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1122563

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to move public sector jobs from London to Devon and Cornwall.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	910483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <strong>Our Places for Growth programme will relocate Civil Servants out of London, with at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030</strong>. The <strong>programme is engaged on an ongoing basis with stakeholders across all four nations of the UK, including in South West England. Location decisions will be made by departments in conjunction with the Cabinet Office, and will form an integral part of planning for the Spending Review.</strong> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:15:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1521828

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health: Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	62968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives, including improving access to health and care services in all areas and preventing ill-health. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.</p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities works with local system partners in Plymouth Sutton and Devonport to support programmes to reduce health inequalities, including providing evidence and intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/10/2022 16:51:43 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1313251

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Lighting: Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) levels of light pollution across the UK and (b) effect that pollution has on (i) people and (ii) wildlife.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>a) Defra’s last major review of light pollution was the January 2014 publication of a policy update on artificial light in the environment. Since then we have worked with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework policies include consideration of the impact of light pollution on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has also contributed to the development of the MHCLG Planning Policy Guidance on light pollution published in November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>b) (i) Public Health England carried out a study in 2016 for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and the Society of Light and Lighting, which included an assessment of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights on health. The study concluded that some LED streetlight luminaires emitted more blue light than was necessary, but that there was no evidence of direct adverse health effects on people.</p><p> </p><p>(ii) Defra has published or contributed to a range of assessments of the impact of artificial light on insects, and wider biodiversity, as well as global and national assessments of the drivers of biodiversity loss more generally.</p><p> </p><p>There have been a number of externally funded studies which have highlighted potential impacts of artificial light pollution on insects and invertebrates, which Defra keeps under review, for example, with our academic partners on the National Pollinator Strategy for England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/05/2021 15:36:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1200675

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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	Tourist Attractions: Coronavirus
	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 additional funding he plans to make available to help ensure the viability of (a) zoos, (b) safari parks, (c) aquariums and (d) farm visitor attractions ordered to close during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	55030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Zoos are eligible to apply for a range of support schemes including the Job Retention Scheme, VAT deferral, Business Rates Relief, the Business Interruption Loan schemes, the option to reclaim the costs of Statutory Sick Pay and grant funding of up to £25,000.</p><p> </p><p>The £14 million Zoos Support Fund, which was opened on 4 May to help those zoos, safari parks, aquariums and eligible farm visitor attractions in severe financial distress due to the disruption caused by COVID-19 remains open for applications until 19 July 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with some of the largest zoos to discuss additional concerns which are arising including over a longer time frame, and active consideration of these is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>We are also continuing to engage with BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) to monitor progress and any newly arising issues; and will keep working with the industry to understand their longer-term concerns.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 14:07:08 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1179045

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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	Fishing Catches: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there was a senior responsible owner in (a) the Marine Management Organisation or (b) his Department who oversaw the development of the catch recording app for under 10m fishing vessels in England.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	18905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Yes, there is a senior responsible owner within the Marine Management Organisation for the under 10 metre catch recording project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/03/2020 12:06:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1173463

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	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	Fish: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether buyers acquiring fish up to 30 kg in weight landed from licensed fishing vessels continue to be exempt from the need to produce sales notes, provided the fish are purchased for private consumption.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	8472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Yes, buyers acquiring up to 30kg of fish for personal consumption will continue to be exempt from the need to produce sales notes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/02/2020 18:14:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

753417

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether skills training is available for veterans who have been medically discharged from the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	5665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Yes, Service leavers who are being, or are likely to be, medically discharged are entitled to all elements of the Core Resettlement Programme (CRP) plus the Specialist Support Programme (SSP) which are provided by the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Career Transition Partnership (CTP) with Right Management Ltd (the delivery contractor).</p><p>The CRP provides access to vocational training so that transferable skills which Service leavers develop during their time in the Armed Forces are accredited to equivalent civilian qualifications. The CRP can also be used to gain new skills and qualifications.</p><p>The SSP is a vocational assessment and gives access to a specialist employment consultant who helps to create a bespoke resettlement plan. This specialist resettlement pathway (CTP Assist) delivers an individually tailored, needs based service to those Service personnel who face the greatest barriers to employment given their medical condition. The MOD provides funding and other support to enable access to required training.</p><p>The MOD recognises that medically discharged Service leavers often need longer in resettlement than other leavers to achieve vocational success. Since February 2013, all medically discharging personnel and those assessed as likely to medically discharge, can start resettlement as soon as it is appropriate for the individual. For those who are not able to undertake resettlement activities because of their medical condition, it is possible to defer resettlement for up to two years after discharge and, in extreme cases resettlement provision may be transferred to the spouse, civil partner or a nominated proxy of the Service leaver.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/07/2017 10:33:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

816955

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M5
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to make the M5 in the South West a smart motorway.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	121382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Work to make the M5 from Junction 15 to Junction 17 near Bristol a smart motorway was completed in Spring 2014. Access to and from the South West has been further improved with completion of a Smart Motorway upgrade of the M5 from Junctions 4a (Droitwich Spa) to Junction 6 (Worcester) completed in Spring 2017.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans within the current Road Investment Strategy (RIS) (2015 – 2020) to upgrade further sections of the M5 to a smart motorway. Highways England continue to engage with local authorities and other interested parties on future changes to the network. The need for further upgrades will be considered during the design of the next RIS for the period 2020-2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2018 13:05:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1307151

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Water: Consumption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's Water conservation: measures to reduce personal water use consultation that concluded in October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	179529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Whilst good progress has been made in water efficiency policy development, we paused work in this area due to the Covid-19 pandemic and end of the transition period. We have recently recommenced our efficiency work and are committed to publishing the Government response this spring, which sets out our ambition and a package of policies to reduce household water consumption.</p><p> </p><p>Protecting our water resources remains a priority for this Government, which is why we have proposed setting a statutory target on overall demand for public water supply in our Environment Bill. This could encompass household use, non-household use and leakage.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/04/2021 12:42:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1485180

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ethnicity intake target is for the (a) UK Regular Forces and (b) FR20 Volunteer Reserve by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	28478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Whilst Defence does not work to specific intake targets for ethnicity, we are committed to achieving a more diverse workforce and have embarked on a range of activities to increase the number of ethnic minority and female recruits into the Armed Forces. Whilst the representation of ethnic minority personnel joining the Armed Forces is improving, we recognise that progress in terms of the representative rates of our people - both military and civilian - has been too slow. It is clear there is still much further to go and we are working hard to fulfil the key objective in our 2018-2030 Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to eliminate discrimination and improve diversity throughout Defence:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2018-to-2030-a-force-for-inclusion</p><p>Section 2.2.4, Supporting Commitments for Goal 2, sets out Defence's ambition to improve our ethnic diversity.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 28479 question first answered 07/07/2022 14:17:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard