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1701722

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date	17/04/2024
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	Swifts: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the conservation status of the swift.
tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
tabling member printed	George Eustice
uin	22288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK swift population is estimated at 59,000 pairs (2016) Swift population trends are monitored annually by the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), which recorded a decline of 62% between 1995 and 2021, and of 40% between 2011 and 2021. Due to the declines recorded by BBS, swifts were added to the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern in the UK in 2021 and are considered ‘Endangered’ at GB level.</p><p>Natural England is currently undertaking a review of the conservation interventions needed to support the recovery of over 100 of our most threatened bird species, including the swift.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/04/2024 14:54:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1701726

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to ensure that secretariats of All-Party Parliamentary Groups do not pass sensitive information to foreign governments.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	22281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The regulation of All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) is a matter for Parliament. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is responsible for monitoring the Register for APPGs and may investigate alleged breaches of the rules.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/04/2024 13:45:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1701730

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that lobbying by the tobacco industry does not undermine future public health policies aimed at reducing smoking rates.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	22359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>Smoking is responsible for approximately 80,000 deaths a year in the United Kingdom, and causes around one in four cancer deaths in the UK. It also costs our country £17 billion a year, and puts a huge burden on the National Health Service. Smoking is an addiction, and there is no liberty in addiction. It causes harm to not only the smoker, but to society as a whole. That is why we have introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to create the first smokefree generation, and enable us to further crack down on youth vaping. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3703" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3703</a></p><p>The UK is a party to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and under Article 5.3 has an obligation to protect the development of public health policy from the vested interests of the tobacco industry. As a world leader in tobacco control, the Government takes this commitment very seriously. In 2023, the Department published guidance for Government engagement with the tobacco industry, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protocol-for-engagement-with-stakeholders-with-links-to-the-tobacco-industry/guidance-for-government-engagement-with-the-tobacco-industry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protocol-for-engagement-with-stakeholders-with-links-to-the-tobacco-industry/guidance-for-government-engagement-with-the-tobacco-industry</a></p><p>The Department regularly publishes correspondence from, or to, those with links to the tobacco industry, and it is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://khub.net/web/phe-national/public-library/-/document_library/v2WsRK3ZlEig/view/394794557" target="_blank">https://khub.net/web/phe-national/public-library/-/document_library/v2WsRK3ZlEig/view/394794557</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/04/2024 10:33:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1701732

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Government subsidies for childcare on the cost of childcare for people who are not eligible for subsidies.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	22345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>For families with younger children, childcare costs are often a significant part of their household expenditure, which is why improving the cost, choice and availability of childcare for working parents is important to the government.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2024, working parents of 2 year olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year. This transformative roll out will benefit the parents of up to 246,000 children who have been issued 2 year old funding codes, of which 195,000 have been validated to date.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2024, this will be extended to working parents of children from nine months to 2 year olds. From September 2025, all working parents of children aged nine months up to 3 years will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week. The expansion of this entitlement will save eligible parents up to £6,900 per year per child helping even more working parents with the cost of childcare and making a real difference to the lives of those families.</p><p> </p><p>The income eligibility criteria are applied on a per parent basis. To be eligible, parents will need to earn the equivalent of 16 hours a week at National Minimum or Living Wage, which is £183 per week or £9,518 per year in 2024-2025, and less than £100,000 adjusted net income.</p><p> </p><p>For families with two parents, both must be working to meet the criteria, unless one is receiving certain benefits. In a single-parent household, the single parent must meet the threshold. The £100,000 level was chosen to correspond with income tax thresholds and to be easily understandable for parents. Only a very small proportion of parents, 3.1% in 2023, earn over the £100,000 adjusted net income maximum threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The eligibility criteria apply to the existing entitlements and were debated in, and agreed by, Parliament. The maximum income limit applies to both Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare, which allows parents to apply for both schemes through the same online application (Childcare Service).</p><p> </p><p>However, the universal 15 hours of free childcare offer remains in place for all parents of 3 and 4 year olds, regardless of parental circumstances, including those who earn over £100,000.</p><p> </p><p>Working families can also access support with the childcare costs through Tax Free Childcare worth up to £2,000 per year for children aged up to 11, or £4,000 per year for children aged up to 17 with disabilities. For every £8 paid into a Tax-Free Childcare account, the government tops it up with another £2.</p><p> </p><p>There is a comprehensive evaluation programme underpinning the expansion of childcare entitlements. This includes a process evaluation which will explore how families not eligible for the new entitlements experience finding and accessing childcare, including the associated costs. Further, the impact evaluation will assess how the expansion has impacted upon the quality of childcare provision and children’s development, for all children, and wider family outcomes. As per Government Social Research guidelines, evaluation findings will be available within 12 weeks of the projects being finalised. The department expects the first to be available from spring 2026.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 25/04/2024 12:43:06 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1701745

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Trade Fairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions ministers in her Department attended (a) domestic and (b) overseas trade shows which were supported by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministers support domestic and overseas trade shows to further the UK national interest. Further information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 07:29:18 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1701747

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	UK Defence and Security Exports: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sector advisors have been based in UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The total sector advisors working for UK Defence and Security Exports (formerly Defence and Security Organisation) as of 1<sup>st</sup> April each year between 2020 and 2024 was as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>1st April 2024 19</li><li>1st April 2023 18</li><li>1st April 2022 16</li><li>1st April 2021 22</li><li>1st April 2020 12</li></ul><p> </p><p>The department no longer holds the data for 2019, as this data was held on a previous position management system.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 16:05:44 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1701749

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	UK Defence and Security Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK Defence and Security Exports in building strong relationships with overseas governments.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>UK Defence and Security Exports within the Department for Business and Trade uses an analytical assessment tool to build a picture of how the UK is perceived by overseas governments. This analysis is combined with information received from overseas networks and industry groups to build a holistic understanding of how effective UK efforts are in terms of building international relationships and influencing customers. The Secretary of State for Business and Trade is updated regularly on perceptions of the UK offer<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 16:12:51 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1701750

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	UK Defence and Security Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK Defence and Security Exports in raising awareness of UK industry capabilities in (a) established and (b) developing markets.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE) runs a comprehensive programme of overseas trade events and missions where UK industry capabilities are promoted in established and developing markets. UKDSE also works with Embassies and High Commissions, His Majesty's Trade Commissioners (HMTCs) and the Global Defence Network to promote UK capabilities and build industrial partnerships. Events and trade missions are assessed against objectives set to ensure that continuous improvement is embedded within the UK offer. This includes feedback from UK industry, and the UK's global networks also report regularly on perceptions of the UK at overseas events. The Secretary of State for Business and Trade is updated regularly on progress.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 16:10:37 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1701768

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
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 7 February 2024 to Question 12565, whether she plans to instruct the Civil Procedure Rule Committee not to amend the Civil Procedure Rules as recommended in paragraphs 73 and 74 of Part L of the Leveson Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
tabling member printed	George Eustice
uin	22290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to instruct the Civil Procedure Rule Committee to amend rules of court in regard to the commencement and implementation of section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. This aligns with its commitment to repeal section 40.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/04/2024 10:41:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1701771

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Sports: Facilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) number and (b) value was of grants made to grassroots sport in (i) Suffolk and (ii) Suffolk Coastal constituency since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	22299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up access to community and grassroots sport - physical activity should be accessible to all, no matter a person’s background or location. As part of this commitment, the Government is delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. The total of this investment is £409 million. This includes:</p><ul><li><p>£327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multi-sport-grassroots-facilities-programme-projects-2021-to-2025" target="_blank">multi-sport grassroots facilities</a> and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025.</p></li><li><p>£21.9 million to renovate over 3,000 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/30-million-package-to-refurbish-4500-public-tennis-courts-in-deprived-parts-of-uk-announced" target="_blank">tennis courts</a> across Scotland, England and Wales between 2022 and 2024.</p></li><li><p>Over £60 million via the <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news/new-funding-help-keep-leisure-centres-pools-afloat" target="_blank">Swimming Pool Support Fund</a> in 2023/24 to support public swimming pool providers in England with immediate cost pressures, and provide investment to make facilities sustainable in the longer-term.</p></li></ul><p>In total, Suffolk has received over £1.9m in funding through these programmes:</p><ul><li><p>Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Over £1 million has been awarded through 38 grants since 2021. Over £74k has been invested into Suffolk Coastal specifically through 16 grants. All funded sites are listed on<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multi-sport-grassroots-facilities-programme-projects-2021-to-2025" target="_blank"> gov.uk</a> here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multi-sport-grassroots-facilities-programme-projects-2021-to-2025" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multi-sport-grassroots-facilities-programme-projects-2021-to-2025</a></p></li><li><p>Swimming Pool Support Fund: Over £900,000 has been awarded to 7 individual facilities across 5 Local Authorities in the Suffolk region by March 2025. All funded sites are listed here on Sport England’s website: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/swimming-pool-support-fund-helps-facilities-prepare-future" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/swimming-pool-support-fund-helps-facilities-prepare-future</a></p></li></ul><p>Funding for football and multi-sport projects awarded in England prior to 2021 were delivered by the Football Foundation, funded through Sport England. Sport England’s funding to the Football Foundation is available on their website, along with all awards made by Sport England to football clubs since 2009: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/</a></p><p>Further details of local authorities and swimming pools/leisure centres awarded funding from Phase I and Phase II of the Swimming Pool Support Fund are available on Sport England’s website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news/swimming-pool-support-fund-keeps-leisure-centres-afloat" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/news/swimming-pool-support-fund-keeps-leisure-centres-afloat</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/swimming-pool-support-fund-helps-facilities-prepare-future" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/swimming-pool-support-fund-helps-facilities-prepare-future</a></p><p>Sport England has also invested an additional £85 million into projects which facilitate participation in grassroots football. For a breakdown of the projects funded across this period, Sport England publishes an <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/about-us" target="_blank">updated register of grant awards </a>on a quarterly basis, with awards dating back to 2009 listed in full.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/04/2024 14:19:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey