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1676893

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date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Hereford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of direct trains from London Paddington to Hereford have been cancelled in the last six months, by (a) day of the week and (b) time of day.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	6121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>In the last six months, 44 direct trains from London Paddington to Hereford have been cancelled, and 18 part-cancelled usually meaning termination at Worcester or Great Malvern. This equates to proportions of 4.55% on Mondays, 5.68% on Tuesdays, 10.12% on Wednesdays, 11.73% on Thursdays, 14.04% on Fridays, 10.19% on Saturdays and 16.33% on Sundays. The greatest proportion of cancellations by time have been seen during the hours of 0900-1000, 1100-1200 and 1900-2000. I have asked Great Western Railway to write to you directly with the full set of data in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 13:27:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1676894

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Hereford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the cancelled direct train services between London and Hereford in the last six months, what proportion of cancellations were caused by matters relating to (a) Great Western Railway and (b) Network Rail.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	6122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>In the last six months, 9.94% of Great Western Railway’s (GWR’s) direct London to Hereford services were cancelled. GWR confirm that 38.7% of these cancellations were caused by matters relating to Network Rail, and 3.8% because of other train operators. I have asked GWR to write to you directly with the full set of data in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 14:08:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468983

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in what way her Department intends to treat the revenue from any sale of Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government will look to use some of the proceeds from the sale of Channel 4 to deliver a new creative dividend for the independent production sector.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/06/2022 09:41:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468984

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the projected (a) economic and (b) social returns from the privatisation of Channel 4; and on what assumptions those projections have been made.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government consulted extensively on the future of Channel 4, and the views and evidence gathered from a wide range of stakeholders has informed the Government’s assessment of any potential impact of a change of ownership. The Government published its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4-television-corporation/outcome/decision-rationale-and-sale-impact-analysis-for-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4" target="_blank">sale impact analysis</a> on 28 April.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/06/2022 09:40:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468985

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's valuation is of Channel 4 as of 9 June 2022; and on what assumptions that valuation has been made.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Channel 4 has a strong reputation for innovative and diverse content, a proactive strategy to be a digital first provider, and huge popularity with a range of audiences, including valuable younger audiences. The Government expects this will appeal to a broad range of different purchasers.</p><p>As with the sale of any government asset, any sale of Channel 4 will involve a careful assessment process to ensure value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 15241 question first answered 15/06/2022 09:43:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468986

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the projected cash return from the privatisation of Channel 4; and on what assumptions that projection has been made.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>Channel 4 has a strong reputation for innovative and diverse content, a proactive strategy to be a digital first provider, and huge popularity with a range of audiences, including valuable younger audiences. The Government expects this will appeal to a broad range of different purchasers.</p><p>As with the sale of any government asset, any sale of Channel 4 will involve a careful assessment process to ensure value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 15240 question first answered 15/06/2022 09:43:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1468990

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the privatisation of Channel 4 on its annual levels of investment in independent television and film production companies.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	15242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government consulted extensively on the future of Channel 4, and the views and evidence gathered from a wide range of stakeholders has informed the government’s assessment of any potential impact of a change of ownership. The Government published its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4-television-corporation/outcome/decision-rationale-and-sale-impact-analysis-for-a-change-of-ownership-of-channel-4" target="_blank">sale impact analysis</a> on 28 April.</p><p>Channel 4 has done an excellent job in supporting the UK production sector and thereby delivering on one of its founding purposes. Forty years on, independent production in the UK is now booming, with revenues having grown from £500 million in 1995 to £3 billion in 2019. Companies are increasingly less reliant on Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs), including Channel 4 for commissions.</p><p>Channel 4 still has an important part to play in supporting the sector and our wider creative economy. Channel 4 will still be required to commission a minimum volume of programming from independent producers, in line with the quotas placed on other PSBs.</p><p>Channel 4 has strong relationships with independent producers right across the UK and there is no reason this should change. The Government expects a new owner to want to build on and develop those relationships.</p><p>The Government believes that in the long run the UK production ecosystem will benefit from a more sustainable Channel 4. A change of ownership that improves Channel 4’s access to capital could increase spending on production.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/06/2022 09:46:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1404460

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made in levelling up rural regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	107662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>Levelling up the whole of the United Kingdom, including rural areas, is at the heart of the Government’s agenda. Levelling up means empowering local leaders and communities to drive real change; boosting living standards, particularly where they are lower; spreading opportunity and improving public services, particularly where they are weaker; and restoring local pride across the UK, whether in a large city, town or rural area. That is why the Government has put in place a range of support for rural areas, which includes the £1 billion agreement with the industry to deliver the Shared Rural Network which will see 4G mobile connectivity increase to 95% geographic coverage across the UK.</p><p>Rural areas are also able to access support from a range of dedicated growth funds put in place by this Government. For example, the £4.8 billion Levelling up Fund and the upcoming UK Shared Prosperity Fund, worth over £2.6 billion, will help people access opportunity in places in need, such as rural and coastal communities, and for people in disadvantaged groups across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/01/2022 17:05:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1404461

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
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	River Wye: Pollution Control
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 he is taking to improve water quality in the river Wye.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	107663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Wye catchment area is internationally important for biodiversity, principally due to the wide range of rare river wildlife. This Government is committed to restoring water quality across the country, which is closely linked with our legally binding target to halt the decline in nature by 2030 under the Environment Act.</p><p>Natural England, Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and other partners are working together to find effective solutions to restore the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to a favourable condition. These measures are set out in the Nutrient Management Plan and the Phosphate Action Plan. The Nutrient Management Board meets quarterly to identify and review actions that achieve the phosphorus conservation target of the River Wye Special Area of Conservation, supported by a Technical Advisory Group.</p><p>In addition, we are almost doubling funding for the Catchment Sensitive Farming programme. This extra £17 million will allow all farms in England, including those in the Wye catchment, access to free 1-2-1 advice and support farmers to help them reduce water and air pollution through management of farmyard manure and soils, among other things. We have also recently increased funding to the Environment Agency for 50 new farm inspectors. These will be targeted at high-risk catchments such as the Wye. Our future farming programme will further support this, such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive which will open this year and focus on supporting actions that farmers can take to improve soil health and manage their nutrients sustainably.</p><p>This Government is also the first to take action to tackle the historic infrastructure issue of sewage overflows by publishing a new draft set of strategic priorities for Ofwat, the financial regulator for the water industry. In this publication, the Government set out its expectation that water companies must take steps to &quot;significantly reduce the frequency and volume of sewage discharges from storm overflows.&quot; The landmark Environment Act has placed our ambition on a statutory footing, setting a duty for water companies to achieve a progressive reduction in the adverse impacts of discharges from Storm Overflows.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/01/2022 16:04:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1404462

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
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	Coronavirus: Herefordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional covid-19 vaccination sites in Herefordshire.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	107664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>When deciding on additional vaccination sites, all local health systems review the needs of their populations, ensure a sufficiently trained workforce and work with NHS England and NHS Improvement to review and assure the safety of the sites. In Herefordshire, given the large geography and sparse population density, the local strategy is to operate mobile outreach teams and pop-up sites with four fixed sites at Elgar House, Day Lewis Pharmacy, Bromyard Pharmacy and the Three Counties Showground.</p><p>All Primary Care Networks are offering vaccines in their areas and NHS England and NHS Improvement are finalising pharmacies to offer vaccination services. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is working with partners including Herefordshire Council, Taurus Healthcare and Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue to increase its vaccine outreach offer.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 11/03/2022 09:20:57 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 45803 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman