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1503424

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safe and effective management of smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government has acted to improve smart motorway safety, ordering a stocktake in 2020 and investing £900 million to equip them with stopped vehicle detection, enforcement cameras, additional signs and emergency areas, while pausing the rollout of new smart motorways to collect more data.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 45133 question first answered 14/09/2022 10:37:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503425

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on the potential merits of supporting maritime projects through the Levelling-Up and Shared Prosperity Funds.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The maritime sector is a crucial part of our heritage and modern economy. Officials from my department have consistently engaged with local authorities on the design and scope of both the Levelling Up Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).</p><p>While it is up to local authorities what they wish to support with their UKSPF allocation, both UKSPF and the Levelling Up Fund are able to support and benefit maritime organisations and projects across the UK.</p><p>My department is also forging ahead with delivering new Freeports across the UK - these are special areas centred on ports of all modes that will enjoy access to a generous suite of tax incentives, customs facilitations, public funding, and government support, helping them harness the power of private investment to spread jobs and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:38:52 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503426

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Agriculture: Trade Competitiveness
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 help ensure British farmers remain globally competitive.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to encouraging a thriving, innovative, and globally competitive farming sector where farms can be profitable and environmentally sustainable without subsidy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is supporting investment in productivity-boosting equipment, technology, and infrastructure. The Farming Investment Fund opened in November 2021 and provides grants to farmers, foresters, and growers (including contractors to these sectors) that will help their businesses to prosper.</p><p> </p><p>Innovation also ensures British farmers remain globally competitive. Through our £270 million Farming Innovation Programme, farmers and growers in England can apply for funding to develop new, innovative methods and technologies. Amongst others, we are funding projects to develop robots that can pick fruit, vertical farms, and new ways to process slurry to convert it into fertiliser.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 16:45:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503427

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defence: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase defence spending in the context of the increased risks to security on the European continent.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>In March 2021 the government published the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. The IR recognised that Russia remained the most acute threat to our security; and that NATO will remain the foundation of collective security in the Euro-Atlantic.</p><p>These assessments have certainly been borne out by the current crisis in Ukraine. We funded these threats by awarding MOD the largest sustained spending increase since the end of the Cold War, with a £24bn uplift in cash terms over the Spending Review 2020 period.</p><p>However, our number one priority is to keep the nation safe. That is why, as the Prime Minister announced in her speech to the UN on Wednesday, the UK will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, maintaining our position as the leading security actor in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 22/09/2022 13:09:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503429

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	G7
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with his G7 counterparts following the summit in Bavaria, Germany.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Details of discussions with world leaders including members of the G7 are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/09/2022 08:14:30 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503430

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Finland and Sweden: NATO Enlargement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure Sweden and Finland are able to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation expeditiously.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has engaged regularly with NATO Allies to advance the NATO accession process for Sweden and Finland. Once the Accession Protocols were signed, the Prime Minister expedited our ratification, recognising the importance of bringing both countries quickly into NATO. We are encouraging all Allies to also ratify swiftly. Rapid integration into NATO will make both countries safer, the Alliance stronger, and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/09/2022 12:14:42 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503431

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government’s response to the Science and Technology Committee’s report on e-cigarettes, published in December 2018, whether it continues to be the Government’s policy that taxation on smoking-related products should directly correspond to the health risks presented to encourage less harmful consumption.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government believes that e-cigarettes are an effective way of encouraging smokers to switch to less harmful alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>Non-tobacco nicotine and vaping products, such as e-cigarettes, are currently taxed as a consumer product with the VAT rate being 20%. They are not subject to excise duty. Medicinally regulated products are subject to the reduced rate of VAT at 5%.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 16/09/2022 16:14:39 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503432

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Coastal Areas: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help encourage private investment in coastal communities not covered by its policy on freeports.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>My department is committed to supporting coastal communities flourish, strengthening their appeal as places to live, work and visit.</p><p>From 2012 – 2022, my department delivered over £187 million throughout the UK through the Coastal Communities Fund. The Evaluation has recently been published, which showed the positive effects on the economy including stimulating job growth and prosperity. Since then, we have been busy to ensure coastal communities remain at the heart of our levelling up funds.</p><p>Of 101 towns, there are 22 coastal towns that are recipients of Towns Deals worth up to £25 million and coastal areas will benefit from over £673 million of investment (inclusive of successful Future High Streets Fund bids). In addition to this, the Levelling Up Fund offers investment opportunities for coastal communities to promote regeneration and build vital infrastructure. Both of these place-based interventions should boost private sector investment through the regeneration of high streets and town centres.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 21/09/2022 16:39:28 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503434

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support defence jobs in (a) Merseyside and (b) Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The most recent estimate shows MOD investment supports 219,000 jobs in industries across the UK. This includes 17,700 direct jobs in the North West of England.</p><p>Earlier this year, we marked the first anniversary of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS), which received positive feedback from industry.</p><p>Continued high, and focussed investment in defence, along with the changes we are making as part of DSIS, will contribute to further economic growth and prosperity, across the Union.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 13/09/2022 12:12:36 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1503435

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of fatalities on smart motorways.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	45133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government has acted to improve smart motorway safety, ordering a stocktake in 2020 and investing £900 million to equip them with stopped vehicle detection, enforcement cameras, additional signs and emergency areas, while pausing the rollout of new smart motorways to collect more data.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 45109 question first answered 14/09/2022 10:37:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore