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470335

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons his Department reduced the debt servicing to income ratio used as an indicator of household vulnerability and indebtedness from 30 per cent to 25 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	30907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>In 2010 a report for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills used a debt servicing to income ratio of 25%. In subsequent annual reports up until 2013 a debt servicing to income ratio of 30% was used. It is an established convention that Minsters of one Administration cannot see the documents of a previous Administration. I am therefore unable to provide the information requested by the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/03/2016 15:35:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

583082

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high-cost, short-term credit firms are operating with interim permissions.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	46392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply to directly to the Honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 46388 46390 question first answered 10/10/2016 15:23:08 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

583078

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high-cost, short-term credit firms have (a) been fully authorised and (b) had their authorisation denied by the Financial Conduct Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	46388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply to directly to the Honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 46390 46392 question first answered 10/10/2016 15:23:08 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

431606

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Consumer Goods: Instalment Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many rent-to-own firms have applied to the Financial Conduct Authority for authorisation; and how many such firms have been so authorised.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	17355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply to directly to the Honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 17356 question first answered 02/12/2015 17:29:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

431607

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Consumer Goods: Instalment Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what conditions the Financial Conduct Authority has placed on the rent-to-own firms it has authorised in respect of low income users of such firms.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	17356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply to directly to the Honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 17355 question first answered 02/12/2015 17:29:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

583080

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people employed in the UK by the high-cost, short-term credit sector.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	46389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 10/10/2016 15:20:48 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

647382

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to assist women born in the 1950s who are affected by changes in state pension age equalisation.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	907550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>This issue was debated during the passage of the Pensions Act 2011 and the Government made concessions worth £1.1bn.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, no women will experience increases of more than 18 months. In fact, for 81% of all the women affected by the changes, the increase to their State Pension age will not exceed 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce further transitional arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/11/2016 14:37:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

662797

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to publish an updated impact assessment of tax-free childcare to include the changes to eligibility criteria for such childcare announced in the Autumn Statement 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	58573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The government is updating the impact assessment for Tax-Free Childcare. This will reflect changes made since the scheme was first announced, including changes to the eligibility criteria made at Autumn Statement 2015. It will be published before the scheme launches early this year.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/01/2017 14:47:27 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

662810

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made on the roll-out of tax-free childcare; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	58655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will be launched early this year. It will be rolled out gradually to parents in a managed and careful way to ensure the introduction of this new scheme is as smooth as possible for parents. All eligible parents will be able to access the scheme by the end of 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/01/2017 14:48:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

583081

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change in the (a) volume and (b) value of high-cost, short-term loans has been since January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	46390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply to directly to the Honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 46388 46392 question first answered 10/10/2016 15:23:08 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

662796

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of benefit and tax credit debt (a) repaid and (b) written-off was in each financial year from 2003-04 to 2015-16 in each region and constituent part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	58574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The information is not readily available in the form requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The overall amounts for benefit repaid, written off and owed at the end of the financial year can be found in DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts. The following link provides information for the latest financial year 2015 -2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534934/print-ready-dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534934/print-ready-dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The overall amounts of tax credit debt, repayments, remissions and write-offs are published in HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts. The 2015-16 report is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537876/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2015-16-_print_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537876/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2015-16-_print_.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 58575 question first answered 12/01/2017 11:44:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

662798

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of benefit and tax credit debt owed was at the end of each financial year from 2003-04 to 2015-16 in each region and constituent part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	58575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The information is not readily available in the form requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The overall amounts for benefit repaid, written off and owed at the end of the financial year can be found in DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts. The following link provides information for the latest financial year 2015 -2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534934/print-ready-dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534934/print-ready-dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The overall amounts of tax credit debt, repayments, remissions and write-offs are published in HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts. The 2015-16 report is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537876/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2015-16-_print_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/537876/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2015-16-_print_.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 58574 question first answered 12/01/2017 11:44:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

390184

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money Advice Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.10 of the Government's response to the independent review of the Money Advice Service, published in March 2015, when his Department plans to publish the terms of reference for and objectives of the review of the case for providing consumers with a breathing space.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	7490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government will make an announcement on next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/07/2015 08:12:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

65295

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 811, on cybercrime, whether the £860 million includes the £650 million in his Department's report The UK Cyber Security Strategy: Protecting and Promoting the UK in a Digital Age published in November 2011; and how much funding from the National Cyber Security Strategy has been allocated to the Ministry of Defence.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	203539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The figure given includes the £650 million funding the National Cyber Security Programme established in response to the UK Cyber Security Strategy.</p><p>The initial £650 million was allocated in the 2010 spending review and a further £210 million was allocated until 2016 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer following the 2013 Spending Review. MOD were allocated £59.5 million of funding until April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 09/07/2014 14:19:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1584997

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Productivity: Insomnia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the impact of insomnia on UK productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	141451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to make an assessment of the impact on insomnia on UK productivity.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/02/2023 15:31:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1604147

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many people have accessed a personal insolvency solution while the Insolvency Service has been conducting its Review of the personal insolvency framework.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	165346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of people entering a formal personal insolvency solution since the commencement of the personal insolvency review at the beginning of July 2022 until 28 February 2023 was 74,124.</p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service publishes official statistics each month on the number of people entering a personal insolvency solution. The latest insolvency statistics can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-insolvency-statistics-february-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-insolvency-statistics-february-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/03/2023 17:07:13 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1604145

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Insolvency: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Call for evidence: reviewing the personal insolvency landscape.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	165345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The call for evidence on the review of the personal insolvency closed on 23 October 2022. The Government is currently analysing the significant number of responses and feedback received and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/03/2023 17:06:18 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1332079

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of potential effect of loyalty penalties in the energy retail market on consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	13922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is tackling the loyalty penalty experienced by households who do not shop around for their energy supply, which the Competition and Markets Authority has estimated, creates a £1.4bn average annual detriment to those consumers. We legislated for a price cap in 2018, which saves households £75-£100 a year on average. Ofgem, the sector regulator, is working to make it easier and quicker for households to switch energy deal. As set out in our Energy White Paper, the Government will introduce an opt-in switching scheme and trial out-out switching to help more households get a better deal on their energy.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/06/2021 13:12:01 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1332078

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of exclusive tariffs on price comparison websites on competition in the energy retail market.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	13921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The offering of exclusive tariffs by price comparison companies enables them to exert competitive pressure on suppliers to offer consumers better energy deals. The ability to offer exclusive tariffs and the removal of the requirement to show whole of the market tariffs by price comparison companies followed the Competition Markets Authority’s recommendation in its market study of digital comparison tools in 2017. Consumers can access the exclusive tariffs via the price comparison companies’ websites or telephone comparison service.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/06/2021 13:11:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1487022

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Silica: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what measures he has put in place to (a) assess and (b) control the release of silica dust into urban areas; and what steps he is taking to lower the risk of exposure to that dust among the general public.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	31822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>This is not a matter for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 14/07/2022 16:05:18 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1205313

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Product Safety and Standards are taking to raise public awareness on the safe charging of e-scooters in homes.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	61479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Manufacturers are required to ensure the safety of their products under reasonably foreseeable use, and to issue instructions for safe use.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the requirements for electric scooters as part of its Future of Transport Regulatory Review. Following this review any necessary public awareness information or guidance will be issued.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/06/2020 15:34:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1309079

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consumers and businesses have access to redress and other consumer protections in emerging low-carbon markets.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	180964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>As a Competent Authority, the energy regulator Ofgem, has an obligation to ensure Alternative Dispute Resolution is provided in the energy sector under the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has appointed Ombudsman Services: Energy as the redress provider in the energy sector and has set out the types of dispute that Ombudsman Services: Energy can resolve, including issues relating to billing, sales, switching, supply, micro-generation and Feed in Tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>Consumer protection continues to be a central part of policy considerations in relation to new energy markets, for example we have recently consulted on extending access to redress to heat network customers.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/04/2021 15:40:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1309081

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help vulnerable consumers make the transition to net zero.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	180965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has extended the Energy Company Obligation to 2026 and expanded the Warm Home Discount to £475 million per year from 2022 to 2025/2026. This will see targeted support continue to be provided to low-income and vulnerable households to install energy saving measures and heat their homes over the winter months, while making savings on their energy bills through having better insulated homes. The future Home Upgrade Grant scheme, due to commence in 2022, will support low-income households with upgrades to the worst-performing homes off the gas grid in England. These upgrades will create warmer homes at lower cost and support low-income families with the switch to low-carbon heating. This increased energy efficiency is complemented by the Government’s rollout of over 26 million smart meters, which help consumers see how much energy they are using in near real-time and make sure they are ready to take advantage of the next wave of flexible, low-carbon technologies and energy tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to getting the transition to net zero right for all consumers, including those in vulnerable circumstances, and will shortly publish a call for evidence to begin an ongoing strategic dialogue between consumers, industry and the Government on affordability in the energy system.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/04/2021 15:39:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1242066

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Consumers: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the loyalty penalty in the (a) mobile, (b) broadband and (c) mortgage market.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	101273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2019, new rules for mobile phones were created by Ofcom which required companies to provide better upfront contract information on pricing for bundled handset and airtime services, and several companies voluntarily agreed to reduce bills for out-of-contract customers. In broadband, a number of major providers took steps to reduce the loyalty penalty, including capping prices. An updated review was published by Ofcom in July 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Other telecoms interventions have been developed, including Ofcom’s new rules which require communication providers to send a notification to their customers when they are nearing the end of their contract. The Government and Ofcom continue to work on ‘Open Communications’ as part of the Smart Data project to help consumers access information and switch providers accordingly, for which Ofcom published a consultation in July 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority conducted a mortgage market study in 2019 which noted that they are working with lenders to make it easier for borrowers to switch, where that is possible and would be of benefit, in light of the ‘loyalty penalty’. That work continues.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/10/2020 16:38:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

445836

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings Ministers have had with representatives of Keep me Posted since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	23120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;publication_type=transparency-data</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 08/02/2016 15:46:29 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

521519

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings he has had with (a) Amazon, (b) eBay and (c) other online retailers on the prevention of the sale of counterfeit electrical goods in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	38447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings, are published quarterly on gov.uk at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=</a></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/06/2016 13:24:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 2030 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

521518

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the dangers of purchasing counterfeit electrical goods.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	38446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>The Intellectual Property Office does not undertake any awareness raising activities that specifically highlight the dangers of purchasing counterfeit electrical goods.</p><p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Office works with partners including trading standards, Border Force and industry on a range of initiatives to tackle IP crime. . These initiatives include outreach campaigns aimed at consumers and workplaces, as well as enforcement action and support for businesses. They are not however focused on counterfeit electrical goods in isolation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/06/2016 13:25:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 2026 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

470336

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Debts: Statistics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when and for what reason his Department stopped publishing statistics on household debt.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	30908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Policy responsibility for consumer credit transferred from this Department to HM Treasury in November 2013. The Financial Policy Committee was established within the Bank of England by the Financial Services Act 2012 to ensure emerging risks and vulnerabilities across the financial system as a whole are identified, monitored and effectively addressed.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/03/2016 16:16:36 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

521517

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department uses government fire statistics to assess the effect of faulty electrical goods on the number of fires.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	38445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>My Department uses Government fire statistics on the number of fires in faulty electrical products, as part of the evidence to inform policy on the safety of electrical products.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/06/2016 12:50:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

772071

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of homeless people who have been offered a one-way train ticket by local authorities under the policy to reconnect those people with their families between 2012 and 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	108337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Even one person without a roof over their head is too many. That’s why this Government is investing £550 million to 2020 to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, as well as implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act, which will require councils to provide early support to people at risk of becoming homeless.</p><p>In some circumstances, the chance to reconnect with their family or friends in another area can help resolve a person's homelessness. But councils should be certain that they are offering someone real help that will resolve their homelessness.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of homeless people offered reconnections. More people will be offered help under the homelessness legislation following the commencement of the Homelessness Reduction Act in April 2018. From this point our new data requirements will generate more detailed information about applicants who are referred from one local authority to another for help because of their local connections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 20/10/2017 13:52:55 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

782086

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Council Tax Support Schemes Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Ollerenshaw Review of Local Council Tax Support Schemes (LCTS), published on 31 March 2016; and what steps he plans to take to better understand the effect of LCTS on individuals and councils.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	110889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has considered the recommendations made by Eric Ollerenshaw in his review of local council tax support schemes. The Government response to the review’s findings will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 07/11/2017 13:50:28 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

782251

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax Reduction Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Independent Review of local council tax support schemes by Eric Ollerenshaw, published in October 2016, if he will implement the recommendation in that review to commission academic research on the effect of local council tax support schemes within the wider context of other welfare and socio-economic changes.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	110922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has considered the recommendations made by Eric Ollerenshaw in his review of local council tax support schemes. The Government response to the review’s findings will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/11/2017 14:35:56 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

43509

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many NATO or EU cyber exercises are planned in 2014; and what the UK's involvement will be in each such exercise.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	192083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any EU cyber exercises planned for this year. With regards to NATO exercises, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for International Security Strategy (Dr Andrew Murrison) on 5 March 2014, (Official Report, column 846W), to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames). There are seven NATO wide cyber exercises planned for 2014. Whilst the UK is planning to participate in a NATO cyber exercise during November 2014, the exact nature of the participation is still being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name PQ02722B.doc title Hansard attachment
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

76299

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints went to a full board hearing in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	204445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of complaints made by service personnel in the last five years are published in the Service Complaints Commissioner's (SCC) Annual Reports. The full reports are presented annually to the House and are also located at the following website:<br><br>http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/newsandpublications.htm<br><br>The figures available for complaints made by Service personnel about bullying for each year are also published in the Annual Reports. Details of the number of complaints that are heard by a panel (level 3) are also published. All of this information can be found in the relevant pages:<br><br>2013 Annual Report – page 72, appendix 3. <br><br>2012 Annual Report – page 62, appendix 3. <br><br>2011 Annual Report – page 59, appendix 3. <br><br>2010 Annual Report – page 89, appendix 6<br><br>2009 Annual Report – page 36, table 7.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2014 16:38:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

76300

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints were filed in the last five years; and how many such complaints related to allegations of bullying.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	204443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of complaints made by service personnel in the last five years are published in the Service Complaints Commissioner's (SCC) Annual Reports. The full reports are presented annually to the House and are also located at the following website:<br><br>http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/newsandpublications.htm<br><br>The figures available for complaints made by Service personnel about bullying for each year are also published in the Annual Reports. Details of the number of complaints that are heard by a panel (level 3) are also published. All of this information can be found in the relevant pages:<br><br>2013 Annual Report – page 72, appendix 3. <br><br>2012 Annual Report – page 62, appendix 3. <br><br>2011 Annual Report – page 59, appendix 3. <br><br>2010 Annual Report – page 89, appendix 6<br><br>2009 Annual Report – page 36, table 7.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2014 16:36:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1237499

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether illegal fraudulent and scam content will be included within the scope of forthcoming online harms legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	95067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The government is deeply concerned about the scale and growth of online fraud.</p><p>We have consulted widely on our world-leading online harms proposals. Further details about the new regulatory framework will be included in the full government response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation, which will be published this year.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/09/2020 13:26:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1419855

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	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	Smart Devices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to include provisions for when a smart product is recalled within the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	118528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill includes provisions that allow the Secretary of State to issue recall notices relating to relevant insecure consumer connected products, if deemed appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/02/2022 14:04:25 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1419854

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	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	Smart Devices: Electronic Commerce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether smart products sold on online marketplaces will be subject to the provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	118527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>Security requirements to be set out using the powers in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill will have to be complied with relation to all relevant consumer connectable products sold to customers in the UK, including those sold on online marketplaces.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/02/2022 14:02:47 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

171569

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 18 year olds were not in education, employment or training in (a) 2014 and (b) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	219373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is published by the Department for Education and is available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-quarterly-brief-july-to-september-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-quarterly-brief-july-to-september-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 05/01/2015 09:05:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

223262

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sixth form colleges have expressed an interest in linking with Academy chains since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	225186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have had numerous discussions with sixth form colleges about VAT exemption since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Any sixth form college can collaborate with an academy or academy chain. To create a more formal link, sixth form colleges can apply to become an academy sponsor. Since May 2010, fourteen sixth form colleges have expressed an interest in becoming an academy sponsor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 225185 question first answered 03/03/2015 17:29:57 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

171568

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparable assessment she has made of the number of 16 to 18 year olds who are not in education, employment or training in (a) the UK and (b) other countries in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	219372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The exact information requested is not available for 16 to 18 year olds in EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission monitors the progress of member states in reducing the share of early leavers from education and training (adults aged 18-24 who left school without having achieved the minimum upper secondary qualification and who are not currently enrolled in any education and training) as part of their Europe 2020 education and training benchmarking strategy. The UK early leaving rate (12.4% in 2013) remains very slightly above the EU average (12% in 2013) but has been on a downward trend since 2011, falling from 15% in 2010 to 12.4% in 2013. However, the government’s official statistics (covering England only) are more up to date than these figures and show that the proportion of 16 to 18 year olds NEET at the end of 2013 was down to 7.6%, the lowest rate since comparable records began in 1994.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s annual Education and Training Monitor (2014) is available here:<br> <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/education/library/publications/monitor14_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/education/library/publications/monitor14_en.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The OECD publishes figures for 15 to 19 year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), including 21 EU countries:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Percentage of 15 to 19 year-olds who are </strong><strong>not in education, employment or training</strong><strong> (2012)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>%</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile (2011)</p></td><td><p>17.5</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>6.9</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan (age 15-24)</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Korea</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>17.0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovak Republic</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>22.8</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 9.5 </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>OECD average <em>(excluding Chile and Japan)</em></p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU21 average</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 6.1 </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: OECD (2014), Education at a Glance 2014, Table C5.2a.</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888933118903" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888933118903</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 05/01/2015 09:04:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

223263

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Ministers in her Department have had with sixth form colleges on VAT exemption and linking with Academies since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	225185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have had numerous discussions with sixth form colleges about VAT exemption since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Any sixth form college can collaborate with an academy or academy chain. To create a more formal link, sixth form colleges can apply to become an academy sponsor. Since May 2010, fourteen sixth form colleges have expressed an interest in becoming an academy sponsor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 225186 question first answered 03/03/2015 17:29:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1491432

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fluorinated Gases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on a timescale for the phasedown of the use of fluorinated gases in asthma inhalers.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	41999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Defra has a legal duty to undertake a comprehensive review of the F-gas Regulation. As part of this work, Defra will identify additional action that can be taken with regard to F-gases and their contribution to net zero. At COP26, Defra committed to an accelerated hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown. Defra intends to publish an assessment report by the end of 2022 as the first stage of the review. It will focus mainly on analysing the effects of the current Regulation, together with the current state of play in relevant industry sectors and international commitments. The second stage of the review will involve a public consultation on proposals for any legislative changes.</p><p>The F-gas Regulation currently includes an exemption from the HFC phasedown for metered dose inhalers (MDIs). The continuation or removal of the exemption for MDIs will be considered as part of the policy development and analysis into future options, as well as implications of the HFC phasedown on MDIs. To support this work there is ongoing engagement between Defra, the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 05/09/2022 07:05:41 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1196140

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people identified as being clinically extremely vulnerable to covid-19 who have registered (a) to indicate that they require support getting the food and/or other essentials they need and (b) but do not require support; and how many of those vulnerable people are receiving food and basic supplies through (i) supermarket deliveries, (ii) Government or local authority food parcels and (iii) other support.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	47265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The shielding programme was put in place to protect clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) people – those who have been advised by the NHS not to leave their homes, because they are at a high risk of developing complications from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. Overall 2.2 million individuals have been identified as needing to shield. Of this group, approximately 350,000 have registered a need for essential supplies making the individual eligible for a priority slot for a supermarket delivery or food boxes, which they may cancel at any time.</p><p>In total over 2 million food boxes have been successfully delivered to CEV individuals since March. We are continuing to work with supermarkets to increase delivery capacity.</p><p>We do not hold centrally information on deliveries of food parcels by local authorities, total number of individuals benefiting from supermarket deliveries, or other support received by CEV individuals.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/05/2020 14:51:18 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1491429

