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1745960

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Arts: Copyright
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Design and Artists Copyright Society’s report entitled, UK Visual Artists a survey of earnings and contracts, published on 25 November 2024; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of digital copying on artists' and performers' remuneration.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>My department has made no recent assessment of the potential impact of digital copying on artists' and performers' remuneration. However, the Government wants to see remuneration arrangements that create the right conditions for sparking and driving innovation and investment, whilst rewarding creators for their work and is proud that it was a Labour Government that introduced the Artists Resale Right which is administered by DACS.</p><p>We recognise the importance of copyright protection in ensuring creators are protected and rewarded. The Government welcomes the publication of this informative report from the Design and Artists Copyright Society.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 05/12/2024 15:58:16 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1746035

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Land Drainage: Property Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6534 on Land Drainage: Property Development, whether he (a) has made and (b) plans to make an assessment of the potential regulatory burden of implementing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to require the formation of sustainable urban drainage systems.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>A full regulatory impact assessment, including consideration of costs and benefits, would be prepared as part of any implementation of Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>No such assessment is available at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 05/12/2024 14:50:53 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1746124

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that support is available for households that (a) are not on low incomes and (b) do not have access to capital upfront to retrofit their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, with £1 billion of this allocated to next year. Additional funding will be considered in Phase 2 of the Spending Review, as the Warm Homes Plan is further developed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is exploring the role of incentives and private finance for households to support homeowners with the upfront costs of energy efficiency improvements and low carbon heating. This includes the Green Home Finance Accelerator Programme which has made £20 million available to support in developing green finance products.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 05/12/2024 12:17:07 answering member 5099
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1746126

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Local Government
	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 estimate she has made of the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across local government in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 05/12/2024 15:46:32 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1746127

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	NHS: Employment Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the NHS in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally by the Department or NHS England. No estimate has been made on the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the National Health Service in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 05/12/2024 09:41:11 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1746138

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is available through the medium of Welsh for probation officers in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>Currently, whilst we do not offer national training for Probation Officers in Welsh we can provide learning materials and effective practice briefings in Welsh upon request.</p><p>We are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that encourages and embraces the use of the Welsh language in daily work practices. This commitment includes a staff Welsh language forum, and we will soon be launching a Welsh Language Skills Policy focused on supporting our staff.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 05/12/2024 15:05:04 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1746148

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Sexual Harassment: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to publish a sexual harassment survey.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Equality and Opportunity plans to strengthen protections against workplace sexual harassment through the Employment Rights Bill. These measures intend to amend the Equality Act 2010 to:<br>● require employers to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees;<br>● introduce an obligation on employers not to permit the harassment of their employees by third parties, and;<br>● enable regulations to specify steps that are to be regarded as “reasonable”, to determine whether an employer has taken all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment.</p><p>Prevalence across a range of Violence Against Women and Girls offences, including sexual harassment, is currently measured through the Crime Survey for England and Wales which is run continuously throughout each financial year by the Office for National Statistics, with data published quarterly.</p><p>The Government is continuing its work to halve Violence Against Women and Girls in a decade.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 05/12/2024 13:37:19 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1746149

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of stopped vehicle detection technology on motorways.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of technology working to support our road users and that is why the Department commissioned the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to undertake an independent review of the effectiveness of technology on smart motorways, including stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023 the ORR confirmed that SVD is meeting performance requirements for detection rate, detection time, and false detection. The ORR will continue to monitor stopped vehicle detection performance closely and will report next in Spring 2025.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 14:59:13 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1746151

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pension Credit: Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits would a successful applicant for Pension Credit potentially be eligible for in addition to the Winter Fuel Payment.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>In addition to the Winter Fuel Payment, Pension Credit provides access to a number of other benefits and support including:</p><p> </p><p>o help with rent via Housing Benefit;</p><p>o a Council Tax reduction;</p><p>o Cold Weather Payments and other help from the Social Fund including help with funeral costs;</p><p>o help with NHS dental treatment, glasses and transport costs;</p><p>o help with heating costs through the Warm Home Discount Scheme; and</p><p>o a free TV licence for those over 75.</p><p> </p><p>We are urging pensioners to apply for Pension Credit by 21 December 2024, which is the latest date for making a successful backdated claim for Pension Credit in order to receive a Winter Fuel Payment (or the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in Scotland).</p><p> </p><p>Pension Credit in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Communities who are undertaking their own take-up activities targeting pensioners.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 05/12/2024 15:21:08 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1746153

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Strategic Defence Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Strategic Defence Review will be (a) delivered to Ministers and (b) made available to the public.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>As previously announced by the Secretary of State for Defence to the House of Commons, the Reviewers will make their final report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Defence in the Spring of 2025. The Secretary of State for Defence will subsequently publish a version of that report to Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 05/12/2024 15:21:24 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge