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1220909

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of providing businesses located in the vicinity outside a local covid-19 lockdown area with additional financial support to mitigate the effect of restricted movement.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	69748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>The government has delivered on its promise to stand by businesses and workers throughout the pandemic and has provided one of the most comprehensive and generous packages of support globally. This support has included billions of pounds for businesses through loans and grants, support for millions of jobs through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, deferred VAT payments, and a lease forfeitures moratorium for commercial tenants. The Chancellor recently extended the furlough scheme until the end of October and a host of these other support measures are still available to support businesses. Additionally, on 8 July the Chancellor announced the Plan for Jobs, the measures in which will provide additional support to all businesses as we reopen the economy.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to review the economic situation and will continue helping businesses through this crisis where it is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/07/2020 13:17:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1234531

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of extending the reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions beyond 12 January 2021 to further support business in those sectors.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	90292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has temporarily applied a reduced rate of VAT (5 per cent) to tourist attractions and goods and services supplied by the hospitality sector. It came into effect on 15 July 2020 and will end on 12 January 2021 and applies across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Applying the reduced rate for a longer period would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer. However, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/09/2020 15:25:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1240694

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Red Diesel: Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost to the mining and quarrying industries of the withdrawal of the red diesel fuel duty rebate from April 2022; and whether that assessment includes the availability of alternative non-fossil fuel heavy plant and machinery.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	99769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>At Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced that the Government will remove the entitlement to use red diesel from April 2022, except in agriculture, fish farming, rail and for non-commercial heating (including domestic heating). This change will ensure that most businesses using diesel in the UK pay the standard fuel duty rate on diesel, which more fairly reflects the harmful impact of the emissions they produce. These reforms are also designed to ensure that the tax system incentivises users of diesel to improve the energy efficiency of their vehicles and machinery, invest in cleaner alternatives or use less fuel.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that this will be a significant change for some businesses, including in the mining and quarrying industries. It launched a consultation in July to make sure it has not overlooked any exceptional reasons why other sectors should be allowed to continue to use red diesel beyond April 2022, and officials met with representatives from the industry on the 8<sup>th</sup> of September. As part of this, the Government has been seeking information from affected users on the expected impact of these tax changes, including on their capacity to shift to cleaner alternatives.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 14/10/2020 09:32:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1220904

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Matrimonial Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Family Justice Council and (b) other stakeholders on the use of Mesher Orders in divorce cases.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	69747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>There is guidance on Mesher Orders within the Family Justice Council’s <em>Guidance on “Financial Needs” on Divorce</em> (April 2018 – 2<sup>nd</sup> edition.). This was produced following the Law Commission’s recommendation in 2014 that the Family Justice Council prepare guidance on “financial needs” on divorce. The Department has not had recent discussions with the Family Justice Council or other stakeholders about Mesher Orders.</p><p>During the passage of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill through Parliament, the Government committed to set up a Lord Chancellor’s working group to conduct a review of the law of financial provision on divorce. This review will be led by the evidence, which is yet to be gathered, on whether there are problems with the current law and, if so, how these might be addressed. The Ministry of Justice is now considering terms of reference and membership of the working group. The Government will seek to ensure that the working group has a balance of members from across different professions.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 13/07/2020 16:34:26 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1222610

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department's estate delivers (a) effective public services and (b) value for money.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	71929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>We continue to keep our estate under review to ensure it delivers effective public services and value for money. We have already launched the most ambitious prison building programme for generations, delivering over 13,000 places by the mid-2020s, and have dramatically increased the use of technology in the courts system. An extra £285m of improvements to courts and prisons will be made this year as part of the plan for economic recovery announced by the Prime Minister. This extra spending will keep thousands of people in work and generate jobs for thousands more, helping the UK recover from the economic freeze brought on by coronavirus. These improvements will also help to speed up justice through the courts and improve education in prisons and youth custody so that offenders leave less likely to reoffend.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/07/2020 12:04:30 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1226253

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the five-year housing land supply for 12 months due to the effect that the covid-19 outbreak has had on (a) new build starts and (b) the ability of local planning authorities to meet that supply.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	76929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>I note the concerns you raise regarding demonstrating a 5 year land supply under current circumstances. However, it is important to keep the planning system moving to enable it to play its full part in the economic recovery to come and we will continue to monitor the situation.</p><p>As the Prime Minister set out on 30 June, home building will play an important role in kick-starting economic recovery across the United Kingdom. The Government announced a package of measures to support this recovery, including strong investment in infrastructure and support for smaller developers to boost the construction industry and speed up rebuilding.</p><p>In addition, the Business and Planning Act 2020, will support local authorities in delivering new housing, through measures such as allowing more flexible working hours on construction sites, to ensure that work can continue on sites whilst workers adhere to safe working practices, and extending the duration of certain planning permissions (and listed building consents) to ensure that they don’t lapse unnecessarily as a result of disruption caused by COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/07/2020 13:43:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1229595

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Temporary Accommodation: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential need to update his Department’s guidance for domestic abuse safe accommodation provision, published in March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	82587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Government recognised the importance of issuing early guidance to domestic abuse safe accommodation providers to support service delivery during the pandemic. We will be working with Public Health England to review this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 08/09/2020 11:34:15 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1222609

registered interest
date	09/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure police forces have the necessary powers to enforce local lockdowns.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	71928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>Under the Health Protection Regulations, the police have been given the powers they need to support compliance with essential social distancing measures to keep us all safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Health Secretary signed new regulations under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 in order to maintain and reimpose restrictions for Leicester, which came into force on 4 July.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations also exempt Leicester from the national changes under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020, which came into force on Saturday 4 July.</p><p>We worked closely with our policing partners who issued operational guidance to all forces on enforcing the Leicester local lockdown. This operational guidance has been made available on the College of Policing website.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 17/07/2020 12:58:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1229596

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Coronavirus: Food
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 has taken to ensure that people requiring specialist medical food products have been able to access them during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	82588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has worked closely with the specialist medical feed producers throughout the COVID-19 response to ensure that specialist feeds are available to patients that require them.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/09/2020 10:10:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1232769

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) potential merits and (b) feasibility of carrying out temperature checks on hauliers entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	87712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Throughout the outbreak, all of our decisions have been informed by the best scientific evidence. Temperature screening was considered and discounted as a border measure on the basis that it is not, at present, effective or reliable in accurately identifying or rapidly screening for COVID-19. For example, temperature screening would not detect those who are asymptomatic, nor those who are symptomatic but do not have a fever.</p><p>International arrivals are required to supply their contact and accommodation information, and self-isolate in their accommodation for 14 days, unless they are exempt or travelling from a country on the travel corridors list. Lorry drivers do not need to self-isolate on entry into the United Kingdom as freight drivers are exempt from quarantine in order to keep vital supplies of goods moving.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/09/2020 08:45:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt