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1599765

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of encouraging the use of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	903801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>I have been working closely with Cabinet colleagues to accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles, which will help us meet our climate change obligations alongside improving air quality and supporting economic growth.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 28/02/2023 12:35:06 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1599766

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on energy costs for the hospitality and tourism sectors.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	903803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>I would like to thank my hon Friend the Member for Torbay for his tireless work to support the hospitality and tourism sector across his constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme has provided much needed support with high energy costs over the winter. We continue to work closely with the sector, including through the newly-established Hospitality Sector Council and across Government to ensure a successful future for these important industries.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 28/02/2023 12:35:43 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

1599767

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support energy intensive industries with energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	903804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>Secure and affordable energy is vital to all parts of our economy – especially key sectors like steel and chemicals.</p><p> </p><p>Last week, we announced the British Industry Supercharger ensuring energy costs for our most energy intensive industries are in line with other major economies around the world. The measures will help deliver the affordable, reliable energy that these industries need to become greener, and secure jobs for the future. <br></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 28/02/2023 12:36:27 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1599768

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Price Guarantee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in the Energy Price Guarantee in April 2023 on families.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	903807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee will continue to ensure all households pay less for their energy bills than they would have otherwise with no Government intervention.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced further support worth £26 billion in 2023-24, to help the most vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 28/02/2023 12:34:08 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1589037

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
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	Seas and Oceans: Treaties
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 it is his policy to agree a global high seas treaty that includes increased powers for the Conference of Parties before the fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	152225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Negotiations in the Intergovernmental Conference to negotiate a new Implementing Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) resumed at the UN on 20 February. The UK strongly supports the conclusion of an ambitious agreement at these negotiations and is working hard with international partners to achieve that outcome, which will include a mechanism for establishing Marine Protected Areas in the high seas. Negotiations conclude on 3 March.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/03/2023 14:30:33 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1589063

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
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	Pakistan: Animal Welfare
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 her counterpart in Pakistan on the treatment of performing bears.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	152268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>HM Government remains focused on delivering the Action Plan for Animal Welfare published on 12 May 2021. The Action Plan for Animal Welfare demonstrates the Government's commitment to animal welfare, both at home and abroad, and also provides a foundation for conversations on how we can improve animal welfare and conservation in the future. The UK Government has previously raised the welfare of animals at Islamabad Zoo, including the welfare of two bears, with the Government of Pakistan. The UK Government is also at the forefront of international efforts to protect endangered animals from poaching and illegal trade.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/03/2023 16:51:51 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1589074

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
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	Dental Services: Older People
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 the adequacy of NHS dental provision for elderly people; and what steps he is taking to ensure adequate dental provision in care homes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	152277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population of all ages and those in care homes. Many of the dentistry commissioning functions undertaken by NHS England will transfer to integrated care boards (ICBs) from April 2023. ICBs will be responsible for meeting the needs of their local population by working with patient groups, including on communication needs. NHS England has made available to commissioners an Assurance Framework to provide assurances on commissioning.</p><p>Community dental services offer dental care to vulnerable patients who are referred by a general practitioner or social worker and cannot be treated in a general National Health Service dental practice. Treatments are provided in settings including hospitals, specialist health centres and mobile clinics, as well as through home visits or visits in nursing and care homes. In circumstances where a person is unable to access an urgent dental appointment directly through a NHS dental practice, they are advised to contact NHS 111 for assistance.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 01/03/2023 12:57:30 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1589099

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
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	Health Services: Long Covid
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of extending sick pay support for healthcare staff with long covid.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	152245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department introduced temporary non-contractual COVID-19 sickness guidance at the start of the pandemic, to ensure National Health Service staff received full pay should they be advised to self-isolate or become ill with COVID-19.</p><p>As we learn to live with COVID-19, we have withdrawn this temporary non-contractual COVID-19 guidance. Staff who were on COVID-19 sickness pay have moved back to the normal terms and conditions (T&amp;Cs) sickness arrangements. The NHS T&amp;Cs pay up to six months full pay and six months half pay, depending on length of service. The Department has no plans to assess the potential merits of extending sick pay support for healthcare staff with long COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2023 15:18:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1589109

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2022 to Question 142738 on Stamp Duty Land Tax, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of applying the discount up front on the number of properties homebuyers will have to choose from.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	152181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is a transaction tax and becomes payable at the time a property is purchased. The tax has to be able to apply in a range of different situations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans at present to change the SDLT higher rates exceptional circumstances provisions, but it keeps all tax policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/03/2023 17:07:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1589116

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
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	Surgery: Waiting Lists
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 his Department has made of the potential impact of longer waiting times for elective surgery on health inequalities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	152194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England in its ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’, published in February 2022, set out the principles to minimise the impact of waiting long periods of time for treatment on patients, public, National Health Service staff and health inequalities. This includes a focus on equity of access, experience and outcomes for the most deprived.</p><p>The plan also committed to developing a Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Dashboard, which measures, monitors, and informs actionable insight to make improvements to narrow health inequalities. The dashboard is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/national-healthcare-inequalities-improvement-programme/data-and-insight/hi-improvement-dashboard/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/national-healthcare-inequalities-improvement-programme/data-and-insight/hi-improvement-dashboard/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 153863 question first answered 01/03/2023 18:00:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman