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1719945

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Internet: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help protect children online.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	903028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Last year the government passed the groundbreaking Online Safety Act which will place much needed duties on tech companies to protect their users, especially children. We are focused on implementing the act as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>In January, the government introduced new offences to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse. The Crown Prosecution Service has already delivered the first conviction for cyberflashing, and it will not be the last.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 May, Ofcom published its draft child safety codes. Once in force, these protections will significantly improve child online safety, ensuring companies shield children from harmful content, and stop their algorithms pushing inappropriate content at children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 23/05/2024 14:06:34 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1702090

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps the Government plans to take through its role as penholder for Sudan at the UN Security Council to encourage international partners to support an immediate ceasefire in Sudan; and what assessment he has made of the impact of continued conflict on (a) the humanitarian situation in Sudan and (b) regional stability.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	22639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK uses its position as penholder at the UN Security Council on Sudan to increase pressure on the warring parties. On 8 March, the UNSC adopted UK-drafted Resolution 2724 calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and unhindered humanitarian access. On 27 February, we called for the Council to convene for a closed consultation responding to SAF withdrawing permission for the movement of aid into Sudan from the Adre border crossing. On 20 March, we also highlighted the OCHA White Note's clear warning that obstruction of humanitarian access is resulting in people in Sudan starving. On 19 April, the UK also called for an open briefing on the situation to mark the one-year point in the conflict at the UNSC.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 01/05/2024 12:19:56 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1701480

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps he has taken to secure guarantees from participants in the Sudan conflict for the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	22140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK has pressed the warring parties to agree to a permanent ceasefire, to protect civilians and to allow unrestricted humanitarian access, both cross-line and cross-border, so that aid can reach people in desperate need. On 8 March, the UK-led UN Security Council Resolution 2724 called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access. We welcome unified international messaging at the Paris Pledging Conference on 15 April - at which the UK was represented by <ins class="ministerial">Lord Benyon</ins> <del class="ministerial">the Minister of State for FCDO and DEFRA</del> - as well as plans to re-start Jeddah talks in the next weeks to maintain pressure on the warring parties to facilitate cross-line and cross-border humanitarian access and a permanent ceasefire.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2024 14:41:28 question first ministerially corrected 25/04/2024 10:50:55 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell previous answer version 30186 answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1701481

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Sudan: Food Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will increase multi-year funding to support (a) the most food-insecure people in Sudan and (b) Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	22141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK provided £42.6 million in humanitarian aid to support people in Sudan in 2023-2024, including £12.2 million to UNICEF for nutrition activities and approximately £23 million to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund for multisector response, including a high proportion of food security interventions. We also helped those fleeing to neighbouring countries in 2023-24, with £7.75 million to support existing and new Sudanese refugees as well as vulnerable returnees and host communities in South Sudan and £15 million to those in Chad. In 2024/2025, UK ODA to Sudan will nearly double to £89 million, including funding to UNICEF to provide emergency and life-saving food assistance. The UK will also be working with the World Food Programme to assist in the provision of assorted food commodities to people in Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/04/2024 16:15:25 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1695515

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.121, page 99 of the Autumn Statement 2023, what his planned timetable is for publishing a consultation on introducing a UK regime for captive insurance companies; what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Prudential Regulation Authority and (b) Financial Conduct Authority on the potential introduction of a captive insurance regime; and what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing such a regime.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	18286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Statement, the Government will consult on the design of a new framework for encouraging the establishment and growth of captive insurance companies in the UK. The consultation will launch in Spring 2024.</p><p>The consultation will test views on proposals to introduce an attractive and competitive new UK captive insurance regime that works for businesses. Key to this will also be proportionate regulation that maintains the UK’s high regulatory standards.</p><p>The Treasury will continue to work closely with the independent regulators as it considers the case for a UK captives framework.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/03/2024 15:39:43 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1692438

