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1156218

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Opinion: Parents and Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has for the future funding of independent legal advice for (a) parents and (b) kinship carers involved in the child welfare and family justice system after April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	5045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>In the Legal Support Action plan published in February 2019 the Government committed to increase the scope for legal aid in family law cases to cover all Special Guardianship Orders in private family law cases; and removing the means test for those with parental responsibility to oppose placement or adoption orders in family law proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>To support those with family law problems who are not in scope for Legal Aid the government is doubling the funding for the Litigants in Person Support Strategy to £3m for the next two years, to ensure those representing themselves in court understand the process and are better supported through it.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/10/2019 17:41:59 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1143319

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish a report to Parliament on the Government's objectives for walking and cycling as set out in the statutory 2017 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	284549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) plans to publish the road safety statistics for England in September. As it would be useful to include this data in its progress report, and given the prorogation of Parliament, DfT is planning to publish the progress report over the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/09/2019 12:49:25 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1143930

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Natural Gas: Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, by how much her Department plans to increase the proportion of green gas in the gas network; and if she will bring forward proposals to amend Section 3 of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 to prepare for the increased use of green gas in the grid.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	284937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>In this year’s Spring Statement, the Government stated our commitment to accelerating the decarbonisation of our gas supplies by increasing the proportion of green gas in the grid and to consult on the appropriate mechanism to deliver this commitment later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Gas Safety (Management) Regulations are the responsibility of the Health and Safety Executive. Officials continue to engage with the HSE to support their ongoing assessment of proposals to amend Section 3 of the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/09/2019 13:39:21 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1123424

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
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	Food
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 steps his Department is taking to encourage the development of local food plans.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	248052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the full spectrum of food and drink businesses across the country to promote growth, jobs, productivity and exports. We engage with businesses both directly and through trade associations, Local Enterprise Partnerships, regional food groups and other business groups. We support them in their efforts to address economic challenges and mitigate regulatory and compliance issues, and prepare successfully for EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/05/2019 09:10:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1121778

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the safety of train passengers when train guards are removed.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	245851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Whilst decisions on staffing are for individual operators, the Government has been clear that it wants to see more staff on our railway, not fewer, and it is not aware of any plans by franchised operators to remove guards from train services.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to the mode of train operation and guards, the ORR, the independent rail regulator, and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) have found that Driver Controlled Operation (DCO), where the train driver has responsibility for opening and closing the doors and dispatching the train from a station but a guard / second crew member continues to be rostered on the train, is safe.</p><p> </p><p>An RSSB report also concluded that the introduction of DCO according to the standard safety management requirements that all rail companies routinely meet does not increase any other passenger safety risks and furthermore that cancelling a DCO train in the absence of its guard / second crew member is more risky than running it with only its driver.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2019 13:16:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1121779

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of staffing reductions on levels of reported crime on trains.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	245852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department works with the British Transport Police (BTP) to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour on the railways in Great Britain. Under their franchise agreements, Train Operating Companies are required to work with the BTP to manage and reduce railway crime. British Transport Police officer numbers have remained relatively stable on the network over the last five years and are currently (2017/18) nearly 3,100 by comparison to just over 2,900 in 2009/10.</p><p>With growing passenger numbers, the Department has been clear that it wants to see more train operating company customer-facing staff on the railways, not fewer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The BTP keeps records of crime reported on the railways. Crime figures should be considered in the context of rising passenger numbers, with crimes per million passenger journeys remaining relatively low and having decreased overall between 2014 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to factors influencing the levels of report crime on trains, the BTP has run a number of successful initiatives in recent years to encourage more reporting of crimes, which is likely to be a factor in the numbers of crimes reported. For example, BTP has a popular dedicated crime reporting text service - ‘61016’ – which allows people to report offences to the police easily and discreetly.</p><p> </p><p>The levels of crime that are seen on the railway broadly mirror those seen across society as a whole, as recorded by the territorial police forces.</p><p> </p><p>A recent report by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) concluded that driver controlled train operation by comparison with conductor operation does not increase passenger safety risks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2019 13:31:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1122021

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue the removal of the spare room subsidy has generated for the public purse since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	245853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) policy has not generated revenue for the public purse. However, this policy has saved over £1.7bn since its introduction in April 2013. A breakdown by financial year is provided in the table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Total Estimated Housing Benefit RSRS Deductions, 2013/14 to 2017/18 (£m pa)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Deductions figures do not take into account any additional savings due to behavioural change before/after the policy has been introduced, for example moving to a smaller property to avoid a deduction.</p><p>Figures do not include claimants on Universal Credit (UC) with a removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) deduction, as these data are not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/04/2019 10:25:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1109770

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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	Seas and Oceans: Wind Power
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of consented offshore wind on seabirds, marine mammals and other coastal wildlife.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	241059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Consent is required from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to construct, extend or operate any offshore generating stations with a generating capacity of between 1 and 100 megawatts (MW). Stations which would generate more than 100MW are classed as <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/marine-licensing-nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects" target="_blank">nationally significant infrastructure projects</a> and require a development consent order granted by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Some electricity generating works may be subject to regulation under the <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1927/contents/made" target="_blank">Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (as amended)</a> and require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be submitted to the MMO alongside the main application. EIAs are required to include a description of the likely significant effects of the development on the environment, including any effects on seabirds, marine mammals and other coastal wildlife.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, offshore wind farms are required to have pre and post consent monitoring plans which are managed by the MMO. For example, a Marine Mammal Mitigation Plan (MMMP) lists the appropriate mitigation measures that should be utilised during offshore activities that are likely to produce underwater noise and vibration levels capable of potentially causing injury and disturbance to marine mammals.</p><p> </p><p>Any environmental assessment, including EIAs and MMMPs, submitted as part of any application are available online via the <a href="https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/register-of-applications/" target="_blank">Planning Inspectorate’s national register of applications</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-marine-licence-register" target="_blank">MMO’s public register</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 09/04/2019 14:38:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1091213

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Hydrogen: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the H21 North of England report by H21 et al. published in November 2018, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposals in that report to convert the gas networks across the North of England to hydrogen.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	234196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>I welcome the contribution this study makes to the evidence base on the potential approaches to decarbonising how we heat our homes, businesses and industry. There is no clear consensus on how best to decarbonise heat at scale. Using the gas grid to transport hydrogen is one of several potential approaches, which include heat networks, heat pumps and biogas. The government's review of the evidence base on approaches to decarbonising heat is set out in our report ‘Clean Growth: Transforming Heating’.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/03/2019 07:23:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1091222

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of (a) the trials led by HyDeploy to convert the UK’s domestic gas grid to hydrogen and (b) how those trials can be used to support the development and implementation of the use of hydrogen in transport.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	234202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>HyDeploy is funded under Ofgem’s Gas Network Innovation Competition and is being delivered by the HyDeploy consortium, led by Cadent and Northern Gas Networks. Officials are following the progress of the project closely and will review the project when it finishes in 2020. More broadly, the Government is exploring hydrogen’s potential to deliver against its clean growth goals across the energy system and the wider economy. Specifically, in the case of transport, the approach has been to support the market in its early stages, by funding the deployment of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles with the appropriate hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/03/2019 12:23:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley