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1717481

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2024 to Question 20947 on Members: Correspondence, when he plans to respond to that correspondence.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	25818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>A response will be issued very shortly. I apologise again for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 20/05/2024 12:16:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1715554

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to reply to the correspondence of (a) 4 March and (b) 3 April 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on digital exclusion on behalf of a constituent.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	24631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence. As per the Cabinet Office’s Guide to Handling Correspondence on gov.uk, departments and agencies should aim to respond to correspondence within a 20 working day target deadline.</p><p>Following transfer on 7 May of the Hon. Member’s correspondence of 4 March and 3 April 2024 from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to the Cabinet Office, I can confirm a response has now been issued, on 13 May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/05/2024 14:42:36 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1700974

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letters of 9 February and 13 March 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of a constituent relating to building costs.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	21612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>I hope my Hon Friend will accept my apologies for my delay in responding to him. I instructed departmental officials to look into this case so that we could respond in full, which I did so on 19 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 23/04/2024 12:53:26 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1700076

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 29 January and (b) 4 March 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare relating to haggis exports.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>A reply to the hon. Member is being prepared and will be issued in due course. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 16:44:09 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1700077

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 28 December 2023, (b) 25 January and (c) 22 February 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare, relating to delays in actioning Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Departmental officials replied to your correspondence of 28 December 2023 and 25 January on 16 January and 21 February respectively. I replied to the hon. Member’s letter of 22 February on 22 April.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 22/04/2024 14:08:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1700078

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Question 19018, tabled on 18 March 2024, on Members: Correspondence, when he plans to reply to the letters of 12 January and 14 February 2024 from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare on behalf of a constituent about e-collars.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 15 April 2024. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699008

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London North Eastern Railway: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support from the public purse the London and North Eastern Railway has received to maintain (a) existing railway operations and (b) timetable commitments in 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>As reported in their annual statement of accounts, London North Eastern Railway received £96 million in subsidy from the Department for Transport for the year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:00:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699010

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what open access applications (a) are awaiting a decision from the Office of Rail and Road and (b) were approved in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 3 separate applications to run new open access services under consideration by the Office of Rail and Road: from Hull Trains to operate between Sheffield and London; Wrexham, Shropshire &amp; Midlands Railway to operate between Wrexham and London; and Go-Op to operate between Taunton and Swindon/Weston-super-Mare. In the last 12 months, the ORR has approved Grand Union Trains’ application to run new open access services between London and Stirling, and also Grand Central’s application to make additional stops at Peterborough.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:52:18 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699012

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Main Line: Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the new rail capacity created by the East Coast Main Line upgrade works will be allocated to open access rail services.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not specify the allocation of increased capacity. However, open access operators may apply to utilise available capacity alongside operators contracted by Government. It will then be a matter for Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road to decide through the established systems and processes how capacity should ultimately be allocated.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 13:58:43 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1699014

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to release details of unused track access rights on the rail network so that new open access applications can be made.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have recently updated their process to begin publishing details of all future access rights released under Part J of the Network Code on their website. The Office for Rail and Road also publish on their website details of consolidated contract and track access decisions which allow potential market entrants to identify new opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 14:48:05 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose