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1400050

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Housing: Medical Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of financial support available to people who operate and require the use of medical equipment within their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	98328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to realise their potential and live independently. Dedicated financial support for equipment at home is available to some disabled people and can be explored through <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-home-equipment-for-disabled" target="_blank">Apply for equipment for your home if you're disabled - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> or <a href="https://www.gov.uk/financial-help-disabled" target="_blank">Financial help if you're disabled - GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the extra costs disabled people can face in their everyday lives. Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment are intended to help with these extra costs. Claimants are able to use their benefit according to their own priorities. These benefits are tax-free, non-contributory and are uprated annually in line with inflation. They are paid in addition to other benefits which someone may be able to receive.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/01/2022 12:33:27 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1400049

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Medical Equipment
	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 steps his Department is taking to help ensure that energy companies are offering affordable and flexible energy tariffs to customers who operate lifesaving and enhancing medical equipment from their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	98327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair energy prices for consumers. The Government introduced the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act, which requires the energy regulator Ofgem to cap standard variable and default energy tariffs in 2019. The Energy Price Cap will remain in place at least till the end of 2022 to protect millions of customers and ensure they pay a fair price for their energy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/01/2022 14:46:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1546129

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water Companies: Finance
	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 to increase the (a) transparency and (b) standardisation of incumbent water companies’ bulk supply and discharge tariffs.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	97619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the water industry offers a stable, predictable and transparent charging regime for bulk supply and discharge.</p><p>We updated our charging guidance to Ofwat in 2016 and provided further supplementary guidance to the regulator in 2018. It can be found at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fwater-industry-charging-guidance-to-ofwat&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4dd642632c374f54c12e08dad93e0c62%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638061157758836939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SJNCG9alASeUyVPWVrYWNLVa%2F2RjoFXh03mm%2B6%2FBYkU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-industry-charging-guidance-to-ofwat</a></p><p>Ofwat, the independent economic regulator for the water industry in England and Wales, must have regard to our guidance in their regulation of water companies in England. They set out how they regulate bulk supply and discharge charges in their charging rules. Ofwat's charging rules were updated last year, taking effect in April 2022. These updates simplified the publishing deadlines for charges and introduced a new requirement on English water companies to use standardised terms and worked examples in their charging arrangements for developer services.</p><p>Bulk supply and discharge charging guidance is a devolved matter in Wales and Scotland. Welsh government’s charging guidance to Ofwat can be found at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgov.wales%2Fwater-charging-guidance&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4dd642632c374f54c12e08dad93e0c62%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638061157758836939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CAwxvxudmf8LEcAfsqIWGl8KXzFe%2Bcx6Z4m8Dimzo7o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Water charging guidance | GOV.WALES</a> <br> <br> Scottish government’s charging guidance is issued directly by Scottish Water, and can be found at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scottishwater.co.uk%2F-%2Fmedia%2FScottishWater%2FDocument-Hub%2FBusiness-and-Developers%2FLicensed-Providers%2F210222Part1WholesaleChargesScheme2022-23.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4dd642632c374f54c12e08dad93e0c62%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638061157758836939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uyFlOCcRaPlpLY5PLl93IeRN5mo30pF7twKd75D0FbE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Microsoft Word - Part 1 Wholesale Charges Scheme 2022-23 - Non TC - Jan 4.2% (scottishwater.co.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/12/2022 14:28:07 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1546128

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water Companies: Accountability
	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 hold incumbent water companies accountable for failures to address storm overflows and leakages.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	97618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that water companies must urgently tackle sewage overflows. This is set out in the Storm Overflows Reduction Plan, which represents the largest investment programme in water company history. Through increased monitoring and reporting requirements introduced in the Environment Act 2021, and priorities set through Ofwat as part of the Strategic Policy Statement to Ofwat, regulators and government will hold water companies to account. The Environment Agency and Ofwat have recently launched the largest criminal and civil investigations into water company sewage discharges ever, at over 2200 treatment works, following new data coming to light as a result of increased monitoring. Since 2015, the Environment Agency and Ofwat have brought 59 prosecutions against water companies, securing fines of over £144 million.</p><p>Water companies have performance commitments set by Ofwat that they need to meet. These include leakage and wastewater treatment work compliance. They face automatic financial penalties when these are missed. In November, Ofwat announced that almost £135 million would be returned to customers as a result of companies underperforming against their performance commitments.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/12/2022 12:33:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1681770

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Bereavement Support Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make unmarried long-term childless couples eligible for Bereavement Support Payment.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	9351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Bereavement Support Payment is currently only available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. We currently have no plans to change the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 22/01/2024 15:45:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1287830

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress he has made on the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	912411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will help to level up and create opportunity across the UK.</p><p>The November 2020 Spending Review set out the main strategic elements of the UKSPF in the Heads of Terms.</p><p>The Government will publish a UK-wide investment framework in 2021 and confirm multiyear funding profiles at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/02/2021 17:59:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1136140

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Facebook
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What information the Government holds on the sale of illegal drugs through private groups on Facebook; and if he will ensure that Facebook tackles that practice.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	911741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The government does not hold this information</p><p><br>A robust law enforcement response is a fundamental part of the government's drug strategy and we are taking coordinated action to tackle illegal drugs alongside associated criminal activity. Law enforcement agencies continue to work with internet service providers to shut down UK-based websites found to be committing offences such as selling drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.</p><p>The government has been clear that more needs to be done to tackle online harms, including sale of illegal goods. That is why the Government published the Online Harms White Paper, which sets out our plans for world-leading legislation to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online and hold companies to account for tackling a wide range of online harms.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/07/2019 15:33:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1611022

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of international student visa restrictions on the higher education sector.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	904516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The department works closely with the Home Office on a range of issues, including on matters relating to international student visas. The government keeps all immigration policies under constant review to ensure they best serve the country and reflect the public’s priorities.</p><p>International students make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, and I am proud to have met our International Education Strategy ambition to attract at least 600,000 international students for the second consecutive year.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/04/2023 15:19:23 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1606607

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Misuse of Drug Act 1971 on the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	904357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made. Assessments are made on a case by case basis as individual drugs or drug harms are identified.</p><p>Drug Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/03/2023 15:49:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1465764

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Hotels and Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the cost of housing refugees in (a) hotels and (b) rented accommodation; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of housing more refugees in rented accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	9037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has not made a comparative assessment of the cost of housing asylum seekers in either hotels or in rented accommodation on the basis that hotel accommodation is and always has been contingency accommodation where we are unable to procure sufficient Dispersed Accommodation to meet our statutory obligation. Whilst we are working to reduce our use of hotels, we must continue to ensure there is sufficient capacity in the system to meet our obligations.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we wrote to all Local Authorities on 13 April 2022 to set out plans for Full Dispersal. This will reduce and then eliminate the use of hotels for asylum seekers by moving to a full dispersal model for asylum accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We will achieve this through three key interventions:</p><p> </p><p>1. To reduce and eliminate the use of hotels for asylum seekers by moving to a full dispersal model for asylum accommodation. This will mean expanding our existing approach of using private rental sector housing to all local authority areas across England, Scotland and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>2. We are committed to working with local authorities to move to a fairer distribution of asylum seekers and have launched an informal consultation with local government to inform how this model will work across England, Scotland and Wales and within regions and nations. The consultation will explore how asylum dispersal can better take account of the impact of other protection based immigration on local authorities, including resettlement and the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.</p><p>.</p><p>3. Providing specific funding to recognise the existing contribution of local authorities and for new dispersed accommodation. We will continue to work with local government to capture and evaluate data to understand the impact of asylum dispersal on local authorities going forward.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/06/2022 12:54:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally