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1523690

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Schengen Agreement
	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 an assessment of the compatibility of the Common Travel Area with Schengen Area membership.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	65964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK, along with the other members of the Common Travel Area - Ireland and the Crown Dependencies are not signatories to the Schengen agreement. There are no plans to change this position and all members are committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2022 16:40:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1487441

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an estimate of the (a) number of people waiting and (b) the average waiting time to take a category F driving test in the Scottish Borders in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	32612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>As at 8 July 2022, there are 22 people waiting to take a category F (tractor) driving test in the Scottish Borders.</p><p> </p><p>To accommodate the tractor testing manoeuvres, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducts category F tests at the closest, suitable location to the candidate’s home address. The DVSA allocates the most suitable examiner to do this. As the test does not take place at a DVSA test centre, the examiner needs time to travel to and from the meeting point for the test as well as the time to conduct the test itself.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA does not calculate an average waiting time for the category F test as the very low test demand and non-standard booking procedure for tractor tests could distort the waiting time, which would not be representative.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/07/2022 09:45:10 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1483653

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an estimate of (a) the number of people waiting for and (b) the average waiting time to take a category B driving test at (a) Duns, (b) Hawick, (c) Galashiels, (d) Kelso, (e) Peebles and (f) Berwick-upon-Tweed driving test centres.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	25967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of car (category B) tests that are booked at the following driving test centres (DTC).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Duns DTC</p></td><td><p>Hawick DTC</p></td><td><p>Galashiels DTC</p></td><td><p>Kelso DTC</p></td><td><p>Peebles DTC</p></td><td><p>Berwick Upon Tweed DTC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of car (category B) tests booked</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average waiting time in weeks for a car (category B) test</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving test centre type</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Permanent</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td><td><p>Remote</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 05/07/2022 08:59:15 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465231

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2022
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has performance standards for clearance times for Personal Independence Payments.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	8101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 31/05/2022 13:57:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465076

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has set for standard waiting times for new claimants of PIP to receive their first payment.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 6869 question first answered 25/05/2022 13:58:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465077

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to assess performance standards for average clearance times for new claims made under normal rules for Personal Independence Payments.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 6868 question first answered 25/05/2022 13:58:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465078

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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	Monkeypox: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assistance his Department is providing to Public Health Scotland on the outbreak of monkeypox.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>Experts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are working with Public Health Scotland to provide support in managing the case recently identified. The UKHSA is working with public health agencies in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to provide the latest scientific, clinical and public health advice on the management of cases and coordinate the response across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 26/05/2022 14:44:15 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1452251

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	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	Twitter: Russia
	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 discussions her Department has had with Twitter representatives regarding disinformation tweeted by official accounts of the Russian Government.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	142066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The Russian state is waging an aggressive information campaign, including using disinformation spread by official Russian Government accounts to try and justify Russia’s unacceptable military action in Ukraine.</p><p>DCMS is working closely with major social media platforms, including Twitter, to ensure disinformation, and coordinated inauthentic or manipulated behaviour, is removed in line with platforms’ terms of service, and authoritative content which accurately depicts the ongoing situation in Ukraine is promoted across their services.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/03/2022 09:54:56 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1452252

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	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	Euro 2028
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Sport, what engagement her Department has had with the national football associations across the UK regarding a joint bid for the UEFA European Championships in 2028.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	142067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>On Wednesday 23 March 2022, the five football associations of the UK and Ireland submitted a joint expression of interest to host the UEFA European Championships 2028. The UK Government supported this step and we believe that hosting EURO 2028 would be a fantastic opportunity for the whole of the UK and Ireland.</p><p>My officials have worked closely alongside the football associations, the government of Ireland and the Devolved Administrations throughout this process, and we will continue to engage closely as we develop our potential bid.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/03/2022 16:27:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1452253

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	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	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
	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 he has made of the adequacy of (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental management protections in the comprehensive trade deal between the UK and New Zealand.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	142068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and New Zealand includes ground-breaking provisions on both animal welfare and environmental protection</p><p> </p><p>The forward-looking provisions in the animal welfare chapter are largely unprecedented in other FTAs. We have secured non-regression and non-derogation clauses on animal welfare. This means both countries are committed to not lowering their animal welfare standards or make exceptions for their producers in a manner that materially affects trade. The chapter includes strong commitments to work with New Zealand bilaterally and in international fora to progress animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment chapter demonstrates our global leadership on climate and environmental protection. It will liberalise tariffs on the largest list of environmental goods in any FTA to date and encourage trade and investment in low carbon services and technology. It includes commitments to tackle environmental challenges such as illegal wildlife trade, air pollution, marine pollution and litter, and promote biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, and the transition to a circular economy. The chapter also affirms our commitments to implement multilateral environmental agreements, including the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and Paris Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 25/03/2022 11:46:18 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1452254

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Business Premises: Coldstream
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress has been made in the building of new business units in Coldstream as part of the Borderlands Growth Deal.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	142069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>We are continuing to work at pace with the Borderlands partners to agree project business cases. Business Infrastructure falls within the Scottish Government investment in Borderlands. However, I can advise that progress is being made between SG and partners and it is anticipated that the Coldstream business infrastructure project could draw down Deal funding in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 21/03/2022 17:58:28 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1452255

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: British National (Overseas)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Hong Kong BNO visas have been issued; and what data her Department holds on where holders choose to live in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	142070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of applications and grants of leave on the British National Overseas (BN(O)) route in the “How many people come to the UK each year (including visitors)?” topic and underlying datasets of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’</a>.</p><p>The latest data relates to 2021. These statistics include data on main applicants and dependants. Data for Q1 2022 will be published on 26 May 2022.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on where visa holders might choose to live in the UK as they are free to settle in any part of it.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2022 11:10:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1421140

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Veterans: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Government is taking to work with the Welsh Government to deliver the Veterans Strategy Action Plan 2022-24.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	905495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>A key commitment in the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan is to appoint a Veterans’ Commissioner for Wales, ensuring that all parts of the UK have an independent voice representing the interests of veterans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/02/2022 14:17:28 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1416445

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ask for ANI Scheme: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to roll out the Ask for ANI scheme to more independent pharmacies in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	111679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Ask for ANI Codeword Scheme celebrated it’s one-year anniversary earlier this year.</p><p>The voluntary scheme was rolled out to pharmacies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It has now been adopted by over 50% of pharmacies in the UK and over 100 official disclosures have been made.</p><p>We continue to work with partners across the UK, including pharmacy associations, to encourage more pharmacies to sign up to the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/02/2022 12:31:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1416446

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on mutual priorities for improving cross-border transport links following the publication of Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 by Transport Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	111680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>UK Government Transport Ministers regularly engage with their counterparts in the Scottish Government to discuss matters of shared interest, including improving cross-border transport connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 (STPR2) draft recommendations include improvements to the A75 and A77, routes that were also highlighted in the independent Union Connectivity Review carried out by Sir Peter Hendy and published in November 2021. The UK Government has invited the Scottish Government to work in partnership to consider the recommendations of the Union Connectivity Review and identify solutions which work best for the people of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/01/2022 16:13:52 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1399692

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Sheep Meat: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh lamb industry of the end of US restrictions on the import of British lamb.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	904906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The lifting of this ban is fantastic news and brings Welsh farmers one step closer to putting their first-class lamb on US menus for the first time in 20 years.</p><p>Farmers will now be able to reach a new market of over 300 million people. This win will support vital jobs and growth in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/01/2022 16:19:41 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1378999

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Numeracy: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to launch the Multiply scheme in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	75972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>All local areas in the United Kingdom will receive funding to deliver bespoke adult numeracy programmes from April 2022. Multiply will help people improve their basic numeracy skills through free digital training, flexible courses and tutoring. It will be a new UK-wide offer launching in spring 2022, which will help people build their confidence, remove barriers to learning, and tailor delivery to meet learner and employer needs.</p><p>We estimate that up to 500,000 learners across the UK could gain a recognised qualification and/or improve their numeracy skills through Multiply.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 75973 question first answered 23/11/2021 14:01:27 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1379000

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Numeracy: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will benefit from the Multiply scheme in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	75973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>All local areas in the United Kingdom will receive funding to deliver bespoke adult numeracy programmes from April 2022. Multiply will help people improve their basic numeracy skills through free digital training, flexible courses and tutoring. It will be a new UK-wide offer launching in spring 2022, which will help people build their confidence, remove barriers to learning, and tailor delivery to meet learner and employer needs.</p><p>We estimate that up to 500,000 learners across the UK could gain a recognised qualification and/or improve their numeracy skills through Multiply.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 75972 question first answered 23/11/2021 14:01:27 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1360015

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Government of providing covid-19 testing in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	56671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to provide the information requested as it is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/11/2021 15:58:52 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1360016

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 estimate he has made of the cost to the Government of purchasing covid-19 vaccines for residents in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	56672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>As announced at the Spending Review in 2020, the Government has made available more than £6 billion in total to develop and procure COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has procured vaccines on behalf of all four nations of the country and Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. As a consequence, a total of 8,169,061 vaccinations have been administered in Scotland as of 17 October 2021 with 81.1% of those aged 12 and over fully vaccinated.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/10/2021 11:20:19 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1360017

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many installations have been supported by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles as part of the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme in (a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	56673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Data on domestic charging devices funded by the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) are presented in the table. Figures are from 1 July 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>EVHS funded charging devices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scottish Borders</strong></p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>11,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>157,652</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department holds data on plug-in car grants but this database does not provide the geographic breakdown required.</p><p>The table below shows, up to the end of December 2020, the number of plug-in car grant eligible models registered for the first time in the respective geographies. The right hand column provides an estimate of the maximum financial value of the grant support for these vehicles. This was calculated from vehicle registration data by applying amount of available grant for eligible models at the time of registration. This estimate does not mean that every car registered received the grant or that other cars did not receive the grant before the end of December 2020 but had not registered the car yet.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area of registration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of registrations for eligible models</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maximum potential grant support awarded <sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland Borders Unitary Authority</strong></p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>£1.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>17,266</p></td><td><p>£61 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>301,096</p></td><td><p>£1,066 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>7 Scottish local authorities have been awarded grants totalling £1,065,381 through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), up to July 2021. The Scheme is administered on the Department’s behalf by Energy Saving Trust, who offer expert advice and support to local authorities throughout the application process. Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, also hosts a library of webinars and guidance documents focussing on the challenges that authorities face when installing charging infrastructure, while promoting the available funding.</p><p>In early 2022, in collaboration with the Institution of Engineering and Technology, we will publish an EV infrastructure guide for local authority EV officers, to assist with the transition to ZEVs. This guide will cover the steps needed to take in order to deploy chargepoints for residents. Scottish local authorities were involved in the scoping of the document and will be asked to comment at consultation stage in due course.</p><p>The Government wants to ensure that drivers can benefit from the transition to zero emission vehicles. The On-Street Residential Chargeoint Scheme (ORCS) is available to all UK local authorities to provide public chargepoints for their residents without access to private parking. £20 million is available in 2021-22 to UK local authorities through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 56675 56678 question first answered 21/10/2021 12:15:18 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1360019

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many plug-in car grants have been issued in (a) the Scottish Borders Unitary Authority, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK; and what is the financial value of those grants.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	56675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Data on domestic charging devices funded by the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) are presented in the table. Figures are from 1 July 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>EVHS funded charging devices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scottish Borders</strong></p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>11,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>157,652</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department holds data on plug-in car grants but this database does not provide the geographic breakdown required.</p><p>The table below shows, up to the end of December 2020, the number of plug-in car grant eligible models registered for the first time in the respective geographies. The right hand column provides an estimate of the maximum financial value of the grant support for these vehicles. This was calculated from vehicle registration data by applying amount of available grant for eligible models at the time of registration. This estimate does not mean that every car registered received the grant or that other cars did not receive the grant before the end of December 2020 but had not registered the car yet.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area of registration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of registrations for eligible models</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maximum potential grant support awarded <sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland Borders Unitary Authority</strong></p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>£1.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>17,266</p></td><td><p>£61 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>301,096</p></td><td><p>£1,066 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>7 Scottish local authorities have been awarded grants totalling £1,065,381 through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), up to July 2021. The Scheme is administered on the Department’s behalf by Energy Saving Trust, who offer expert advice and support to local authorities throughout the application process. Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, also hosts a library of webinars and guidance documents focussing on the challenges that authorities face when installing charging infrastructure, while promoting the available funding.</p><p>In early 2022, in collaboration with the Institution of Engineering and Technology, we will publish an EV infrastructure guide for local authority EV officers, to assist with the transition to ZEVs. This guide will cover the steps needed to take in order to deploy chargepoints for residents. Scottish local authorities were involved in the scoping of the document and will be asked to comment at consultation stage in due course.</p><p>The Government wants to ensure that drivers can benefit from the transition to zero emission vehicles. The On-Street Residential Chargeoint Scheme (ORCS) is available to all UK local authorities to provide public chargepoints for their residents without access to private parking. £20 million is available in 2021-22 to UK local authorities through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 56673 56678 question first answered 21/10/2021 12:15:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1360020

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what engagement he has had with Scottish local authorities on the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	56678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Data on domestic charging devices funded by the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) are presented in the table. Figures are from 1 July 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>EVHS funded charging devices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scottish Borders</strong></p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>11,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>157,652</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department holds data on plug-in car grants but this database does not provide the geographic breakdown required.</p><p>The table below shows, up to the end of December 2020, the number of plug-in car grant eligible models registered for the first time in the respective geographies. The right hand column provides an estimate of the maximum financial value of the grant support for these vehicles. This was calculated from vehicle registration data by applying amount of available grant for eligible models at the time of registration. This estimate does not mean that every car registered received the grant or that other cars did not receive the grant before the end of December 2020 but had not registered the car yet.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area of registration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of registrations for eligible models</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maximum potential grant support awarded <sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland Borders Unitary Authority</strong></p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>£1.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>17,266</p></td><td><p>£61 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>301,096</p></td><td><p>£1,066 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>7 Scottish local authorities have been awarded grants totalling £1,065,381 through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), up to July 2021. The Scheme is administered on the Department’s behalf by Energy Saving Trust, who offer expert advice and support to local authorities throughout the application process. Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, also hosts a library of webinars and guidance documents focussing on the challenges that authorities face when installing charging infrastructure, while promoting the available funding.</p><p>In early 2022, in collaboration with the Institution of Engineering and Technology, we will publish an EV infrastructure guide for local authority EV officers, to assist with the transition to ZEVs. This guide will cover the steps needed to take in order to deploy chargepoints for residents. Scottish local authorities were involved in the scoping of the document and will be asked to comment at consultation stage in due course.</p><p>The Government wants to ensure that drivers can benefit from the transition to zero emission vehicles. The On-Street Residential Chargeoint Scheme (ORCS) is available to all UK local authorities to provide public chargepoints for their residents without access to private parking. £20 million is available in 2021-22 to UK local authorities through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 56673 56675 question first answered 21/10/2021 12:15:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1360021

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Drugs: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the rate of drug related deaths in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	57233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Discussions on the rate of drug related deaths in Scotland have taken place at two United Kingdom Drugs Ministerial meetings held on 17 September 2020 and 11 October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 25/10/2021 14:29:47 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1360022

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government to encourage a UK-wide covid-19 vaccine certification mobile app.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	57234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>I discuss a wide range of issues relating to the Coronavirus pandemic with both Cabinet colleagues and Scottish Government Ministers on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p>When domestic certification was first identified as a potential strategy to support the Covid-19 response, and in order to respond to other States' requirements for international travel, there were a number of discussions, both at Ministerial and official level with all of the devolved administrations to look at both the possibility of a UK-wide certification solution, but also should this not be feasible to ensure technical interoperability between individual certification solutions where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>As public health is a devolved matter, the Scottish Government decided to develop its own vaccine certification mobile app, and to require its use in certain settings within Scotland. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has promoted the Scottish Government's app with governments internationally so that it is recognised at international borders.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government Secretary of State for Health and his officials in DHSC and NHSx (which leads on digital health) continue to have weekly discussions with all of the devolved administrations to ensure alignment and interoperability on all elements of the Covid response.</p><p> </p><p>Should the UK Government decide to introduce domestic certification, we will continue to work with the devolved administrations to ensure interoperability, so that no citizen is impacted adversely when they travel across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 21/10/2021 09:17:08 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont