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1722583

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Chesterfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Derbyshire County Council on a timetable for commencing investigations to ensure the viability of the proposed Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration route.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>I am grateful to the Honorable Member for his continued support for the scheme and I look forward to meeting with you to discuss it in the future if this would be beneficial to you. I can confirm that discussions on the viability of the proposed Chesterfield Regeneration route are ongoing between my officials and Derbyshire County Council. The timetable has yet to be confirmed on the commencement of the investigations; however, additional information has been submitted by Derbyshire council to help ministers with their considerations.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 29/07/2024 15:09:42 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1722586

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Chesterfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration route.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>I am grateful to the Honorable Member for his continued support for the scheme and I would be very happy to meet him to discuss it. The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed in detail by officials, who have obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/07/2024 11:48:50 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1722589

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	Flood Control: Chesterfield
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 plans he has to improve the flood resilience of the river (a) Rother and (b) Hipper in the Chesterfield area.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency is:</p><ul><li>Developing a business case for a flood alleviation scheme to reduce the risk of flooding to properties on the River Hipper in Chesterfield. The project currently has a significant funding gap. Funding will need to be identified for the project to be delivered.</li><li>Investigating the removal of a disused bridge over the River Hipper at Clayton Street to reduce obstructions to flow during flood events.</li><li>Developing a project to refurbish a flood defence wall in the St Augustine’s area. This asset reduces risk from the River Rother to properties on Hawthorne, Sherwood, Bridge Street and River View. The Environment Agency, Derbyshire County Council and Chesterfield Borough Council have undertaken a community flood resilience event to discuss how to be better prepared in the event of a flood.</li><li>Reviewing flows and performance of the Avenue Flood Storage Area following Storm Babet. This asset reduces risk from the River Rother to communities downstream in Chesterfield. Subject to funding, the Environment Agency will undertake an optimisation study to assess whether there are any operational improvements that can be undertaken to further reduce flood risk.</li><li>With other partners, investigating any potential for further storage on tributaries of the Rivers Rother and Hipper, for example Spital Brook and Holme Brook.</li><li>Continuing to work with partners to develop natural flood management opportunities within the Rother and Hipper Catchments to help slow the flow and reduce risk to downstream communities.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency also carried out a flood warning validation exercise following Storm Babet to help improve the flood warning service.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that communities are better protected, Defra has established a ministerially led cross-governmental Flood Resilience Taskforce, with the first meeting taking place in September. The Flood Resilience Taskforce will ensure that preparedness and resilience to flooding is reviewed regularly before the start of the main flood season; and that it is continuously improved to ensure optimum protection to people, homes and businesses. It will also provide ministers with longer-term oversight of wider floods resilience strategy and investment programmes.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 09/08/2024 06:30:38 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1722063

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Environment Act 2021
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 assessment he has made of the UK's progress in meeting the targets included in the Environment Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to the Environment Act targets. This Labour government is committed to ensuring the Environmental Improvement Plan is fit for purpose and will focus on delivering our Environment Act targets.</p><p> </p><p>The new government will work in partnership with civil society, communities and business to restore and protect our natural world.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish the Annual Progress Report on implementation of the Environmental Improvement Plan this summer, which will reveal the situation labour have inherited. This will cover the April 2023 to March 2024 reporting period in accordance with section 9 of the Environment Act 2021.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 29/07/2024 12:21:36 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1722064

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Environment Act 2021
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 amend the targets included in the Environment Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to the Environment Act targets. This Labour government is committed to ensuring the Environmental Improvement Plan is fit for purpose and will focus on delivering our Environment Act targets.</p><p> </p><p>The new government will work in partnership with civil society, communities and business to restore and protect our natural world.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish the Annual Progress Report on implementation of the Environmental Improvement Plan this summer, which will reveal the situation labour have inherited. This will cover the April 2023 to March 2024 reporting period in accordance with section 9 of the Environment Act 2021.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy grouped question UIN 604 606 607 question first answered 29/07/2024 12:21:36 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1722065

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Environment Protection
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 review the Environment Improvement plan 2023.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to the Environment Act targets. This Labour government is committed to ensuring the Environmental Improvement Plan is fit for purpose and will focus on delivering our Environment Act targets.</p><p> </p><p>The new government will work in partnership with civil society, communities and business to restore and protect our natural world.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish the Annual Progress Report on implementation of the Environmental Improvement Plan this summer, which will reveal the situation labour have inherited. This will cover the April 2023 to March 2024 reporting period in accordance with section 9 of the Environment Act 2021.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy grouped question UIN 604 605 607 question first answered 29/07/2024 12:21:36 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1722066

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Environment Protection
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 assessment he has made of impact of the Environment Improvement plan 2023 on the targets listed in the Environment Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to the Environment Act targets. This Labour government is committed to ensuring the Environmental Improvement Plan is fit for purpose and will focus on delivering our Environment Act targets.</p><p> </p><p>The new government will work in partnership with civil society, communities and business to restore and protect our natural world.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish the Annual Progress Report on implementation of the Environmental Improvement Plan this summer, which will reveal the situation labour have inherited. This will cover the April 2023 to March 2024 reporting period in accordance with section 9 of the Environment Act 2021.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy grouped question UIN 604 605 606 question first answered 29/07/2024 12:21:36 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1721485

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skills England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the remit of Skills England will be.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	44
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>Skills England will ensure the supply of skills needed for growth, which is crucial for supporting the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and to kickstart economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Skills England will bring together businesses, education and training providers, unions, and regional and national government to ensure we have the highly trained workforce needed to deliver the government’s forthcoming industrial strategy.</p><p>It will work with the Migration Advisory Committee to make sure skills training in England accounts for the overall needs of the labour market, and it will coordinate between local areas to ensure everyone can access all the opportunities available.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s ambition for Skills England is that it will bring coherence to the assessment of skills’ needs and to the training landscape. It will ensure that training programmes are well designed and delivered so that they meet these needs and ensure businesses have the highly skilled workforce they require to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 31/07/2024 14:37:50 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1718874

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Funerals: Licensing
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 made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing licensing for funeral directors.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	26670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to introduce a licensing scheme for funeral directors.</p><p> </p><p>Funeral directors are subject to existing consumer rights legislation. We believe this provides the tools necessary for tackling rogue practices in the sector. We are strengthening consumer rights as part of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill.</p><p /><p>Following a market investigation into the funerals sector, the Competition and Markets Authority introduced legal obligations on funeral directors and crematorium operators in 2021 and set these out in guidance in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/05/2024 09:41:57 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1717652

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Minister for Roads and Local Transport plans to respond to requests made by the hon. Member for Chesterfield dated 21 March, 26 April and 13 May 2024 on a potential meeting to discuss the Staveley-Chesterfield regeneration route.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	25825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>I met with the Honorable Member to discuss this scheme on the 14<sup>th</sup> of May The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed in detail by officials, who have recently obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations. A decision will be announced as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/05/2024 10:01:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins