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date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress has been made on HS2.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	914925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Construction is underway and already supporting over 15000 jobs including over 500 apprenticeships. Phase 2a has also achieved royal assent.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/04/2021 10:03:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1312598

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of road transport provision for international freight traffic in East Kent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Mrs Natalie Elphicke
uin	914926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department works with Highways England and Kent County Council to ensure roads in East Kent can support international freight traffic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes Highways England funding a movable barrier which enables Operation Brock to hold heavy goods vehicles in the event of serious disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, and allows the M20 to remain open for other traffic in both directions. For the longer term, Highways England is currently developing options for two schemes on the A2/M2 route to inform future road investment decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 29/04/2021 10:46:37 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4795 label Biography information for Mrs Natalie Elphicke

1312599

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support a green maritime sector in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	914930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>My Department recently launched a £20 million Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, building on the vision set out in the Clean Maritime Plan published in 2019 and will announce further policy proposals in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan this Spring.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/04/2021 10:08:37 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1312600

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to enable residents of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to vote on those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	914951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Authorities are already required to consult with communities on low traffic neighbourhoods. We have no plans to enable local votes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 29/04/2021 10:12:31 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1312601

registered interest
date	29/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure the long-term security of the coach sector.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	914953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are continuing to work across Departments to promote and further the coach sector as a key part of the Government’s forthcoming Tourism Recovery Plan.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/04/2021 10:10:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1312303

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the requirement for photographic ID to vote will not disenfranchise blind and partially sighted people who are less likely to hold a passport or driving licence.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The list of approved photo ID will not be limited to UK passports or driving licences. A broad range of documents already in use will be accepted, including, for example, various concessionary travel passes, Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) cards, and photocard parking permits issued as part of the Blue Badge scheme. In addition, expired photographic ID will be accepted as long as the photograph is of a good enough likeness to allow polling station staff to confirm the identity of the holder.</p><p>For any voter who does not have one of the required forms of photographic ID, a free, local Voter Card will be available from their local authority.</p><p>We will continue to work with the Electoral Commission and other stakeholders, including the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and a wide range of charities and civil society organisations, to make sure that Voter ID is rolled out in a way that is inclusive for all eligible voters.</p><p>Everyone who is eligible to vote will have the opportunity to do so.</p><p>As legislation is brought forward to enable the national roll out of Voter ID, appropriate impact assessments will be provided for Parliament in the normal way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 29/04/2021 11:01:23 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1312304

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the proportion of pupils for whom English is not their first language at home.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/04/2021 12:17:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312305

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the provision of education on preventing violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/04/2021 12:18:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312306

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Litter: Tobacco
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 steps his Department is taking to tackle tobacco waste litter.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We believe that the tobacco industry must take responsibility for the litter created by their products. Our most recent composition survey found cigarette butts represent 66% of all littered items, and preliminary research has shown an estimated cost to UK local authorities and other duty bodies of £40 million per year for the collection and disposal of littered cigarette butts, rising to £46 million when including those disposed of in public bins.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, I met with tobacco industry representatives and asked them to consider what more they could to address smoking related litter and whether a voluntary producer responsibility scheme could be developed for tobacco waste products.</p><p> </p><p>Having considered further evidence, the Government has now decided that a regulatory approach may now be required to ensure that the industry takes sufficient financial responsibility for the litter created by its products and to prevent them from undermining public health policy.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to commission new research into regulatory options this year, including consideration of extended producer responsibility principles.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Bill will allow us to legislate for extended producer responsibility schemes, which could be applied to tobacco products. Cigarette and tobacco product packaging is already covered by the proposed packaging producer responsibility scheme, which is currently undergoing a second phase of consultation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/04/2021 13:55:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1312307

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the correlation between covid-19 infection and an increase in antibodies after contracting that virus.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>For the vast majority of people, COVID-19 induces a robust antibody response to natural infection within three weeks, which persists through to around three to six months. People with recent COVID-19 infection experience greater antibody levels following one dose of vaccine than those without recent infection. Work is ongoing to determine whether antibodies generated against currently prevalent COVID-19 variants will also protect against new variants. The correlate of protection for COVID-19 is not known yet, but evidence to date suggests that the levels of antibody strongly correlate with protection against future infections.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/04/2021 12:02:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon