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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

1248416

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Covid-19 Hardship Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the £500 million allocated from the Hardship Fund was spent in England and Wales between March and October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	110792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The £500 million Hardship Fund has been made available to councils in England to provide support to economically vulnerable people and households, including through reductions in council tax to recipients of working age local council tax support. The management of those allocations is a matter for local councils.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/11/2020 13:45:26 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1250849

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Covid-19 Hardship Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the Hardship Fund allocated to local authorities was spent between March and October 2020; and what proportion of that fund was spent over that time period.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	114152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The £500 million Hardship Fund has been made available to councils in England to provide support to economically vulnerable people and households, including through reductions in council tax to recipients of working age local council tax support. The management of those allocations is a matter for local councils.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 16/11/2020 17:08:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1251770

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate he has made of the amount owed to local authorities in council tax arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	908802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The cumulative total of council tax owed as at 31 March 2020 was £3.6 billion. This was an increase of £345 million on the previous year. In 2019-20, councils collected 96.8 per cent of the council tax due that year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 16/11/2020 17:24:23 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	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

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

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

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

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

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