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1257913

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of England’s roads.
tabling member constituency	Stourbridge
tabling member printed	Suzanne Webb
uin	909731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing over £2.7 billion for the maintenance of England’s local highway network, outside of London, over 2020/21 and 2021/22, and £4.1 billion for capital renewals on the strategic road network in England over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/12/2020 12:54:10 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4802 label Biography information for Suzanne Webb

1257914

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of England’s roads.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	909734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing over £2.7 billion for the maintenance of England’s local highway network, outside of London, over 2020/21 and 2021/22, and £4.1 billion for capital renewals on the strategic road network in England over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/12/2020 12:49:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1257915

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made in trialling e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
tabling member printed	Rob Butler
uin	909733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>E-scooter trials are progressing well. Legal changes were made in June, twenty trials are now live and supporting the green recovery across the country.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 03/12/2020 13:03:43 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4745 label Biography information for Rob Butler

1257916

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring long-distance road transport companies using heavy vehicles to contribute towards the maintenance of rural roads.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	909744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Levy, paid by vehicles weighing over 12 tonnes for the use of any UK road since 2014, raised £204.4 million in 2019/20. The Levy is suspended for 12 months to 1 August 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/12/2020 12:59:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1256551

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to deliver of covid- secure teaching without the use of (a) facemasks and (b) social distancing at special educational needs and disability schools during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	122675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The guidance entitled ‘full opening: special schools and other specialist settings’ includes details on how settings should put in place proportionate ‘System of Control’ measures to minimise the risk of transmission, including advice on the use of face masks and managing social distancing. This guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-full-opening-special-schools-and-other-specialist-settings/guidance-for-full-opening-special-schools-and-other-specialist-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-full-opening-special-schools-and-other-specialist-settings/guidance-for-full-opening-special-schools-and-other-specialist-settings</a>. Relevant for all specialist settings, this guidance is informed by advice from Public Health England and is updated, as necessary, to reflect current advice. Based on current evidence and the measures that settings have already put in place, such as the system of controls and consistent bubbles, face coverings will not be necessary in the classroom even where full social distancing is not possible. Face coverings could have a negative impact on teaching and their use in the classroom should currently be avoided.</p><p>Mainstream and special schools that teach children in years 7 and above, and which are under tier 1 local restrictions, may decide to recommend the wearing of face coverings for pupils and adults in indoor communal areas where social distancing is difficult to maintain. When an area moves to tier 2 or 3 local restrictions, face coverings should be worn by adults and pupils in year 7 and above in communal areas, and when moving around the premises outside of classrooms. This does not apply to those of any age who are exempt, such as those who cannot put on, wear or remove a face covering because of a physical impairment or disability, illness or mental health difficulties.</p><p>Primary school head teachers have the discretion to require adults to wear face coverings in indoor situations where social distancing is difficult to maintain. Primary-aged school children do not need to wear a face covering.</p><p>We recognise that maintaining distance or forming bubbles could be particularly difficult in special schools, particularly given the need for staff to administer care and provide therapies to children and young people. However, the average number of pupils or students attending a special school is much lower than the average number in a mainstream school, and this, in itself, will help to limit the number of contacts for any individual.</p><p>Our guidance, entitled ’Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care settings, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)’ provides further support on preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the COVID-19 outbreak. This guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-working-in-education-childcare-and-childrens-social-care/safe-working-in-education-childcare-and-childrens-social-care-settings-including-the-use-of-personal-protective-equipment-ppe#what-care-should-be-taken-in-residential-settings-including-residential-schools-residential-special-schools-and-childrens-care-homes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safe-working-in-education-childcare-and-childrens-social-care/safe-working-in-education-childcare-and-childrens-social-care-settings-including-the-use-of-personal-protective-equipment-ppe#what-care-should-be-taken-in-residential-settings-including-residential-schools-residential-special-schools-and-childrens-care-homes</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 03/12/2020 11:46:15 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1256554

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2020 to Question 117952 on Parliamentary Estate: Carbon Emissions, what information the Commission holds on the estimated average amount and proportion of emissions from the Estate that are from (a) food and (b) food waste.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	122612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>(a) The House does not currently hold information on carbon emissions associated with its food and beverage procurement. We are developing a method to measure and manage carbon emissions from all our Scope 3 supply chain activities, including those from our food suppliers.</p><p>(b) The amount of food waste collected from the Parliamentary Estate is not broken down between the two Houses, so it is not possible to provide a carbon emission figure for food waste from Commons outlets only. However, in the 12 months to the end of October 2020, the House authorities have calculated a total of the equivalent of 1.8 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from the process for anaerobic digestion of the food waste from the Estate. This figure has been calculated using UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. This compares with 11,985 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent as part of Scope 1 and 2 emissions from the Estate in the same 12-month period.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 03/12/2020 16:23:52 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1256556

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Night Shelters: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to question 118518 on night shelters: coronavirus, what evidential basis Public Health England provided to him to during the production of the operating principles for night shelters on the decision to allow communal night shelters to open as a last resort.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	122766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my previous answer to question 105417 on 5 November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/12/2020 17:57:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1256558

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Evictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the updated guidance, Understanding the possession action process: A guide for private landlords in England and Wales, published on 27 November 2020, what plans he has to continue to ensure that bailiffs do not enforce evictions in areas under tier 2 and tier 3 restrictions after 11 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	122768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>During this unprecedented time, the Government has taken steps to ensure housing possession enforcement activity is conducted safely and in accordance with the public health measures in place, to reduce the spread of Covid-19. On 16 November, the Government laid the Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction and Taking Control of Goods) (England) Regulations 2020. These regulations prevent enforcement agents from enforcing residential evictions, other than in limited circumstances, until 11 January 2021. Given that a minimum of 14 days' notice is required, no evictions are expected to be enforced until 25 January 2021 at the earliest. We continue to keep the position regarding enforcement of evictions following 11 January under review.</p><p>We also legislated in August to increase notice periods to 6 months in all but the most serious circumstances so that most tenants served notice now, would not be asked to leave their home until at least June 2021. This applies across all local tiers.</p><p>These new measures provide a balanced approach to protecting public health and supporting the most vulnerable renters whilst ensuring landlords can access and exercise their right to justice.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/12/2020 15:11:48 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1256559

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the change in the number of (a) British children and (b) Albanian adults being referred to the National Referral Mechanism in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	122709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted. The number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals has increased every year since the NRM was introduced in 2009.</p><p>The increase in referrals is likely to be indicative of greater awareness of the NRM and improved law enforcement activity, as well as an increase in the recorded NRM referrals related to young people involved in county lines activity. The Home Office have published statistics on the nationality of NRM referrals for adults and children on a quarterly basis from Quarter 2 2019. Prior to this the NCA published this data. On 19 October we published the 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery which sets out an assessment of trends in modern slavery in the UK.</p><p>Home Office statistics can be found: here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>Statistic published by the NCA can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHarriette.Smith15%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C90670f082f244219a6ef08d895e10785%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637424141014553106%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0KII6triWN8NYISxDWjt2%2FR6mtdvH67m89lsr2z5ZYQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications</a></p><p>Modern Slavery Annual report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/12/2020 17:10:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1256568

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the recent reduction of Private Residence Relief to take into account (a) regional variations in the length of time it can take to sell a residence and (b) the complexity of divorce and separation in respect of selling a residence.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	122769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Within the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) system, private residence relief (PRR) exempts from CGT the gain a person may make when they sell a residential property that they have lived in as their main home.</p><p> </p><p>In April, changes were made to reduce the final period exemption, in which a previous main residence always qualifies for CGT PRR, from 18 months to 9 months. The final period exemption is an ancillary relief intended to allow individuals who own another residence time to sell their property after they are no longer using their old main residence. This change was to target the relief better at owner occupiers and reduce the instances where people can accrue relief on two properties simultaneously.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change the length of the CGT Private Residence Relief (PRR) final period exemption.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/12/2020 14:49:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson