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1723242

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Local Government: Remote Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to permit virtual meetings of (a) local authorities, (b) parish councils and (c) other public bodies on a permanent basis.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	1562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>Government wants to ensure that local government is modern, efficient, flexible and diverse, and we are keen to break down barriers that prevent people from seeking to serve their communities. Allowing hybrid meetings could be a helpful step in doing that and we are keen to work with the sector to have an evidence based discussion about its merits.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 01/08/2024 15:21:52 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722812

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Nature conservation: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled Local Sites: Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management, published by the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister in 2006, whether local wildlife trusts require landowner permission to designate an area as a local wildlife site.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	1366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>Local Wildlife Sites are designated by local authorities for their significant nature or geological conservation value and should be identified, mapped and safeguarded through Local Plans.</p><p> </p><p>Local Wildlife Sites Partnerships, set up by the local authorities for their areas, have responsibility for selecting the sites. The Partnerships are often hosted by or include the Local Wildlife Trust and may include landowners. The decision for selection (or deselection) of sites, informed by local criteria and surveys, rests with the relevant Partnership. Each Partnership determines the approach to site selection for their area. Although they do not require landowners’ consent prior to designation, they will require approval to undertake necessary surveys on the land and should engage with relevant landowners before selecting sites.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 31/07/2024 15:13:46 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722524

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers before October 2027.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	1035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Yes. This Government is committed to creating a roadmap to a zero-waste economy – a future where we keep our resources in use for longer; waste is reduced; we accelerate the path to net zero, we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs; our economy prospers; and nature thrives.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing the suite of packaging reforms and are going to work with our devolved government counterparts, industry and other stakeholders to determine the next steps for the Deposit Return Scheme. I would be happy to update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 29/07/2024 16:56:35 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722525

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
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	Coronavirus: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reinstate the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit to provide access to antiviral drugs for people with covid-19 infections who are clinically vulnerable.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	1036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for arranging access to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) recommended treatments, therefore it is not driven by the Department. It is up to ICBs to determine the best model of access for their eligible population.</p><p>Antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are now routinely available for National Health Service patients at highest risk of serious illness from COVID-19, in line with the approach to the rollout set out in the NICE’s guidance published last year.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 25/07/2024 16:19:38 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722278

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Solar Power: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps enable households with solar panels and battery storage to receive the rate of wholesale electricity as payment for excess electricity exported to the grid for the next three years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Both rooftop solar and battery storage will play a crucial role in the Government’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, by saving families money on their bills and giving us energy security.</p><p> </p><p>Over 1.2 million homes now have solar PV installed, and the Government believes rooftop solar on new homes and buildings will, where appropriate, play an important role in the drive for solar, delivering cleaner energy and lower bills to millions of households and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 29/07/2024 11:28:54 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722279

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Solar Power: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of non-residential building roof space that is (a) available and (b) suitable for the installation of solar panels.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government does not take a prescriptive approach to the amount of rooftop solar deployment required, nor to the mix between installation on domestic and non-domestic properties. Therefore, no such estimate has been made. However, the Government is clear that rooftop solar will play an important role in achieving its ambition of tripling existing solar capacity by 2030. Further details will be included in the upcoming publication of the Solar Roadmap.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 29/07/2024 14:14:09 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722280

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
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	Buildings: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date she intends to make it a requirement that all new homes and buildings should have solar panels as default except in defined cases; and by what date she will issue guidance as to those defined cases.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>As set out in our manifesto, the Government will take steps to ensure we are building more high-quality, well-designed and sustainable homes. We will publish our response to the Future Homes and Buildings Standards 2023 consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 29/07/2024 14:10:53 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722295

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of legally recognising humanist marriages.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that weddings are an important issue for humanists and that the Law Commission has made recommendations for wholesale change of weddings law in July 2022. We will take the time as a new Government to properly consider this issue. We will set out our next steps on our manifesto commitment to strengthen rights and protections for women in cohabitating couples in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones grouped question UIN 833 question first answered 29/07/2024 14:36:21 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722296

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of accepting the recommendations of the report by the Law Commission on wedding law entitled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published on 19 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that weddings are an important issue for humanists and that the Law Commission has made recommendations for wholesale change of weddings law in July 2022. We will take the time as a new Government to properly consider this issue. We will set out our next steps on our manifesto commitment to strengthen rights and protections for women in cohabitating couples in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones grouped question UIN 832 question first answered 29/07/2024 14:36:21 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1722074

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a dedicated Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation section in the UK Strategy for Rare Diseases.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the potential merits of including a dedicated section on congenital disorders of glycosylation in the UK Rare Diseases Framework. The framework was published in 2021, and provides a national vision for how to improve the lives of those living with rare diseases by addressing shared challenges, and does not focus on specific rare conditions.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 25/07/2024 16:24:34 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper