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1732436

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many potholes her Department expects to be fixed in (a) 2024, (b) 2025, (c) 2026 and (d) 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
	tabling member printed	Lewis Cocking
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. To this end, the Government will provide authorities with funding to help them fix up to one million more potholes across England in each year of this parliament. Confirmation of highways maintenance funding for future years is a matter for the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Highways maintenance funding typically covers a range of maintenance activities and local authorities are best placed to decide how to spend it according to local needs and priorities. Government expects authorities to invest in all parts of the highway including cycleways, bridges, and lighting columns, and not just the fixing of potholes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 11/10/2024 11:11:26 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5050

1732539

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of average waiting times for driving tests on the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Carlisle
	tabling member printed	Ms Julie Minns
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) knows that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers.</p><p>DVSA does not record, or hold, information about candidates whose driving licence is a requirement of their current, or potential, employment.</p><p>DVSA’s main priority is to uphold road safety standards as it reduces car practical driving test waiting times.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 11/10/2024 12:44:41 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5094

1732552

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for laying the secondary legislation required to commence section 19 of the Road Safety Act 2006.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Robin Swann
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>Ministers are giving consideration to this matter. An update will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 11/10/2024 11:08:56 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5319

1732025

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	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	Foreign Investment in UK: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase foreign investment in the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Growth is the government’s central economic mission and we are currently developing an Industrial Strategy which aims to drive growth across the UK through investment in key sectors and regions. We are also hosting the International Investment Summit in October, to bring together global investors and regional leaders to advance opportunities for investment and growth across the country. Additional measures to improve the business environment and increase investment into the UK will be announced at the summit.</p><p>For the North West specifically, we will support delivery of the Local Growth Plans. We will continue showcasing investment opportunities across the North West to potential investors, and provide account management services for investors already in the region to help them build and scale.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 10/10/2024 14:30:38 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1731925

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) increase productivity in the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving the productivity of the public sector to deliver high quality public services, achieve value for money and support economic growth. The Government will develop a strategic plan for a more efficient and effective civil service, including bold options to improve skills, harness digital technology and drive better outcomes for public services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 10/10/2024 16:19:07 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1731984

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) job description for the Envoy for the Nations and Regions and the (b) framework which describes how the Envoy for Nations and Regions will work with the (i) Welsh Government and (ii) Wales Office.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The terms of reference for the Prime Minister’s Envoy for the Nations and Regions will be published online in the normal way, setting out the purpose, scope and remit of the role, including how the Envoy will work with Cabinet Ministers and devolved counterparts to support the Government’s efforts to reset relations across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 10/10/2024 16:27:12 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1732008

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will publish the (a) terms of reference and (b) rules of procedure of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations, and Medals.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (known as the HD Committee) is the policy-making body for the honours system. It was established in 1939 to coordinate the award of medals to the Armed Forces. After World War Two, its remit expanded to providing advice to The Sovereign on general honours issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Its terms of reference are to consider general questions relative to the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals; to review the Scales of award, both civil and military, to consider questions of new awards, and changes in the conditions governing existing awards.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information about its role, and its membership, is published on gov.uk. The Government has no current plans to publish anything further in relation to its operation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Torfaen answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds question first answered 10/10/2024 15:48:36 answering member 4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1731956

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	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: Epping Forest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sports clubs in Epping Forest.
	tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.</p><p>The Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England - which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding in areas of greatest need to tackle inactivity levels through community-led solutions.</p><p>Epping Forest has benefitted from £424,995 of investment under the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, the Park Tennis Court Renovation Programme, and the Swimming Pool Support Fund to date.</p><p>The Government is acting to support more people to get onto the pitch wherever they live through the delivery of £123 million UK-wide through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme in 2024/25.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 10/10/2024 16:01:38 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1732014

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	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	Allwyn Entertainment: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited's policy on publishing data.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>DCMS does not have a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited’s policy on data publication.</p><p>The responsibility for regulation of the National Lottery operator rests solely with the Gambling Commission, as set out in the National Lottery Act 1993.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 10/10/2024 16:04:11 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1731906

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Research
	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 19 September 2024 to Question 3738 on Defence: Research, whether the spending review process will cover spending on defence research and development in (a) this financial year and (b) the next four financial years.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Spend on research and development will be covered within Departmental plans as part of the Spending Review process. The Chancellor has set out the time period to be covered by this process.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 10/10/2024 11:55:21 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge