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1401356

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	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	Music: Video on Demand
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that music makers receive equitable remuneration when contracting their product to streaming platforms.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>A comprehensive programme of work is underway to investigate the issues raised by the Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Select Committee’s inquiry into the economics of music streaming. This includes Government-funded research and extensive stakeholder engagement to strengthen the evidence base needed to determine whether intervention is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/01/2022 16:28:19 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401357

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Demonstrations
	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 ensure that the democratic right to protest is maintained through the provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The freedom to peacefully protest across the country is a fundamental right that this Government is proud to support. Most protest activity in this country does not require a police response and we expect that to continue. The public order measures in the PCSC Bill are targeted at non-violent protests that cause serious disruption to the lives of others.</p><p>As with all existing powers to manage protests the police must not act incompatibly with the European Convention on Human Rights, namely articles 10 and 11 on the freedoms of expression and assembly, when making use of these measures.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/01/2022 16:47:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401358

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture Act 2020
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to implement the provisions in the Agriculture Act 2020 to deliver public money for public goods.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>We are implementing three new schemes that reward farmers and land managers for producing public goods: The Sustainable Farming Incentive, Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery. Our approach to environmental land management is the cornerstone of our new agricultural policy and will be realised through a combination of schemes using public money to reward farmers and land managers for delivering environmentally sustainable actions. The schemes are intended to provide a powerful vehicle for achieving the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan and commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, while supporting our rural economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Sustainable Farming Incentive will pay farmers for actions they take, going beyond regulatory requirements, to manage their land in an environmentally sustainable way. In 2021 we launched the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot and received over 900 applications. The first agreements have started and will run until 2024 when the full Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme offer will be available. This year we will start to rollout core elements of that scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Nature Recovery scheme will pay for actions that support local nature recovery and deliver local environmental priorities; making sure the right things are delivered in the right places. We plan to make an early version of the scheme available to a limited number of people in 2023 as part of our plans for testing and rolling out the scheme. We will then roll out the scheme across the whole country by the end of 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Landscape Recovery will support the delivery of landscape and ecosystem recovery through long-term, large-scale projects, including projects to restore wilder landscapes in places where that’s appropriate, large-scale tree planting and peatland restoration projects. We will pilot Landscape Recovery between 2022-24 through initiating at least 10 large-scale projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2022 17:19:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401359

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture Act 2020
	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 potential merits of including public access to the countryside in the definition public good as set out in the Agriculture Act 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Section 1(1) of the Agriculture Act 2020 sets out a list of purposes for which the Secretary of State may give financial assistance, and Section 1(1) (b) confirms that the Secretary of State may give financial assistance for, or in connection with supporting public access to, and enjoyment of the countryside, farmland or woodland, and better understanding of the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Support for increasing access into the countryside will be made through existing schemes and support mechanisms already in place. We are still considering our approach of how support for increasing and maintaining access to the countryside in our future schemes including our environmental land management schemes.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/01/2022 16:40:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401360

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	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 ensure that the provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill help to integrate refugees into UK society.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Bill is the cornerstone of the New Plan for Immigration, which sets out the Government’s intentions to build a fair but firm asylum system.</p><p> </p><p>The New Plan for Immigration announced a package of measures to improve integration support so that refugees arriving under safe and legal routes are fully supported to become self-sufficient and integrate well into society. The Enhanced Integration Package will deliver a package of tailored support, such as language training, skills development and employment support to help refugees rebuild their lives. More details will be released on this package in due course.<ins class="ministerial"> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-plan-for-immigration-legal-migration-and-border-control/new-plan-for-immigration-legal-migration-and-border-control-strategy-statement-accessible-web-version" target="_blank">New plan for immigration: legal migration and border control strategy statement (accessible web version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p> </p><p>Refugees coming to the UK through the safe and legal routes our resettlement schemes provide will be granted indefinite leave to remain on arrival, providing them with the certainty and stability they need to rebuild their lives in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/01/2022 17:20:35 question first ministerially corrected 19/01/2022 11:35:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 44256 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401361

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Channel Four Television: Privatisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on the Government consultation on whether to privatise Channel 4; and what her timetable is for announcing a decision on that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on the best ownership model to support Channel 4 for years to come. We have received around 60,000 consultation responses, and we are in the process of carefully considering all the views and evidence we have received to inform the government’s policy-making and final decision.</p><p>The Government’s response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 13/01/2022 15:26:22 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401364

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services: Conditions of Employment and Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the current rate of pay and working conditions on the number of vacancies in the social care sector.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/01/2022 14:12:10 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401365

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Care Workers: Conditions of Employment and Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pay and conditions in the social care sector.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>The vast majority of care workers are employed by private sector providers who set their pay and conditions, independent of central Government. Local authorities work with care providers to determine a fair rate of pay based on local market conditions.</p><p>We have announced over £460 million in Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funds. Round two of the Fund can be used to enable local authorities and providers to bring forward planned rises in pay for the adult social care workforce in advance of the new financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/01/2022 14:02:37 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401366

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust: Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for surgery in the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has reopened elective services and is working towards safely reducing their waiting lists. The Trust has an elective recovery programme in place, supported by the local clinical commissioning groups. This includes the use of independent sector to treat patients in community settings and use theatres and outpatient facilities at the weekend. The Trust has also optimised its use of technology, to deliver timely and convenient care for patients and health inequalities data is complementing its clinical prioritisation to minimise the risk of treatment delays.</p><p> </p><p>We have made £2 billion available in 2021/22 and a further £8 billion in the next three years to increase activity and tackle backlogs in elective care in England.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/01/2022 14:31:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401367

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health Services: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to mandate private healthcare workers to work in NHS services in the response to the Omicron covid-19 variant.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	100435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>We have no current plans to do so. New national arrangements between NHS England and 10 independent sector providers commenced on 10 January 2022 until 31 March 2022. Up to 3,000 staffed beds will be made available to the National Health Service to provide surge capacity in response to the Omicron variant. The arrangements will also enable NHS trusts to send a wider range of patients to the independent sector for treatment, including those requiring some forms of cancer surgery and other care not normally delivered by private providers under existing arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/01/2022 15:14:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman