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1698113

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for introducing contactless ticketing in Southend West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	20123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>We have announced that Contactless Pay as you go (PAYG) ticketing will be rolled out to Chalkwell and Leigh-on-Sea in during 2024. This is part of our commitment to rollout contactless PAYG to more stations across the south east. Further details on the exact date for launch will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 28/03/2024 08:57:31 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1694157

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Sewage: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the storm overflow action plans produced by water companies to be published.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	17409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>As part of our drive for better water quality, the Government has asked every water and sewerage company to present a clear assessment and action plan on every storm overflow they operate, prioritising those that are spilling into bathing waters and high-priority nature sites.</p><p>The action plans will be published in due course, subject to assurance of the data provided.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 11/03/2024 17:37:51 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1694216

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information her Department holds on providers of broadband connections to new build housing developments.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	17434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 came into force from 26th December 2022 to ensure that new homes in England are future-proofed and have access to the fastest broadband. The Regulations require developers of new build homes in England to install the gigabit-ready physical infrastructure necessary for gigabit-capable connections. Additionally, and subject to a £2,000 cost cap per premise, developers need to install a gigabit-capable connection. Where a developer is unable to secure a gigabit-capable connection within the cost cap, a next best technology connection available within the same cost cap must be installed. This means first a superfast connection, and then at least a broadband connection is required.</p><p> </p><p>Thinkbroadband statistics for homes built in 2023 indicate that 98% of new homes developed across the UK have access to a gigabit-connection through Fibre to the Premises (FTTP).</p><p> </p><p>The provision of Gigabit infrastructure for new build homes comes from many different network operators including Openreach and alternative ‘altnet’ providers. It is open to developers to secure multiple connections through this infrastructure. Some housing developers have made arrangements to ensure that new build developments are served by multiple network operators providing access to numerous broadband service providers. The Department does not hold data on the proportion of new build housing developments to which network operators provide broadband connections but further information on the breakdown of the new build home broadband market is available from <a href="https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2023/04/top-30-uk-full-fibre-providers-by-share-of-new-build-homes-2023.html#:~:text=At%20present%2C%20around%2098%25%20of,%25%20in%202017%20(here)." target="_blank">ISPreview</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 17435 17436 question first answered 15/03/2024 09:36:09 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1694217

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to what proportion of new build housing developments Openreach provides broadband connections.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	17435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 came into force from 26th December 2022 to ensure that new homes in England are future-proofed and have access to the fastest broadband. The Regulations require developers of new build homes in England to install the gigabit-ready physical infrastructure necessary for gigabit-capable connections. Additionally, and subject to a £2,000 cost cap per premise, developers need to install a gigabit-capable connection. Where a developer is unable to secure a gigabit-capable connection within the cost cap, a next best technology connection available within the same cost cap must be installed. This means first a superfast connection, and then at least a broadband connection is required.</p><p> </p><p>Thinkbroadband statistics for homes built in 2023 indicate that 98% of new homes developed across the UK have access to a gigabit-connection through Fibre to the Premises (FTTP).</p><p> </p><p>The provision of Gigabit infrastructure for new build homes comes from many different network operators including Openreach and alternative ‘altnet’ providers. It is open to developers to secure multiple connections through this infrastructure. Some housing developers have made arrangements to ensure that new build developments are served by multiple network operators providing access to numerous broadband service providers. The Department does not hold data on the proportion of new build housing developments to which network operators provide broadband connections but further information on the breakdown of the new build home broadband market is available from <a href="https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2023/04/top-30-uk-full-fibre-providers-by-share-of-new-build-homes-2023.html#:~:text=At%20present%2C%20around%2098%25%20of,%25%20in%202017%20(here)." target="_blank">ISPreview</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 17434 17436 question first answered 15/03/2024 09:36:09 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1694218

