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1506662

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Redundant Churches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of redundant churchyards that have been made the responsibility of the local authority in the each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	51609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 27/09/2022 14:10:17 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506682

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions he has had with the Church Commissioners about repair and renewal of the church estate.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	51610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners and Archbishops' Council have agreed to funding of £11 million for 2023-25 in support of Buildings for Mission, which includes £2m for places of worship maintenance/repairs, and funding for up to 20 support officers to work with communities on the care of their church buildings. This is alongside a one-off commitment of £190 million (over nine years) to support the whole Church, including its buildings, in the transition towards Net Zero 2030.</p><p>12,500 church buildings are listed, with 45% of all England's Grade I listed buildings being cathedrals and churches. The average annual cost for the maintenance and repairs to parish churches alone is estimated at £150 million, and the maintenance of our churches across the country is mostly financed by generous local donors and volunteers. Support and advice, including on available grants, is available from ChurchCare: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fresources%2Fchurchcare&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7C5ef6934bfcfd4606ad4308daa22bced9%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638000606293809797%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=poekhrb1CI4yW97ulmdixIHccG8YqHdFRdSDPWdQvGk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/churchcare</a></p><p>The Church remains grateful for the continuation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme and the Culture Recovery Fund. Money invested in church buildings has positive benefits to the wider community: the 2021 House of Good report by the National Churches Trust (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseofgood.nationalchurchestrust.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7C5ef6934bfcfd4606ad4308daa22bced9%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638000606293809797%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FB8xLomcISN%2F0bZwDgRcsyF%2BJE5AzSvx5vXC2OrVlLs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.houseofgood.nationalchurchestrust.org/</a>) found that &quot;the annual social and economic value of church buildings to the UK is worth around £55 billion. This sum, calculated using the latest HM Treasury Green Book guidance, includes the contribution churches make to wellbeing and to local economies.&quot;</p><p>The Church is committed to engaging with the Government on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2017 Taylor Review into the sustainability of church buildings (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-taylor-review-sustainability-of-english-churches-and-cathedrals&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7C5ef6934bfcfd4606ad4308daa22bced9%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638000606293809797%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wfHZliRC73QqxGvktlee4WscPJ9PKXIX6gfC%2FRN6qVg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Taylor Review: Sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>).</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/09/2022 09:18:21 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506683

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Vandalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether he has had discussions with the Church Commissioner's about preventing vandalism on the church estate.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	51611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>Acts of vandalism to church property cause distress and great inconvenience to clergy and volunteers who work hard to keep churches accessible and in good repair. For churches suffering anti-social behaviour, guidance is available here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fresources%2Fchurchcare%2Fadvice-and-guidance-church-buildings%2Fanti-social-behaviour-churchyards&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7C5ef6934bfcfd4606ad4308daa22bced9%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638000606293653531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lMPp6xrCBBIvjg932Gj2kWFFaHR13UT%2FuTQWpWhOR%2FE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/churchcare/advice-and-guidance-church-buildings/anti-social-behaviour-churchyards</a><br> General advice given to parishes is that opening the building and increasing footfall into and around the Church can help.</p><p>Thefts of metal and architectural stone from church property are of additional concern, and although the number of incidents is low compared to the height of metal theft in 2017-18, the severity of the incidents indicates that this is now part of serious organised crime. Advice is available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fresources%2Fchurchcare%2Fadvice-and-guidance-church-buildings%2Fcrime-and-security-prevention&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7C5ef6934bfcfd4606ad4308daa22bced9%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638000606293653531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NgM5cMfbFIVuvQWkpzC%2BRJKr8KoeYzDzLhCsPrhNdT4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/churchcare/advice-and-guidance-church-buildings/crime-and-security-prevention</a></p><p>The Church is grateful to the Home Office for its continued support to all places of worship threatened by hate crime through the protective security scheme.</p><p>Further advice is available from the Cathedrals and Church Buildings Department of the National Church Institutions: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fresources%2Fchurchcare&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7C5ef6934bfcfd4606ad4308daa22bced9%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638000606293653531%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nTkeaxBKamchMNOCp0geChOM7W%2BHNC50CmW9Fg%2B9kFc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/churchcare</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/09/2022 09:13:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506684

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department’s fiscal policies on the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	51612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and has taken decisive action to get households and businesses through this winter and the next, while ensuring action is fiscally responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Price Guarantee means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years. While the Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide support for businesses, charities, and public sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will save the average household around £1000 a year from October, and protect businesses from soaring energy costs, providing them with the certainty they need to plan through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this support for energy costs, the Government has already announced £37 billion of targeted support for the cost of living this financial year. This will provide millions of the most vulnerable households with £800 support through the £150 Council Tax rebate and a one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Growth Plan, the Chancellor announced the reversal of the 1.25 percentage point increase in National Insurance from November, and a cut in the basic rate of Income Tax to 19 per cent from April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>These tax cuts will put money back into people’s pockets as well as fuelling economic growth. The Chancellor has been clear that growth is the only sustainable way of increasing living standards for all.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 15:28:15 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506286

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department takes to help offenders find employment following their release from prison.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Increasing the number of prison leavers who get a steady job or access training after leaving custody is a priority for our department. This is because we know employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. The proportion of prison leavers released from custody employed at six months from their release has risen by almost two thirds to 23% between April 2021 and March 2022, but we will do more.</p><p>The Prisons Strategy White Paper includes rolling out dedicated Prison Employment Leads in 92 prisons to match prisoners to jobs. In those same prisons, we are rolling out Employment Hubs, where prisoners can access job opportunities and support writing applications and CVs.</p><p>We are also rolling out prison Employment Advisory Boards to link prisons with local industry to help prisoner leavers meet the needs of the local labour market.</p><p>Finally, New Futures Network, the prison service’s network of employment brokers, works with over 400 employers to find prisoners work in prison, on Release on Temporary Licence and on release.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 22/09/2022 07:55:00 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506287

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Carbon Emissions: Technology
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 support new low carbon technologies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government supports the development of new technology throughout its full technology development cycle. This starts with early-stage UKRI funding, progressing into mid to late-stage innovation funding such as the 4-year £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to demonstrate technology at pilot scale or on-site. This also includes the recently launched ARIA that focusses on high-risk disruptive innovation. Once the technology is ready for first commercial deployment the Government supports deployment through CfD auctions, and programmes like the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund. Finally, to establish an enduring marketplace for new low carbon technology the Government is developing, for example, business models for hydrogen, CCUS and greenhouse gas removal technology.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 09:04:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506288

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Research: Finance
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 his Department is taking to increase research and development spending.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>At the Spending Review 2021 (SR21), the Government committed to its largest ever sustained uplift in research and development (R&amp;D) funding, including the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) largest ever R&amp;D budget.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS, in recent months, has published how our R&amp;D settlement at SR21 will be allocated over the next three years.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, increasing private R&amp;D investment will be critical to reaching economy-wide R&amp;D investment of 2.4% of GDP by 2027. In July 2021, we published the Innovation Strategy, which aims to boost private sector R&amp;D investment across the whole of the UK by creating the conditions for all businesses to innovate and giving them the confidence to do so</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/09/2022 08:22:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506289

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Nuclear Power
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 deliver new and advanced nuclear power in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government intends to take one project to Final Investment Decision (FID) this Parliament and two projects in the next Parliament, subject to necessary approvals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set up a new flagship body - ‘Great British Nuclear’ - to develop a resilient pipeline of projects. The Government appointed Simon Bowen to lead and help develop government proposals for this body.</p><p> </p><p>On the 2<sup>nd</sup> of September 2022, the Government launched the bid window for the £120 million Future Nuclear Enabling Fund. This fund will provide targeted support to potential new and advanced nuclear projects seeking to enter the UK nuclear market.</p><p> </p><p>This is additional to £210m for Rolls-Royce SMR which will be matched by industry.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 09:03:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506290

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Horizon Europe
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 recent progress the Government has made on the UK’s application to associate to Horizon Europe.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Our preference remains association to the EU programmes as agreed under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), including Horizon Europe, and we continue to do everything we can to secure this. The EU is in breach of the agreement reached under the TCA for the UK to participate in EU programmes and these unjustified delays are causing uncertainty for our research and business communities. That is why we entered into formal consultations with the EU, which are a mechanism set out in the TCA to resolve issues between the UK and the EU.</p><p> </p><p>At the UK-EU Specialised Committee meeting on 22 September, which marked the end of the consultations period, the UK once again requested that the EU fulfil its obligation to finalise the UK’s association to EU Programmes. It is regrettable that the EU continues to decline this request. The UK government is now considering next steps. Our priority is to support the UK’s world leading R&amp;D sector and we have already outlined potential options for doing so.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/09/2022 09:28:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506291

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Business: Regulation
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 reduce the regulatory burden on UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Cutting red tape is a central part of the Government’s growth policy. The Government is carrying out a major cross-government drive to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law. This will aim to cut £1 billion of red tape for UK businesses, ease regulatory burdens and contribute to the Government’s mission to unite and level up the country.</p><p> </p><p>Through a reformed Better Regulation Framework we will foster alternatives to regulation, bear down on costs, and assess the effects of regulation on innovation and competition in order to deliver growth. Regulators will also work collaboratively with businesses to minimise the costs they face.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 49620 question first answered 22/09/2022 08:23:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord