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1700791

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Microplastics: Water
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 his planned timetable is for publication of the report on improving sampling and analysis of microplastics in surface waters and sediments.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	21576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The report has been published. It can be accessed via Defra’s Science Search web site - <a href="https://randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=20540" target="_blank">Measurement and Characterisation of Microplastics in English River Catchment Waters and Sediments - WT15135 (defra.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 15:12:38 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1700795

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Early Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have retired due to ill health in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers leaving the police service and their reasons for leaving, including medical retirements, as at 31 March each year, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a>.</p><p>Information on the number of police officers leaving the police service by reason for leaving, including medical retirements, between the years ending 31 March 2007 and 2023 can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ba76662059dc000d5d27c0/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ba76662059dc000d5d27c0/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of police officers taking medical retirement in Scotland or Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 09:15:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1700798

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 estimate he has made of levels of bovine tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Bovine TB is a devolved policy matter.</p><p> </p><p>The latest bovine TB statistics published on GOV.UK, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb</a>, continue to show a gradually improving picture in most headline indicators for England overall and particularly in the High Risk Area and the Edge Area. In 2023 the lowest annual incidence of TB in cattle herds in England was recorded since 2007. In the Low Risk Area, the incidence and prevalence of TB in cattle herds remain very low and stable.</p><p> </p><p>During the 2023 calendar year, just over 20,000 cattle were slaughtered for TB-related reasons in England, having peaked at 34,500 in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 14:58:00 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1700810

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Construction: Architecture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will encourage the use of traditional architectural styles in new developments.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-15/21850" target="_blank">21850</a> on 23 April 2024. If he has any more representations on this issue, we would be happy to receive them.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/04/2024 15:10:12 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1700825

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2023 to Question 4035 on Veterans: Radiation Exposure, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the preparation of an instrument under the terms of section 3 of the Public Records Act 1958 to permanently retain the (a) ES and (b) AB series of files that were withdrawn from the National Archives in 2018.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	21527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Instruments under the terms of section 3 of the Public Records Act 1958 do not permit the permanent retention of records that have been selected for transfer to The National Archives. Instead, retained records must be reviewed by the Department after a maximum period of 10 years.</p><p>The review of the AB and ES files relating to the UK’s historic nuclear weapons programme is ongoing. The Ministry of Defence published an update on its review in January 2024, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-nuclear-archive-records/review-of-nuclear-archive-records-update-january-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-nuclear-archive-records/review-of-nuclear-archive-records-update-january-2024</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 23/04/2024 16:30:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1700833

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Coastal Areas: Suffolk
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 maintain (a) Suffolk's coastline and (b) the cleanliness of bathing water.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	21637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion, including around £1.3billion for defences along the coast. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, a £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCIP), £170 million for economic recovery from flooding and over £30 million of funding for flood incident management.</p><p> </p><p>It is not always sustainable or affordable to defend every part of our coastline in the face of a changing climate which is enhancing the coastal erosion process. This is why we have allocated £36m over 6 years, for the ‘Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme’ (CTAP), as part of FCIP, to support communities in coastal areas at significant risk of erosion to adapt.</p><p> </p><p>Coastal protection authorities are best placed to understand their coastline and to develop the most appropriate approaches to manage risk through Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and their local planning policies. The Environment Agency (EA) work closely with Coastal Partnership East to monitor and deliver the Suffolk SMP to support the management of flooding and erosion on the Suffolk coast.<em> </em> This includes delivery by East Suffolk Council and partners of the FCIP <em>‘</em><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com%2Fesf008-coastal&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C87aaa9bb271c44b6b76408dc5ed3b801%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638489510687447237%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EA2s2Q2yBkt0Ls3L8HAWDSBpqRWPFwDwqXLEoUtkF%2FY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><em>Resilient Coasts</em></a> project as well as the recent completion of a £2.3 million project protecting Felixstowe Ferry. The EA are supporting the East Suffolk Water Management Board to deliver the £12.2 million Upper Alde and Ore Estuary Project, which will protect Snape and Aldeburgh, and are also working with partners to develop projects for Pakefield, Southwold and Thorpeness.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving the quality of our bathing waters. Almost 90% of bathing waters in England met the highest standards of ‘Good' or ‘Excellent’ in 2023, up from just 76% in 2010 and despite the classification standards becoming stricter in 2015. Suffolk has 7 designated bathing waters; last season 5 were classified as ‘Excellent’, 1 was classified as ‘Good’ and 1 was classified as ‘Poor’. The Environment Agency assesses what action is needed to improve water quality to meet the standards set by the Bathing Water Regulations. Action plans are in place at all ‘Poor’ bathing waters, including the River Deben Estuary, Waldringfield in Suffolk. This includes investigations into pollution sources and visits to farms and water company assets.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 15:18:40 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1700843

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	D F Press: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the contract agreed by his Department with DF Press on 24 March 2024 under procurement reference CCCS23A10, for what purpose the press office services to be provided under that contract are required; and if he will publish schedule 20 of that contract agreement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>In common with many arms-length bodies, the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) has a separate press officer to ensure that the Commission can be fully accountable to the public, the Government and Parliament, and to support its independent advisory role to the Prime Minister.</p><p>It is Cabinet Office policy to publish Contracts with a value of over £10,000 on Contracts Finder within 30 days of Contract Award. Crown Commercial Service, Cabinet Office’s procurement arm, has published the Contract Schedules in accordance with the publication timescales and the information is now available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/04/2024 16:18:39 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1700844

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ministerial department figures in his Department's workforce management information data for February and March 2023, for what reason the payroll staff numbers are different between the two months but the payroll staff costs are identical.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>March 2023 payroll costs were not available in time for inclusion in the March 2023 monthly workforce management information update, so February 2023 data was re-used as an estimate to be revised when the data had been received.</p><p> </p><p>Payroll staff costs for March 2023 have now been revised in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defra-workforce-management-information-march-2023" target="_blank">Defra workforce management information</a> collection on GOV.UK to reflect the correct payroll staff costs.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 16:01:32 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1700871

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Islamic Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department provides funding to the Home Office Islamic Network; and how much staff time was taken to run that network in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	21682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Faith and Belief networks in the Home Office do not receive any Home Office funding for their activities<em>. </em></p><p>The chairs of all Faith and Belief networks including Christian, Islamic, Jewish Networks, Hindu Connection and Sikh Association are permitted up to 20% facility time with executive committee members receiving 10% to carry out network related activities.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/04/2024 15:15:24 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700872

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff left his Department in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	21683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>We centrally hold some of the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for Defra, at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: &quot;There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 29/04/2024 13:34:38 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight