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1196416

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date	18/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department’s plan to support armed forces charities during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	48313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces charities play a significant role in supporting our serving personnel, veterans and their families, no more so than at this time. That is why I announced a £6 Million COVID-19 Impact Fund for the Armed Forces Charity Sector on 12 May 2020 (Official Report: Column 127). This Fund is being administered by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office. Applications to it are now open with decisions on awards expected to be made on 15 June 2020.</p><p>Details on how to apply to the fund and the full eligibility criteria can be found on the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund website:</p><p>https://covenantfund.org.uk/2020/05/12/emergency-funding-for-frontline-armed-forces-charities-working-with-armed-forces-communities/.</p><p>In addition, Armed Forces charities are also able to apply to the £370 Million National Lottery Community Fund announced by the Chancellor on 8 April 2020 and utilise other COVID-19 financial support mechanisms including the Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 48314 question first answered 21/05/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1196417

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when armed forces charities will receive Government funding during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	48314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces charities play a significant role in supporting our serving personnel, veterans and their families, no more so than at this time. That is why I announced a £6 Million COVID-19 Impact Fund for the Armed Forces Charity Sector on 12 May 2020 (Official Report: Column 127). This Fund is being administered by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office. Applications to it are now open with decisions on awards expected to be made on 15 June 2020.</p><p>Details on how to apply to the fund and the full eligibility criteria can be found on the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund website:</p><p>https://covenantfund.org.uk/2020/05/12/emergency-funding-for-frontline-armed-forces-charities-working-with-armed-forces-communities/.</p><p>In addition, Armed Forces charities are also able to apply to the £370 Million National Lottery Community Fund announced by the Chancellor on 8 April 2020 and utilise other COVID-19 financial support mechanisms including the Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 48313 question first answered 21/05/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1196582

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser (a) from 1 September to 30 November 2019 and (b) from 1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	48358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Between 1 September 2019 and 29 February 2020, one bilateral meeting was held between the Secretary of State for Defence and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Chief Scientific Adviser. Additionally the Secretary of State for Defence and the MOD Chief Scientific Adviser meet regularly in group briefings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/05/2020 14:47:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1196009

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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	Sports: Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings he has had with representatives of esports; and what the outcome was of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	47256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises the value of esports which has the potential to develop as an area of real national strength in the UK, building on our world-class video games, entertainment and sports sectors. Esports has also come to the fore during the Covid-19 lockdown, offering entertainment and a way to connect with others.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ministers have met frequently with the creative industries, including meetings with the Creative Industries Council and weekly roundtable meetings during the current Covid-19 crisis which were attended by organisations such as UKIE that represent businesses in the esports sector. There has also been frequent discussion recently between officials and individual esports businesses and organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/05/2020 15:22:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1196043

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of hydrogen technology to help decarbonise (a) transport, (b) heating and (c) heavy industry.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	47347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Hydrogen is a potential decarbonisation option across multiple economic sectors, including transport, heat, industry and power. Our independent advisors the Committee on Climate Change have suggested that a major increase in hydrogen production is required in order to meet our 2050 net zero target, with a complete switch to low carbon production methods[1].</p><p>The Government is committed to exploring the option of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier, alongside electricity. In line with this we are investing up to £121m in hydrogen innovation, supporting a range of projects exploring the potential of low carbon hydrogen across the value chain. This includes the:</p><ul><li>£23m Hydrogen for Transport Programme - to increase the uptake of fuel cell electric vehicles and grow the number of publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations</li><li>£25m Hy4Heat programme - to explore the safety and feasibility of using 100% hydrogen for heat in the home, including product development and core safety assessment.</li><li>£20m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition - to test the potential for switching to hydrogen (and other low carbon fuels) in industrial sectors like cement and glass manufacture.</li><li>£33m Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply Competition – to support the development of bulk low carbon hydrogen production technologies</li></ul><p> </p><p>Alongside our innovation activity, we are building sustainable policy frameworks to support investment in low carbon hydrogen production, including through progressing a business model to enable this.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Net Zero – Technical Report, Committee on Climate Change, May 2019 - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.theccc.org.uk-252Fpublication-252Fnet-2Dzero-2Dtechnical-2Dreport-252F-26data-3D02-257C01-257CYasmin.Ali-2540beis.gov.uk-257C6c6406f202e6426a55da08d7fbd3adc6-257Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8-257C0-257C0-257C637254759769796319-26sdata-3DofmEIV9ldno8UATnOnX7wVceOaU-252BEcDwNwC-252ByXBvYYc-253D-26reserved-3D0%26d%3DDwMFAw%26c%3DtroKkvwivNn_CddsvWCHHPiPoFoTgTGIbXJULvYU158%26r%3DxxmrUZyWMj7PNqJJlaAouBsfURAxWXHgFWSt1ZqvtXw%26m%3Dyigy-lAIWu3ovYdIQaF_gWYq03nqwuaYO1mgllQqpVY%26s%3DZ8y2r7RSpldvXwHmjCkZzb_ebN7cx14jibh_MgQSWQw%26e%3D&amp;data=02%7C01%7CIE.Hydrogen%40beis.gov.uk%7C433a00cb50064068e82508d7fbd91252%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637254782055615766&amp;sdata=5CmZ9FQdgrYYKIbvX7KFrzDR1VX6Q%2F5GsHzmigUP8mk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/net-zero-technical-report/</a></p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 47348 question first answered 21/05/2020 15:09:46 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1196044

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of hydrogen technology to help decarbonise (a) transport, (b) heating and (c) heavy industry.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	47348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Hydrogen is a potential decarbonisation option across multiple economic sectors, including transport, heat, industry and power. Our independent advisors the Committee on Climate Change have suggested that a major increase in hydrogen production is required in order to meet our 2050 net zero target, with a complete switch to low carbon production methods[1].</p><p>The Government is committed to exploring the option of hydrogen as a strategic decarbonised energy carrier, alongside electricity. In line with this we are investing up to £121m in hydrogen innovation, supporting a range of projects exploring the potential of low carbon hydrogen across the value chain. This includes the:</p><ul><li>£23m Hydrogen for Transport Programme - to increase the uptake of fuel cell electric vehicles and grow the number of publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations</li><li>£25m Hy4Heat programme - to explore the safety and feasibility of using 100% hydrogen for heat in the home, including product development and core safety assessment.</li><li>£20m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition - to test the potential for switching to hydrogen (and other low carbon fuels) in industrial sectors like cement and glass manufacture.</li><li>£33m Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply Competition – to support the development of bulk low carbon hydrogen production technologies</li></ul><p> </p><p>Alongside our innovation activity, we are building sustainable policy frameworks to support investment in low carbon hydrogen production, including through progressing a business model to enable this.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Net Zero – Technical Report, Committee on Climate Change, May 2019 - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.theccc.org.uk-252Fpublication-252Fnet-2Dzero-2Dtechnical-2Dreport-252F-26data-3D02-257C01-257CYasmin.Ali-2540beis.gov.uk-257C6c6406f202e6426a55da08d7fbd3adc6-257Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8-257C0-257C0-257C637254759769796319-26sdata-3DofmEIV9ldno8UATnOnX7wVceOaU-252BEcDwNwC-252ByXBvYYc-253D-26reserved-3D0%26d%3DDwMFAw%26c%3DtroKkvwivNn_CddsvWCHHPiPoFoTgTGIbXJULvYU158%26r%3DxxmrUZyWMj7PNqJJlaAouBsfURAxWXHgFWSt1ZqvtXw%26m%3Dyigy-lAIWu3ovYdIQaF_gWYq03nqwuaYO1mgllQqpVY%26s%3DZ8y2r7RSpldvXwHmjCkZzb_ebN7cx14jibh_MgQSWQw%26e%3D&amp;data=02%7C01%7CIE.Hydrogen%40beis.gov.uk%7C433a00cb50064068e82508d7fbd91252%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637254782055615766&amp;sdata=5CmZ9FQdgrYYKIbvX7KFrzDR1VX6Q%2F5GsHzmigUP8mk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/net-zero-technical-report/</a></p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 47347 question first answered 21/05/2020 15:09:46 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1196045

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the proposed Nationally Determined Contribution for the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	47349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>As part of our incoming COP Presidency, in partnership with Italy, we are urging all countries to come forward with ambitious new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) which represent their highest possible ambition. The UK will play its part and we are preparing to come forward with an enhanced NDC well ahead of COP26.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/05/2020 15:12:37 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1196046

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the Government did not publish the proposed Nationally Determined Contribution for the UK in February 2020 in line with the timeframe agreed at COP21; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	47350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>As part of our incoming COP Presidency, in partnership with Italy, we are urging all countries to come forward with ambitious new NDCs which represent their highest possible ambition. The UK will play its part and we are preparing to come forward with an enhanced NDC well ahead of COP26. It is our top priority in doing so to contribute to the greatest possible momentum and ambition ahead of COP26.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/05/2020 15:19:12 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1196052

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of respite care for families with vulnerable children on the educational development of those children.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	47426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Short breaks for carers of disabled children (or ‘respite care’) are funded opportunities, ranging from a few hours to a few days, that allow for disabled children to be cared for away from the family home. Short breaks provide a wide variety of experiences which support children and young people in developing social interaction and communication skills and also promote physical and mental health and develop independence.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, local authorities have been under a duty to provide a range of short breaks which must be provided regularly and reliably to meet families’ needs. It is up to local authorities to determine how to deliver these services and it is right that they have the freedom to make decisions based on the needs of their local area.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 outbreak, local authorities will work with their local providers of short breaks to offer as much flexibility as possible whilst adhering to the government’s guidance to keep children and staff safe. The government has provided £3.2 billion of additional to support local authorities to address pressures they are facing during the COVID-19 outbreak, including in children’s social care and for special educational needs and disabilities services. The government has also announced £750 million of funding to support frontline charities during the outbreak, including those supporting vulnerable children.</p><p> </p><p>On 19 May 2020, we announced £37 million for the Family Fund in 2020-21, who will provide grants to families on low incomes with disabled and critically ill children. £10 million of that funding has been committed specifically due to the unique difficulties presented by the COVID-19 outbreak, helping parents to educate and look after children who are staying at home more than usual. Details of the announcement are at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/37-million-to-support-children-with-complex-needs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/37-million-to-support-children-with-complex-needs</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/05/2020 16:27:22 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1196062

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Supply Teachers: Coronavirus
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 financial effect on supply teachers who are employed by umbrella companies of receiving 80 per cent of the national minimum wage as a result of a standard clause in umbrella company contracts during the covid-18 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	47504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is calculated on the basis of hours worked, and furloughed workers will not be working any hours for their employer, although they will remain employed by them. Furloughed workers will be paid the lower of 80% of their salary or £2,500, even if, based on their usual working hours, this would be below the NMW. Employers can top up these payments voluntarily.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting people on low incomes who need to rely on the welfare system through a significant package of temporary measures. These include a £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and a nearly £1bn increase in support for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants. These changes will benefit new and existing claimants. Anyone can check their eligibility and apply for Universal Credit by visiting <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47458 question first answered 21/05/2020 20:15:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan