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1678375

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Rotherham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decline of free to use ATMs in Rotherham on residents.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	7199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government legislated through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 to establish a new legislative framework to protect access to cash. This establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash and provides it with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities. Importantly, in relation to personal current accounts the FCA is required to seek to ensure reasonable provision of free cash access services.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is currently holding a consultation on its proposed regulatory approach ahead of this coming into effect by Q3 2024: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/consultation-papers/cp23-29-access-cash" target="_blank">FCA Access to Cash Consultation</a></p><p> </p><p>LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. LINK has committed to protect free-to-use ATMs more than one kilometre away from the next nearest free ATM or Post Office, and free access to cash on high streets (where there is a cluster of five or more retailers) that do not have a free-to-use ATM or a Post Office counter within one kilometre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 20/12/2023 17:17:32 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1677921

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
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	Afghanistan: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to paragraph 199 of the Guide to Parliamentary Work, published by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, if he will he make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department’s performance against that paragraph in his Answer of 21 November 2023 to Question 1578 on Afghanistan; and if he will take steps to improve the adherence of his Department to the principles set out in that Guide.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	6809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO holds data on how much aid we have provided for Afghanistan and our commitment to ensure that at least 50 per cent of those reached with our aid are women and girls. The FCDO does not hold the breakdown of how much UK aid has been allocated specifically to women-led organisations based in Afghanistan. We have not withheld information on funding allocations. The department is confident that the answer provided to PQ 1578 adequately meets the guidelines laid down by the Leader of the Commons in the Guide to Parliamentary Work.</p><p>The FCDO attaches great importance to the effective handling of Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs) and recognises the importance of Parliamentary scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/12/2023 10:25:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1675892

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his proposal to increase the income thresholds for spousal visas would apply to renewals of existing visas.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	5540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the minimum income requirement in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5544 question first answered 12/12/2023 17:06:32 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1674150

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of repeat prescriptions are unused.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	4437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>As identified in the National Overprescribing Review, published in September 2021, addressing overprescribing is a key area of opportunity for delivering greater value for money in medicines in the National Health Service, and it forms part of NHS England’s ongoing Medicines Value programme priorities. Evidence is limited but the review estimated that at least 10% of the total number of prescription items in primary care need not have been issued.</p><p>The review report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-overprescribing-review-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-overprescribing-review-report</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 16:34:20 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1673576

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tents prisons have provided to people leaving prison in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 to date.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	4181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>There is no official policy to issue tents as part of releasing people from prison, therefore the Ministry of Justice does not collect data on the number of tents issued. As such no information can be provided.</p><p>Our Prisons Strategy White Paper set out our plans to reduce reoffending, including improving prison leavers’ access to accommodation. This includes delivering our transitional accommodation service, known as Community Accommodation Service – Tier 3 (CAS-3), which provides up to 84 nights of basic temporary accommodation for prison leavers who would otherwise be homeless.</p><p>CAS-3 launched in five initial probation regions in July 2021. The service was expanded to Wales in June 2022, with expansion to the remaining six probation regions in England by the end of the year, to support the thousands of offenders who leave prison homeless.</p><p>Between 01 July 2021 and 31 March 2023 5,796 individuals, who would have otherwise been homeless, were accepted on to CAS-3.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/12/2023 13:23:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1673586

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Space: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions the Government has had with the UN on international space conventions.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	4182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to the advancement of the peaceful use and exploration of outer space. The UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) is the primary multilateral forum which sets the future of global space law and guidelines for the benefit of all humanity: for peace, security and development. The UK attends COPUOS and its subcommittees, playing a significant role to shape law and guidelines that are fit for the future, strengthening relationships with Member Nations and showcasing UK thought leadership in space sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>We also work closely with the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs and fund projects to support the peaceful uses of space, including the implementation of the Long-term Sustainability (LTS) Guidelines: publishing them in all six official UN languages and capacity building tools for emerging space nations. We and our experts in the UK Space Agency continue to work in these forums to improve the LTS guidelines and add to the range of guidance available.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plays a leading role within the UN and with international partners to promote responsible space behaviours. In December 2021 the UN General Assembly adopted a UK-sponsored resolution, which established a new UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours. In October 2023, the UK General Assembly agreed to set up a further OEWG to build on the discussions of the first.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 06/12/2023 11:27:00 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1673694

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dual Carriageways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sections of dual carriageway are subject to reduced speed limits due to the condition of central reservation safety barriers as of 28 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	4183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no speed restrictions in place on any stretch of dual carriageway on the Strategic Road Network due to the condition of the central reservation safety barriers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/12/2023 16:12:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1673287

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of dog legislation officer capacity to implement the ban on American Bully XL type dogs.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	3839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>We will be supporting the police to deliver additional training to Dog Legislation Officers to make sure the ban is effectively enforced. We are liaising with the Home Office about any additional resourcing needs that may be required once the ban is in force.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 3840 3957 question first answered 05/12/2023 13:47:48 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1673288

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs: Regulation
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 his planned timetable is for dog legislation officers to be trained to enforce the ban on American Bully XL type dogs.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	3840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>We will be supporting the police to deliver additional training to Dog Legislation Officers to make sure the ban is effectively enforced. We are liaising with the Home Office about any additional resourcing needs that may be required once the ban is in force.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 3839 3957 question first answered 05/12/2023 13:47:48 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1673289

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Furs: Imports
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 discussions he has had with his Scottish and Welsh counterparts on banning the import and sale of fur since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	3841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Defra has regular discussions with the Devolved Administrations about a range of animal welfare topics. This includes our work to build the evidence base on the fur sector.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 04/12/2023 17:15:29 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion