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1564748

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on renters reforms.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	119053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 17/01/2023 16:46:33 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1564749

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Middle East: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on sanctions in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised sanctions in the Middle East in his conversations with his Saudi counterpart so far. However, officials at our Embassy in Riyadh discuss how to prevent destabilising activity in the Middle East regularly with their Saudi counterparts, including through the use of sanctions designations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/01/2023 12:14:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564751

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Peru: Politics and Government
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 recent reports he has received on the number of tourists stranded in Machu Picchu region of Peru following the blocking of roads and suspension of train services during protests against the overthrow and arrest of President Castillo.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>We continue to closely monitor recent political developments, public protests, and the potential impact of the ongoing political situation on British Nationals in Peru. Protests have caused disruption to air, road and rail transport, including travel to and from Machu Picchu. In December we were aware of a number of British Nationals, as well as tourists from other countries, who were unable to leave Machu Picchu for a period of time. Staff from the British Embassy Lima assisted the three British Nationals who requested help in December and are available to assist British Nationals who request help in light of ongoing disruption to travel in Peru.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/01/2023 12:16:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564755

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Lung Cancer
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 trends in the rates of lung cancer in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, part of NHS Digital, collects data on all cancers diagnosed in England. The following figures are taken from the data tables of the National Statistics release of Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2020, published on 20 October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The number of new diagnoses of lung cancer in England for the five most recent years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Diagnosis year</p></td><td><p>Number of males</p></td><td><p>Number of females</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21,044</p></td><td><p>18,318</p></td><td><p>39,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>20,677</p></td><td><p>19,006</p></td><td><p>39,683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20,708</p></td><td><p>19,078</p></td><td><p>39,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20,897</p></td><td><p>19,419</p></td><td><p>40,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>19,161</p></td><td><p>18,076</p></td><td><p>37,237</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/01/2023 16:13:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564762

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Gazumping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer given on 14 December 2022 to Question 87813, on Gazumping, whether the evaluation of the effectiveness of voluntary reservation agreements mentioned in that Answer has been completed; and what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing voluntary reservation agreements in the home buying and selling process.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	119055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/01/2023 09:45:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1564764

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to amend the Vehicle Excise Duty rules so that it is based on the fuel type and level of CO2 emissions of a motorcycle rather than its engine size.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	118933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>VED for motorcycles is currently based on engine size. The current rates range from £20 to £101 for those with the largest engines, which in part aims to reflect the environmental benefits of using smaller engines.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in his 2022 Autumn Statement that electric motorcycles will begin to pay VED from April 2025.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no current plans to further reform the VED system for motorcycles, as with all taxes, VED remains under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2023 14:20:40 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1564765

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Elbit Systems UK: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces have any contracts with Elbit Systems for (a) the provision of intelligence and (b) wider intelligence services.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	118804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on commercial arrangements by Police Forces.</p><p>Enquiries indicate that there is no force expenditure for Elbit Systems. I caveat these findings given the covert and sensitive nature of the possible services or products by this supplier</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 18/01/2023 15:48:39 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1564767

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Freeports: Scotland
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 his timetable is for the announcement of successful bids for Green Freeports in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	119057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK and Scottish governments have jointly <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fjoint-cooperation-to-deliver-two-new-green-freeports-in-firth-of-forth-and-inverness-and-cromarty-firth&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C8921dd319c964da76b7308daf89105a6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638095598981268809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=15o%2BxP8tWbiM9Yzvs1N6%2F7uMnj3%2FmZ7nXm2VIeNQkz4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">announced</a> the two winners of the Green Freeports competition: The Forth Green Freeport, and Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.</p><p>With five high-quality applications received, both the UK Government and Scottish Government have been working jointly to consider the bids in full detail.</p><p>The tax reliefs offered to Green Freeports will be available for years to come and have a lasting impact on the Scottish economy.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 119058 question first answered 17/01/2023 13:55:37 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1564768

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Freeports: Scotland
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 reduce delays in notification of the results of bids for Green Freeports in Scotland; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the establishment of Green Freeports on employment, innovation and development opportunities in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	119058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK and Scottish governments have jointly <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fjoint-cooperation-to-deliver-two-new-green-freeports-in-firth-of-forth-and-inverness-and-cromarty-firth&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C8921dd319c964da76b7308daf89105a6%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638095598981268809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=15o%2BxP8tWbiM9Yzvs1N6%2F7uMnj3%2FmZ7nXm2VIeNQkz4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">announced</a> the two winners of the Green Freeports competition: The Forth Green Freeport, and Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport.</p><p>With five high-quality applications received, both the UK Government and Scottish Government have been working jointly to consider the bids in full detail.</p><p>The tax reliefs offered to Green Freeports will be available for years to come and have a lasting impact on the Scottish economy.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 119057 question first answered 17/01/2023 13:55:37 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1564773

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Balkans: Wagner Group
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 assessment he has made of whether the paramilitary Wagner Group is currently operating in (a) Kosovo and (b) Bosnia and Herzegovina.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	119062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We will oppose Russian attempts to destabilise the region. We are aware of unconfirmed media reporting that Wagner Group has been operating in north Kosovo during the recent heightened tensions and are in regular contact with NATO's Kosovo Force who continue to investigate and monitor the situation closely. There are also unconfirmed reports that citizens from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been recruited by groups like Wagner, but we have no evidence that the group is operating on BiH territory.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/01/2023 17:22:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns