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1746495

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2024
	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	Processed Food and Slaughterhouses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many (a) abattoirs and (b) food processing plants in (i) England and (ii) the UK are family-owned businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). There are 232 abattoirs approved by the FSA in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The FSA is aware of which are sole traders, partnerships, and which are incorporated companies, but it does not hold any central list indicating which are family-owned. This level of detail is not required to facilitate the delivery of Official Controls.</p><p>The majority of food processing plants are overseen by local authorities, and while their trading names are published by the FSA and Food Standards Scotland, this does not give an indication of the makeup of ownership.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/12/2024 17:48:39 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1746303

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Derbyshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many care homes were referred to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman in (a) Bolsover constituency and (b) Derbyshire in each of the last five years; and how many were (i) privately-owned and (ii) local authority-owned.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Natalie Fleet
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>The Local Government &amp; Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) records complaints by the individual local authority or care provider, and not by geographical area. The LGSCO received 18 complaints about Derbyshire County Council’s adult social care services in the 2019-20 financial year, 19 in 2020-21, 22 in 2021-22, 29 in 2022-23 and 29 in 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 09/12/2024 17:45:43 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
	tabling member	5053

1746246

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax: Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a time limit for claiming Council Tax exemption under Class F.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Alison Bennett
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>This exemption will apply until probate is granted (or letters of administration are signed) and while the dwelling remains unoccupied. A further 6-month exemption may apply following probate, so long as the dwelling remains unoccupied and has not been sold or transferred. The government does not have any plans to change this exemption.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 09/12/2024 17:44:42 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
	tabling member	5283

1744908

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether Ministers approved the renaming the “Cross-Government Women’s Network” as the “Cross-Government Gender Network”; whether a public sector equality duty assessment was undertaken on the change; and how much diversity network time is now allocated to the Cross-Government Gender Network.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>The Cross Government Gender Network is a Civil Service wide forum made up of staff networks working towards advancing gender equality and parity in the Civil Service and across arms-length bodies. The change in name from the Cross-Government Women’s Network took place in 2020, under the previous administration. It does not represent any change in Government policy or activity and a public sector equality duty (PSED) assessment was not undertaken by the previous administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are currently no centrally set time allocation limits for cross Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion networks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 09/12/2024 17:40:02 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4567 label Biography information for Baroness Finn

1744944

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the analysis of the implications of a nuclear attack, including a limited attack, on the United Kingdom set out in the Strath Report in 1955 has since been updated by a committee or body of equivalent standing; and if not, what consideration they have given to commissioning an update of that analysis in the light of current geopolitical circumstances.
	tabling member printed	Lord Banner
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has well-developed contingency plans to respond to a wide range of eventualities, including nuclear attacks. The plans and supporting arrangements have been developed, refined and tested over many years.</p><p>The scale of these capabilities is driven by classified planning assumptions derived from the United Kingdom’s National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA), which is a classified assessment of the most serious risks that could cause a national emergency in the UK. An external publication, the National Risk Register, which excludes some security-related risks, was last published in 2023, but is based on the NSRA.</p><p>GOV.UK/prepare, the Government’s website for resilience and emergency planning, is designed to help people plan for potential hazards and equip themselves with the necessary knowledge and resources to respond effectively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 09/12/2024 17:37:51 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	5014 label Biography information for Lord Banner

1744896

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Resettlement: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how any Afghan former interpreters who worked with UK armed forces in Afghanistan have been relocated to the UK; how many are eligible for relocation but are awaiting security clearance before travel; and how long it is expected to take to relocate all eligible interpreters to the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown of relocation figures by job role at this time.</p><p> </p><p>As of 25 November 2024, we have relocated over 19,000 eligible individuals (including applicants and their families) to safety in the UK. The Government is committed to delivering on the commitments made under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme, with multiple Government Departments playing a key role to deliver this service.</p> answering member printed Lord Coaker question first answered 09/12/2024 17:31:11 answering member 360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1747083

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2024
	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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's final delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>The final myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), delivery plan is a priority for the Department, and we aim to publish it in March 2025. We cannot comment on the exact content of the final delivery plan at this time, but it will be shaped by the consultation responses, along with continued close engagement with ME/CFS stakeholders, with three broad themes of attitudes and education, research, and living with ME/CFS.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/12/2024 17:25:12 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1744059

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Warfare: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what resources and infrastructure they are investing in to defend against cyber warfare, with particular reference to artificial intelligence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>Last week, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster delivered a speech to the NATO Cyber Defence Conference in which he set out the Government's commitment to strengthening cyber resilience. We continue to work closely with allies to expose cyber attackers from across the world, whether that’s through public attributions, calling out hostile actors, or through sanctions. And we are constantly looking at where we can bolster our own digital defences here in the UK. In the King’s Speech, we announced that the Government would bring forward a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which will strengthen the UK’s cyber defences, and, working with industry, help make the UK the safest place to live and work online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also announced a new Laboratory for AI Security Research at the University of Oxford (LASR), backed by £8.2 million of funding from the government’s Integrated Security Fund. The lab will bring together experts from government, industry and academia to seize the national security and economic opportunities of secure AI, underlining our commitment to stay one step ahead in this new AI arms race.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 09/12/2024 17:21:30 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1746245

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Food: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to produce a domestic research strategy for food biosecurity.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>The Government published the Biological Security Strategy which sets out a vision and plans to protect the UK from significant biological risks.</p><p> </p><p>Defra published the five-year Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britian and its associated Plant Health Research and Development Plan. Defra also invests in research to prevent and control risks to animal health and to support food security.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 09/12/2024 17:19:35 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	5089

1745238

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 14996 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, if she will publish the planning representations made by the (a) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and (b) Head of Cyber-Physical and Digital Twins, Innovate UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hamble Valley
	tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2024 answer text <p>We do not routinely publish planning representations seeking call in of applications.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/12/2024 17:14:12 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook previous answer version 20795 answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes