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1746723

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date	03/12/2024
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	Devolution: Cornwall
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 her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of a devolved Cornish assembly.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
uin	17737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>This Government was elected on a manifesto to widen and deepen devolution across the country. We believe that economic prosperity, productivity, and social cohesion are best achieved by devolving powers to local areas who best understand the needs of their communities. We will shortly be publishing a White Paper outlining an ambitious new framework for English devolution. The White Paper will present a clear and attractive offer, and we are eager to work with all areas, including Cornwall, to expand devolution across England. This follows our minded-to decision in September to progress a non-mayoral deal with Cornwall Council as a first step towards deeper devolution subject to local agreement.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 11/12/2024 15:22:59 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5350

1747513

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Consumer Goods: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the General Product Safety Regulations 2023 on the ability of consumers in Northern Ireland to buy goods from Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sorcha Eastwood
uin	18258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>The updated General Product Safety Regulations largely formalises how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. Where businesses need to make changes, we expect that they will be adapting anyway to be compliant with the new Regulation to continue trading with the EU.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade’s Office for Product Safety &amp; Standards has issued guidance on the application of the General Product Safety Regulation in Northern Ireland to support businesses.</p><p>This will be kept under review and DBT will continue to engage businesses directly to ensure the government is supporting them to trade freely across the whole of the UK. My department continues to have regular engagement with DBT on this new Regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 11/12/2024 15:22:04 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	5125

1746490

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
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	Local Government Finance: Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the change in (a) core spending power and (b) settlement funding for (i) Aylesbury Vale District Council in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2019-20, (ii) Buckinghamshire County Council in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2019-20 and (iii) Buckinghamshire Council in each financial year since 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham and Bletchley
tabling member printed	Callum Anderson
uin	17681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>Detailed information on core spending power and settlement funding for Aylesbury Vale District Council, Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire Council for each year from 2015/16 to 2020/21 can be viewed <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F5e3c02d0ed915d091ad1cad1%2FCore_Spending_Power_Supporting_Information_2020_to_2021.xlsx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Due to changes in the function and financing of local government, comparable data on Core Spending Power is not available prior to 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 11/12/2024 15:21:56 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	5193

1747349

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
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	Fireworks: Makerfield
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 reduce firework misuse in Makerfield constituency.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Josh Simons
uin	18239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>Enforcement powers exist for local authorities to take action when fireworks are unsafe, sold illegally or misused. Local authorities and the police also have powers to tackle anti-social behaviour caused by the misuse of fireworks. It is for local areas to decide how best to deploy these powers, based on their specific circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>To inform any future decisions on the regulation of fireworks I intend to engage with businesses, consumer groups and charities to gather evidence on the issues with and impacts of fireworks.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 11/12/2024 15:20:12 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	5060

1746696

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities that are facing challenges in managing people who have entered the UK illegally.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	James McMurdock
uin	17756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is committed to working collaboratively with local authorities to effectively manage the impacts of accommodation sites and has developed asylum accommodation plans which consider a range of factors when allocating accommodation, including the pressure on local services. The Home Office also provides financial assistance to Local Authorities through various grants to support the accommodation and dispersal of supported asylum seekers as well as providing a range of immigration status checking services to help them understand and manage individual circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 11/12/2024 15:18:06 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	5361

1746643

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15393 on Undocumented Migrants: Hotels, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a breakdown of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	17671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 27 November to question UIN 15076.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 11/12/2024 15:14:40 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	5158

1746938

registered interest
date	04/12/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to prioritise domestic supply chains in defence procurement.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	17763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to developing a UK Defence industrial base that ensures a strong Defence sector and resilient supply chains. The Statement of Intent for the Defence Industrial Strategy, published on Monday 2 December, set out a commitment to prioritising UK businesses for investment and boosting sovereign capacity. It will enact a deep reform of Ministry of Defence procurement to reduce waste, improve delivery and support growth, whilst ensuring we remain compliant with our obligations under our international trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 11/12/2024 15:12:26 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1746644

registered interest
date	03/12/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a consultation process with local residents before (a) a hotel and (b) other accommodation is used to house irregular migrants.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	17672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.</p><p>The Home Office liaises with statutory partners, including local authorities directly and via Regional Strategic Migration Partnerships (SMP) on matters relating to its asylum accommodation footprint.  SMPs are Local Government led partnerships funded by, but independent of, the Home Office, whose role is to coordinate and support delivery of national programmes in asylum and refugee schemes as well as agreed regional and devolved migration priorities.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 11/12/2024 15:12:08 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
tabling member	5158

1747379

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy is on reporting Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; and whether new material has been classified on the subject since the UK’s declassification programme.
tabling member constituency	Exmouth and Exeter East
tabling member printed	David Reed
uin	18321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>Whilst we are aware of the differing approaches currently being undertaken by other countries and allies in the investigation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) position on UAP remains unchanged, which is, that in over 50 years, no sighting reported to the Department has indicated the existence of any military threat to the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD ceased to investigate reports of UFO or UAP in 2009 and has not classified any new material on the subject since. It has been deemed more valuable to prioritise MOD staff towards other Defence-related activities. For this reason, there are no current plans to create a dedicated team to investigate incidences of alleged sightings. All MOD files relating to UFOs that were created up until 2009 have been released to The National Archives (TNA).</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 11/12/2024 15:11:51 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	5347

1747403

registered interest
date	05/12/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the Army’s fleet of heavy equipment transporters.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	18156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2024 answer text <p>The Army’s Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) capability is delivered through a service contract with KBR. The contract, which commenced in July 2024, provides the Army with 80 HET trains (consisting of tractor and trailer) and all maintenance activity and Sponsored Reserve personnel to operate them alongside the Regular Army. Under the contract, sufficient HET are maintained at specific readiness levels to enable the Army to conduct its operational and training activity.</p><p> </p><p>We do not routinely disclose information pertaining to the operational readiness of Defence’s capabilities, therefore a detailed breakdown has not been provided.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle grouped question UIN 18154 question first answered 11/12/2024 15:10:31 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge