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1148979

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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	Housing: Heating
	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 assessment the Government has made of the effect of its decision to ban gas central heating for new-build houses from 2025 on the UK's carbon emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/11/2019 16:02:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1171025

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Endometriosis: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve healthcare for women with endometriosis.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service provides clinical care and treatment for women with endometriosis, including treatment for severe endometriosis through specialised centres across England.</p><p>To support women with endometriosis, all obstetricians and gynaecologists have been trained in the diagnosis, investigation and management of the condition, which is specifically listed as a topic in the core curriculum for obstetrics and gynaecology.</p><p>NHS England recommends the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology guidelines on the management of women with endometriosis. The guidance offers best practice advice on the diagnosis and treatment of women with suspected endometriosis as well as the effectiveness of medically assisted reproduction for endometriosis-associated infertility. It also provides information on the management of patients in whom endometriosis is found incidentally (without pain or infertility).</p><p>NHS England also expects providers to adhere to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance regarding the diagnosis, management and treatment of endometriosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/01/2020 11:36:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1171030

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge: Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to review support for adopters who have been affected by the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government introduced the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) from January 2013 to ensure that support is targeted at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an individual income over £50,000, who claims Child Benefit or whose partner claims it, regardless of the make-up of their household.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) continue to improve their communications to raise awareness of HICBC. This includes information shared via social media, through third parties such as websites aimed at parents or families, and on GOV.UK. The front page of the Child Benefit application form includes a prominent message about HICBC to help families make a decision on whether they should claim and be paid Child Benefit and the importance of claiming even if they opt not to receive payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2020 15:51:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1171031

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sex Establishments: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to review the current policy on sexual entertainment licences that allows for venues to operate pop-up sexual entertainment venues.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to amend the legislation surrounding the licensing of sexual entertainment venues. However, we routinely review local licensing regulations and we continue to work with the police to make sure that public nuisance issues are being tackled.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/01/2020 13:39:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1173557

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Materials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to deploy (a) blended recycled plastic with bitumen and (b) other new technology to create more durable road surfaces.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to exploring innovative ideas and processes for constructing, repairing and maintaining road surfaces. The Department for Transport is aware of a number of initiatives, both here in England and overseas, in which recycled plastic and other waste product materials are added as a binding mix to asphalt. Technological innovation in road maintenance processes can also improve efficiency and reduce waste by recycling existing road material.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a Live Labs research programme, the Department for Transport, in conjunction with the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and private partners, announced in January 2019 that we were providing Cumbria County Council with £16 million to extend a trial for the selection and testing of recycled plastic in surfacing and structural treatments on the Local Road Network for which they are responsible. This trial will assess the suitability and durability of the plastics additives from minor patching work and pothole repairs through to major resurfacing.</p><p> </p><p>Elsewhere, on the Strategic Road Network, Highways England is committed to investing in innovation to help meet the economic, environmental and efficiency challenges we face in our changing world. Its Innovation Designated Fund provides £150 million in the first Road Investment Strategy for innovation capital projects to discover and implement emerging technologies, new materials and ways of working. Highways England currently has no plans to deploy blended recycled plastic with bitumen in road surfaces, but it continues to investigate its potential for future use.</p><p> </p><p>A trial of asphalt containing Ground Tyre Rubber was successfully completed along the M1 motorway in May 2019. By including a small amount of Ground Tyre Rubber into the asphalt surface it can present a good opportunity to re-cycle tyre rubber at its end-of-life, while not undermining asphalt properties and performance.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/02/2020 16:35:33 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1173558

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escorts: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to collate data on the number of prisoners not produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>The next generation of Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contracts will commence in August this year. Under these contracts data specifically related to any contractor failure to produce prisoners in court will be collated.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/02/2020 16:11:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1173559

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escorts: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to collate data on the number of court days lost as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS does record data on the number of trials that are ineffective in both Crown and Magistrate’s Courts as a result of a defendant not being produced by prisoner escort custody services. These statistics are published in Criminal Justice Statistics Quarterly publication on gov.uk and the latest data is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>There is currently no requirement or plans for HMCTS to collate data on the number of court days lost as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/02/2020 16:12:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1173560

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoner Escorts: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to collate data on the costs incurred as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In both the current and next generation of the Prisoner Escort Custody Services contract there are financial remedies in place when contractors delay proceedings in courts.</p><p> </p><p>There is currently no requirement or any plans for HMCTS to collate data on the costs incurred as a result of prisoners not being produced in court by companies operating prisoner escort contracts.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/02/2020 16:16:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1174964

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Computer Misuse Act 1990
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with officials at the National Cyber Security Centre on reforming the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Home Office officials have been engaging in regular discussions with all relevant stakeholders regarding possible reform of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 which includes the National Cyber Security Centre. 10417</p><p>The Home Office keeps the Computer Misuse Act 1990 under regular review. It was last amended through provisions contained in the Serious Crime Act 2015. The Home Office is engaged in ongoing discussions with relevant partners in law enforcement, government and the private sector to ensure that the legislation continues to remain effective. 10418</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 10418 question first answered 04/02/2020 16:25:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1174966

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the effectiveness of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in tackling the threat posed by cyber crime.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Home Office officials have been engaging in regular discussions with all relevant stakeholders regarding possible reform of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 which includes the National Cyber Security Centre. 10417</p><p>The Home Office keeps the Computer Misuse Act 1990 under regular review. It was last amended through provisions contained in the Serious Crime Act 2015. The Home Office is engaged in ongoing discussions with relevant partners in law enforcement, government and the private sector to ensure that the legislation continues to remain effective. 10418</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 10417 question first answered 04/02/2020 16:25:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1175005

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Supported Housing: Construction
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing a requirement for assisted living spaces to be provided in new housing developments.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of meeting the housing needs of disabled, older and other vulnerable people including those with autism, and we keep under regular review how we can achieve this. <br> <br> We have strengthened the revised National Planning Policy Framework so that local planning authorities are expected to have planning policies which identify the size, type and tenure of homes required for different groups in the community including disabled and older people, and we will shortly be consulting on improving accessibility standards for new homes. <br> <br> We are also working with the social housing sector to boost new supply of much needed supported accommodation for disabled and older people.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 07/02/2020 14:45:08 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1176133

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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	Convention on Biological Diversity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who will represent the Government at CoP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming, China, in the summer.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The 15<sup>th</sup> Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in Kunming, China in October 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The make-up of the UK delegation will be confirmed closer to the time and will be dependent on the conference agenda. Decisions about UK Ministerial involvement will also be made closer to the time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/02/2020 11:38:16 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1176138

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Convention on Biological Diversity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will take steps to negotiate a deal at CoP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity which (a) recognises the importance of biodiversity conservation for sustainable development and tackling climate change and (b) is aligned with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	12423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK will be seeking an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework to spur global action, recognising the transformative change needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Addressing this challenge and tackling climate change are critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>As part of this post-2020 global biodiversity framework, the Government wants to see new targets agreed that are both ambitious and implementable, and it will be important that they are measurable. We recognise the major role nature-based solutions play in climate change mitigation and adaptation and are working to ensure the Convention on Biological Diversity framework and agreements at COP 26 reinforce this message that both need to be tackled together to deliver the necessary step change at the national and global levels.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/02/2020 17:59:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1176805

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his department has to review the (a) Education and Skills Funding Agency and (b) Teachers' Pay grant in relation to increased staff ratios required for schools (i) operating a High Need C&I centre and (ii) with high numbers of pupils with an education and health care plan.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>On behalf of the Secretary of State for Education, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has responsibility to administer funding to deliver education and skills, from early years through to adulthood.</p><p>In 2018, the teachers’ pay grant was introduced to support schools to implement the 2018 teacher pay award. In 2019, the teachers’ pay grant was increased to support schools to implement the 2019 teacher pay award. It is allocated to schools on a per pupil basis, taking into account their phase and geographical area. In 2020-21, the teachers’ pay grant will be worth over £500 million to schools and local authorities.</p><p>In respect of pupils with education, health and care plans, local authorities are responsible for covering the costs of additional provision above the first £6,000. Local authorities retain the flexibility to provide extra funding to schools, based on the schools’ individual needs and where there is a strong local rationale for doing so.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/02/2020 10:35:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1176814

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Ground Rent
	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 plans his department has to publish a response to the Law Commission report on leasehold enfranchisement with reference to ground rent.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is looking to standardise the enfranchisement process and asked the Law Commission to review current arrangements to make them easier, faster, fairer and cheaper. The Law Commission has now published its first report to Government, on the valuation aspects of enfranchisement. The report, which follows a consultation by the Law Commission, sets out a number of options relating to valuation, including purchasing a freehold and extending the lease of a house or flat. We expect the Law Commission will report on the remaining aspects of enfranchisement later in the spring.  The Government will carefully consider the proposals outlined in the Law Commission’s report and set out its preferred way forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/02/2020 14:38:26 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1176849

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to increase resources for (a) Action Fraud and (b) the police for the (i) investigation and (ii) prosecution of fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	13516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has commissioned Sir Craig Mackey QPM to carry out a review of Serious and Organised Crime (SOC), including fraud. The review is considering powers, capabilities, governance and effectiveness of funding across policing and wider law enforcement. It is due to report by the end of February 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/02/2020 15:29:44 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1177736

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Lanes: Ambulance Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward a nationwide exemption to permit ambulances to use bus lanes.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Ambulances on emergency business are already generally allowed to use bus lanes through an exemption in the underlying Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which creates a bus lane. Local authorities can extend this to ambulances on non-emergency business if they wish, but will need to consider whether the vehicles are easily identifiable for enforcement purposes, and the impact on the operation of the lane for buses.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to judge how best to operate bus lanes on their road networks. Bus lanes are provided to give buses priority over other traffic, particularly at congested times of day, and to provide bus passengers with a more reliable service. Allowing more vehicle types to use a bus lane may start to erode this priority.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/02/2020 15:35:39 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1178765

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to review the compatibility of sections 41 and 42 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 with the Government’s target to meet net zero emissions by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	15114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Petroleum Act 1998 (as amended by the Infrastructure Act 2015, amongst others), places a duty on the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to produce and give effect to one or more strategies to enable the principal objective of maximising the economic recovery of petroleum from UK waters to be met. The OGA has announced that it will shortly be revising its strategy and will have regard to the need for the oil and gas sector to minimise its own carbon emissions and support the transition to Net Zero.</p><p> </p><p>As we transition to a low carbon economy, there will continue to be a need for oil and gas, which are projected to provide around two-thirds of our total primary energy demand in 2035. All scenarios proposed by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) setting out how we could meet our 2050 emissions target include demand for natural gas.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/02/2020 14:52:02 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1523630

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Blockchain and Cryptoassets: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that the regulatory framework for (a) cryptoassets and (b) blockchain technology helps facilitate investment and growth.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	65875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government set out at Fintech Week its firm ambition to make UK a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment. The Government wants to ensure firms can invest, innovate and scale up in this country. And the Government has announced a number of reforms which will see the regulation and aspects of tax treatment of cryptoassets evolve – our clear message to cryptoasset firms is that the UK is open for business.</p><p /><p>These include committing to consult on a future regulatory regime; legislating to bring stablecoins into payments regulation; setting up a series of ministerial-chaired roundtables, bringing together key figures in industry; and exploring ways of enhancing the competitiveness of the UK tax system to encourage further development of the cryptoasset market in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/10/2022 13:41:56 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1523631

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Job Centres: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to progress the collaboration between the National Autistic Society and Department for Work and Pensions on testing ways to make jobcentres more inclusive of people with autism.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	65876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Our Autism Accreditation test project, developed with the National Autistic Society (NAS), showed how we could build the knowledge and skills of our work coaches and improve our support for autistic jobseekers. This led to all 15 Jobcentre test sites meeting the standard and achieving accreditation. We are currently considering how we can achieve similar accreditation for all Jobcentres.</p><p>Our Autism Accreditation project is part of wider action to improve employment opportunities for autistic people. We are working with Local Authorities to provide employment support to Learning Disabled and Autistic people through Local Supported Employment (LSE) and started testing Access to Work Plus to help meet the extra costs of workplace adjustments for those with the most profound barriers to employment. This is in addition to our existing Jobcentre Plus support that can be accessed by customers with autism, including priority access to the Work and Health Programme in England and Wales, Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES), our Disability Employment Advisors (DEAs) who have expertise in supporting customers with health conditions into work, and our Youth Offer (for 16-24 year olds) with specialist Youth Employability Coaches for young people with barriers to work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 26/10/2022 11:06:15 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1523633

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Employment: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to people without internet access on applying for jobs that only accept online applications.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	65877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Claimants can apply for jobs online by using the computers and internet access available in all Jobcentres. Work coaches have discretion to use the Flexible Support Fund to provide claimants with internet access outside of the Jobcentre where the claimant is digitally excluded and where it will help the claimant progress in their labour market journey. Solutions may include appropriate digital devices and connectivity to the internet.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also working with internet service providers to deliver lower-cost broadband for eligible claimants through the broadband social tariffs. Our staff are raising awareness of this, and wider cost of living support being offered through the government’s Help for Households measures.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:39:33 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1523635

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Social Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to increase the amount provided by the social work bursary.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	65878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to increase the social work bursary amount for the forthcoming academic year.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 26/10/2022 16:49:24 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1524369

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution to national security and resilience by the UK’s cyber security industry; what steps his Department is taking to grow the volume and value of that contribution.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	67092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is delivering an ambitious programme of work through the £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy, including comprehensive support to the cyber industry to foster the growth of a sustainable, innovative and internationally competitive cyber and information security sector in order to raise the level of cyber resilience across the economy. The need for increased cyber resilience is real. In 2021, the UK ranked third behind the US and Ukraine in terms of incoming malicious cyber-activity linked to nation states (between July 2020 to June 2021).</p><p>The Government is delivering programmes to improve the UK’s cyber resilience, such as investing in protecting public services, enforcing security standards to protect consumers, promoting best practice through Cyber Essentials certification, and raising awareness through the “Cyber Aware” campaign. The proportion of businesses suffering a cyber attack has decreased overall over the past five years, but 39% of businesses still suffered a breach within the past year.</p><p>In 2021, cyber sector revenue exceeded £10 billion for the first time and the sector attracted over £1 billion of investment. To support innovators and entrepreneurs the government funds Cyber Runway, which has already helped over 200 cyber security companies develop and grow. To commercialise academic cyber research, the government funds CyberASAP which has spun out 20 companies and attracted significant investment.</p><p>We work with local partners to drive the growth of the cyber sector across the UK and fund the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3), a network of regional cyber clusters across the UK who help drive local skills and cyber sector innovation programmes linking to local growth opportunities.</p><p>The UK has a number of geographic areas that host world class cyber capabilities, including Cheltenham where the government is supporting the development of the Golden Valley campus led by Cheltenham Borough Council dedicated to supporting the growth of cyber-related technology businesses and resulting wider growth potential.</p><p>We are still considering the proposals put forward to the Call for Information, and we will inform Parliament shortly of the way forward on the review of the Computer Misuse Act.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 67093 question first answered 25/10/2022 15:13:23 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1524370

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Computer Misuse Act 1990
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to progress his Department’s review of the Computer Misuse Act following the Call for Information his Department concluded in June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	67093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is delivering an ambitious programme of work through the £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy, including comprehensive support to the cyber industry to foster the growth of a sustainable, innovative and internationally competitive cyber and information security sector in order to raise the level of cyber resilience across the economy. The need for increased cyber resilience is real. In 2021, the UK ranked third behind the US and Ukraine in terms of incoming malicious cyber-activity linked to nation states (between July 2020 to June 2021).</p><p>The Government is delivering programmes to improve the UK’s cyber resilience, such as investing in protecting public services, enforcing security standards to protect consumers, promoting best practice through Cyber Essentials certification, and raising awareness through the “Cyber Aware” campaign. The proportion of businesses suffering a cyber attack has decreased overall over the past five years, but 39% of businesses still suffered a breach within the past year.</p><p>In 2021, cyber sector revenue exceeded £10 billion for the first time and the sector attracted over £1 billion of investment. To support innovators and entrepreneurs the government funds Cyber Runway, which has already helped over 200 cyber security companies develop and grow. To commercialise academic cyber research, the government funds CyberASAP which has spun out 20 companies and attracted significant investment.</p><p>We work with local partners to drive the growth of the cyber sector across the UK and fund the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3), a network of regional cyber clusters across the UK who help drive local skills and cyber sector innovation programmes linking to local growth opportunities.</p><p>The UK has a number of geographic areas that host world class cyber capabilities, including Cheltenham where the government is supporting the development of the Golden Valley campus led by Cheltenham Borough Council dedicated to supporting the growth of cyber-related technology businesses and resulting wider growth potential.</p><p>We are still considering the proposals put forward to the Call for Information, and we will inform Parliament shortly of the way forward on the review of the Computer Misuse Act.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 67092 question first answered 25/10/2022 15:13:23 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk