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1757859
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-22more like thismore than 2025-01-22
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Confucius Institutes: Higher Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the work of Confucius Institutes on freedom of speech in the higher education sector. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutland and Stamford more like this
tabling member printed
Alicia Kearns more like this
uin 25750 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>This government is committed to ensuring our world leading universities remain free from foreign interference.</p><p>Any international arrangements English higher education (HE) providers who are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) make, including Confucius Institutes, should be within the law and comply with OfS registration conditions. These include a commitment to the public interest governance principles, which include academic freedom and freedom of speech. The OfS may take regulatory action if HE providers allow foreign governments to interfere in free speech or academic freedom.</p><p>The department expects the UK HE sector to be alert to a range of risks when collaborating with international partners and to conduct appropriate due diligence to comply with legislation and consider risks, including potential threats to freedom of speech and academic freedom.</p><p>The department’s proposals regarding the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 have reinforced our clear expectations that HE providers must uphold the principles of freedom of speech and academic freedom. The OfS can request information from HE providers registered with them about overseas arrangements, including financial transactions, if they believe registration conditions may have been breached. The measures we are now implementing through the Act will further strengthen opportunities for the OfS, by providing a new focused way for complaints about foreign interference on academic freedom to be escalated.</p><p>The department is also carrying out a full and comprehensive audit on the breadth of the UK’s relationship with China. This government, through the ongoing China audit, will take a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing the UK’s relations with China, rooted in the UK’s and global interests. We will co-operate where we can, compete where we need to and challenge where we must.</p>
answering member constituency Lewisham East more like this
answering member printed Janet Daby more like this
grouped question UIN 25751 more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T11:55:04.117Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T11:55:04.117Z
answering member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
tabling member
4805
label Biography information for Alicia Kearns more like this
1757862
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-22more like thismore than 2025-01-22
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Confucius Institutes: Higher Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 on Confucius Institutes. more like this
tabling member constituency Rutland and Stamford more like this
tabling member printed
Alicia Kearns more like this
uin 25751 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>This government is committed to ensuring our world leading universities remain free from foreign interference.</p><p>Any international arrangements English higher education (HE) providers who are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) make, including Confucius Institutes, should be within the law and comply with OfS registration conditions. These include a commitment to the public interest governance principles, which include academic freedom and freedom of speech. The OfS may take regulatory action if HE providers allow foreign governments to interfere in free speech or academic freedom.</p><p>The department expects the UK HE sector to be alert to a range of risks when collaborating with international partners and to conduct appropriate due diligence to comply with legislation and consider risks, including potential threats to freedom of speech and academic freedom.</p><p>The department’s proposals regarding the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 have reinforced our clear expectations that HE providers must uphold the principles of freedom of speech and academic freedom. The OfS can request information from HE providers registered with them about overseas arrangements, including financial transactions, if they believe registration conditions may have been breached. The measures we are now implementing through the Act will further strengthen opportunities for the OfS, by providing a new focused way for complaints about foreign interference on academic freedom to be escalated.</p><p>The department is also carrying out a full and comprehensive audit on the breadth of the UK’s relationship with China. This government, through the ongoing China audit, will take a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing the UK’s relations with China, rooted in the UK’s and global interests. We will co-operate where we can, compete where we need to and challenge where we must.</p>
answering member constituency Lewisham East more like this
answering member printed Janet Daby more like this
grouped question UIN 25750 more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T11:55:04.163Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T11:55:04.163Z
answering member
4698
label Biography information for Janet Daby more like this
tabling member
4805
label Biography information for Alicia Kearns more like this
1758021
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-22more like thismore than 2025-01-22
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Housing: Prices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) help tackle the disparity between house prices and average earnings and (b) ensure that affordable housing is accessible to (i) first-time buyers and (ii) low-income families. more like this
tabling member constituency North Down more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Easton more like this
uin 25913 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>The government’s Plan for Change includes an ambitious milestone of delivering 1.5 million safe and decent homes in this Parliament. We are also committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. This government will work in partnership with councils, housing associations and the wider sector to build their capacity and ensure we hit our ambitious target to build the homes Britain needs.</p><p>At the Budget on 30 October, the Chancellor announced a cash injection of £500 million to the Affordable Homes Programme. This is due to deliver up to 5,000 additional affordable homes, with bidding already open to local authorities and other registered providers of social housing.</p><p>We will set out details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for Social Rent.</p><p>The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the government has committed to introducing a permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme to support those first-time buyers who struggle to save for a large deposit.</p>
answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich more like this
answering member printed Matthew Pennycook more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T14:39:36.84Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T14:39:36.84Z
answering member
4520
label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook more like this
tabling member 5262
1758066
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-22more like thismore than 2025-01-22
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Bangladesh: Politics and Government more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the new Bangladeshi government and on which dates; and if so, if whether they discussed the allegations of embezzlement by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family, and the associated laundering of money in the United Kingdom. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Finn more like this
uin HL4295 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>The Minister for the Indo-Pacific visited Bangladesh in November 2024 and met the Chief Adviser and Foreign Affairs Adviser of the Interim Government. I refer the Noble Lady to the press release of this meeting on the Government website. In October 2024, the Foreign Secretary met the Foreign Affairs Adviser during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. We do not comment on any individual asset recovery cases.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Chapman of Darlington more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T16:44:07.283Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T16:44:07.283Z
answering member
3972
label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington more like this
tabling member
4567
label Biography information for Baroness Finn more like this
1758224
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-23more like thismore than 2025-01-23
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Cabinet Office: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21399 on Cabinet Office: Staff, how many staff were employed on EU relations before they were transferred to the EU Relations Secretariat. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingswinford and South Staffordshire more like this
tabling member printed
Mike Wood more like this
uin 26018 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>Around 50 members of staff moved from the FCDO to the Cabinet Office on 6 November 2024 to continue work on EU relations. These officials have come together with the existing EU National Security Secretariat and Windsor Framework teams to form the new European Union Relations Secretariat. The data on this headcount will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Torfaen more like this
answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T15:05:09.203Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T15:05:09.203Z
answering member
4479
label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds more like this
tabling member
4384
label Biography information for Mike Wood more like this
1758230
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-23more like thismore than 2025-01-23
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Private Rented Housing: Energy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22048 on Housing: Energy, whether the average cost for private sector landlords who need to make improvements to their domestic properties as a result of the consultation proposal includes the new metrics for fabric performance, heating system type and smart readiness. more like this
tabling member constituency Thirsk and Malton more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Hollinrake more like this
uin 26029 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>We are currently consulting on the Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime.</p><p>The average costs shown in the Consultation Stage Impact Assessment are based on landlords meeting the existing requirements of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations. This is currently set at a minimum standard of EPC band E using the current cost and carbon metrics.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley more like this
answering member printed Alex Norris more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T16:43:46.347Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T16:43:46.347Z
answering member
4641
label Biography information for Alex Norris more like this
tabling member
4474
label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake more like this
1758340
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-23more like thismore than 2025-01-23
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18875 on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2025 and to the corrected Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question HL3525 on Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, if she will list the reasons for the flaws in the Leasehold and Freehold Act 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Thirsk and Malton more like this
tabling member printed
Kevin Hollinrake more like this
uin 26033 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 contains a small number of specific but serious flaws which would prevent certain provisions from operating as intended and that need to be rectified via primary legislation.</p><p>The Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-11-21/hcws244" target="_blank">HCWS244</a>) outlined two flaws regarding a loophole in the valuation scheme set out in the Act, and an omission on shared ownership lease extensions.</p><p>Primary legislation will also be needed to address the following flaws:</p><ul><li>Allow third parties to leases, such as resident-led management companies, to recover contributions toward their process costs in some instances. Without this change, these companies may be at risk of insolvency, which would be an unintended outcome of the reforms requiring landlords to pay their process costs;</li><li>Correct an unintended constraint on landlords’ existing redevelopment break rights that applies in certain limited circumstances; and</li><li>Correct technical cross references and make consequential amendments to ensure the smooth implementation of the Act.</li></ul><p>The government will address these matters as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p>
answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich more like this
answering member printed Matthew Pennycook more like this
grouped question UIN 25972 more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T17:54:39.393Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T17:54:39.393Z
answering member
4520
label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook more like this
tabling member
4474
label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake more like this
1758381
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-23more like thismore than 2025-01-23
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2024 on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, HCWS244, if she will list the flaws in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. more like this
tabling member constituency Brent West more like this
tabling member printed
Barry Gardiner more like this
uin 25972 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 contains a small number of specific but serious flaws which would prevent certain provisions from operating as intended and that need to be rectified via primary legislation.</p><p>The Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-11-21/hcws244" target="_blank">HCWS244</a>) outlined two flaws regarding a loophole in the valuation scheme set out in the Act, and an omission on shared ownership lease extensions.</p><p>Primary legislation will also be needed to address the following flaws:</p><ul><li>Allow third parties to leases, such as resident-led management companies, to recover contributions toward their process costs in some instances. Without this change, these companies may be at risk of insolvency, which would be an unintended outcome of the reforms requiring landlords to pay their process costs;</li><li>Correct an unintended constraint on landlords’ existing redevelopment break rights that applies in certain limited circumstances; and</li><li>Correct technical cross references and make consequential amendments to ensure the smooth implementation of the Act.</li></ul><p>The government will address these matters as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p>
answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich more like this
answering member printed Matthew Pennycook more like this
grouped question UIN 26033 more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T17:54:39.363Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T17:54:39.363Z
answering member
4520
label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook more like this
tabling member
146
label Biography information for Barry Gardiner more like this
1758529
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-23more like thismore than 2025-01-23
answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept id 215 more like this
answering dept short name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept sort name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
hansard heading Biofuels: Carbon Emissions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 3 December (HL Deb col 1089), what is the evidence that sustainably sourced biomass can provide a low-carbon and renewable energy source; whether that evidence has been produced by an independent organisation that does not have financial links to the biomass industry; and whether they will publish it. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Boycott more like this
uin HL4363 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>Global institutions such as the IPCC, and the UK’s CCC recognise that bioenergy and BECCS can play a significant role in decarbonising economies and meeting net zero provided that appropriate policies are put in place to mitigate the use of unsustainable biomass.</p><p> </p><p>The Government only supports the use of sustainable biomass and generators only receive subsidies for biomass that meets our sustainability criteria. We also plan to consult later this year on the development of a common sustainability framework which aims to enable greater consistency across sectors and to strengthen criteria in line with latest evidence.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T16:02:19.63Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T16:02:19.63Z
answering member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
tabling member
4704
label Biography information for Baroness Boycott more like this
1758530
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2025-01-23more like thismore than 2025-01-23
answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept id 215 more like this
answering dept short name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
answering dept sort name Energy Security and Net Zero more like this
hansard heading Biofuels: Carbon Emissions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stating that they “do not automatically consider or assume biomass used for energy as ‘carbon neutral’, even in cases where the biomass is thought to be produced sustainably”. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Boycott more like this
uin HL4364 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2025-02-06more like thismore than 2025-02-06
answer text <p>This IPCC reference relates to guidelines on reporting biomass as ‘zero’ emissions at the point of combustion. Under the IPCC Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting framework, removals and emissions associated with growing bioenergy crops, land-use change, fertilization, transportation, etc are recorded against the relevant sectors.</p><p> </p><p>As with any energy source, biomass is not carbon neutral when considering the full supply chain, but it can be low carbon. The UK only considers biomass to be low carbon if it meets sustainability criteria, which includes requirements around sustainable harvesting and maintaining forest productivity, as well as a GHG criteria to minimise supply chain emissions. We plan to consult later this year on the development of a common sustainability framework which aims to enable greater consistency across different biomass end use sectors and to strengthen criteria in line with latest evidence.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
question first answered
less than 2025-02-06T16:01:56.663Zmore like thismore than 2025-02-06T16:01:56.663Z
answering member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
tabling member
4704
label Biography information for Baroness Boycott more like this