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1760379

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2025
	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	AAT Deficiency: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of Government funding for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency research in financial year 2023-24; and which public bodies provided that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds medical research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR funds, enables, and delivers high-quality research to improve patient care and public health and <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nihr.ac.uk%2Fsupport-and-services%2Fsupport-for-delivering-research%2Ffind-an-expert-specialties%2Fliver&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWilliam.Sugg%40dsit.gov.uk%7C4aaccab5eea041e67aae08dd477055d4%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638745270004537900%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hVkoYuOaJPr6OwUGpuUzEwNO%2FpUtQz5%2BVUNPEIlhY3Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">supports liver research </a>through a range of funding programmes, training, support for researchers and facilities.</p><p>UKRI delivers a substantial portfolio of researcher-led projects. UKRI’s Medical Research Council also plays a key role in funding underpinning research which may not be attributable to a specific condition but will benefit medical research more generally. UKRI has funded £1,613.772 to the University of College London for a research project into antitrypsin, to form long chains of linked molecules (called &quot;polymers&quot;) that are trapped inside liver cells. The build-up of polymers damages the cell and increases the chance of developing liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.</p><p>Funding for health-related research is also available through the UK’s association with the Horizon Europe Programme, worth more than £80 billion.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark grouped question UIN 27664 27665 27666 question first answered 10/02/2025 12:21:48 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	tabling member	5089

1760901

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of improving transport connections between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham on economic growth in the region.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Shivani Raja
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>Economic growth is the number one mission of this Government. The Department for Transport is playing a key role in this, as we recognise the potential for transport investment to have a significant impact on local economic development across the country, including for Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is currently developing an Integrated National Transport Strategy, which will set the high-level direction for how transport should be designed, built and operated in England over the next 10 years. It will set out a single national vision that will put people who use transport and their needs at its heart and empower local leaders to deliver integrated transport solutions that meet the needs of their local communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 10/02/2025 12:15:25 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5068

1761236

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to require local authorities to use the same licensing regulations for (a) private hire vehicles and (b) taxis.
	tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
	tabling member printed	Manuela Perteghella
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>The Government is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which licensing authorities in England administer the taxi and private hire vehicle licensing regime. Under this system licensing authorities have the flexibility to set standards they consider appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has however issued statutory and best practice guidance to assist licensing authorities with this function, to promote safe and accessible services through proportionate regulation. This should increase consistency in requirements and policies for taxis and private hire vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 10/02/2025 12:13:22 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5122

1760890

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish the Road Investment Strategy 3; and what funding is available via that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	North Dorset
	tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>The third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) will cover the five-year period from April 2026 to March 2031. We expect to publish that Strategy at the end of 2025 with a draft Strategy published in the summer of 2025. An Interim Settlement for National Highways will be in place covering 2025-26.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 10/02/2025 12:11:39 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

1761323

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Barclays: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure people who could not pay their Self Assessment Tax because of the Barclays outage do not have to pay a fixed penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
	tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>No Barclays customers who filed their tax return and paid their Self Assessment tax liability by 3<sup>rd</sup> February will face a penalty.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 10/02/2025 12:09:11 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5141

1761097

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has plans to amend the rates of Air Passenger Duty.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	27983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced APD rates for 2026-27, including a partial adjustment to help compensate for two recent years of inflation that was higher than expected.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the Chancellor makes decisions on APD rates at fiscal events in the context of public finances.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 10/02/2025 12:07:38 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1761037

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the proposed lower multiplier for hospitality, leisure and retail from 2026-27 will interact with small business rate relief; and what estimate she has made of the impact of the lower multiplier on the cost of small business rate relief.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>The government is committed to retaining Small Business Rate Relief, which is a permanent relief set down in legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) is available to businesses with a single property below a set rateable value. Eligible properties under £12,000 receive 100 per cent relief, which means over a third of businesses in England (more than 700,000) pay no business rates at all.</p><p> </p><p>There is also tapered support available to properties valued between £12,000 and £15,000.</p><p>Business rates bills are calculated by applying the relevant multiplier before reliefs are applied.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 10/02/2025 12:06:19 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1761086

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to (a) protect and (b) enhance access to cash in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting access to cash for the millions of people across the UK that use it, including those in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed regulatory responsibility for access to cash in September 2024. Its rules require the UK’s largest banks and building societies to assess the impact of a closure or material alteration of a relevant cash withdrawal or deposit facility and put in place a new service if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require designated firms to consider a range of factors in their assessments which will account for challenges in cash access faced in rural areas. For example, firms are required to consider the actual travel times and costs to reach cash access facilities and identify gaps in provision where these are unreasonable.</p><p> </p><p>Where a resident, community organisation or other interested party feels access to cash in their community is insufficient, they can submit a request for a cash access assessment. Further information about submitting a cash access request can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.link.co.uk/helping-you-access-cash/request-access-to-cash" target="_blank">https://www.link.co.uk/helping-you-access-cash/request-access-to-cash</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 10/02/2025 12:04:46 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1761913

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2025
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	China: Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the nuclear weapon capabilities of the People’s Republic of China in (a) 2015 and (b) 2025.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Luke Akehurst
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	28790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>This Government takes a consistent, long-term, and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, rooted in UK and global interests. Upholding national security and keeping the public safe is the first duty of this government. This underpins not just our relationship with China, but all our international relationships. In recent years we have seen China rapidly expand and diversify its nuclear arsenal with more warheads and a larger number of sophisticated delivery systems. We regularly engage China on these issues, including as part of discussions among recognised Nuclear Weapons States (the 'P5 'process'), and continue to urge China to engage in strategic risk reduction discussions and promote stability through transparency.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 10/02/2025 12:02:45 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	tabling member	5112

1758770

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2025
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	USA: Foreign Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to Vice President Vance of the United States since the latter took office, and if not, when he plans to do so.
	tabling member printed	Lord Gascoigne
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2025 answer text <p>The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump on 26 January and congratulated him on his inauguration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington question first answered 10/02/2025 12:02:36 answering member 3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington
	tabling member	4986 label Biography information for Lord Gascoigne