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to what proportion of new build housing developments independent network operators provide broadband connections.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	17436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Building etc. (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 came into force from 26th December 2022 to ensure that new homes in England are future-proofed and have access to the fastest broadband. The Regulations require developers of new build homes in England to install the gigabit-ready physical infrastructure necessary for gigabit-capable connections. Additionally, and subject to a £2,000 cost cap per premise, developers need to install a gigabit-capable connection. Where a developer is unable to secure a gigabit-capable connection within the cost cap, a next best technology connection available within the same cost cap must be installed. This means first a superfast connection, and then at least a broadband connection is required.</p><p> </p><p>Thinkbroadband statistics for homes built in 2023 indicate that 98% of new homes developed across the UK have access to a gigabit-connection through Fibre to the Premises (FTTP).</p><p> </p><p>The provision of Gigabit infrastructure for new build homes comes from many different network operators including Openreach and alternative ‘altnet’ providers. It is open to developers to secure multiple connections through this infrastructure. Some housing developers have made arrangements to ensure that new build developments are served by multiple network operators providing access to numerous broadband service providers. The Department does not hold data on the proportion of new build housing developments to which network operators provide broadband connections but further information on the breakdown of the new build home broadband market is available from <a href="https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2023/04/top-30-uk-full-fibre-providers-by-share-of-new-build-homes-2023.html#:~:text=At%20present%2C%20around%2098%25%20of,%25%20in%202017%20(here)." target="_blank">ISPreview</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 17434 17435 question first answered 15/03/2024 09:36:09 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1694219

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of open access fibre networks on broadband rollout targets.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	17437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the 2018 Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, the Government believes competition is the best way to rapidly increase the deployment of gigabit-capable networks, including full fibre, across the UK. Companies are free to decide their own business model, for example whether they run only as a network operator, only as an internet service provider or if they operate as a vertically integrated business. Companies are also free to decide which companies they partner with. Some companies have decided to be open access, while others have adopted other models.</p><p>While the Government has not conducted research specifically on the impact of open access fibre networks on broadband rollout targets, the current pro-competition approach has been successful in increasing gigabit-capable networks in the UK from less than 10% coverage in 2019 to more than 80% coverage today. More than 100 companies with various business models across the UK helped with this rapid rollout - the fastest rate in Europe. Consumers also benefit from competitive broadband prices. In difficult to reach areas which might not be commercially viable, the government has invested £5bn to incentivise the rollout of gigabit capable networks.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/03/2024 09:44:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1693486

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024 will be laid before the House of Commons.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	16896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>On 28 February 2024, Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority issued a month-long public consultation on the draft Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Order will be laid before Parliament in due course following consideration of the consultation responses.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/03/2024 18:42:06 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1686475

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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	Prescription Drugs: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether prescriptions obtained from a pharmacy are charged as a private patients.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	12491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>In England the National Health Service has not commissioned a national prescribing service from community pharmacy, and therefore community pharmacists cannot prescribe NHS medicines. Some pharmacies do offer a private prescribing service, for which they charge patients.</p><p>Where community pharmacies supply medicines as part of an NHS service, for example the new Pharmacy First service, the medicines are supplied on the NHS and the normal prescription charges rules apply.</p><p>NHS England is working with integrated care boards, who are currently recruiting over 200 community pharmacy pathfinder sites to establish how independent prescribing can be incorporated into clinical services available to the public through community pharmacy in the longer-term.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/02/2024 17:18:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1685625

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Football: Governing Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet with the Shrimpers Trust to discuss the Football Governance Bill.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	11914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State, the Minister for Sport and DCMS officials have undertaken extensive engagement with stakeholders across English football, during the Fan Led review of Football Governance and following the publication of the Football Governance White Paper last year.</p><p>This has included several meetings with the Shrimpers Trust, at Ministerial and official level, most recently in November 2023. We would like to thank the Trust for their engagement to date and would welcome their on-going engagement and support going forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/02/2024 14:09:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1685626

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Bivalve Molluscs: Non-native Species
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 he has made of the potential merits of reducing the minimum landing size for invasive species of clams which may not grow to the required size.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	11915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation and the Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority are developing a research plan to assess the abundance and condition of non-native clams in the inshore and offshore area of the Thames Estuary. This will establish the potential commercial viability of the fishery. The minimum landing size regulation for clams protects the native clam stocks. Any actions to open-up the non-native clam fishery must also consider impacts on native stocks and on the marine environment.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 01/02/2024 14:29:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth