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1727286

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentation is required to obtain a UK passport for people born in the Irish Republic who are living in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Passport Office must satisfactorily complete its checks upon an applicant’s nationality, identity, and eligibility before a passport can be issued, and will request additional evidence as necessary to support the completion of these checks.</p><p>The evidence required will change depending upon individual circumstances, and whether it is an application for a first passport or a renewal. Further information about the information needed when applying for a first passport can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-adult-passport/what-documents-you-need-to-apply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-adult-passport/what-documents-you-need-to-apply</a></p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 09/09/2024 15:15:57 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1727344

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Heart Diseases: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of providing annual ECGs to young people on the number of victims of sudden cardiac death; and if he will hold discussions with his Italian counterpart on lessons that could be learned from that country.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee reviewed screening young people for sudden cardiac death in 2019. They found there was insufficient evidence to support the introduction of whole population screening in the United Kingdom. However, this issue is kept under review.</p><p>The review found that there continued to be uncertainty regarding the number of people affected, that there is not a good predictive test, and that there is no agreement about who to treat and how people should be treated. There are currently no plans to talk with the Italian Minister of Health on the matter of sudden cardiac death.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/09/2024 15:02:05 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1727345

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Help to Buy Scheme
	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 Help to Buy loan repayment applications are being processed; and how many and what proportion of these applications have been outstanding for more than (a) three and (b) six months.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Data is publicly available in the Homes England annual report on the total redemptions for each year:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66a76e080808eaf43b50d887%2FHomes_England_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements_2023_to_2024.pdf&amp;data=05|02|Lisa.Binns-Sykes%40communities.gov.uk|8f778450c3bc45c436f808dcce71794c|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638612233962482566|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=uvRcOAVsG9RvbWN0ZxIB9L6KUwZgYy8xZ2X5Re2%2FOnc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a76e080808eaf43b50d887/Homes_England_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements_2023_to_2024.pdf</a> pg 79</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 12:51:03 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1727364

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Obesity: Young People
	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 tackle rising levels of obesity among people under 25 years old.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Supporting people to stay healthier for longer is at the heart of the Government’s Health Mission. We face a childhood obesity crisis, and the Government will take action to tackle it head on, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever.</p><p>As set out in the King’s Speech, we will bring forward the necessary secondary legislation to ban junk food advertising to children and stop the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16-year-olds. The Government is also committed to stop the targeting of school children by fast food outlets by empowering councils to block the development of new fast-food shops outside schools.</p><p>The Government recognises that prevention will always be better than a cure. Further action on obesity under the Government’s Health Mission will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/09/2024 14:19:15 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1727368

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Corsham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the merits of the bid for a railway station in Corsham.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Aside from Restoring Your Railway (RYR) projects currently at the delivery stage or in construction, all remaining RYR-originated projects, including the Corsham station proposal, will be reviewed as part of preparations for the upcoming Spending Review. Ministers have been clear that not all proposed transport projects will be able to proceed to delivery due to the challenging financial situation facing the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 09/09/2024 09:40:56 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5239

1727420

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat Batteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will launch a consultation on including heat batteries as part of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Southall
	tabling member printed	Deirdre Costigan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Heat batteries are one of the most promising alternative electric heating technologies, however, they are less efficient than heat pumps and will therefore use more energy to meet the same heating demand.</p><p> </p><p>We expect most properties will ultimately switch to heat pumps as these are a proven technology and have been installed in high numbers in other countries. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme has also been designed to direct support towards technologies that offer the greatest carbon savings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep its position on alternative electric heating technologies under review as the supporting evidence base develops.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 09/09/2024 11:12:44 answering member 5099
	tabling member	5075

1727421

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when Pension Credit was last (a) reviewed and (b) adjusted.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West and Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The rates of Pension Credit were last reviewed in Autumn 2023 as part of the Secretary of State’s annual statutory review of State pension and benefit rates. Following that review, the Pension Credit standard minimum guarantee was increased by 8.5%, in line with the percentage increase in average earnings, to £218.15 a week for a single pensioner and £332.95 a week for a pensioner couple, with effect from 8 April 2024. Other Pension Credit amounts, including the maximum rate of Savings Credit and additional amounts for those with a severe disability or caring responsibilities, were increased by 6.7% in line with price inflation.</p><p> </p><p>The next review will be undertaken this Autumn with the new rates taking effect from 7 April 2025.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 09/09/2024 14:06:14 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1727434

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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: Facilities
	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 she is taking to improve the standard of grassroots sports facilities in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of where they live, 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. Sport England’s Movement Fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants and resources to improve physical activity opportunities for the people and communities who need it the most.</p><p>Funding from the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme continues to be invested in England through Sport England and our delivery partner, the Football Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 09/09/2024 11:22:34 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1726956

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with Donald Trump's presidential campaign team on military support for Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>It is a core part of the FCDO's work to engage individuals from across the US political spectrum, including the Presidential campaigns. We welcome sustained bipartisan US support for Ukraine, including passage of the supplemental funding package earlier this year, which has been absolutely key in the international effort.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 09/09/2024 13:26:47 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1726965

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	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: Market Drayton
	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 plans to expand the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to include facilities in Market Drayton.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 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>The Government is also 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>Funding from the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme continues to be invested in England through Sport England and our delivery partner, the Football Foundation, who plan their investment pipeline based on Local Football Facility Plans (LFFPs) which have been developed in partnership with local authorities and are in the process of being refreshed to reflect the current landscape. The existing LFFP for Shropshire can be found by visiting the Football Foundation’s <a href="https://localplans.footballfoundation.org.uk/local-authorities-index/shropshire/shropshire-executive-summary/" target="_blank">website</a>, and North Shropshire has benefitted from £152,070 of investment under this programme and the Swimming Pool Support Fund to date.</p><p>Should a constituent have an enquiry about prospective investment at a specific facility, they can get in touch with the Football Foundation directly via <a href="mailto:enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk" target="_blank">enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock grouped question UIN 3837 question first answered 09/09/2024 13:49:14 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan