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1232634

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will hold discussions with the Scottish Government on steps to increase the number of people being tested for covid-19 in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	905560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to work with the Scottish Government and provide support where it is needed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the six drive-in sites, and eighteen mobile units, the recently opened walk-in testing centre in St Andrews is also helping to provide significant support and resource for testing capacity in Scotland, in addition to NHS Scotland’s own capacity.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Scottish Government to decide policy for the use of that capacity.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 09/09/2020 14:01:55 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1232635

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the Scottish fishing sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	905562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>My Department meets with representatives of the Scottish fishing sector on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of 2020, we will be out of the Common Fisheries Policy and will take back control of our waters.</p><p> </p><p>We have also guaranteed to maintain funding throughout this Parliament to support both our fishermen and the regeneration of our coastal communities across all four of the UK’s nations.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 09/09/2020 14:02:49 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1231792

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hydrogen: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on measures to support private investment in UK hydrogen projects.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	86221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced a commitment of at least £800m for the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the 2020s. These assets will play an important role in the production of hydrogen made from fossil fuels, known as “blue” hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in 2019, the Government announced a £100m Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Fund to incentivise future private sector investment in low carbon hydrogen, while earlier this year, the Government published a response to a consultation on CCS business models, including for low carbon hydrogen production.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will ensure that the UK economy is well-placed for future strategic decisions on the use of hydrogen, and that the private sector has confidence to provide investment.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/09/2020 11:14:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1231488

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department’s review on how well the benefits system supports people who are terminally ill.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	84987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The evaluation remains a priority for the DWP. We will be announcing the outcome and the changes that will be made as a result shortly.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2020 08:00:08 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1231494

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timescale is for phasing out badger culling.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	85091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>Bovine TB (bTB) is one of the most difficult and intractable animal health challenges that England faces today. Tackling the reservoir of infection in wildlife, chiefly badgers, is an important element of Defra's bTB eradication strategy for England. Earlier this year, we published our response to the Godfray Review, which sets out the next phase of our strategy to combat bTB. Our response noted that while it is important to retain the ability to introduce new cull zones where epidemiological evidence points to a reservoir of disease in badgers, we envisage that any remaining areas would join the current cull programme in the next few years and that the badger cull phase of the strategy would then wind down by the mid to late 2020s. Culling would, however, remain an option thereafter where epidemiological assessment indicates that it is needed.</p><p> </p><p>That plan to wind down the current badger culling programme has not changed. As noted in the Government response to the Godfray Review, it is unrealistic to switch immediately to badger vaccination but we are already doing a great deal to make sure the transition happens. In July, we announced that world-leading bTB cattle vaccination trials are set to get underway in England and Wales as a result of a major breakthrough by government scientists. These trials enable work to accelerate towards planned deployment of a cattle vaccine by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/09/2020 13:10:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1231495

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the development of a vaccine for cattle to prevent the spread of bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	85092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>Developing a TB vaccine for cattle is one of the Government’s priorities. A cattle vaccine could be a game-changer in terms of providing a strong additional tool to help eradicate bovine TB.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2020, we announced that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) had granted permission for field trials of both the candidate Cattle BCG vaccine and the candidate skin test to differentiate infected from vaccinated animals (the DIVA skin test).</p><p> </p><p>Like other veterinary medicines, both the Cattle BCG vaccine and the DIVA skin test will need VMD marketing authorisations before they can be deployed.</p><p> </p><p>It is hoped that field trials will provide the evidence required for future marketing authorisations and for the DIVA skin test to be internationally recognised. The aim is to start field trials in 2021 and complete them in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Provided the field trials go as hoped, and VMD considers the marketing authorisation applications satisfactory with respect to quality, safety and efficacy, the timeline envisages those authorisations being granted in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/09/2020 13:18:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1231496

