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1581246

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Camping Sites: National Parks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to legislate to establish locations within national parks where wild camping is permitted.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	133630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce such legislation.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 02/02/2023 16:14:22 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1581247

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to appoint an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	133631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The role of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) as set out in the 2015 Modern Slavery Act is to encourage good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of slavery and human trafficking offences and the identification of victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary recognises the importance of the role of Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and has committed to running a new open competition to recruit for this role. This process will begin shortly. <br></p><p>The competition will be conducted as quickly as possible, whilst ensuring we take the necessary steps to recruit the best person for the role.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/02/2023 16:55:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1581263

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on introducing additional legislative proposals to prevent the misuse of Nitrous Oxide.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	133632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>Nitrous oxide is one of the most commonly-used drugs among 16-24-year-olds in England and the Government is concerned about the harms of nitrous oxide to those, often young people, who misuse this drug. That is why we are actively considering a ban on the sale and use of this harmful drug.</p><p>It is already an offence under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 to import, export, produce, supply, offer to supply, or possess with intent to supply, nitrous oxide. For the offence to be made out, the defendant must intend to consume the substance, or know or be reckless as to whether it will be consumed by another person, for its psychoactive effect. These offences carry a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment, or a fine, or both. It is also an offence to possess nitrous oxide in a custodial institution, for which the maximum sentence is two years’ imprisonment, or a fine, or both. Medicinal products are exempted from these controls.</p><p>In September 2021 the former Home Secretary requested the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) conduct an updated harms assessment of Nitrous Oxide and consider whether it should be considered for control under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.</p><p>We are asking the ACMD to hasten their delivery of this report, which we will carefully consider before reaching any decision.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 03/02/2023 12:40:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1580818

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Wheat
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 volume of wheat was harvested in England in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	132373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Statistical estimates of the volumes of wheat harvested in England in each of the last ten years are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Wheat harvested in England (tonnes)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>11,111,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>15,389,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>15,184,643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>13,240,514</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>13,722,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>12,673,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>15,036,897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>8,672,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p>12,863,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022<sup>(a)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>14,267,077</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data notes:</p><p> </p><p>(a) In all years’ production is typically standardised to 14.5% moisture content for cereals apart from 2022. In 2022 the hot and dry season resulted in lower moisture content therefore, only production with moisture content above 14.5% have been adjusted.</p><p> </p><p>Results are based on final results from the Cereal and Oilseed Rape Production Survey, a representative sample of cereal and oilseed rape growers across English regions and farm sizes.</p><p> </p><p>All results from the Cereal and Oilseed Rape Production Survey can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/crops" target="_blank">Crop statistics (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 31/01/2023 12:24:57 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1580827

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Water: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the Water Management grant have been made since that scheme launched in November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	132378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Online Applications (Stage 1):</p><p> </p><p>The Water Management Scheme was open to Online Applications between 14/11/2021 to 12/01/2022.</p><p>During the application window 249 Online Applications (OA) were received.</p><p> </p><p>Full Applications (Stage 2):</p><p> </p><p>Projects successful at Online Application stage were invited to Full Application stage.</p><p>The deadline for Full Applications under the FTF Water Management scheme was on 30/11/2022. We received 106 Full Applications.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 31/01/2023 12:02:26 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1580845

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Water: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the regional locations of applications for the Water Management grant which have been approved since that scheme launched in November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	132382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The deadline for Full applications under the FTF Water Management scheme was on 30/11/2022. Most of these projects are currently in the appraisal stages. We have approved 9 projects to date, 3 are in the contracting stage and 6 have been contracted. Table 3 below shows approved projects by region.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table 3: Approved Applications by Region</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Approved Projects</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 31/01/2023 12:09:01 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1580876

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Water: Conservation
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 is the average amount awarded per application to the Water Management Grant launched in November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	132387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>To date we have contracted with 6 projects under the FTF Water Management scheme with a combined grant award of £1m. The average amount awarded per project being £170k.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 31/01/2023 12:17:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1580109

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Sewage: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to abolish temporary deemed consent permits which allow raw and untreated sewage to be discharged into waterways by water companies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	131178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Less than 0.5% of water discharge permits are Temporary Deemed Consents. These are low risk discharges and are already scheduled for update as part of ongoing permitting programmes.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/02/2023 14:53:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1580123

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the plan for adult social care system reform.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	131180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>In spring 2023, the Government will publish a plan for adult social care system reform. The plan will build on the progress made so far to implement the 10-year vision set out in the People at the Heart of Care white paper, which was published in December 2021. This will improve access and quality of care, while also building long-term resilience in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/01/2023 14:44:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1580297

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on the establishment of a funding facility to address climate-induced Loss and Damage as agreed at COP27.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	131205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>At COP27, the UK and all parties agreed to establish new funding arrangements to assist developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and also decided to establish a fund for responding to loss and damage. It was agreed to establish a Transitional Committee under the UNFCCC to operationalise the new arrangements and fund, including to develop recommendations for COP28.</p><p>Since the decision, the UK has actively engaged with the establishment of the Transitional Committee, including by bidding for membership of the Committee. We are committed to making a positive contribution to the aims and objectives of the Committee.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/02/2023 16:38:35 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord