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1652385

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date	12/07/2023
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	Health and Safety Executive: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the number of inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not measure its impact by counting the number of inspections. HSE uses a variety of methods to influence change and help people manage risks at work including providing advice, information and guidance, working with stakeholders, carrying out investigations and taking enforcement action to prevent harm and hold those who break the law to account</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s published business plan for 2023/2024 outlines the targeted interventions it plans to deliver in areas of greatest risk to assess dutyholder compliance with the law, this can be found <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/assets/docs/hse-business-plan.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a> In carrying out this work HSE is planning to deliver a minimum of 14,000 inspections.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 193799 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:08:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652386

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Profits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to tackle excess profits in the energy sector.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to respond the exceptional profits being made by the oil and gas sector driven by global circumstances. The EPL is a temporary 35 per cent surcharge on the exceptional profits being made by the sector and comes on top of the default 40 per cent headline tax rate applied to profits from UK oil and gas production, bringing the overall combined tax rate to 75 per cent. The EPL will end in 2028 if the Energy Security Investment Mechanism (ESIM) is not triggered.</p><p>Additionally, the Government introduced the Electricity Generator Levy (EGL), a temporary 45% tax on extraordinary returns made by some UK electricity generators from 1 January 2023. The levy will end in 2028. EGL is applied to extraordinary returns defined as selling electricity for a period at an average price of more than £75/MWh, which is approximately 1.5 times the average price of electricity over the last decade and well beyond pre-crisis expectations.</p><p>At its most recent forecast, the OBR forecasted that together, the EPL and EGL would raise approximately £40 billion while in force. This significant source of tax revenue has helped fund vital cost of living support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 193800 question first answered 17/07/2023 11:40:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652387

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to support unprofitable bus routes in hard-to-reach rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The Department provides around £200 million every year through the Bus Service Operators Grant to help bus operators run services that might otherwise be unprofitable and could lead to cancellation. In addition, £42 million every year goes directly to local authorities to subsidise bus services, including socially and economically necessary services, helping to ensure communities can stay connected and access vital local services.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 May, the Government announced a long-term approach to supporting bus services, backed by £300 million of funding from July 2023 to April 2025. £160 million will be provided to local transport authorities to protect and improve services and fares while £140 million will go directly to operators to help protect essential services across England. This funding will also help support longer routes, such as those in rural areas, where some services are less likely to be commercially sustainable without additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>We are also trialling 16 innovative demand responsive minibus services in 15 local authority areas, supported by the £20 million Rural Mobility Fund (RMF). The RMF provides us with an opportunity to better understand the challenges associated with introducing bookable bus services in rural and suburban settings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 17/07/2023 14:22:02 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652388

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay Settlements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department has in place for appointing personnel to Pay Review Bodies.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The pay review bodies are listed in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council. Appointments to these bodies are therefore regulated under the Order in Council and should be made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments published by the Cabinet Office. This has been the case under successive administrations.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 17/07/2023 16:48:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652390

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Contracts for Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to prevent public contracts being awarded to companies that blacklist workers.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 prohibit the compilation, usage, sale or supply of blacklists. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 contain exclusion grounds which allow contracting authorities to exclude suppliers from procurements where their tender does not comply with labour law or where the supplier is guilty of grave professional misconduct. A breach of the Blacklists Regulations on a particular tender would render the supplier liable to exclusion and a breach more widely may amount to grave professional misconduct.</p><p>In all cases, individual departments and other public sector bodies are responsible for their own decisions on these matters</p><p>The Procurement Bill introduced by the Government, currently in the final stages of debate in Parliament, builds on and clarifies the exclusions measures in the existing regime. This includes specific measures enabling the exclusion of suppliers for labour market misconduct and professional misconduct.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 193808 193823 question first answered 17/07/2023 16:42:36 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1651628

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the grants awarded under the Reducing Veterans Homelessness programme in 2023-24, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated to the Launchpad Organisation will be spent on each of the four areas.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>As part of this Government’s drive to end veterans homelessness this year, Launchpad received over £800,000 through the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme to deliver addiction and mental health psychotherapy, intensive training and employment support to veterans.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a geographical breakdown of spend is not yet available, the Programme is expected to go live in September, and will report over the following months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/07/2023 16:21:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1651667

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191777 on Army answered on 5 July 2023, what the roles are of the 28,306 army personnel who are not classified as having combat or combat support roles.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>The 28,306 Army personnel who are not classified as having &quot;Combat&quot; or &quot;Combat Support&quot; roles are those classified as &quot;Combat Service Support&quot;, which covers The Royal Logistic Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and those classified as &quot;Other&quot;, which covers the Royal Army Chaplain's Department, Adjutant General's Corps, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Small Arms School Corps, Royal Army Physical Training Corps, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, and Royal Corps of Army Music.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/07/2023 09:03:30 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1650491

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to respond to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on seafarers and the Accommodation Offset.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	192515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) continues to review the recommendations from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on seafarers and the Accommodation Offset, and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Every year, the LPC proactively engages with workers, employers and other stakeholders, and invites all interested parties to submit evidence to their consultations on the minimum wage, the accommodation offset and other low pay issues. The Government is grateful for these representations, and they are all considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>DBT works closely with the Department for Transport in relation to seafarers’ wages, and on other relevant matters.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 192516 192517 question first answered 10/07/2023 13:18:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1650492

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations she has received from employers in the shipping industry on the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on seafarers and the Accommodation Offset.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	192516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) continues to review the recommendations from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on seafarers and the Accommodation Offset, and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Every year, the LPC proactively engages with workers, employers and other stakeholders, and invites all interested parties to submit evidence to their consultations on the minimum wage, the accommodation offset and other low pay issues. The Government is grateful for these representations, and they are all considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>DBT works closely with the Department for Transport in relation to seafarers’ wages, and on other relevant matters.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 192515 192517 question first answered 10/07/2023 13:18:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1650493

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Shipping: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on offsetting accommodation costs in seafarers’ wages.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	192517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) continues to review the recommendations from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on seafarers and the Accommodation Offset, and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Every year, the LPC proactively engages with workers, employers and other stakeholders, and invites all interested parties to submit evidence to their consultations on the minimum wage, the accommodation offset and other low pay issues. The Government is grateful for these representations, and they are all considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>DBT works closely with the Department for Transport in relation to seafarers’ wages, and on other relevant matters.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 192515 192516 question first answered 10/07/2023 13:18:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris