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1588637

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2023
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Bristol City Council: Wheelchairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has provided funding to Bristol City Council to meet wheelchair accessibility requirements in the National Disability Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	151367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>We are fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society.</p><p>Local Authority funding is a matter for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 17/03/2023 12:34:55 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1002565

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Equal Pay: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the cost to the public purse was of creating the gender pay gap register.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	188900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The gender pay gap reporting website was created to enable over 10,000 employers of 250 or more employees to comply with their legal obligation to report their gender pay gap data. The website can be found at: <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/</a></p><p>The total cost of creating and maintaining the website to September 2018 in line with Government Digital Service guidelines was £2,349,808. The cost reflects several stages of digital design and development from the initial discovery phase £84,000, Alpha phase £249,600 and private beta £544,733 through to public beta and maintenance £1,471,476.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 11:27:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1404562

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress her Department has made on banning conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	107673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to banning the practice of all coercive so-called ‘conversion therapy’ in this country, strengthening existing criminal law provisions and introducing an offence which protects under-18s and those who are unwillingly subjected to these abhorrent practices.</p><p>The Government is currently consulting on our proposals to legislate for a ban on conversion therapy. The question is how, not whether, we will ban conversion therapy. We are engaging with a wide range of relevant stakeholders, victims and professionals to ensure that the ban is effective in ending different forms of conversion therapy. The consultation runs until Friday 4 February and I would encourage anyone with an interest who has not yet done so to respond at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-conversion-therapy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/banning-conversion-therapy</a>.</p><p>The consultation responses will be used to further refine the Government’s policy proposals on banning conversion therapy and inform the process of developing legislation. We will prepare a Bill for this Spring to be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 24/01/2022 11:28:39 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1133300

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships: Heterosexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to use the powers in section 2(1) of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 to amend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to enable two persons who are not of the same sex to form a civil partnership in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	266884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government intends to change the law by regulations to extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples, as required by the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019, by 31 December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/07/2019 11:31:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1285645

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Sexuality: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans her Department has to update the Equality Act 2010 to include asexuality as a protected characteristic.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	152617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 covers discrimination in employment, the provision of goods, services and public functions, housing, premises, education, transport, occupational pensions, clubs and associations. The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of a number of characteristics, including sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is defined under the Act as a person’s orientation towards persons of the same sex, the opposite sex or of either sex. We have no plans to amend the Act and are not aware of any significant evidence of discrimination against people because of their asexuality.</p><p>There are however situations in which an asexual person may already be protected by the Equality Act – for example, the Act bans discrimination based on the perception that someone has a protected characteristic (for example that they are lesbian or gay), or because they are associated with someone who has that characteristic.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/02/2021 14:20:36 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1171413

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	4457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Achieving net zero is a priority for the whole of government, which is why the Prime Minister is chairing a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Change to drive action across all sectors of the economy and demonstrates the UK’s global leadership as we prepare to host the crucial COP26 talks in Glasgow in November.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW) is committed to tackling climate change and delivering our world-leading net zero target. We are focused on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and report our progress in doing so in the Office’s Annual Report and Accounts. We are committed to working with other government departments in delivering on the Greening Government Commitments.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 23/01/2020 16:13:30 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1646535

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impacts of temporarily closing the Self-Assessment hotline on individuals needing advice prior to submitting information relating to their tax returns.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	190749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text This quarter is the quietest for Self-Assessment (SA) queries. HMRC is piloting the temporary and time-limited closure of the SA helpline so that c.350 advisers can be moved to other work, including clearing post items, which experience heavier demand at this time of year.<p> </p><p>The SA helpline will reopen on 4 September, five months prior to the SA filing deadline of 31 January.</p><p> </p><p>Around two-thirds of all Self-Assessment calls can be resolved online by customers; piloting a seasonal Self-Assessment helpline is about positively encouraging people to use these services when they can.</p><p> </p><p>This will free up HMRC advisors to help those with more urgent queries or who cannot access digital services, and to work on correspondence.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/06/2023 15:38:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1172604

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Vans: Input Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue updated guidance on the makes and models of car-derived vans and combi-vans which HMRC defines as (a) cars and (b) vans for input tax deduction purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	6747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text HM Revenue and Customs update the list of relevant vehicles upon receipt of a notification from manufacturers or sole concessionaires of new vehicles that qualify as car-derived vans and combi-vans for input tax deduction purposes. The current list was discussed with The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders trade body in April 2019 and to date no new notifications have been received. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/01/2020 10:25:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1543947

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to para 5.6 of the Autumn Statement, CP 751, published on 17 November, how much of the existing £6.6bn funding for energy efficiency is allocated to which programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	92310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>£6.6 billion has been made available for BEIS capital departmental expenditure limits on energy efficiency and clean heat in this Parliament. The funding has been ringfenced in the follow way:</p><p>o £300 million for the Green Homes Grant.</p><p>o £2.8 billion for low-income household energy efficiency, through the Sustainable Warmth Competition, Home Upgrade Grant and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.</p><p>o £450 million through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.</p><p>o £2.5 billion to decarbonise and improve the efficiency of the public sector estate.</p><p>o £500 million to grow low-carbon, more efficient heat networks.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/11/2022 11:39:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1663650

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sports: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the level of VAT applied to children’s (a) swimming lessons and (b) other sports.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	201504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to the majority of goods and services. While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations; one exception being certain supplies of education, which are generally exempt from VAT when certain conditions are met.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is the UK’s third largest tax forecast to raise £161 billion in 2022/23, helping to fund key spending priorities such as important public services, including the NHS, education and defence. Nevertheless, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/10/2023 08:12:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones