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1732755

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of buses operating in London that were made in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number or proportion of buses operating in London that were made in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 14/10/2024 09:16:51 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1732768

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates and Council Tax: Valuation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking the Valuation Office Agency to develop an automated valuation model for calculating (a) council tax and (b) business rates valuations in England.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) provides the independent and expert valuations that underpin the business rates and council tax systems. Following the passing of the 2023 Non-Domestic Ratings Act, business rates revaluations will now be conducted every three years, with the next taking place in 2026.  There has also been significant investment in the VOA in the last five years through, upgrading the VOA’s IT infrastructure and digital capabilities for valuations across both the council tax and business rates systems.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 14/10/2024 15:54:09 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1732769

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Windsor Framework
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the measures set out in paragraph 43.
	tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
	tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market. We continue to make significant progress on measures set out in paragraph 43 of the <em>Safeguarding the Union</em> Command Paper. Recent progress includes confirmation of the appointment of Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee as Chair of Intertrade UK; the establishment of the Independent Monitoring Panel; and statutory guidance to public authorities on how they should ensure they have special regard to Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 14/10/2024 14:28:51 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1732793

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	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	Cardiovascular Diseases: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, What progress his department has made on reducing deaths from stroke and heart disease by a quarter within ten years.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Reducing avoidable disability and death from heart disease and stroke is a priority for the Government. This is why the Government has set a goal for fewer lives being lost to the biggest killers, including from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and why the NHS England's Long Term Plan (2019) sets out a number of actions that aim to help prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks, strokes, and dementia cases by 2029.</p><p>The Government continues to support the delivery of the NHS Health Check programme, England’s CVD prevention programme, to people aged 40 to 74 years old. This programme identifies people at risk of CVD, supports people in reducing their risk, and prevents approximately 400 heart attacks or strokes each year. To improve access and engagement with the life-saving programme, we are developing a digital NHS Health Check which will be ready for testing in early 2025 and will enable people to undertake a check at home. We are also trialling the delivery of heart health checks to over 130,000 people in workplaces across the country.</p><p>Community pharmacies also provide a free blood pressure check service for anyone over 40 years old. In cases where this results in a high reading, pharmacists can make sure people receive the right National Health Service support to reduce their blood pressure and risk of death or serious disability.</p><p>We know there is more to do. The Department and NHS England are working together to achieve the Government’s ambition for fewer lives lost to the biggest killers, including CVD, and we will share more in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne grouped question UIN 8373 question first answered 14/10/2024 15:59:50 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1732799

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Private Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the use of courts by train operating companies to pursue private prosecutions for the misapplication of railcards on fares under £12.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Southall
	tabling member printed	Deirdre Costigan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.</p><p>Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 8292 question first answered 14/10/2024 16:43:02 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5075

1732800

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Private Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue guidance to train operating companies on the use of private prosecutions for contraventions of conditions of carriage.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Southall
	tabling member printed	Deirdre Costigan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>We expect operators to ensure their policy on ticketing is clear and fair for passengers at all times and have instructed an urgent review of the cases in question, with a view to resolving them.</p><p>Ticketing has become far too complicated, which is why we plan to simplify it as part of the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood grouped question UIN 8291 question first answered 14/10/2024 16:43:02 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5075

1732802

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	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	India: Religious Freedom
	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 is taking steps to secure the release of religious minorities accused of conversion activities in India.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West and Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to champion freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. The British High Commission in New Delhi consistently monitors human rights, including the use of anti-conversion laws across India. However, the UK Government has a broad and deep partnership with the Government of India, and we discuss all elements of our relationship, including human rights and Freedom of Religion or Belief, and raise issues where we have them.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 14/10/2024 11:41:33 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1732814

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retain the graduate visa route at the current eligibility salary threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Graduate route does not have a salary threshold for eligibility.</p><p>As set out in by the Home Secretary in her written statement on the 30<sup>th</sup> July, this Government values the economic and academic contribution that international students make to this country, including those here on the Graduate route.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 14/10/2024 16:21:40 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1732820

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to respond to Questions 1829 and 1830 on Armed Forces: Housing tabled by the Hon. Member for North Shropshire on 25 July 2024 for answer on 30 July 2024.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to setting new minimum standards for military housing. We are assessing options to drive up standards and deliver the homes our Service families deserve. As a first step, we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner as an independent champion for our service personnel to raise issues which impact on service life, including housing.</p><p> </p><p>This Government continues to invest to improve the quality of UK Service Family Accommodation (SFA). In 2024-25, £180 million is allocated to improve insulation in c600 homes, implement c1,000 long-term damp and mould remediations and refurbish 200 long-term empty homes. 1,700 minor damp and mould improvement packages are planned, and 30 more homes will receive upgraded heating solutions.</p><p> </p><p>A Single Living Accommodation (SLA) Expert Group, including Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Top-Level Budget representatives is continuing to address Defence Minimum Standard measures to improve the quality of SLA.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is looking at the recommendations of the Kerslake Review which reported before the General Election.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard grouped question UIN 1829 1830 question first answered 14/10/2024 09:43:42 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1732823

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2024
	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	China: Detainees
	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 plans to hold discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the (a) arrest of (i) Jimmy Lai and (ii) other democracy activists in Hong Kong and (b) targeting of activists in the UK during his visit to that country.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary raised Jimmy Lai's case in his first meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN Summit on 26 July and his case remains a priority for this Government. We will continue to call on the Hong Kong authorities to end their politically motivated prosecutions of all democracy activists, including Jimmy Lai. I met with Sebastien Lai and Jimmy Lai's international legal team on Tuesday 8 October.</p><p>Attempts by foreign Governments to coerce, intimidate or harm critics overseas, are unacceptable. Freedom of speech and other fundamental rights of all people in the UK are protected under domestic law, regardless of nationality.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 14/10/2024 11:52:00 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle