1696680

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	China: Fisheries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of fishing by China’s state-sponsored distant water fleet in the (a) Andaman Sea and (b) Gulf of Thailand.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to engaging with other countries, including China, to sustainably manage fisheries, protect ecosystems and combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. We support ocean protection through appropriate funding. For example, at the G7 Leaders Summit in Cornwall, the Government pledged £500 million to create our Blue Planet Fund to help developing countries protect the ocean from pollution, overfishing and habitat loss. We also push for multilateral action internationally, including through Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, the Convention of Biological Diversity and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. The UK remains committed to international law and UNCLOS.</p><p>China is building a network of fishing bases in developing countries across four continents. Comprising ports, boats, and fish processing plants, the bases service China's distant-water fleet: an armada of over 4,600 vessels (potentially many more) that operates in the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of 42 countries and accounts for 14 percent of worldwide marine catch by value.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 28/03/2024 13:18:50 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1696685

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Fisheries: Thailand
	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 estimate his Department has made of the value of fisheries stocks imported from Thailand in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The nominal value of seafood goods, mainly shrimps &amp; prawns, and skipjack tuna, imported from Thailand was £64m in 2019, £50m in 2020, £40m in 2021, £37m in 2022 and £36m last year.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/03/2024 13:32:52 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1696687

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Fisheries: Imports
	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 is taking steps to ensure that imported fisheries products are not produced through the use of (a) illegal, (b) unreported and (c) unregulated fishing practices.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	19049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>Imports and direct landings of fish into the UK are required to be accompanied by catch certificates. This ensures traceability throughout the supply chain to mitigate the risk of the fish having been derived from illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has powers to apply import restrictions to countries identified as non-cooperative in tackling IUU fishing. At present, the UK does not permit the import of fishery products from Comoros, Cambodia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Import restrictions can also be implemented at vessel level. Any vessel that has been identified as associated with IUU fishing activities, can be placed on the UK’s IUU Vessel List meaning it is not eligible to import fishery products into the UK. Advice and guidance for importers of fish and fisheries products is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/04/2024 09:44:37 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1696293

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Mill Hill Broadway Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the original cost of the Access for All project at Mill Hill Broadway station.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Access for All project at Mill Hill Broadway station is at the outline design stage. The initial contractor estimate to deliver the project is £8m, which Network Rail are currently reviewing and challenging.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/03/2024 15:07:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1696297

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Mill Hill Broadway Station: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost is of the Access for All project at Mill Hill Broadway station.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	18702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Access for All project at Mill Hill Broadway station is at the outline design stage. Network Rail are currently reviewing and challenging the cost estimate.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/03/2024 15:06:49 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord