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1679139

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	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	Waste Management
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Waste collection services: guidance for local authorities, published on 23 July 2021, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing statutory guidance for local authorities on sorting waste materials.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	7637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>We recently consulted on the content of the statutory guidance for Simpler Recycling. We will publish our final statutory guidance once the regulations relating to Simpler Recycling have been made.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/01/2024 15:06:23 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1610580

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy for people with disabilities who require extra property space of the property size guidelines used to administer the Warm Homes Discount.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	180713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government expanded the Warm Home Discount scheme to support more low-income and vulnerable households. The Government published impact assessments when consulting and publishing the Government’s response.</p><p>To be eligible for a rebate under Core Group 2, a household must be in receipt of a qualifying means-tested benefit and living in a property which we have estimated to have relatively high heating costs. Broadly speaking, larger properties, as well as older and more detached properties, have higher heating costs and therefore are more likely to be eligible for a rebate.</p><p>These changes do not apply in Scotland, where customers apply for a Broader Group rebate through their energy suppliers, who can set their own eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/04/2023 15:28:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725692

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>In accordance with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, paid Ministers below the age of 65 are entitled to a loss of office payment of one quarter of their claimed annual ministerial salary when they cease to hold office.</p><p>Details of ministerial severance payments can be found in the Wales Office annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith question first answered 06/09/2024 10:20:04 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

850093

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Voyeurism: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government on the effectiveness of the provisions relating to up-skirting in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and (b) Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward such legislative proposals for England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	129661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is responsible for criminal justice in Scotland. Ministry of Justice officials engage regularly with colleagues in the Scottish Government on a broad range of criminal justice issues, has included upskirting, sharing information and best practice as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>I am also in regular discussion with the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on such matters.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 17:25:20 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1459939

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Voyeurism: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were charged with upskirting in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	159045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home office publishes the number of charges resulting from the investigation of police recorded crime in the ‘Crime Outcomes statistics’.</p><p>The latest figures can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>The offence of upskirting falls under the offence category 88E: Exposure and Voyeurism.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/04/2022 10:56:07 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

847790

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Voyeurism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice , what support the Government is offering to women who have been the victims of up-skirting.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	129466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that victims of crime have access to a broad range of support services, to help them cope with and, as far as possible, recover from the effects of crime. We are spending £96m in 2017/18 to fund support services for victims of crime. Around £68m of this has been allocated to Police and Crime Commissioners to locally commission or provide support services for victims of crime, including for victims of offences related to up-skirting.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 13/03/2018 14:57:56 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee previous answer version 43942 answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

847795

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Voyeurism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise up-skirting under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	129471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>I am encouraged to see that up-skirting has been successfully prosecuted on a number of occasions under the offence of outraging public decency. My officials are reviewing the various laws in this area to check and ensure we have the appropriate remedies for these offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/02/2018 10:36:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

847798

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Voyeurism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of record-keeping by the police in relation to up-skirting.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	129474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We expect the police to record and investigate all crimes that are reported to them. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies and Fire and Rescue Services inspect all forces to assess the integrity of their recorded crime data.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/03/2018 18:24:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1197499

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vitamin C: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the efficacy of Vitamin C in boosting immunity to covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	49802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken a specific assessment of vitamin C in relation to COVID-19. However, Public Health England (PHE) is not aware of any robust evidence that vitamin C can “boost” the immune system to prevent us from catching COVID-19 or mitigate its effects.</p><p>PHE is monitoring emerging evidence on nutrition and COVID-19 and assessing its quality, involving the Government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/06/2020 11:33:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1439748

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2022
	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	Visas: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the new sponsorship scheme for Ukrainians without family ties to the UK will open.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	138105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the Secretary of State's statement to Parliament of 14 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 136603 136604 137290 question first answered 15/03/2022 16:15:57 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse