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1247578

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's document, Public sector exit payments: Response to the consultation, published in July 2020, what his timescale is for introducing limits on public sector redundancy payments.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	109562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 as amended by the Enterprise Act 2016 granted HM Treasury the power to implement the £95,000 public sector exit payment cap through secondary legislation in the form of affirmative regulations.</p><p> </p><p>HMT consulted on draft regulations to implement the exit payment cap in 2019 and laid regulations before Parliament in July 2020. The public sector exit payment cap will come into force on 4 November 2020, which is 21 days after the regulations were made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 04/11/2020 18:22:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1246347

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Grammar Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the evidence underpinning his Department’s guidance to local authorities to postpone Grammar School entry tests until November for 2021-22 entry.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	107715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>It is unlikely that children will have performed at the best of their ability at the beginning of September this year and were likely to benefit from as much time back in education as possible before being assessed. Several studies have shown that disadvantaged children have been disproportionately affected by the period of school closure.</p><p>The Institute for Fiscal Studies found that children in higher income families spent more time on home education than those from poorer families and also had greater access to home teaching resources. The Education Endowment Foundation median estimate is that the attainment gap between children from economically deprived households and their peers could widen by 36% as a result of school closures. See here: <a href="https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/14848" target="_blank">https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/14848</a> and here: <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/EEF_(2020)_-_Impact_of_School_Closures_on_the_Attainment_Gap.pdf" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/EEF_(2020)_-_Impact_of_School_Closures_on_the_Attainment_Gap.pdf</a>.</p><p>Our guidance is that, in these circumstances, it would be reasonable for tests to be moved back into late October, or to November if local admission co-ordination processes allow, but the decision rests with admission authorities.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/11/2020 17:57:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243884

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary schools in England have school based counselling services in place.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington to the answer I gave on 8 October 2020 to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions?SearchTerm=98985&amp;DateFrom=19%2F12%2F2019&amp;DateTo=31%2F03%2F2021&amp;AnsweredFrom=&amp;AnsweredTo=&amp;House=Commons&amp;Answered=Any&amp;Expanded=True" target="_blank">98985</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 20/10/2020 10:21:33 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243887

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Job Support Scheme
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 companies in the (a) events and exhibitions sectors and (b) sports stadia are eligible to access the Job Support Scheme for their employees due to restrictions on those sectors reopening during the covid-19 outbreak; and when his Department plans to publish further sector-specific guidance for the application of the Job Support Scheme to those sectors.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>On 9 October the Chancellor announced a further expansion to the package of financial support available to businesses across the UK. This includes an expansion of the Job Support Scheme (JSS) to cover 61.67% of wages for open businesses, an increase to self-employed grants, additional business grants, and an extension of the VAT reduction to 5%. This is an addition to the measures outlined on 24 September, which is intended to cover businesses closed by national and local restrictions. Individual businesses will need to evaluate the applicability of these schemes based on their own financial circumstance.</p><p>The Treasury has published a JSS policy paper (which can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-job-support-scheme/the-job-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-job-support-scheme/the-job-support-scheme</a>) , giving further details on eligibility criteria, conditions and timescales for making claims under the JSS Open and the JSS Closed. Further guidance will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 28/10/2020 17:38:27 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243890

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Education on making school curriculum time available for cycle training and the promotion of cycling and walking to school.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making Bikeability training available to all schoolchildren by the end of this Parliament, and is providing £2 million of support this financial year for a programme to encourage more children to walk to school. The Government’s statutory guidance to schools on Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) says that pupils should know the importance of building regular exercise into daily and weekly routines and how to achieve this, for example by walking or cycling to school. The Department continues to discuss this and other matters with the Department for Education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 12:16:38 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243918

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Silica: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has commissioned research on the potential effect on health of silica particulates transported in air related to mineral extraction.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The MHCLG has not commissioned any research into the potential effect on health of silica sand particulates transported in air related to mineral extraction. The remit of my Department is related to planning matters.</p><p>Our National Planning Policy Framework sets out how mineral planning authorities should approach planning for and dealing with mineral planning developments. It states that in granting planning permission for mineral extraction planning authorities should ensure that any unavoidable dust and particle emissions are controlled, mitigated or removed at source.</p><p>It is, therefore, for mineral planning authorities to plan for and determine planning applications for silica sand and assess the impacts of those proposals, including the impacts of any dust emissions. In dealing with mineral proposals, mineral planning authorities would seek the views of appropriate consultees, such as local environmental health authorities, Environment Agency, Public Health England and/or the Health and Safety Executive depending on the particular facts of the case.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/10/2020 13:50:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243923

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of reducing universal credit and working tax credit by £20 a week in April 2021 on (a) working age and (b) child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government introduced a package of temporary welfare measures worth around £9.3 billion this year to help with the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the £20 weekly increase to the Universal Credit Standard Allowance rates as a temporary measure for the 20/21 tax year.</p><p> </p><p>Future decisions on spending will be made by the Chancellor at the next appropriate fiscal event, and Parliament will be updated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/10/2020 16:17:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243925

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Planning Permission: Rural Areas
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the effect of proposed planning reforms on rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on a range of matters affecting rural communities.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/10/2020 13:01:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243926

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure funding from the public purse is not spent on support for fossil fuel projects in the global south.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>Fossil fuels account for two thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions. The science is clear that the world is off track to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals and we must reduce emissions if we are to avoid dangerous climate change.</p><p>Countries need reliable and sustainable supplies of energy if they are to tackle poverty effectively by growing their economies, creating jobs, and delivering essential services, and UK support for energy is increasingly invested in renewables. Since 2011, the UK has provided 33 million people with improved access to clean energy, avoided 31 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and installed 2,000 MW of clean energy capacity.</p><p>The UK was the first major economy in the world to make a legally binding net zero commitment. The UK will continue to lead by example through aligning our Official Development Assistance with the Paris Agreement temperature goals, including our support for energy. The UK keeps its balance of support for overseas projects under constant review to ensure alignment with government priorities, including on climate change.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/10/2020 17:04:23 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243929

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Government is taking to support the steel industry in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	104159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that global economic conditions continue to be challenging for the steel industry and are committed to supporting a productive, vibrant and modern steel sector in the UK. That is why we recently worked to reach an agreement with Celsa which will save hundreds of highly-skilled Welsh jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put together a far-reaching package of support to help businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. We continue to regularly engage with the steel sector about support mechanisms, especially in dealing with the economic impact of Covid-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 20/10/2020 10:06:08 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western