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1804095

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date	19/05/2025
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, what discussions she has had with local councils on (a) accessing the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and (b) using cross-pavement solutions for charging electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Amanda Hack
uin	53322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>Government has regular discussions with local authorities about accessing the £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund and has appointed a support body to assist local authorities with pre and post-application support.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2024, following significant engagement with local authorities, the Government published cross-pavement guidance to help local authorities understand what they need to consider for the roll-out of cross-pavement solutions. This includes relevant planning permissions, minimum existing standards, responsibilities and case studies of trials.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 21/05/2025 14:20:08 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5149

1804190

registered interest
date	19/05/2025
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	Foot and Mouth Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Hungary, Slovakia and Germany in 2025.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	53242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>Defra has closely monitored the 2025 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in Hungary, Slovakia, and Germany. Following Germany’s confirmed FMD case in January, its FMD-free status was temporarily suspended but reinstated by the World Organisation for Animal Health in April after swift containment.</p><p> </p><p>Hungary and Slovakia reported FMD outbreaks in March 2025, prompting immediate action. Defra assessed the risk of FMD entering Great Britain from these countries as medium, citing potential spread via wild animals and human activity.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, the UK imposed temporary import bans on live animals and certain products from affected regions. Defra also reinforced biosecurity messaging to livestock keepers and increased disease surveillance.</p><p> </p><p>To strengthen long-term resilience, the UK is investing £200 million into its animal health infrastructure, including Weybridge’s national reference laboratory. Defra continues to adapt its policies in response to developments and remains committed to protecting the UK’s biosecurity and livestock sector.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 21/05/2025 15:20:15 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1803631

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days each Minister in his Department has worked in (a) Departmental offices and (b) Government hubs outside London since 5 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	52863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold specific information regarding how many days Cabinet Office Ministers have worked in departmental offices and government hubs outside of London since 5 July 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 21/05/2025 14:54:15 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1803642

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
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	Access to Work Programme: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Access to Work funding is not provided for overtime.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Samantha Niblett
uin	52931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>Access to Work aims to support the recruitment and retention of disabled people in employment. The grant supports workplace adjustments that go beyond what would normally be expected from an employer through their duty to provide reasonable adjustments as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that grants provide adequate support for customers in the majority of circumstances, grant awards for employed customers are based on the number of hours they are contracted to work.</p><p> </p><p>We always encourage people to speak to their employer about any workplace adjustments in the first instance, including in instances where a customer requires additional support beyond their contracted hours.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our Plan for Change, and as set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper published in March, we are consulting on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the programme to help more disabled people into work and support employers, ensuring value for money for taxpayers. We will review all aspects of the Scheme following the conclusion of the consultation, and carefully assess the impact of any proposed changes.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage people to have their views and voices heard on how they think the programme and the welfare system could be improved.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 21/05/2025 16:34:29 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5150

1803645

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Public Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 48553 on Prime Minister: Public Service, what the annual remuneration is for this appointment; and if he will publish the declaration of interests made by the appointee.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	52894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to comment on individuals. The level of remuneration and the management of relevant outside interests for this role have been agreed in line with relevant guidance and processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 21/05/2025 15:38:31 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1803653

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 48180 on 10 Downing Street: Flags, for what reason a NATO flag was not flown on NATO Day 2025.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	52902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my previous answer of 2 May 2025, Official Report, PQ 48180.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 21/05/2025 14:45:20 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1803673

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Solar Power and Wind Power: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to investigate the security of UK (a) solar and (b) wind farms to ensure that there are no kill switches in Chinese-made inverter units installed in their structures.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	52831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>The Department works continually with Ofgem and the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure that regulations continue to capture the most critical operators of energy generation systems. Distributed and smaller-scale generation are key components of a smart and resilient energy system.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 21/05/2025 10:37:55 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1803699

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
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	Diabetes: Semaglutide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with diabetes are not impacted by the shortage of Ozempic.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	Dan Aldridge
uin	52943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>The Department has worked intensively with pharmaceutical industry, NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and others in the supply chain to largely resolve the supply issues with GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), including Ozempic (semaglutide). Currently all strengths and presentations of Ozempic are available. We continue to monitor the supply of GLP-1 RA’s closely to ensure these medicines remain available for patients. Any patient concerned about their condition, or access to these medications, should speak to their prescriber in the first instance.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 21/05/2025 16:35:53 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5172

1803702

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
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	Sheep: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s five-year strategy to improve the (a) availability and (b) continuity of supply of sheep vaccines.
tabling member constituency	West Dorset
tabling member printed	Edward Morello
uin	52972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>Defra is aware of the concerns regarding the availability and continuity of supply of vaccines for sheep and other animal species. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate, an agency of Defra, has held several meetings convening stakeholders from across government, the pharmaceutical industry and wider animal health sector to discuss the barriers and potential solutions to improving vaccine availability and innovation. These discussions highlighted the complex multifactorial nature of the problem and the need to champion a collaborative, cross-sector approach moving forwards. The intention is to publish a statement of intent outlining a strategic framework for such an approach in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 52973 question first answered 21/05/2025 15:25:44 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5326

1803703

registered interest
date	16/05/2025
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	Sheep: Vaccination
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 his strategy to improve the supply of sheep vaccines will be aligned with broader (a) animal health, (b) animal welfare and (c) land use policy objectives.
tabling member constituency	West Dorset
tabling member printed	Edward Morello
uin	52973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2025 answer text <p>Defra is aware of the concerns regarding the availability and continuity of supply of vaccines for sheep and other animal species. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate, an agency of Defra, has held several meetings convening stakeholders from across government, the pharmaceutical industry and wider animal health sector to discuss the barriers and potential solutions to improving vaccine availability and innovation. These discussions highlighted the complex multifactorial nature of the problem and the need to champion a collaborative, cross-sector approach moving forwards. The intention is to publish a statement of intent outlining a strategic framework for such an approach in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 52972 question first answered 21/05/2025 15:25:44 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5326