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish (a) available data from the Government-sponsored e-scooter trials on the (i) number and (ii) number per million kilometers travelled of people killed or seriously injured in e-scooter incidents and (b) equivalent figures for (A) bicycles, (B) legally registered powered two wheel motorbikes, (C) passenger cars and (D) commercial vehicles; and whether he holds such data for incidents involving e-scooters not included in the trials.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	16209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Out of millions of trips completed since e-scooter trials began, the vast majority of journeys have been completed safely.</p><p>From 2020, DfT has been monitoring the frequency of casualties involving e-scooters. The majority of DfT reported road casualty statistics are based on STATS19 data, the system through which the police report road casualties. STATS19 collects data on e-scooter casualties, including those using private scooters, with data published regularly in e-scooter casualty factsheets. The most recent e-scooter factsheet can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-e-scooter-factsheet-year-ending-june-2023</a>.</p><p>In addition, the Department routinely publishes data on casualties in reported road collisions using all other modes of road transport based upon data provided by police forces via the STATS19 system, including figures for bicycles, motorcycles, cars, HGVs and LGVs. A comparison of the casualty rates for different modes of travel can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/657c4a0983ba380013e1b610/ras0203.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/657c4a0983ba380013e1b610/ras0203.ods</a>. Data from STATS19 (2022) found the severity of injuries for e-scooters and pedal cycles to be broadly similar. The most common injuries across both modes were abrasions, sprains, and bruising.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/03/2024 12:48:47 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne previous answer version 22161 answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1690068

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Internet: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help prevent young people being groomed via the internet to commit crime.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	14700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to keeping children safe online and are delivering a number of initiatives that support that objective. For example, we are investing up to £145m over three years in our County Lines Programme to crack down on the county lines gangs exploiting our children and young people. Through this Programme we are developing a better understanding of how to disrupt online activity that is aimed at recruiting and exploiting children and young people.</p><p>The Online Safety Act 2023 is a key piece of legislation to keep children safe. There are a number of priority offences in the Act which relate to child criminal exploitation such as drug related offences, sexual exploitation and weapons and firearms supply offences. Technology companies must take proactive measures and use systems and processes to remove and limit people’s exposure to related content.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 27/02/2024 15:30:00 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687427

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Households: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of households that own a car that do not have a driveway.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information required to fully respond to this question. We do hold some data on parking facilities available to households and dwellings, published annually in Live Tables DA2201, DA2202, and DA2203 available online, here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments</a>.The Department does not collect data on households’ car ownership.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 13054 question first answered 12/02/2024 17:40:14 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687428

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Households: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of people living in (a) tower blocks and (b) residential properties without a driveway own cars.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information required to fully respond to this question. We do hold some data on parking facilities available to households and dwellings, published annually in Live Tables DA2201, DA2202, and DA2203 available online, here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/amenities-services-and-local-environments</a>.The Department does not collect data on households’ car ownership.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 13053 question first answered 12/02/2024 17:40:14 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687429

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue is accrued from VAT on public charge points.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on public electric vehicle charging points. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13056 question first answered 09/02/2024 11:36:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1687430

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax revenue is accrued from VAT on public charge points in residential areas.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	13056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on public electric vehicle charging points. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13055 question first answered 09/02/2024 11:36:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1684921

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	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	Pharmacy
	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 her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate pharmacy provision.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	11429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department monitors changes to the market closely to understand patient access to pharmaceutical services within the National Health Service. The law requires that every three years, local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments to identify if there is a need for improvement or better access to services in the local areas. Contractors can apply to open a pharmacy where there is a gap or a need for improved access to services or if they can make a case for providing other benefits to the local communities.</p><p> </p><p>When their usual local pharmacy closes, patients can choose to access any of the remaining pharmacies nearby. Patients can also choose to access NHS pharmaceutical services remotely through any of the approximately 400 internet pharmacies in England, which are contractually required to deliver medicines to patients’ home address free of charge.</p><p>There were 10,673 pharmacies on 31 December 2023 providing NHS services in England. Access remains good with 80% of the population living within 20 minutes walking distance of a pharmacy and twice as many pharmacies in the most deprived areas of the country.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 01/02/2024 17:02:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1679782

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Chelmsford constituency received school improvement grants in (a) 2010-2017 and (b) 2017-2023; how many grants were received in each period; and what the total amount for each school was in each period.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	8165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Departmental records show that between 2010 and 2017 five schools in Chelmsford constituency received or benefited from specific school improvement grants, and between 2017 and the end of December 2023 ten schools received or benefited from specific school improvement grants.</p><p>The following grants have been included in this analysis:</p><ul><li>Regional Academy Growth Fund (RAGF) 2016/17</li><li>Multi-academy Trust Development and Improvement Fund (MDIF) 2018/19</li><li>Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) - 2019 to date</li><li>Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget (SSICB) - 2016 to date</li><li>Environmental Improvement Grant (EIG) - 2016 to date</li><li>Emergency Strategic Improvement Fund (ESIF) - 2017 to date</li><li>School Improvement offer (SI) - 2018 to 2020</li><li>Trust and School Improvement offer (TSI) – 2021 to date.</li></ul><p>The department has also included grants allocated for sponsored academy conversions (2010 to date), as well as grants for transferring academies between trusts (2012 to date) because these grants may include elements for school improvement activities.</p><p>The department has limited this analysis to these grants as they can be quantified for some of the time periods requested. The department's policy of retaining financial records for seven years limits access to data before the 2016/17 financial year. Other department grants may contribute less directly to wider school improvement. In addition, many of these and other grants are allocated via academy trusts or other organisations, and so schools may benefit indirectly without being the designated recipient from department. Finally, not all grant programs have been operational throughout the entire period between 2010 and 2023.</p><p>For a summary of the grants awarded, and for relevant school-level data, please refer to the tables below:</p><p>Table 1: Summary of school improvement grants paid for supporting schools in Chelmsford constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of institutions in receipt of a school improvement grant and their total value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grant programme</p></td><td><p>(a) 2010 to 2017</p></td><td><p>(b) 2017to2023 (to end December 2023)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional Academy Growth Fund**</p></td><td><p>RAGF 2016-2017 2 trusts each with 1 school in Chelmsford*</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multi-academy Trust Development and Improvement Fund**</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>2 trusts, one with 2 schools and 1 with 1 school in Chelmsford*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust Capacity Fund **</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>1 trust with 2 schools in Chelmsford*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget</p></td><td><p>N/A* 2010-2017<br> None – 2016-17</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environmental Improvement Grant</p></td><td><p>None for 2016-17. <br> Records not available prior to 2016-17.</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency Strategic Improvement Fund</p></td><td><p>N/A as fund started in 2017-18</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sponsored conversions to academy status</p></td><td><p>3 academies, totalling £210,000</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer of an academy</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>1 school, totalling £1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust and School Improvement offer</p></td><td><p>N/A*</p></td><td><p>4 schools, totalling £16,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Grant programme not operating during this period.</p><p>** The RAGF, MDIF, and TCAF funds support growth in the capacity of academy trusts to oversee academies. Funding is allocated to trusts, and available data only reflects the total amounts received at the trust level. We are unable to attribute specific portions of the funding awarded under the RAGF, MDIF or TCaF programmes to individual school improvement efforts within any given trust or locality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Value of school improvement grants awarded where it is possible to identify a value attributable to the Chelmsford constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of school or trust</p></td><td><p>Grant name</p></td><td><p>Year funding allocated or first payment made</p></td><td><p>Amount paid or allocated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melbourne Park Primary and Nursery School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Meadgate Primary School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Larkrise Primary School</p></td><td><p>Pre-opening sponsored grant</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newlands Spring Primary School</p></td><td><p>School Improvement Offer Tier 1</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>£1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Essex Academy Trust</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridge Academy Trust</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Chelmsford Learning Partnership</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attain Academy Partnership</p></td><td><p>Trust and School Improvement Offer</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>£6,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/01/2024 17:08:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1679783

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the per pupil funding to schools (a) in Essex and (b) nationally was in (i) 2016/17 and (ii) 2023/24; and what the percentage increase adjusted for inflation for schools (A) in Essex and (B) nationally was between those years.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	8166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes statistics on schools funding at the national level, including revenue funding to state-funded schools in England for pupils aged 5 to 16, in cash and real terms. Statistics for the 2010/11 to 2023/24 financial years are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-funding-statistics</a>.</p><p>In 2016/17 national per pupil funding in cash terms was £5,590 and in 2023/24 this had risen to £7,460 in cash terms. This represents a cumulative growth in per pupil funding since 2016/17 of 9.9% in real terms, as measured by the GDP deflator.</p><p>The published information has been designed to capture core funding for schools and be as consistent and comparable as possible across these years, given that the funding system has changed significantly during that time. It covers mainstream primary and secondary schools, special schools, alternative provision, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schools. Information about the methodology can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/school-funding-statistics-methodology" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/school-funding-statistics-methodology</a>. The department does not have a breakdown of this time series at local authority level, therefore equivalent figures are not available for Essex.</p><p>At local authority level, the department instead publish per pupil units of funding for the schools block of the dedicated schools grant (DSG) in cash terms. In 2016/17 for Essex, this was £4,392. Following changes to the funding system in 2017/18, the primary and secondary per pupil units of funding were provided separately and, in 2023/24 for Essex, these were £4,720 and £6,116 respectively. These figures are for mainstream schools only and do not include any additional grant funding outside of the DSG, such as the mainstream schools additional grant and teachers’ pay additional grant. The national equivalent to these local authority figures is £4,636 for 2016/17 and £4,954 and £6,422 for 2023/24 for primary and secondary schools respectively.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/01/2024 17:52:06 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1671416

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	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	United Arab Emirates: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help prevent weapons being supplied to the Rapid Support Forces by the United Arab Emirates via (a) Chad and (b) other neighbouring countries.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	2638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK condemns any actions that further fuel the brutal conflict in Sudan. There is a UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur, which the UK renewed in March 2023, and which complements a longstanding bilateral UK arms embargo in place for the whole of Sudan. These regimes have been used to constrain the flow of weapons into the country and support efforts to stop those who pose a threat to stability in Darfur. The UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur will be reviewed by September 2024. Ministers continue to place emphasis on the importance of neutrality and of supporting a ceasefire and civilian political transition.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 27/11/2023 16:46:40 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1671417

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	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	Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Sudanese counterpart on (a) travel permissions for international humanitarian relief workers, (b) transport permissions for humanitarian aid and (c) other bureaucratic barriers to delivering humanitarian aid in east Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	2639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK condemns the lack of humanitarian access into and across Sudan, as a result of the actions of the parties to the conflict. Lack of security remains the biggest constraint for international agencies and national NGOs seeking to deliver much-needed life-saving assistance. We continue to raise humanitarian access, including bureaucratic and administrative impediments, with the warring parties, our international partners and in international fora such as the UN.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 2640 question first answered 27/11/2023 16:35:45 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1671418

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	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	Sudan: Himanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his (a) UN and (b) other international counterparts on taking steps with the Sudanese government to (i) provide travel permissions for international humanitarian relief workers, (ii) provide transport permissions for humanitarian aid and (iii) tackle other bureaucratic barriers to delivering humanitarian aid in east Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	2640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK condemns the lack of humanitarian access into and across Sudan, as a result of the actions of the parties to the conflict. Lack of security remains the biggest constraint for international agencies and national NGOs seeking to deliver much-needed life-saving assistance. We continue to raise humanitarian access, including bureaucratic and administrative impediments, with the warring parties, our international partners and in international fora such as the UN.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 2639 question first answered 27/11/2023 16:35:45 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1654286

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending sanctions to the (a) subsidiaries, (b) suppliers and (c) buyers of businesses that have been sanctioned for funding of the war in Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	195231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>In response to the ongoing conflict and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, on 12 July I announced a package of six sanctions under the UK's Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. The UK has imposed an asset freeze on three commercial entities linked to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and three commercial entities linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as the two main parties to the conflict. These sanctions, which target entities which the SAF and RSF have used to support their war efforts, are designed to press the parties into a permanent ceasefire, allow unfettered humanitarian access and commit to a sustained and meaningful peace process.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 195232 question first answered 08/09/2023 13:53:54 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1654287

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing financial sanctions on (a) Omdurman National Bank and (b) Al-Khalij Bank in the context of their association with factions in the war in Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	195232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>In response to the ongoing conflict and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, on 12 July I announced a package of six sanctions under the UK's Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. The UK has imposed an asset freeze on three commercial entities linked to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and three commercial entities linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as the two main parties to the conflict. These sanctions, which target entities which the SAF and RSF have used to support their war efforts, are designed to press the parties into a permanent ceasefire, allow unfettered humanitarian access and commit to a sustained and meaningful peace process.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 195231 question first answered 08/09/2023 13:53:54 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651938

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's position as the penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council, if he will call for the expansion of the UN arms embargo to the whole of Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>There is a UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur, which we renewed in March 2023. There is also a longstanding bilateral UK arms embargo in place for the whole of Sudan. These regimes have been used to constrain the flow of weapons into the country and support efforts to stop those who pose a threat to stability in Darfur. The UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur will be reviewed by September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/07/2023 06:43:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651939

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	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 diplomatic steps his Department is taking to discourage regional and other external actors from aiding conflict in Sudan through provision of financial, logistical or military support to factions in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>We are pursuing all diplomatic avenues, including at the UN Security Council and Human Rights Council, and through cooperation with counterparts from African, Quad (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America) and European countries, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and the United Nations, to end the violence in Sudan. We are also working through a new African Union-led Core Group to ensure inclusive regional and international action to secure a viable peace process. On 12 July, we announced a package of six sanctions under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, freezing the assets of three commercial entities linked to each party involved in the conflict. These sanctions target entities which the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces have used to support their war efforts and are designed to press the parties to allow humanitarian assistance, end the violence and engage in a meaningful and sustained progress to peace. We will continue to use all our diplomatic levers to urge regional and external actors to support international efforts to bring the warring parties back to the negotiating table and end the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/07/2023 06:52:33 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651941

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will impose targeted sanctions on the financial networks of the warring parties in Sudan and on Sudanese individuals (a) inside and (b) outside the country who are advocating the continuation of the war and disseminating hate speech against Sudan’s civilian and political pro-democracy leaders.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>In response to the ongoing conflict and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, I announced on 12 July a UK package of six sanctions under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. We are freezing the assets of three commercial entities linked to each party involved in the conflict: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). These sanctions, which target entities which the SAF and RSF have used to support their war efforts, are designed to press the parties to engage in a sustained and meaningful peace process, allow humanitarian access and to commit to a permanent cessation of hostilities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/07/2023 06:50:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651942

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	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 steps his Department is taking as a member of the Core Group of the Expanded Mechanism under the leadership of the African Union to help ensure that tangible measures are taken by the African Union to tackle the conflict in Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK believes the African Union is best placed to coordinate an African-led international response to the crisis in Sudan. As a member of the African Union-led Core Group, the UK is working with regional and international partners to end hostilities in Sudan, push for urgently needed humanitarian access, particularly in Khartoum and Darfur, and to secure a viable peace process, including support for the emergence of an all-inclusive civilian and political platform for dialogue on a future vision for Sudan. We will continue to pursue all diplomatic avenues to secure an end to the violence, protection of civilians and humanitarian access. We urge both parties to the conflict to engage in an inclusive dialogue that will deliver a political transition to a democratic process as called for by the Sudanese people.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/07/2023 06:45:34 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651944

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	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 his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing an informal Sudan Advisory Group which includes specialists on Sudan and on conflict and justice-related issues.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>In response to the outbreak of conflict on 15 April, the FCDO created an enhanced Sudan Unit, bringing in a range of specialist, including on humanitarian, conflict, and justice-related issues. The FCDO also regularly engages with a range of partners on the current issues facing Sudan. This includes engagement with the Sudanese diaspora community, NGOs, academics, domestic stakeholders and both international and regional partners on topics including conflict, atrocity prevention, human rights, and humanitarian assistance. These engagements have created opportunities for knowledge-sharing and for the UK to support international efforts to secure the permanent cessation of hostilities and a return to peace and stability in Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/07/2023 06:41:33 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651945

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	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	Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
	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 steps his Department is taking to help ensure humanitarian aid arriving at Port Sudan is reaching its intended recipients; and what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the UN on the steps being taken to help ensure de facto Sudanese authorities are facilitating humanitarian agencies work in Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK's top humanitarian priority for Sudan is to secure improved access and security guarantees for humanitarian agencies, whose operations are highly constrained by insecurity and restrictions on the movements of humanitarian aid and relief workers. The UK is working closely with the UN, neighbouring countries, donors and humanitarian agencies to put pressure on the warring parties to abide by their commitments under international humanitarian law and to allow lifesaving aid to reach those in need.  FCDO officials meet regularly with UN counterparts to discuss the present humanitarian challenges in Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/07/2023 06:47:40 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1651943

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Chevening Scholarships Programme: Sudan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Sudanese applicants who were notified that they had been selected for Chevening scholarships will be granted visas to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	193452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Student visa applications for Chevening scholars will be considered on their individual merits and in line with immigration rules.</p><p>The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office have confirmed that Sudanese nationals who have been offered a Chevening award for the 2023-24 academic year and are unable to take up the scholarship due to the conflict and travel restrictions are able to defer their award to the 2024-25 academic year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/07/2023 15:44:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1645065

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Restaurants: Recycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2023 to Question 188370, when she plans to bring forward proposals to introduce re-use obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	189878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Re-use has a significant role to play in driving down unnecessary waste. In accordance with the waste hierarchy, the priority should be on reuse of materials, before recycling, and so we are working to identify measures that could be used to encourage greater use of reusable packaging. We will bring forward our proposals in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, EPR will contribute to a reduction in the creation of new packaging from virgin materials as producers are incentivised to reconsider the need for packaging and, where it is needed, to use reusable and recyclable packaging. This will contribute to climate change mitigation in line with our commitment to comprehensive action on climate change.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/06/2023 10:16:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1642748

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Restaurants: Recycling
	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 her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to encourage fast food restaurants to use plates or re-usable containers.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	188370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>From October this year, we will ban the supply of single use plastic plates and cutlery, as well as expanded and extruded polystyrene food and drinks containers. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fsingle-use-plastics-ban-plates-bowls-trays-containers-cutlery-and-balloon-sticks%23how-to-prepare-for-the-ban&amp;data=05%7C01%7CVicky.Burt%40defra.gov.uk%7Cd87ff1b4fee54f733b7a08db68cff45a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638219014607378411%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=c9JGlTi3aZY3nX0bjvh7bshJWa4CLWVjbY2vrET5xmc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Government guidance</a> on the ban makes it clear businesses should prepare by considering reusable alternatives..</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging regulations will encourage businesses to think carefully about how much packaging they use, and to design and use packaging that is easily recyclable. It will also encourage use of reusable and refillable packaging.</p><p> </p><p>Re-use has a significant role to play in driving down unnecessary waste. We are working to identify measures that could be used to encourage greater use of reusable packaging, but we haven’t specifically assessed measures targeting non-plastic plates in fast food restaurants. We remain committed to introducing re-use obligations and will bring forward our proposals with the intention of introducing these in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/06/2023 14:06:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1642155

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Building Regulations: Letter Boxes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the oral contribution on Amendment 476 of 22 May 2023 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Faith and Communities and Lords Minister) in Lords Committee Stage of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, Lords Official Report column 710, what progress his Department has made on including the recommended height for letter boxes into statutory guidance; and when he plans to (a) introduce and (b) implement that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	188122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>We will give an update on this important matter in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 14/06/2023 12:13:23 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1608281

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	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	Matiullah Wesa
	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 diplomatic steps his Department is taking to call for the release of Matiullah Wesa, head of Afghan education NGO Pen Path; and what steps his Department is taking to (a) clarify where he is being held, (b) clarify the reasons for his arrest and (c) help ensure he has access to legal representation and contact with his family.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	175729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has repeatedly condemned the Taliban's decisions to restrict women and girls' education. We are committed to upholding the rights of women and girls and regularly press the Taliban to provide full and equal access to education for all. We support the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's call for the Taliban to clarify where Matiullah Wesa is being held, the reasons for his arrest, and to ensure he has access to legal representation and contact with his family.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/04/2023 16:43:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1562803

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Crime Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle street crime against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	902860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering our Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.</p><p>We have allocated £125 million across England and Wales through the Safer Streets Fund and the Safety of Women at Night Fund, including £550,000 investment into the constituency of My Right Honourable Friend, the Member for Chelmsford.</p><p>The Government is supporting my Right Honourable Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells’s ‘Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Bill’, which would make public sexual harassment a specific offence.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 19/12/2022 16:00:47 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1547192

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2022
	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	Internet: Children
	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 steps her Department is taking to protect children online.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	902510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The strongest protections in the Online Safety Bill are for children, and platforms will have to take proactive steps to prevent children being exposed to illegal content and behaviour, including child sexual exploitation and abuse and content assisting suicide.</p><p>Services likely to be accessed by children will also be required to protect children from other harmful material, including pornography and cyberbullying. If sites fail in their duties, they will be subject to tough enforcement action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/12/2022 15:36:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1543785

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress his Department has made on increasing the supply of social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	902308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>This Government understands the importance of social housing and are clear that more homes must be built.</p><p>Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver tens of thousands of high-quality social homes right across the country, ensuring that hard working families and individuals can live in safety and security in the communities they call home.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/11/2022 16:17:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1176168

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have moved into employment since the roll out-of universal credit in each year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	12440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The latest caseload data shows Universal Credit is supporting 2.8 million claimants across the country to more easily start work and access smoother incentives, such as the work allowance and taper, to increase hours. We have scrapped the cliff edges and complicated hours’ rules of the legacy benefit system to ensure claimants have flexibility to access the opportunities offered in the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>There are a record number of people in work at 32.9 million – up by over 3.8 million since 2010. During August 2019 and September 2019, the latest information available, just over 200,000 Universal Credit claimants have succeeded in getting into jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly information surrounding the volumes of Universal Credit claimants who have moved into work is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April</strong></p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>5,150</p></td><td><p>25,000</p></td><td><p>79,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>5,900</p></td><td><p>26,800</p></td><td><p>87,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>6,310</p></td><td><p>29,200</p></td><td><p>81,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>6,500</p></td><td><p>31,600</p></td><td><p>87,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August</strong></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>7,630</p></td><td><p>38,900</p></td><td><p>94,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September</strong></p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>10,100</p></td><td><p>47,300</p></td><td><p>106,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October</strong></p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>10,800</p></td><td><p>52,600</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November</strong></p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>11,700</p></td><td><p>59,900</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December</strong></p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td><td><p>9,600</p></td><td><p>44,300</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p>3,230</p></td><td><p>14,700</p></td><td><p>61,400</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>16,600</p></td><td><p>68,800</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March</strong></p></td><td><p>5,070</p></td><td><p>22,100</p></td><td><p>84,200</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Figures are for Universal Credit Full Service only</p><p>2. Figures are at household level. In some cases both members of a household may have entered work in the same month, but only one job entry would be counted in our response.</p><p>3. Figures are based upon situations when a household reports no earnings in one Assessment Period but then has earnings in the next.</p><p>4. Self-employed jobs are not included in the table.</p><p>5. Figures also include instances of a household moving out of work and at a later date moving back into work.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/02/2020 11:53:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1147431

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department has made available to (a) local authorities and (b) councils to comply with website content accessibility guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	293001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (“GDS”) introduced and leads on implementation of the Public Sector (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations (“the Regulations”).</p><p>GDS has been providing an ongoing range of guidance and awareness raising to public sector bodies, including local authorities on implementing the accessibility requirements, but is not responsible for funding to local authorities. Guidance can be located on our accessibility regulations campaign here https://accessibility.campaign.gov.uk/.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/10/2019 08:09:39 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1144916

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What outcome he is seeking in his negotiations with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	912291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Any deal must abolish the backstop. Our future ambition is for a best in class FTA and wider provisions covering economic, security and cross-cutting cooperation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/09/2019 12:15:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1142767

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government: Personal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on fair competition of the five Gov.UK Verify providers being able to re-use Gov.Verify profiles for a period before other market participants are given access to that service.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	284369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/09/2019 16:04:38 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1140094

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress he has made on opening new stations on the rail network.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	912048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, some 42 new stations have been opened across the rail network.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government supports proposals for new stations that help provide a solution to local traffic congestion or fulfill a new opportunity such as a housing development, business/retail park or airport.</p><p> </p><p>Good progress is made on proposals that provide a robust business case, a sponsor and funding.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 18/07/2019 15:57:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1128842

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures are available to landowners and leaseholders with rights over land to enforce reasonable parking charges when a vehicle is left on their land contrary to the terms displayed.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	259459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 grants keeper liability for vehicles, allowing landowners and parking operators to pursue the registered keeper of a vehicle for breaches of contract related to parking. Private parking companies must be a member of a trade association if they wish to access DVLA data in order to issue parking charges to vehicle owners. The two parking trade associations, the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC), have their own codes of practice and appeal procedures to which they expect their members to adhere. If a private parking company does not follow these codes responsibly, they risk being banned from accessing DVLA data and will be unable to issue parking charges.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/06/2019 11:38:08 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1122133

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether EU citizens enrolling on UK higher education courses in the 2020-21 academic year will be eligible for home fee status and financial support.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	245994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We recognise how important it is that students and institutions have information on eligibility for student support before applications for courses open.</p><p>Applications for courses starting in academic year 2020/21 do not open until September 2019. We will ensure students and institutions have the information they need well in advance of that date.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 245637 245638 245750 245995 246531 246532 question first answered 25/04/2019 15:09:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1122134

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he will confirm the (a) fee status and (b) loan eligibility of EU citizens commencing courses at UK higher education providers in the 2020-21 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	245995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We recognise how important it is that students and institutions have information on eligibility for student support before applications for courses open.</p><p>Applications for courses starting in academic year 2020/21 do not open until September 2019. We will ensure students and institutions have the information they need well in advance of that date.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 245637 245638 245750 245994 246531 246532 question first answered 25/04/2019 15:09:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1022409

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce homelessness.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	908108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping is a key priority for this Government. We are spending over £1.2 billion through to 2020, we have implemented the most ambitious legislative reform in decades, the Homelessness Reduction Act, and have just published our plan to deliver the Rough Sleeping Strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 908105 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:01:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1018774

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps is he taking to divert young people away from violent crime.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	907969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Diverting young people away from crime is at the heart of the Serious Violence Strategy.</p><p>I have just awarded £17.7m to support 29 projects working with young people through the Early Intervention Youth Fund,and I am setting up a new £200m Youth Endowment Fund to provide long term support to stop children getting involved in crime and violence.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 03/12/2018 16:14:20 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

973021

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What his priorities are for the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting on 14 September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	906900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>At the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting I will voice our continued support for the multilateral trading system and call on all G20 countries to be WTO compliant. I will make the case against protectionism, emphasise that disputes should not be resolved through unilateral action, but through the multilateral route. I will also be discussing the New Industrial Revolution and will champion the importance of digital trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 13/09/2018 12:28:44 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

971555

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Chelmsford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to invest in infrastructure in the Chelmsford area.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	906800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Infrastructure investment is at the heart of our strategy to drive productivity growth across the country:</p><ul><li><p>Through the £1.4 billion that will be invested as part of the Greater Anglia Franchise, a new fleet of over 1000 vehicles will be delivered by September 2020.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The South-East LEP has secured £590 million from the Local Growth Fund for schemes to boost growth and help deliver new housing.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>£100-250 million will be invested to widen the A12 to provide extra capacity between Chelmsford and Colchester.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2018 14:59:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

970891

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health support available to students attending university.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	906765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The University Mental Health Charter announced in June 2018 will drive up standards in promoting student and staff mental health and wellbeing. The Charter, which will reward institutions that deliver improved student mental health outcomes, will develop in an iterative process, shaped by co-production with students, staff and partner organisations.</p><p>71 per cent of universities do not have an explicit strategy for mental health provision although 94 per cent of higher education institutions (HEIs) report an increase in demand for counselling services over the past five years. In some HEIs, up to one in four students are using, or are waiting to use, counselling services.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/09/2018 16:51:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

914893

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Radar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weighting will be given to national security objective 3 on UK prosperity in the procurement of the replacement long-range air defence deployable radar.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	149083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 May 2018 to Question 143866 to the hon. Member for Portsmouth South (Mr Morgan).</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 06/06/2018 15:11:04 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 17 May 2018 UIN 143866.docx title Defence:Radar
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

890355

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorcycles: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to (a) bring forward legislative proposals to make compulsory and (b) promote the use of reflective or fluorescent clothing for motorbike riders.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	137678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government already advises motorcyclists to wear high visibility clothing - Rules 86 and 87 of the Highway Code includes the advice to “wear a light or brightly coloured helmet and fluorescent clothing or strips, in daylight” and “wear reflective clothing or strips to improve your visibility in the dark”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to bring forward proposals to make compulsory the use of reflective or fluorescent clothing for motorcyclists.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/05/2018 15:23:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

872639

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Galileo System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution the UK has made to the European Union's Global Satellite Navigation System to date.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	134453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK contributes to the EU budget as a whole, not the individual programmes.</p><p>Details of the UK’s contribution to the EU budget can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/european-union-finances-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/european-union-finances-2017</a></p><p>Details of the EU’s spending on programmes can be found here: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/03/2018 12:04:46 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

872649

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Copernicus Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contribution the UK has made to the Copernicus Programme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
	uin	134463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK contributes to the EU budget as a whole, not the individual programmes.</p><p>Details of the UK’s contribution to the EU budget can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/european-union-finances-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/european-union-finances-2017</a></p><p>Details of the EU’s spending on programmes can be found here: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/03/2018 12:03:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford