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1361702

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date	20/10/2021
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	Natural Gas: 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 he is taking to help protect those consumers who are off the gas grid from increases in energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	59739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Customers who are off the gas grid will be protected by the energy price cap if they are on a default tariff with their electricity supplier.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes it is essential that consumers who are off the gas grid get a fair deal.  There are open markets for the supply of heating oil and LPG in the UK as we believe this provides the best long-term guarantee of competitive prices. These markets are subject to UK competition law to ensure they operate efficiently for the consumer.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/10/2021 16:49:18 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1361703

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Natural Gas: 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 discussions he has had with representatives of (a) Ofgem, (b) the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA) and (c) Competition and Markets Authority to help ensure protections for consumers off the gas grid from increases in gas prices.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	59740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have been in close and regular discussions with Ofgem on gas prices, and Ofgem are keeping their board, GEMA, informed. BEIS and Ofgem officials also maintain regular contact with the CMA on energy markets.</p><p> </p><p>If residents are off the gas grid, but on a default tariff for their electricity only supply, they will still be protected by the Energy Price Cap. The Energy Price Cap saves 15 million households on default tariffs up to £100 a year on average. The level of the price cap is set by Ofgem, the independent regulator.</p><p> </p><p>Providing they are eligible households will also be able to access Warm Home Discount which provides £140 off energy bills over winter. Other energy bill support is available to qualifying households through the Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people continue to require extra support, which is why we have introduced a £421 million Household Support Fund to help vulnerable people in England with essential household costs over the winter as the economy recovers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/10/2021 16:19:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 27361 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1361706

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of commuting on the UK rail network so far in 2021 with (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	59928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>No comparative assessment of commuting levels in 2021 has yet been made by the Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistical estimates on commuting journeys by rail is available for 2020 and earlier time periods. Table 1 below presents the proportion of rail trips that were for the purpose of commuting by year</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Commuters as a percentage of rail users</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note: due to changes in the methodology of data collection, changes in travel behaviour, and a reduction of data collected during 2020, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, care should be taken when interpreting this data and comparing to other years, due to the small sample sizes.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/10/2021 13:25:35 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1361707

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on funding for electrification of the UK rail network in relation to the 2040 target to remove all diesel-only trains from the network.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	59929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Net Zero Strategy published last week reiterated the government’s commitment to deliver a net zero rail network by 2050, with the ambition to remove all diesel-only trains by 2040. Earlier this year, the government announced a £317 million investment to electrify and upgrade the Transpennine route between York and Church Fenton and a £78 million investment to electrify the route between Wigan and Bolton.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently carrying out the Spending Review which will set the Department for Transports’ resource and capital budgets for the next 3 years (2022-23 to 2024-25). This Spending Review concludes on 27th October alongside the Autumn Budget 2021.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 25/10/2021 14:22:33 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1361708

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Social Services: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he made of vacancies in the care sector in (a) Slough and (b) the South East as at 1 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	59930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>Skills for Care estimates that the vacancy rate in the adult social care sector in the South East was 8% in August 2021, compared to an average of 6.7% for 2020/21 as a whole. Skills for Care do not publish a separate monthly estimate of vacancies in Slough, but they have estimated that the average vacancy rate was 12.9% in 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 06/01/2022 13:28:49 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 27310 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1361709

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Social Services: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the impact and (b) adequacy of the availability of care sector staff on the quality of care for residents in (i) Slough and (ii) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	59931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. The quality of care, including in relation to staffing, is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). To comply with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, service providers must deploy enough qualified, competent, skilled and experienced staff to ensure they are able to meet all CQC regulatory requirements and their service users’ needs at all times.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 02/11/2021 16:47:58 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 27155 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1361714

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Mental Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to then Minister for Care's oral contribution of 10 June 2021, Official Report, Column 491WH, when his Department will publish the delivery plan setting out how a 50 per cent reduction in occupancy of in-patient beds by people with learning disabilities and autism will be met.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	59741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department is developing an action plan to achieve at least a 50% reduction in the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health hospitals by 2023/24. Once finalised, the action plan will set out the actions for the Department, other Government departments, the National Health Service, local government and other delivery partners to improve the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities and support them to live well in the community, with clear ownership and timescales for delivery. We intend to publish the action plan before the end of the year, once we have concluded our engagement with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 26/10/2021 10:47:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 27324 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1361716

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	River Wye: Pollution
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 recent assessment he has made of the (a) level of pollution in the river Wye and (b) impact of that pollution on aquatic life.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	59999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) carries out regular sampling of the River Wye to monitor chemical and biological quality. The main sampling season for the impacts on aquatic life is March to September. Recently collected data is available on the Defra Data Services Platform website here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/appgallery" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/appgallery</a></p><p> </p><p>The last formal classification of ecological status for the River Wye was carried out in 2019. Overall waterbody classifications for the Wye Management Catchment within England were:</p><ul><li>72% were at Moderate Status</li><li>22% were at Poor Status</li><li>6% were at Bad Status.</li></ul><p>Where there is new data available a refresh of these classifications will be completed in 2022. Details of these assessments are published on the Catchment Data Explorer website here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/</a></p><p> </p><p>The EA has increased monitoring of water quality and aquatic life in the Wye Catchment in response to deteriorations identified in the 2019 assessments and recent algal blooms within the catchment. The EA is analysing data collected through the growing season this year (March – September 2021) to update its understanding of the sources, pathways and impacts of pollution in the catchment.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, the EA and other partners are working together to find effective solutions to restore the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to a favourable condition with respect to phosphate. These measures are set out in the Nutrient Management Plan which is published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directory-record/2097/nutrient_management_plan" target="_blank">https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directory-record/2097/nutrient_management_plan</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/10/2021 14:37:30 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

1361725

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Recovery Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many recovery loans have been agreed between companies and their lenders supported by Government guarantees since the launch of the Recovery Loan Scheme; and how much has been lent under that scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	59923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The British Business Bank intends to publish data on usage of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/10/2021 16:48:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1361729

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	AUKUS: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the obligations of the countries participating in the AUKUS agreement towards one another; whether those obligations (a) have been or (b) will be included in a formal treaty document; and whether those obligations include an obligation to consider an attack upon one as an attack against all participating states.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	59699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2021 answer text <p>Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS) is a concrete articulation of the UK's ambition, made in the Integrated Review, to deepen defence, security and foreign policy ties with like-minded allies across the globe.</p><p>The first step is an 18-month programme of work to identify the optimum way to deliver a nuclear-powered (not armed) submarine capability to the Royal Australian Navy. The exact nature of any future agreement on submarines will be worked out as part of this feasibility study.</p><p>In addition, our three countries have committed to enhance the development of joint capabilities and technology sharing. And we will foster deeper integration of security and defence-related science, technology, industrial bases and supply chains.</p><p>AUKUS is an enhanced security partnership, reflecting the unique level of trust and cooperation between the UK, US and Australia. It does not include an obligation to consider an attack upon one as an attack against all participating states.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/10/2021 16:47:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis