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1251161

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to implement the recommendations of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	908687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the ISC’s report on Russia. The Government's response to the report was published on the same day as its release.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 908710 question first answered 12/11/2020 15:55:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1251162

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ensure the adequacy of fuel and electricity supplies in the event of no agreement on the future relationship with the EU at the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	908700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The end of the transition period will not alter the fact that our energy system is resilient, and our supplies secure. We are planning extensively for the end of the transition period, alongside industry, the Devolved Administrations, and key delivery partners to ensure energy demands continue to be met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/11/2020 16:15:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1251163

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Private Companies: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with private companies providing services across Government on the (a) employment practices and (b) safety of staff during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	908706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Suppliers have played a vital role in supporting the Government’s Covid-19 efforts in addition to delivering their existing public sector contracts.</p><p>All suppliers must adhere to Health and Safety legislation, as well as relevant departmental policy when staff are working at Government sites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/11/2020 16:04:36 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1251164

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to help ensure that blind and partially sighted people can vote (a) independently and (b) in private.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	908707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that elections are accessible for all those eligible to vote and has been working with The Royal National Institute of Blind People to improve the voting process for blind and partially sighted people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/11/2020 15:57:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1251165

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to implement the recommendations of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	908710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the ISC’s report on Russia. The Government's response to the report was published on the same day as its release.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 908687 question first answered 12/11/2020 15:55:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1250364

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of a waking watch in tackling fire safety in high-rise residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	113600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it is for the Responsible Person to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are in place within their building. This can include, where relevant, ensuring that there is a waking watch in place, that this is tested and works. Local Fire and Rescue Services and other enforcers of the Fire Safety Order can take action where appropriate if the responsible person fails to comply with their duties under the order.</p><p>The revised guidance simultaneous evacuation guidance produced by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) reflects best practice and can be located at <a href="https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Simultaneous-evacuation-guidance</a>.</p><p>The guidance encourages greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on waking watch wherever possible. This is further supported by the publication of the costs of waking watches on 16 October, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-waking-watch-costs</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/11/2020 11:58:07 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1250273

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bowling: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2020 to Question 109655 on Bowling: VAT, for what reasons bowling centres were not included in the reduction in VAT on admissions that was applied to sectors such as cinemas and theme parks.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	113502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and tourism was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of businesses in the hospitality and tourism sectors which have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Hospitality for the purposes of this relief includes the supply of food and non-alcoholic beverages from restaurants, cafes, pubs and similar establishments for consumption on the premises. It also includes the supply of hot food and non-alcoholic hot beverages to take away.</p><p> </p><p>Where a ten-pin bowling business provides such hospitality, that hospitality will benefit from the reduced rate. In general, admission charges that entitle a person to participate in events where the primary focus is a sporting activity will not be eligible for the reduced rate.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the reduced VAT rate, the Government has announced a significant support package to help businesses through the winter months, which includes a new Job Support Scheme, an extension to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant, and an extension of the application window for the government-backed loan schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2020 12:24:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1250274

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on UK security of the delay in the procurement of the second tranche of Type 26 frigates.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	113500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to his Question 70339 on 14 July 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/11/2020 16:06:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 70339 - Type 26 Frigates.docx title WQnA extract on Type 26 Frigates
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1250275

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on UK defence exports of the increasing proportion of US-made equipment procured by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	113501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>UK Defence equipment is highly regarded; this view is also reflected in the statistics recently released by the Department for International Trade's Defence Security Exports Organisation which show that the UK is ranked 2nd in the global rankings and in 2019 won defence orders worth £11 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Armed Forces equipment needs are many and varied and so it is right that we source the best kit available for them, whether that be from the UK, US or somewhere else, whilst delivering value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is looking at how the UK Defence Sector can best support the equipment programme into the future through the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/11/2020 09:42:08 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1250276

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Planning Permission: Local Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the statutory requirement to publicise planning applications in local newspapers to ensuring that there is (a) transparency and (b) democratic engagement in the planning process; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	113635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>Local planning authorities are required to publicise certain types of planning applications in local newspapers as set out in Article 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.</p><p> </p><p>In response to coronavirus restrictions, temporary regulations have been introduced to supplement the existing statutory publicity arrangements for planning applications.</p><p> </p><p>Local planning authorities now have the flexibility to take other reasonable steps to publicise applications if they cannot discharge the specific requirement for newspaper publicity – for instance, if the local newspaper is not now in circulation. These steps can include the use of social media and other electronic communications, such as local online news portals, and must be proportionate to the scale and nature of the proposed development.</p><p> </p><p>However, if a local planning authority is required to publicise a planning application in a local newspaper, and that paper is still in circulation, then they must continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/11/2020 14:14:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely