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1649305

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Climate Change: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to the Metropolitan Police on handling climate protests in accordance with the Public Order Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	191958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The College of Policing have primary responsibility for publishing police guidance and are operationally independent. They have recently published specific guidance on the measures in the Public Order Act 2023 that have already commenced (<a href="https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/2023-06/Public-Order-Act-2023-supplementary-content-July.pdf" target="_blank">Public Order Act 2023: Supplementary content (college.police.uk)</a>). Further guidance on the remaining measures will be published in due course.</p><p>The College of Policing have also worked with the National Police Chiefs’ Council to publish the National Protest Operational Advice document (<a href="https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/2023-06/National-protest-operational-advice.pdf" target="_blank">National protest operational advice (college.police.uk)</a>), which provides operational guidance on the handling of protests and the application of the Public Order Act 2023.</p><p>In addition, the College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice on Public Order Public Safety (<a href="https://www.college.police.uk/app/public-order-public-safety" target="_blank">Public order public safety | College of Policing</a>) has recently been updated and signposts to both the Public Order Act 2023 and the National Protest Operational Advice document.</p><p>The Home Office will continue to provide support where appropriate to assist the College of Policing in publishing accurate and up to date guidance on the Public Order Act 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/07/2023 14:23:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1649306

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LE TacCIS Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2023 to Question 188871 on LE TacCIS Programme, what recent estimate he has made of when (a) discussions with General Dynamics will close and (b) a revised initial operating capability will be announced.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	191908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>These matters are commercially sensitive. As such, it would be inappropriate to comment further until discussions have concluded.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/07/2023 11:35:07 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1649307

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Profits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that mortgage lenders do not make excessive profits.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The pricing of financial products, including on lending and savings products, is a commercial decision for firms, in which the Government does not intervene.</p><p> </p><p>The decisions on Bank Rate by the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Bank of England guide commercial banks’ decisions over the retail interest rates they charge on loans and pay on deposits.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, we recognise this will be a concerning time for existing mortgage borrowers, and particularly those who are due to come to the end of their existing deal in the immediate future.</p><p> </p><p>Following the commitments agreed to support borrowers in December, the Chancellor met with mortgage lenders, UK Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority on 23 June. At this meeting, lenders agreed to a new Mortgage Charter to support borrowers struggling with their mortgage payments, which was published on 26 June. This sets out the standards signatory lenders will adopt when helping their customers, including new flexibilities to help customers manage their mortgage payments over a short period.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the measures the Government has already taken aimed at helping people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans, and protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 10/07/2023 13:06:36 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1649308

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a family reunification scheme for Sudan that is similar to the Ukraine Family Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	191981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that some people displaced may wish to join family in the UK, and where those family members do not have a current UK visa, they can apply for one via one of our standard visa routes, which remain available, and applications can be submitted at the nearest Visa Application Centre. Guidance on how to apply for a family visa can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration" target="_blank"> Family visas: apply, extend or switch: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, close family members of individuals who are in the UK with permission to stay as a refugee may be eligible to apply under the family reunion arrangements. Details can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-uk-visa-family-joining-refugee-form-appendix-4-vaf4a" target="_blank">Application for UK visa (family joining refugee): appendix 4 VAF4A - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2023 16:47:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1649313

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
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	Pacific Ocean Islands: Diplomatic Relations
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 meetings he has had with the Honorary Consuls of nations situated within the Pacific Island region over the past 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not met any Honorary Consuls from the Pacific Island Countries (PIC).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/07/2023 16:27:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649314

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
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	AUKUS
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 he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the AUKUS partnership; and what plans the Government has for participation in that alliance over the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Since the launch of the AUKUS defence and security partnership in September 2021, we have announced the optimal pathway under Pillar 1 of the partnership to provide Australia with a nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarine capability. We are also making rapid progress on AUKUS Pillar 2, delivering a suite of advanced capabilities, with the first AUKUS AI and autonomy trial hosted in the UK in April this year. This is just the start of an unprecedented partnership. All three states are committed for the long term and are convinced AUKUS will benefit our own, Indo-Pacific, and global security.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/07/2023 16:17:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649315

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Climate Change: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to deliver on the commitment of the former Secretary of State for Education at COP26 on the integration of sustainability and climate change in formal education systems.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	191905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department published the Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy for the education and children’s service systems in April 2022. The link can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainability-and-climate-change-strategy/sustainability-and-climate-change-a-strategy-for-the-education-and-childrens-services-systems" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainability-and-climate-change-strategy/sustainability-and-climate-change-a-strategy-for-the-education-and-childrens-services-systems</a>.</p><p>It sets out action to 2030 on: climate education, green skills and careers, the education estate and digital infrastructure, operations and supply chains, and international. This action will be evaluated and built on as new opportunities and evidence arise. The strategy covers each of the Department’s sectors: early years, schools, further education, higher education, and children social care. It sets out new initiatives, including extra support for teaching about nature and climate change, the introduction of a natural history GCSE and sustainability leadership and climate action plans in education.</p><p>Links for the two latter initiatives can be found at: <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/national-impact/national-education-nature-park-and-climate-action-awards-scheme.html" target="_blank">https://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/national-impact/national-education-nature-park-and-climate-action-awards-scheme.html</a> and: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/sustainability-leadership-and-climate-action-plans-in-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/sustainability-leadership-and-climate-action-plans-in-education</a>.​</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/07/2023 13:41:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1649316

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	New Zealand: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his New Zealand counterpart on defence cooperation in the Pacific region between the UK and New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>New Zealand is one of our closest partners in the Indo Pacific region and a staunch supporter of Ukraine. My right hon. Friend speaks regularly to his New Zealand counterpart on a whole range of issues including Pacific security, resilience and defence cooperation between our two countries. They last spoke in Singapore in June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/07/2023 16:44:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649317

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	King Charles III: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the prospect of an annual joint King’s Birthday parade.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to include other elements of the UK Armed Forces or Commonwealth participation in the annual King’s Birthday Parade.</p><p> </p><p>The annual King’s Birthday Parade and the Trooping of the Colour is a parade and celebration that is unique to the Household Division – it does not include other elements of the British Army or the other Services. To include these, and potentially Commonwealth participation, would significantly change the historical and traditional aspects of this parade which has continued in essentially the same format for over a century.</p><p> </p><p>Those Commonwealth countries that recognise His Majesty The King as their Head of State celebrate his official birthday in their own way. Apart from the annual King’s Birthday Parade and the Trooping of the Colour, the UK Armed Forces do not celebrate the Sovereign’s birthdays. However, alongside the rest of the nation, they have traditionally celebrated significant milestones in the Sovereign’s reign; the recent pageants for Her Late Majesty The Queen’s major anniversaries of her accession are examples which have included representatives of Commonwealth Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 06/07/2023 12:22:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1649318

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available for people with Parkinson’s disease with (a) gas and electricity bills, (b) food and (c) additional targeted support.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the rising cost of living has presented additional financial challenges, especially to the most vulnerable members of society such as disabled people and people with long-term health conditions like Parkinson’s disease.</p><p> </p><p>The Government extended energy support by keeping the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) at £2,500 from April through to June, saving the average household an additional £160. This brings the total Government support for energy bills to £1,500 for a typical household since October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>If individuals have extra-costs arising from their Parkinson’s disease, then they may qualify for disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA). If eligible for these benefits as a result of their Parkinson’s disease, individuals may have also been eligible for the two £150 Disability Cost of Living Payments the Government has delivered in 2022 and 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Those in need of further assistance may be able to access additional support through the Household Support Fund (HSF) in England. This allows Local Authorities to provide crisis support to vulnerable households, such as through supermarket vouchers or partnering with food banks. The Government has provided £1bn, including Barnett funding for the Devolved Administrations, to deliver the HSF this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/07/2023 07:18:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell