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1746667

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date	03/12/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Standard of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what level her Department will raise the living standards of those struggling to meet their basic needs by 2030; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure a statutory commitment to a level of progress.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	17569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling poverty and raising living standards.</p><p> </p><p>We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people falling into poverty so this will be the foundation of our approach. Backed by £240 million investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched on 26 November will target and tackle economic inactivity and unemployment and join up employment, health and skills support to meet the needs of local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, we are committed to reviewing Universal Credit to make sure it is doing the job we want it to do. We started this work with the announcement of the Fair Repayment Rate in the Budget and will continue to work with stakeholders as the review progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking further steps to tackle poverty through our commitments to triple investment in breakfast clubs to over £30 million and increase the National Living Wage to £12.21 an hour from April 2025 to boost the pay of 3 million workers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Child Poverty Taskforce also continues its urgent work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy and will explore all available levers to drive forward short and long-term actions across government to deliver an enduring reduction in child poverty in this parliament, as part of a 10-year Strategy for lasting change. The taskforce is exploring a range of metrics and will make decisions alongside the publication of the strategy in Spring 2025.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 06/12/2024 11:00:37 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1746574

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the increase in the rate of employers' National Insurance Contributions and (b) the VAT rate on the viability of businesses in the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth. At Autumn Budget 2024, the government took tough decisions on tax, spending and welfare to restore economic stability and invest in public services.</p><p> </p><p>A Tax Information and Impact Note that covers the employer NICs changes was published by HMRC on 13 November, outlining the impact on business, that can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-class-1-national-insurance-contributions-secondary-threshold-the-secondary-class-1-national-insurance-contributions-rate-and-the-empl/changes-to-the-class-1-national-insurance-contributions-secondary-threshold-the-secondary-class-1-national-insurance-contributions-rate-and-the-empl.</p><p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. The Government currently has no plans to introduce a different VAT rate for the hospitality sector.</p><p>However, the Government keeps all taxes under review, including consideration of impacts.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 06/12/2024 09:11:34 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1746617

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Mint: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes to procedures she has made following the investigation by law enforcement agencies into fraudulent transactions made on the Royal Mint website since 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>As outlined in The Royal Mint Trading Fund’s Annual Reports and Accounts for 2022-23, an external fraud incident occurred impacting The Royal Mint. A small number of fraudulent transactions were made on the Royal Mint’s website. The incident did not impact Royal Mint customers details and there was no risk to customer data.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal Mint continually make changes to their anti-fraud procedures, reflecting the dynamic nature of the external fraud landscape.</p><p> </p><p>As shareholder of The Royal Mint, HM Treasury are regularly updated on risk controls and have been supporting the strengthening of these processes and procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 06/12/2024 12:00:55 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1746649

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to prevent insurers underwriting fossil fuel projects.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	17571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering the UK’s legal and international climate commitments. Clean power by 2030 and accelerating to net zero is a key mission of this Government and essential to credible, long-term economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Insurers make commercial decisions on their underwriting approach following their assessment of the relevant risks. However, it is imperative that the insurance sector aligns its operations with the United Kingdom’s national and international climate commitments, and insurers must operate within the framework set by the regulatory authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Prudential Regulation Authority continues to work with Lloyd’s of London and other sector representatives to ensure their practices support the transition to a low-carbon economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 06/12/2024 11:58:27 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1746494

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 13473 and the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14457 and 16158 on London North Eastern Railway: WiFi, what proportion of complaints about facilities on board were about wifi; and what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that wifi is not a significant cause of customer dissatisfaction.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	17532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>For the period July to September 2024 London North Eastern Railway received 64 complaints relating to Wi-Fi reliability which equates to 0.75 per cent of all complaints received in that period.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 06/12/2024 14:20:43 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1746499

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Slough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of driving tests in Slough constituency.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	17585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (DTC), include the recruitment of new driving examiners (DE), conducting tests outside regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from DEs. DVSA also continues to deploy DEs from areas with lower waiting times into those where waiting times are longer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a recent recruitment exercise, DVSA hopes to offer training courses to two potential new DEs at Slough DTC in the new year. In future recruitment campaigns, DVSA will continue to look to fill additional examiner roles at Slough DTC.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 16:57:03 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1746530

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 estimate of the number of electric vehicle charging points there will be in each year from 2025 to 2030.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The 2022 EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-strategy&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAnnie.Reddaway%40ozev.gov.uk%7C748bbee79fc4445fa00808dd14728ed1%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638689204443337376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lL5qQdC2HSvkcG1mDgjXwm72T4StJK1njKT7W7q1bC0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK electric vehicle infrastructure strategy - GOV.UK</a>) set out forecasts of consumer demand for public chargepoints. These projections indicated that between 280,000 and 720,000 might be needed by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>As of the 1 November there were over 71,000 public charging devices in the UK (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fdeveloping-faster-indicators-of-transport-activity&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAnnie.Reddaway%40ozev.gov.uk%7C748bbee79fc4445fa00808dd14728ed1%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638689204443357789%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JVWMKP6T0%2F9PnQcTnjkSUqq6sBuqTTvhz3JZ0vQQvr0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Developing faster indicators of transport activity - GOV.UK</a>). Between October 2023 and October 2024 the number of public charging devices grew by 42%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 06/12/2024 10:52:23 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1746536

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many wet cargo ships have been boarded by UK authorities in territorial waters for lacking insurance this year.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	17523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>No wet cargo ships have been boarded by UK authorities in territorial waters due to a lack of insurance this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 06/12/2024 11:13:46 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

1746550

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cross Country Trains: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the performance trajectory of CrossCountry Trains following the implementation of its reduced timetable.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	17547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The Rail Minister met with CrossCountry in August. It is subject to a Remedial Plan that runs until March 2025. CrossCountry reinstated its full timetable from 10 November.</p><p> </p><p>Officials meet CrossCountry regularly to discuss operational issues including progress with the Remedial Plan. CrossCountry will continue to be very closely monitored against the contractual benchmarks that are set out in its National Rail Contract.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 06/12/2024 14:20:49 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1746592

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 15981 on Gatwick Airport, whether the previous Secretary of State for Transport met with representatives of Gatwick Airport to discuss the proposed expansion.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Mike Martin
uin	17688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2024 answer text <p>The previous Secretary of State did not meet with representatives of Gatwick Airport to discuss the proposed expansion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 06/12/2024 08:58:59 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
tabling member	5219