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of hearings in the criminal courts have taken place (a) virtually and (b) physically since April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	85025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The proportion of hearings in the criminal courts, that have taken place virtually and physically is shown in the HMCTS data below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Hearings by method for the period April to September 2020 (</strong><strong>up to 7<sup>th</sup> September 2020); for Crime jurisdiction </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of hearings held, mostly conducted face-to-face</p></td><td><p>146,862</p></td><td><p>34.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of hearings held, mostly conducted using an audio platform.</p></td><td><p>20,812</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of hearings held, mostly conducted using a video platform.</p></td><td><p>169,316</p></td><td><p>40.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total number of other hearings conducted.</p></td><td><p>84,487</p></td><td><p>20.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 421,477 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>NOTES:</em></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Data provided is for Crown and Magistrates only (and excludes multi jurisdictional courts including those which are within scope), therefore the information presented is likely to be an under-representation of the actual totals</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Source: HMCTS management information - daily SitRep which may not be completed everyday by all courts</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>This data is collected as Management Information and therefore maybe subject to ongoing changes and revision</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of checks as official statistics. </em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>The data provided is the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information. </em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Data has not been cross referenced with case files.</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Initially the Sit Rep report did not fully capture all potential hearing types. As a result the option of “other” was included and predominantly reflects “paper trials”</em></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/09/2020 16:09:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1231502

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has issued guidance on the implications for the calculation of statutory redundancy pay of being placed on reduced pay in a furlough agreement under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and then made redundant; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	85040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>Any employee who is dismissed due to redundancy and who satisfies certain qualifying conditions has a statutory entitlement to a lump sum from their employer, based on their age, length of service and contractual weekly earnings, subject to a statutory upper limit, payable at, or soon after, the dismissal date.</p><p> </p><p>The Government introduced new legislation which commenced on 31 July to ensure that furloughed employees who are subsequently made redundant receive statutory redundancy pay based on the employee’s normal pay, rather than their furlough pay (potentially 80% of their normal wage). The Government issued guidance on these changes which can be found on the Acas website at: <a href="https://www.acas.org.uk/manage-staff-redundancies/work-out-redundancy-pay" target="_blank">https://www.acas.org.uk/manage-staff-redundancies/work-out-redundancy-pay</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has always urged employers to do the right thing and not seek to disadvantage furloughed employees who are facing redundancy. We are aware that most companies will do this and we have now underpinned these expectations with additional statutory protections.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 09/09/2020 14:45:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1231513

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Georgia: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2020 to Question 60839, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK’s Good Governance Fund in Georgia is focused on (a) anti-corruption and (b) improving the business environment; and whether he holds information on recent decisions taken by the Georgian Government against foreign investors ni relation to the Anaklia Port project and the takeover of Caucasus Online.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	85089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK's Good Governance Fund (GGF) in Georgia is focused on public administration reform and the strengthening of parliamentary processes, in order to address institutional weaknesses and tackle corruption. It also supports direct dialogue between the Georgia Government and investors designed to improve the business environment. The GGF Programme Teams in Tbilisi and London use robust tendering and monitoring processes to ensure GGF-funded programmes deliver on these priorities. The British Embassy in Tbilisi is aware of developments around the Anaklia Port project and Caucasus Online, and will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/09/2020 16:51:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 45938 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1231525

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Landslips
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to help prevent landslips occurring on the UK's railways.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	85104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The House will be aware of the tragic derailment of a passenger train at Carmont near Stonehaven in Scotland on 12 August 2020, which led to the deaths of driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, and caused injuries to six other passengers. I would like to express my sincerest condolences to the families affected by this incident.</p><p> </p><p>The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is currently investigating the circumstances that led to the derailment. The RAIB’s safety investigation will be undertaken in parallel with the industry’s own investigation and with the investigation instructed by the Lord Advocate, which will be carried out by Police Scotland, the British Transport Police and the Office of Rail and Road.</p><p> </p><p>The RAIB will be working to identify the immediate and underlying causes of the incident as part of its ongoing safety investigation, and will be developing recommendations for the industry on how to reduce the risk of landslips and earthwork failures in the future, so that we can prevent harm coming to rail passengers and rail employees alike.</p><p> </p><p>In conjunction with this investigation, the Secretary of State has commissioned Network Rail to carry out an immediate review into the resilience of assets on the national network. Network Rail’s report is expected to be published imminently.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 85105 question first answered 09/09/2020 16:45:28 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi