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1185871

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date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Licensed Premises: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether the Government has plans to ban the opening of (a) pubs, (b) clubs and (c) small music venues.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Last week, the Government ordered certain businesses including pubs, clubs and music venues to close. This was followed on Monday by the Prime Minister’s announcement that all non-essential premises must close and that people are required to stay at home, except for the very limited purposes that have been set out. These measures will reduce our day to day contact with other people and are a vital part of our efforts to reduce the rate of transmission of coronavirus. Every citizen is instructed to comply with these new measures and the Government will be ensuring the police and other relevant authorities have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings where people do not comply.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The new measures will initially last for the three weeks from 23 March, at which point the Government will look at them again and relax them if the evidence shows this is possible.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/03/2020 14:24:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185181

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Zero Hours Contracts: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure zero-hours contract workers who contract covid-19 are not penalised through disciplinary measures by their employers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	29974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has outlined an unprecedented package of measures to protect millions of people’s jobs and incomes as part of the national effort in response to Coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>We urge employers to be understanding when individuals are unable to work as a result of following Government advice on Coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>Many people on zero-hours contracts will be entitled to statutory sick pay, although some individuals will not meet the qualifying criteria. Those who are ineligible to receive statutory sick pay are able to claim Universal Credit and/or Employment and Support Allowance, where they qualify.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, UK employers with a PAYE scheme will be able to access support, so they can continue paying part of their employees’ salary where they might otherwise have been laid off. This applies to furloughed workers that have been asked to stop working, yet are being kept on the payroll. HMRC will reimburse 80% of their wages, up to £2,500 per month, to safeguard workers from being made redundant. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will cover the cost of wages backdated to 1 March and is initially open for 3 months, but will be extended if necessary. This scheme aims to support all those employed through the PAYE system regardless of their employment contract, including those on zero-hour contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses and employees can get further advice on individual employment issues at the Acas website.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/03/2020 17:54:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185315

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make and estimate of the number of qualified Armed Forces drivers based (a) in the UK and (b) overseas his Department could make available to support logistics during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Defence has drivers qualified to drive a range of vehicles including cars, tracked vehicles, minibuses and fuel tankers. Defence drivers with appropriate skillsets who may be able to provide additional support to ensure continuity of logistical operations across the UK have been identified. We continue to work with colleagues cross Government and with industry to better understand how Defence assets might be best able to assist in the COVID-19 response, if required.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/03/2020 17:35:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185316

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	Public Health: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide accessible information on covid-19 to sign language users within the deaf community.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>Information published on GOV.UK is available in accessible formats including British Sign Language.</p><p> </p><p>Media announcements are being broadcast with British Sign Language interpreters.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/03/2020 15:42:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 13582 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185317

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether additional funding will be made available to the voluntary and community sector to help them support communities more effectively during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Last week the Minister for Civil Society held a roundtable discussion with over 45 charities to understand their concerns about covid-19. We are working with colleagues across government to shape support available to mitigate risks in the coming weeks and months and deliver effectively for communities.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 27/03/2020 10:40:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185318

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
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	NHS: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS staff have adequate supplies of protective equipment.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>It is the Government’s priority that the National Health Service has appropriate equipment to respond to COVID-19, and the Department are working closely with NHS England and the devolved administrations to ensure this.</p><p>The United Kingdom maintains stockpiles of protective equipment for healthcare staff who may come into contact with patients with the virus.</p><p>These stocks are being monitored daily, with additional stocks being ordered where necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/03/2020 16:01:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 13584 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185339

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 22047 on Buses: Hydrogen, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's technology blind policy in relation to investment in hydrogen buses.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>On 10 February, the Prime Minister announced £5 billion of new funding to overhaul bus and cycle links, including at least 4,000 new zero emission buses, to support the Government in reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The National Bus Strategy, due to be published later this year, will include further details on these plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Transport Decarbonisation Plan, due to be published later this year, will also set out more information on the Department’s approach to decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Department’s various competitively-bid grant funding schemes for new clean buses over the past few years, under the Low Emission Bus Scheme where funding was awarded in 2015 and 2017, £3,814,000 was allocated to hydrogen buses and supporting infrastructure; under the Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, £4,360,435 was allocated in 2019 to hydrogen buses and supporting infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/03/2020 15:56:53 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185341

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2020 to Question 21389 on Universities: Industrial Disputes, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the provisions of the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 on industrial disputes in universities.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The 2010 Higher Amount Regulations prescribed the higher amounts of tuition fees for new students from 1 September 2012 up to and including the 2016/17 academic year. These regulations were superseded in the 2017/18 academic year.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the answer to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-02-26/21389/" target="_blank">21389</a>, Government has made no specific assessment of the potential effect of the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 on the current disputes. It would not be proportionate to do so at this time.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 24/03/2020 17:09:06 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185464

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his department is taking to (a) protect and (b) expand public service media in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting a modern public service broadcasting system that will meet the needs of UK audiences in the future and remain at the heart of our world class broadcasting sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Ofcom’s PSB Review will play an important role in strengthening our understanding of how public service broadcasting, and the regulatory framework which supports it, can adapt to ensure its continued resilience in the changing technological environment. The Government has asked Ofcom to be bold and ambitious in its thinking.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our public service broadcasting system, and the media more widely, is particularly vital during these challenging times. We welcome the media’s initiatives in ensuring audiences are informed and entertained, and we are working with the sector to ensure that audiences’ changing needs are met, including so that children have access to educational resources while schools are closed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 27/03/2020 10:40:46 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1185465

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cooperatives: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many co-operative businesses closed in Yorkshire and the Humber each year from 2010 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	30128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the registering authority for co-operative and community benefit societies under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (2014). The FCA does not classify registrations by region, and therefore, an accurate figure for the number of co-operative businesses that have closed in Yorkshire and the Humber cannot be given.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/03/2020 16:41:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel