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1126897

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average real terms losses of families affected by the four year freeze to social security payments in the total period of the operation of that freeze.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	254833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>An estimate of the notional loss to household income as a result of the benefit freeze can be found at: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/05/2019 11:43:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1520498

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Rare Diseases: Health 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 her Department will consult with stakeholders to inform the development of the 2023 Rare Disease Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	61168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>There will be engagement with the rare diseases community on drafts of the 2023 Action Plan during the autumn. The Department also continues to engage regularly with stakeholders on rare diseases policy through the UK Rare Diseases Forum.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/10/2022 10:32:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1317016

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2021
	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	Farmers: 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, what estimate he has made of the number of farmer who will be eligible for the proposed lump sum exit scheme and delinked payments.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	5200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>We are consulting on our proposed lump sum exit scheme, including the eligibility criteria that will apply. The consultation runs until 11 August 2021. We think our proposed scheme will provide a helpful option for some farmers who wish to exit the industry. We are seeking views on likely uptake via our consultation.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to replace the Basic Payment Scheme with delinked payments in 2024. When payments are delinked, recipients won’t have to farm the land to receive the payments until they have been phased out by the end of 2027. Eligibility for delinked payments will be based on a reference period. Our consultation seeks views on what this reference period should be.</p><p> </p><p>Our consultation can be found here: <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/agricultural-policy/lump-sum-and-delinked-payments-england/" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/agricultural-policy/lump-sum-and-delinked-payments-england/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/06/2021 14:58:05 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1317017

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2021
	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	Farmers: 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, what estimate he has made of the cost of the proposed lump sum exit scheme and delinked payments for farmers.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	5201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>We know that some farmers who wish to retire or leave the industry can find it difficult to do so and lack of finance can be one of the barriers to exit. We think that a lump sum exit scheme could help such farmers leave the industry in a planned way. By freeing up land, the scheme will also open up opportunities for new entrants and expanding farmers.</p><p>We believe that the proposed lump sum exit scheme will offer good value for the taxpayer. The lump sum will be in place of the Direct Payments farmers could otherwise have received between 2022 to 2027, as we transition to our new farming system outside the Common Agricultural Policy.</p><p>This means that the scheme will not increase overall spending on farming. It will not affect the money available for other schemes.</p><p>To ensure value for money for the taxpayer, we have proposed a payment cap that will make sure farmers do not receive a lump sum which is higher in value than the amount they could have otherwise received in Direct Payments for 2022 to 2027.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/06/2021 14:58:03 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1403895

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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	Horticulture: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the ornamental horticulture and landscaping industry’s potential to support the UK’s environmental targets.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	106741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>Defra regularly meets with the Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Group, who recently published their ‘Unlocking green growth: A plan from the ornamental horticulture &amp; landscaping industry’. This ambitious report sets out the industry’s potential contributions to delivering the 25 Year Environment Plan, and how it can help to underwrite the environmental challenges facing the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In the past year £1 million has been made available through the Tree Production Innovation Fund to encourage adoption of new technologies and ways of working, and a further £2.6 million has been made available in capital grants to support climate and disease resilience and expand nursery capacity. We are also exploring new data sharing practices to help better plan for supply and demand in the sector. This will support nurseries and seed suppliers to produce the right stock at the right time.</p><p> </p><p>We will be publishing a public consultation on proposed long-term targets to be set under the Environment Act 2021. During the consultation we will be interested in hearing the views of all interested sectors, and the delivery of targets will require actions across the economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2022 09:46:45 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1420403

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Seasonal Workers: Horticulture
	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 procedures or studies his Department has put in place to monitor and communicate the availability of people with EU Settled Status in returning to seasonal worker roles in the horticulture and ornamental horticulture sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	119619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>Defra works across Government and with industry throughout the year to observe the latest data on the composition of the UK horticultural workforce and to share this knowledge. This includes the availability of workers with EU Settled Status for these roles.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022 and beyond, agricultural businesses will continue to be able to rely on EU nationals living in the UK with settled or pre-settled status. Over 5.6 million EU citizens and their families have been granted settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as of December 2021. EU nationals who have settled status can continue to travel to the UK to do seasonal work in 2022 and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 December 2021, the Government also announced that the Seasonal Worker Visa Route has been extended to 2024 to allow overseas workers to come to the UK for up to six months to harvest both edible and ornamental crops. 30,000 visas will be available in 2022. This will be kept under review with the potential to increase by 10,000 visas if there is clear evidence of need.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these schemes, Defra is also working with the Department for Work and Pensions to raise awareness of career opportunities within the edible and ornamental horticulture sectors among UK workers, some of whom may have EU settled status.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 119620 question first answered 14/02/2022 19:50:21 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1420405

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Horticulture: Seasonal Workers
	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 procedures or studies her Department has put in place to monitor the availability of people with EU Settled Status to work in seasonal worker roles in (a) ornamental horticulture and (b) horticulture.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	119620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>Defra works across Government and with industry throughout the year to observe the latest data on the composition of the UK horticultural workforce and to share this knowledge. This includes the availability of workers with EU Settled Status for these roles.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022 and beyond, agricultural businesses will continue to be able to rely on EU nationals living in the UK with settled or pre-settled status. Over 5.6 million EU citizens and their families have been granted settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as of December 2021. EU nationals who have settled status can continue to travel to the UK to do seasonal work in 2022 and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 December 2021, the Government also announced that the Seasonal Worker Visa Route has been extended to 2024 to allow overseas workers to come to the UK for up to six months to harvest both edible and ornamental crops. 30,000 visas will be available in 2022. This will be kept under review with the potential to increase by 10,000 visas if there is clear evidence of need.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these schemes, Defra is also working with the Department for Work and Pensions to raise awareness of career opportunities within the edible and ornamental horticulture sectors among UK workers, some of whom may have EU settled status.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 119619 question first answered 14/02/2022 19:50:21 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1420414

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	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	Horticulture: Recruitment
	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 recent discussions his Department has had with the ornamental horticulture sector on seasonal worker recruitment.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	119624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the ornamental horticultural sector to local economies and that a reliable source of seasonal labour is a key part of bringing in the harvest for the sector. I met with the Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Group most recently in December 2021 where we discussed the skills and labour challenges the industry is facing.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to speak regularly with the sector and other Government departments to understand labour supply and demand, including both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements, and to ensure there is a long-term strategy for the farming workforce.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is specifically working with industry and the Department for Work and Pensions to raise awareness of career opportunities in the horticulture sector among UK workers. All farming businesses are encouraged to advertise roles through the Find A Job website, where they can upload and manage their vacancies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced that the Seasonal Worker Visa Route will be extended to 2024 to allow overseas workers to come to the UK for up to six months to harvest both edible and ornamental crops. 30,000 visas will be available this year. This will be kept under review with the potential to increase by 10,000 visas if there is clear evidence of need.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 14/02/2022 19:55:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1083581

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	229751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>All consultations published by the Home Office and their status, including responses, are available on GOV.UK at this page: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/03/2019 16:30:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1091233

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many consultants his Department has hired in each year since 2016; and what the cost of that process has been to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	234205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Department does not procure external consultancy services on an individual consultant basis but as discrete packages of work from consultancy providers therefore it is not possible to provide costs or numbers of individual consultants engaged.</p><p>The Departments spend on external consultancy services is published in the Departments Annual Report and Accounts, which are available here;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p>Spend for the Financial Year 2016/17 was £13.348M (page 60)</p><p>Spend for the Financial Year 2017/18 was £12.728M (page 72)</p><p>Spend for the current Financial Year is being assessed at will be published in the 2018/19 Annual Report and Accounts later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/03/2019 14:51:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd