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1239524

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to introduce a national identity card.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	906896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce national identity cards.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/10/2020 14:41:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1239525

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the UK's trade negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	906897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly engages the devolved administrations on the negotiations and preparations for the end of the transition period. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster chaired a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) on 3 September, attended by devolved administration Ministers, which included a discussion on readiness. I also chaired one of my regular meetings on readiness with devolved administration Ministers on 1 October. The Government remains committed to continuing this engagement.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 906906 question first answered 01/10/2020 17:06:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1239636

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure that SMEs are awarded public procurement contracts.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
uin	906901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government introduced a number of measures to address the barriers that SMEs face in the procurement process. Last financial year, we spent almost £2bn more than the previous year with SMEs.</p><p>Leaving the EU is an opportunity to further reform our procurement rules. We will cut red tape, drive innovation and make it easier for small businesses to win public sector business, delivering better value for taxpayers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 01/10/2020 14:52:17 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1239637

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on preparations required for the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	906906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly engages the devolved administrations on the negotiations and preparations for the end of the transition period. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster chaired a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) on 3 September, attended by devolved administration Ministers, which included a discussion on readiness. I also chaired one of my regular meetings on readiness with devolved administration Ministers on 1 October. The Government remains committed to continuing this engagement.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 906897 question first answered 01/10/2020 17:06:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1239033

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Buses: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on increasing support for the hydrogen-powered bus sector in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	906640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Northern Ireland has proven expertise with hydrogen-electric power in the bus sector and we have seen the introduction of the world’s first hydrogen-electric double-decker bus by Wrightbus this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland visited Wrightbus in August and recently discussed the opportunities for Northern Ireland with the Transport Secretary. I and my officials are engaging with DfT and BEIS on the UK bus and hydrogen strategies and aim to capitalise on our joint ambitions for these areas. It was good to see Wrightbus recently securing orders for hydrogen-electric buses through its H2Bus consortium and we look forward to forthcoming announcements on the UK’s Hydrogen and National Bus Strategies.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/10/2020 13:02:54 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 50976 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1238659

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the suspension of driving tests during the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans they have to extend the validity period of driving test theory certificates.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL8583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The two-year validity period of the theory test certificate is set in legislation and the Government has taken the decision not to lay further legislation to extend it. The primary reason is that the two-year validity is in place to ensure that a candidate’s theoretical knowledge remains current. Extending the validity would provide less reassurance that this is the case, particularly over a period when a candidate was also unlikely to be having driving lessons. It is important that road safety knowledge and hazard perception skills are up to date as learners prepare to take their practical test.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 01/10/2020 12:41:32 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1238662

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for people who pass the recruitment process for the British Armed Forces before they receive a job offer.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL8586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Each Service collates this information in different ways and so the figures are not comparable.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Naval Service (Royal Navy and Royal Marines)</strong></p><p>During Recruiting Year (RY) 2019-20, the average (mean) time between a recruiter bidding for a candidate to get an entry date and the allocation of an entry date was 22 days as a total average for Officers and Ratings/Other Ranks.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p>The average (median) time between the successful completion of an assessment centre and being allocated a training start date during the 2019-20 RY, (1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020) for Other Ranks was 51 days. This is not collated for Officers.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p><p>During Financial Year 2019-20, the average (median) wait time for Officer and Other Ranks candidates who completed the RAF recruiting process to receive a job offer was between two and three working days.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 01/10/2020 15:08:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1238185

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's defence engagement programme with Sri Lanka in light of reported human rights abuses in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	96093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Our Defence Engagement programme with Sri Lanka is to encourage the development of a modern, accountable and human rights compliant military. Promoting adherence to international humanitarian law and human rights compliance is integral to our engagement. We constantly review our relationship with the Government of Sri Lanka and continuously monitor the context and viability of the approach, to ensure that UK assistance and engagement is in line with our values and is consistent with our domestic and international human rights obligations.</p><p>The UK Government will continue to work with international partners and press for truth, reconciliation, accountability and justice following the conflict in Sri Lanka, to ensure all communities can live peacefully.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/10/2020 07:32:58 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1238186

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of withdrawing the UK's resident Defence Advisor from Sri Lanka in response to reported human rights abuses in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	96094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>As we seek to influence change, the UK's resident Defence Advisor's engagement with the Government of Sri Lanka forms an important contribution to our efforts to hasten the development of a modern, accountable and human rights compliant military. We carefully consider our engagement with individuals accused of human rights violations against the operational urgency and essential nature of the discussion. Recent engagement with key Sri Lankan officials has been to discuss urgent Covid-19 operational issues, including the safe return of British nationals to the UK and the welfare safeguarding of the remaining British nationals in Sri Lanka.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/10/2020 07:33:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1238188

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
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	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many leaseholder feedback forms have been received by his Department in each month since the form's introduction.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	96096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Government published the leaseholder feedback form on 1 June 2020. We are continuing to verify the data collected, including examining any duplication, and will use it to inform our engagement with building owners.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 01/10/2020 16:07:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire