We will publish the Net Zero Strategy ahead of COP26. We will build on my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister\u2019s Ten Point Plan and the Energy White Paper, as well as upcoming plans in key sectors such as the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Heat and Buildings Strategy.<\/p>
<\/p>
The UK\u2019s Nationally Determined Contribution is ambitious and demonstrates our continued leadership in tackling climate change. Our Net Zero Strategy will be a comprehensive plan for decarbonising sectors across the economy, both to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and meet our interim targets, making the most of new growth and employment opportunities across the UK.<\/p>
<\/p>
We are building on the strong foundations we have established in decarbonising our economy; our ambitious manifesto commitments; and announcements from the Prime Minister and my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer of measures to cut emissions as we build back better in our economic recovery from COVID-19.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4531", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Berwick-upon-Tweed"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-01-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1273073/answer/previousversion/72666", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4531", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Berwick-upon-Tweed"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Anne-Marie Trevelyan"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-01-12T12:24:55.177Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-12-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Carbon Emissions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the net zero strategy will be published; and whether that strategy will include plans on the emissions reductions required to meet the UK\u2019s 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution of reducing emissions by 68 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leeds East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burgon"} ], "uin" : "133069"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1273074", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1273074/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Table 1 - Band 3-5 Prison Officers1<\/sup>, Joiners2,3 <\/sup>by quarter ending December 2018 to September 2020<\/p> <\/p> Headcount<\/p> <\/p><\/td> Three months to:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 31-Dec-18<\/p><\/td> 31-Mar-19<\/p><\/td> 30-Jun-19<\/p><\/td> 30-Sep-19<\/p><\/td> 31-Dec-19<\/p><\/td> 31-Mar-20<\/p><\/td> 30-Jun-20<\/p><\/td> 30-Sep-20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> New Joiners<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 3 Prison Officers on Fair and Sustainable terms<\/p><\/td> 1,165<\/p><\/td> 771<\/p><\/td> 499<\/p><\/td> 757<\/p><\/td> 449<\/p><\/td> 591<\/p><\/td> 807<\/p><\/td> 361<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Other Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Band 3-5 Prison Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,166<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 773<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 502<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 771<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 453<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 591<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 808<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 363<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average number of staff in post<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 3 Prison Officers on Fair and Sustainable terms<\/p><\/td> 11,408<\/p><\/td> 11,767<\/p><\/td> 11,735<\/p><\/td> 11,797<\/p><\/td> 11,700<\/p><\/td> 11,672<\/p><\/td> 11,951<\/p><\/td> 12,127<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Other Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers<\/p><\/td> 12,018<\/p><\/td> 11,779<\/p><\/td> 11,563<\/p><\/td> 11,681<\/p><\/td> 11,458<\/p><\/td> 11,225<\/p><\/td> 10,970<\/p><\/td> 10,760<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Band 3-5 Prison Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,425<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,546<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,298<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,477<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,157<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 22,897<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 22,921<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 22,886<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> New Joiners as a percentage of staff in post<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 3 prison officers on Fair and Sustainable terms<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 6%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 5%<\/p><\/td> 7%<\/p><\/td> 3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Other Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Band 3-5 Prison Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Table 2 - Band 3-5 Prison Officer1<\/sup> Leavers2,3 <\/sup>by quarter ending December 2018 to September 2020<\/p> <\/p> Headcount<\/p> <\/p><\/td> Three months to:<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 31-Dec-18<\/p><\/td> 31-Mar-19<\/p><\/td> 30-Jun-19<\/p><\/td> 30-Sep-19<\/p><\/td> 31-Dec-19<\/p><\/td> 31-Mar-20<\/p><\/td> 30-Jun-20<\/p><\/td> 30-Sep-20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leavers<\/strong> Band 3 Prison Officers on Fair and Sustainable terms<\/p><\/td> 454<\/p><\/td> 454<\/p><\/td> 475<\/p><\/td> 585<\/p><\/td> 487<\/p><\/td> 437<\/p><\/td> 266<\/p><\/td> 367<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Other Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers<\/p><\/td> 232<\/p><\/td> 207<\/p><\/td> 227<\/p><\/td> 232<\/p><\/td> 219<\/p><\/td> 190<\/p><\/td> 167<\/p><\/td> 148<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Band 3-5 Prison Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 686<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 661<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 702<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 817<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 706<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 627<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 433<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 515<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Average number of staff in post<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 3 Prison Officers on Fair and Sustainable terms<\/p><\/td> 11,408<\/p><\/td> 11,767<\/p><\/td> 11,735<\/p><\/td> 11,797<\/p><\/td> 11,700<\/p><\/td> 11,672<\/p><\/td> 11,951<\/p><\/td> 12,127<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Other Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers<\/p><\/td> 12,018<\/p><\/td> 11,779<\/p><\/td> 11,563<\/p><\/td> 11,681<\/p><\/td> 11,458<\/p><\/td> 11,225<\/p><\/td> 10,970<\/p><\/td> 10,760<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Band 3-5 Prison Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,425<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,546<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,298<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,477<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23,157<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 22,897<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 22,921<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 22,886<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leavers as a percentage of staff in post<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 3 prison officers on Fair and Sustainable terms<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 5%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 4%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All Other Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 2%<\/p><\/td> 1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total Band 3-5 Prison Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2%<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes to Tables 1 and 2:<\/p> <\/p> 1. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2. Movements due to machinery of Government changes or due to staff transferring to or from the private sector as a result of changes in the management of establishments are not included in these tables. Such movements are: <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> On July 1, 2019, 468 FTE staff transferred back into HMPPS, as HMP Birmingham came back under public ownership.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 3. As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time, to ensure consistency of reporting. However, the database itself is dynamic and where updates to the database are made late, subsequent to the taking of the extract, these updates will not be reflected in figures produced by the extract. For this reason, HR data are unlikely to be precisely accurate. <\/em> We are working hard to retain staff with additional training to progress their careers, and significant investment to keep them safe. All staff have access to support, including 24/7 counselling, trauma support and occupational health assessments and we are professionalising the prison service with qualifications for new officers on completion of training.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) Band 3 prison officers on Fair and Sustainable terms and (b) all prison officers have (i) joined and (ii) left the Prison Service in each of the last eight quarters.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1273075/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Table 1 - Number and proportion of Band 3 to 5 Prison Officer by Fair and Sustainable and Closed term and grades, as at 30 September 2020<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Headcount<\/p><\/td> Percentage<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> F&S<\/p><\/td> Closed<\/p><\/td> Total<\/p><\/td> F&S<\/p><\/td> Closed<\/p><\/td> Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 5 / Custodial Managers<\/p><\/td> 1,696<\/p><\/td> 56<\/p><\/td> 1,752<\/p><\/td> 97%<\/p><\/td> 3%<\/p><\/td> 100%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 4 / Supervising Officer<\/p><\/td> 1,407<\/p><\/td> 571<\/p><\/td> 1,978<\/p><\/td> 71%<\/p><\/td> 29%<\/p><\/td> 100%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 4 /Prison Officer Specialists<\/p><\/td> 1,203<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1,204<\/p><\/td> 100%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 100%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Band 3 /Prison Officer<\/p><\/td> 12,018<\/p><\/td> 5,765<\/p><\/td> 17,783<\/p><\/td> 68%<\/p><\/td> 32%<\/p><\/td> 100%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 16,324<\/p><\/td> 6,393<\/p><\/td> 22,717<\/p><\/td> 72%<\/p><\/td> 28%<\/p><\/td> 100%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers are on (a) Fair and Sustainable terms and (b) closed grades, by rank.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1258679/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In 2016, the government announced investments in several children\u2019s health initiatives alongside the introduction of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, including doubling the primary sports premium to £320 million a year from September 2017, and introducing the National Schools Breakfast Programme from March 2018.<\/p> The Spending Review 2020 has now concluded and confirmed the Department for Education\u2019s overall budget for the 2021/22 financial year. In due course, the department will confirm how much funding from within that settlement has been allocated to these schools programmes for 2021/22.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4674", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Vicky Ford"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allocate at least 50 per cent of the income from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to food-related projects in schools.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1248973/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government wants to do everything it can to support schools to deliver remote education. The Department has invested over £195 million to support remote education and access to online social care, delivering over 220,000 laptops and tablets during the summer term for disadvantaged children who would not otherwise have access to a digital device.<\/p> The Department is adding to this support by making over 340,000 additional laptops and tablets available to support children that might face disruption to their education. Since September 2020, over 100,000 of these have been delivered to schools.<\/p> The Department allocated a number of devices to each school based on how many devices they would need if the school closed fully. To arrive at this allocation, the Department used data on the number of pupils eligible for free school meals in each school along with an estimate of the number of devices the school already owns.<\/p> Attendance data suggests most schools are not closing fully, and are instead supporting small groups of children that are not able to attend school because they are self-isolating. The Department changed the number of devices allocated to each school to reflect this, because original allocations were based on a school\u2019s total need should they fully close.<\/p> This more targeted approach to allocations mean as many schools and disadvantaged children as possible benefit from receiving a device in the event that their face-to-face education is disrupted.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students of secondary school age who would be, due to lack of access to technology, unable to engage in remote learning in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b) Leeds (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) nationwide.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students of primary school age who, due to lack of access to technology, would be unable to engage in remote learning in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b) Leeds (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) nationwide.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "title" : "UKSA response PQ111581"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of workers who are ineligible for Statutory Sick Pay in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b) Leeds (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) nationwide.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of workers who are expected to be paid less than the National Minimum Wage during the period of the national restrictions that are being introduced from 5 November in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b) Leeds (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) nationwide.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contracts his Department has with Serco; and what the lifetime value is of those contracts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of Northern Trains staff employed at the Leeds City Station travel shop who have tested positive for covid-19.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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