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fluorinated Gases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has conducted modelling on the impact of the potential removal of medical exemption to the F gas phase down schedule on the cost of medicines.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	41998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Defra is reviewing the F-gas Regulation, which includes an exemption from the hydrofluorocarbon phasedown for metered dose inhalers (MDIs). The review will consider the implementation of the current F-gas Regulation and options for future policy development. The implications of removing the exemption for MDIs, including the potential impact of this on cost and supply, will be included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is in the process of reducing the use of MDIs containing high global warming potential propellants and has produced cost estimates for the switch from MDIs to currently readily available alternatives. These cost estimates will be incorporated in Defra’s work.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is working on this review jointly with the Scottish and Welsh Governments and we plan to consult on proposed future policies next year.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 05/09/2022 07:09:16 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1088467

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Shellfish: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) the sentience of decapod crustaceans and (b) their capability to feel pain; whether decapod crustaceans are included in the definition of animal in the draft sentience Bill; and when he plans to publish the Farm Animal Welfare Council investigation into decapod crustacean sentience.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	231995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is aware of research in relation to the sentience of decapod crustaceans and their ability to feel pain. We are continuing to engage with stakeholders to further refine the Government’s proposals on animal sentience, including which animals are covered by those proposals. The Farm Animal Welfare Committee’s advice on the definition of sentience will be published soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/03/2019 17:42:23 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

224574

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Pakistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Pakistan on discrimination and violence against people of minority faiths in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	907842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan.</p><p>On 24 February I raised UK concerns about the blasphemy law with a group of visiting Pakistani parliamentarians.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary also discussed Pakistan’s blasphemy laws with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2014.</p><p>We will continue to support all efforts in promoting religious tolerance and freedom of speech in Pakistan, and call for perpetrators of human rights abuses to be brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/03/2015 14:21:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1491402

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Asthma: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will include metrics on the uptake of biologics for severe asthma in the update to the NHS Long Term Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	41994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England are currently reviewing delivery of the commitments made in the NHS Long Term Plan, including those relating to respiratory outcomes. The update to the NHS Long Term Plan will be published later this year.</p><p>There are no current plans to include metrics measuring uptake of biologics in the NHS Long Term Plan update. However, pathways to biologic therapy are being streamlined, including through the Accelerated Access Collaborative’s work to improve the identification of patients in primary and secondary care settings for referrals to assess suitability to receive biologic treatment.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 41993 question first answered 05/09/2022 11:27:51 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1242072

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	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	Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the the nutrient profiling model which is applied on a per 100g basis includes (a) cooking sauces, (b) pastes and (c) condiments which are consumed in small quantities.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	101275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The nutrient profiling model applies equally to all foods and non-alcoholic drinks; there is no category specific criteria. The possible implications of applying the nutrient profiling model from per 100g basis to per portion basis was considered as part of the 2007 review of the effectiveness of the nutrient profiling model. The independent review panel recommended to retain the 100g base to avoid unnecessary complexity as there are few United Kingdom dietary recommendations on portion sizes and inconsistent portion sizes used on food or drink packs.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any discussions with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on the exemption of curry sauces and pastes from the Scottish Government’s strategy on foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS).</p><p> </p><p>In ‘Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives’, published in July, the Government confirmed its intention to restrict the promotion and advertising of HFSS foods. The consultations on these policies set out proposals for the definitions of HFSS products. We have listened carefully to the feedback and will be setting out final definitions for the products these policies apply to when we publish the responses to the consultations. We will do this as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 101276 101277 question first answered 05/11/2020 12:11:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 54362 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1544608

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of rheumatoid arthritis patients received a biologic in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	93514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>This information is not collected in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 93513 question first answered 25/11/2022 12:58:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue