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1379045

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A27: Arundel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken a cost benefit analysis of the A27 Arundel bypass.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	75872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The most recent benefit to cost ratio for the A27 Arundel bypass is 1.37 and this will be refined further once more detailed design and associated modelling and assessments have been undertaken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/11/2021 13:42:04 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379046

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A27: Arundel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of road traffic accidents that have occurred on the stretch of road proposed for the A27 Arundel bypass in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	75873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold historical information on reported road accidents on proposed stretches of road. Information on the number of reported road accidents on the existing A27 between where the proposed Arundel bypass will start and end from 2011 to 2020 can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Reported road accidents on the existing A27 between where the proposed Arundel bypass will start and end, 2011 to 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Accidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DfT, STATS19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/11/2021 13:36:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1490118

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	ABN AMRO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to publish any assessment his Department made of (a) TCI interactions with ABN Amro in 2007 and (b) the subsequent takeover by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not routinely monitor the shareholdings of private-sector firms, and has not made an estimate of the amount of shares held by the TCI hedge fund in NatWest Group (previously the Royal Bank of Scotland). I am also not aware of any HM Treasury assessments of TCI interactions with ABN Amro or the subsequent takeover by RBS.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 38639 question first answered 25/07/2022 15:17:49 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483473

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	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	AUKUS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the progress achieved with AUKUS counterparts on improving joint security.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	25836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security are indivisible: we need both. The AUKUS partnership is a strategic opportunity for global security and for stability in the Indo-Pacific. The Foreign Secretary discusses AUKUS with her Australian and American counterparts frequently and they remain fully committed to the partnership.</p><p>We have commenced work in the four original areas of advanced capabilities under AUKUS and, as announced by the Prime Minister, the then-Prime Minister of Australia, and the President of the United States in April in their statement on progress, are also scoping opportunities for trilateral cooperation in other areas.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/07/2022 15:25:16 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007845

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the integrity of the postal voting system.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	191906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is committed to ensuring that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p>Next year, Peterborough and Pendle will be piloting measures to improve the integrity of the postal and proxy vote process. This builds on similar pilots in 2018.</p><p>In addition, the Government is looking to introduce measures which will prohibit party campaigners from handling postal votes, and apply a limit to the number of postal ballots that any one individual can hand in at a polling station. The provisions will be backed up by a new offence, and will make a significant contribution to enhancing the security of postal voting. There is currently a Government supported Private Members’ Bill in the House of Commons looking to introduce this policy.</p><p>The Government is considering the way forward on the other recommendations made by Sir Eric Pickles, a number of which relate to absent voting, and will continue to consider how to improve the integrity of electoral processes more generally.</p><p>The Government is committed to strengthening our electoral processes and enhancing public confidence in the rigour of those democratic processes.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/11/2018 11:43:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1625236

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	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	Abu Hussein al-Qurashi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, the Daesh leader in North Syria, has been assassinated by Turkish forces.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>We continue to work with our international partners, notably through the Global Coalition Against Daesh, to tackle the insurgencies in Iraq and Syria, prevent Daesh's resurgence and further degrade its network. We continue to monitor developments in the region very closely.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/05/2023 15:39:43 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1168289

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to promote (a) diversity of thought and (b) freedom of expression on university campuses.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	87
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>This government will ensure that our universities are places where free speech can thrive, and will strengthen academic freedoms.</p><p>The freedom to express views openly, challenge ideas and engage in robust debate is crucial to the student experience and to democracy. Individuals should never be in a position where they can be stopped from, or are made to feel inhibited in, expressing an opinion perfectly lawfully. Similarly, universities should be places where students are exposed to a range of views, including those which may be controversial, and are encouraged to debate and challenge them.</p><p>Free speech is protected in universities by law and is embedded in the Office for Students’ Regulatory Framework. Under the Education (No 2) Act 1986, universities have a specific duty to take reasonably practicable steps to secure freedom of speech within the law for staff, students and visiting speakers. The government worked with the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, who published new guidance in February 2019 on freedom of speech in higher education to support higher education providers and students’ unions in delivering their duties.</p><p>The government will be looking closely at how well higher education providers are meeting these obligations and will consider whether further action is needed, working with a range of partners.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/01/2020 16:24:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506303

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of speech in universities.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	49631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Hendon, to the answer I gave on 20 July 2022, to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-28/26904" target="_blank">26904</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 22/09/2022 12:00:47 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1654349

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that environmental sustainability is prioritised when constructing new academies and free schools.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	195046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department takes its commitment to environment sustainability seriously. In November 2021, the Department updated its school building standards to ensure that all new schools will deliver net-zero carbon in operation. This update also included other sustainability improvements, including targets for increased greening and sustainable water management on school sites. These requirements can be accessed at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-requirements-part-b-generic-design-brief" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-requirements-part-b-generic-design-brief</a> .</p><p>In December 2022 the Department produced guidance to support all schools to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings and therefore reduce their carbon emissions. This guidance can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-efficiency-guidance-for-the-school-and-fe-college-estate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-efficiency-guidance-for-the-school-and-fe-college-estate</a>.</p><p>Additionally, in 2022/23, £447 million of capital funding was made available to eligible schools and sixth form colleges to improve their energy efficiency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 195047 question first answered 04/09/2023 15:52:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1240277

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the packaging of contact lens products displays (a) clear warnings of the risks of acanthamoeba keratitis and (b) advice on how to prevent that infection.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	98952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for monitoring the safety of all healthcare products in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The MHRA has investigated acanthamoeba keratitis infections associated with water and contact lenses and has reviewed the instructions for use for all contact lenses on the UK market. While some already provide appropriate warnings and preventative advice, others require improvement. We are considering how best to achieve this under the powers being created for the new UK medical devices regulatory regime and as we address recommendations from the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.</p><p>We have also worked with various stakeholders and patient representatives to provide information to the public on the risks associated with acanthamoeba keratitis infections.</p><p>This engagement has resulted in information for contact lens users being provided on the MHRA’s website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/10/2020 07:09:48 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord