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1310967

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	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	Members: Correspondence
	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 plans to respond to the correspondence of 22 March 2021 from the hon. Member for Blackburn on the abandoned waste programme.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	185390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered // answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1310826

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the opportunities for Northern Ireland in COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Jacob Young
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	914373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I have attended cross-government meetings with the COP President, most recently on 22 March. I also recently met with the Chair of the Expert Panel on the Future of Energy to discuss the NI Executive’s Energy Strategy and how the UK Government can help in developing this. We continue to press for engagement with the Executive and Northern Ireland businesses in order to promote Northern Ireland’s interests.</p><p> </p><p>Recent announcements of New Deal funding to support green technology in Northern Ireland and support for the production of hydrogen buses in Ballymena reflect the priority which this Government has given to decarbonisation. We all want to see Northern Ireland play a big role in the Green Industrial Revolution, and COP26 will provide us an opportunity to showcase Northern Ireland’s many advances in green technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:49:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young

1310827

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to increase trade flows between Northern Ireland and Holyhead.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	914368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening the Union and Northern Ireland’s place within it. Increasing trade flows between the four nations of the UK is a key part of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the unfettered access protections for qualifying businesses on arrival in Great Britain will apply whether goods are moved directly to Great Britain or indirectly via Ireland - meaning unfettered access whether goods leave Belfast for Cairnryan, or Dublin for Holyhead.</p><p> </p><p>Further to this, the Union Connectivity Review will make recommendations on whether and how to best improve connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The interim report identified a ferry route between Warrenpoint and Holyhead as being of further interest to the Panel, to be explored further, so I look forward to seeing the final report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:51:22 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1310828

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	United Kingdom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen Northern Ireland’s place in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	914370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has always stressed the importance of the Union. This year is the centenary of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as we know it today, and the Government is committed to levelling up across all four nations of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The £400m New Deal and the £562m in City and Growth Deals will boost economic growth, with Deals covering the whole of Northern Ireland. This includes the Derry-Londonderry and Strabane City Deal that the Government signed Heads of Terms for in February.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland will also benefit from the Community Renewal Fund, the Levelling Up Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will continue working tirelessly for our family of nations going forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:52:46 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1310829

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
	tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	914372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>I recognise the Rt Hon Lady’s work on this important issue to date. We have worked hard for a year now to encourage progress from the Department of Health on proper commissioning of the services set out in the regulations a year ago but without success.</p><p> </p><p>While over 1,100 abortions had been provided locally in Northern Ireland since April 2020, services have not been formally commissioned by the Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we recently laid further Regulations which provide the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with a power to direct the Department of Health and others to take the action necessary to implement the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the CEDAW Report. Women and girls in Northern Ireland should have the same rights in this space as those across the rest of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:55:12 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

1310830

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions the Government has had with the EU on improving the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	914383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided a joint work programme to the EU as a first step in working together to resolve the full range of issues that we have identified with the operation of the Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority now is to move those discussions forward, address concerns, and ensure the Protocol is given effect in the pragmatic and proportionate way intended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/04/2021 13:56:14 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1310940

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	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: Older People
	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 recent targets his Department has set for the number of new homes designed specifically for older people.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	185395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, under which 10 per cent of delivery over the course of the programme will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including for older and disabled people. As set out in our National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities should already assess the types of specialist housing needed for older and disabled people in their areas, and that this should be reflected in their planning policies.  <br> <br>We have also given councils guidance on options they should consider, such as housing with improved accessibility, so the most vulnerable get the support they need. The Government also recently consulted on options to raise the accessibility of new homes, recognising the importance of suitable homes for older and disabled people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/04/2021 14:51:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1310949

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Rugby: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with US company Neuroflex, who are creating a virtual reality headset to determine pitch-side whether rugby players have suffered a brain injury; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make use of that technology mandatory at matches to support faster diagnosis of brain injury.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	185360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>My Department has had no such discussions with Neuroflex.</p><p> </p><p>The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. National Governing Bodies are responsible for the regulation of their sports and for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect participants from harm, including serious injuries. With that in mind, we expect sports to do all they can to protect their players as a fundamental part of their duty of care.</p><p> </p><p>To that end, the Secretary of State and I hosted two roundtables on concussion in sport recently to understand the issues from the perspectives of players and to push the sports on what more they can be doing. The Government remains committed to working with sports to build on the positive work that is already taking place, including the use of technology.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/04/2021 14:26:18 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1310955

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to expedite requests for records of deceased service personnel during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	185318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Across all three Services of the Armed Forces there is currently approximately a six month backlog of requests for Service records of deceased personnel. The administration work associated with officials providing these records, which are primarily in hardcopy, can only be undertaken if physically present in the office. This has been impacted by reduced staffing levels because of Government Covid-19 restrictions requiring social distancing, local Tier restrictions, and staff shielding. Additionally, there has been an increase in applications received during the lockdown periods in the last 12 months, which has further contributed to a backlog forming. It is anticipated that as soon as restrictions are lifted, in line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, the backlog should start to reduce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 183097 185319 question first answered 26/04/2021 10:02:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1310956

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of outstanding requests for records of deceased service personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	185319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Across all three Services of the Armed Forces there is currently approximately a six month backlog of requests for Service records of deceased personnel. The administration work associated with officials providing these records, which are primarily in hardcopy, can only be undertaken if physically present in the office. This has been impacted by reduced staffing levels because of Government Covid-19 restrictions requiring social distancing, local Tier restrictions, and staff shielding. Additionally, there has been an increase in applications received during the lockdown periods in the last 12 months, which has further contributed to a backlog forming. It is anticipated that as soon as restrictions are lifted, in line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, the backlog should start to reduce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 183097 185318 question first answered 26/04/2021 10:02:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson