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1178903

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date	21/02/2020
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	Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which companies have signed up to the Government's pledge to remove onerous ground rents.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	18377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The companies that have signed up to the Government’s Public pledge for leaseholders are published on the gov.uk website and available to the public: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leaseholder-pledge/public-pledge-for-leaseholders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leaseholder-pledge/public-pledge-for-leaseholders</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/02/2020 11:45:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1178917

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned Dame Judith MacGregor to conduct a review of consular cases.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	18391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) regularly seeks feedback to consider where it might do more to support British citizens in particularly difficult circumstances. With this in mind, the former Foreign Secretary asked Dame Judith MacGregor to carry out a review of how the FCO handles complex consular cases. This was completed last year, and focused on policy rather than the detail of specific cases, although Dame Judith did meet a number of families to hear about their experience.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/02/2020 10:35:45 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1178921

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Wrecks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the physical condition of the wrecks of (a) HMS Prince of Wales and (b) HMS Repulse.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	18395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department's Salvage and Maritime Operations organisation conducted a survey in March 2019 as part of its Wreck Management Programme. This showed significant damage to both ships, especially HMS REPULSE, likely caused by illegal salvage.</p><p>This issue has been raised with the Malaysian Government and we continue to work closely with the relevant authorities in the region to afford these sites suitable protection. The wrecks of HMS REPULSE and HMS PRINCE OF WALES are designated as protected places under the UK's Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/02/2020 12:28:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178923

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support offered to SEND facilities in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	18397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We have launched a review of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system to see what improvements are required to make sure every child gets the education that is right for them.</p><p>No child or young person should be held back from reaching their potential, including those with complex special needs. This is why we have announced £780 million of additional high needs funding for local authorities nationally in the 2020-21 financial year . This is an increase of 12% compared to this year, bringing the total amount for supporting those with the most complex needs to over £7 billion.</p><p>Every local authority will see an increase in high needs funding of at least 8% per head of population aged 2 to 18. Local authorities in the North East will receive a total of £338 million in high needs funding in 2020-21, an increase of £40 million compared to this year.</p><p>We have also invested a total of £365 million through the special provision capital fund from 2018-19 to 2020-21. This funding will help local authorities to create new places and improve facilities for pupils with SEND. The North East has been allocated a total of £12.5 million from 2018-19 to 2020-21.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 26/02/2020 15:53:22 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1178928

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to (a) plan for and (b) manage the decline in fuel duty revenues as the UK increases the use of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Fuel duty will continue to play an important role in the tax system in the short and medium term. Last year the Government raised about £700 billion across all taxes, levies and duties; of which £28 billion was raised from fuel duty.</p><p>Technology is changing many aspects of the economy, including vehicles, and the Government is considering how the tax system will need to adapt to manage those changes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2020 11:06:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1178936

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will allocate research and development funding to reduce the time it takes to fully charge an electric vehicle at a charging point.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed £274m between 2017-2021 into the Faraday Battery Challenge to support the research, development and scale-up of world-leading battery technology in the UK. The aims of the Faraday Battery Challenge include developing batteries with higher energy and power densities and longer life, to enable electric vehicles with long-range on a single charge and quick recharging.</p><p> </p><p>The Government, through Innovate UK, is also supporting a range of infrastructure innovation projects including on street and wireless charging. In addition, action from both Government and industry has resulted in the installation of over 24,000 public chargepoints.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 26/02/2020 15:41:52 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1178937

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government’s policy is on the use of wireless electric vehicle charging points.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the wireless charging of electric vehicles is fast becoming a commercial reality, with some premium manufacturers already offering static wireless charging products.</p><p> </p><p>The development of wireless charging is an exciting prospect and one the Government is planning through our R&amp;D programme. In July last year, we announced new investment for British engineering to develop electric chargepoint infrastructure, with 12 projects set to receive almost £40 million to revolutionise the experience of owning an electric vehicle in the UK. Innovations to receive investment included electric vehicle wireless charging systems.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in R&amp;D projects like wireless charging is a key contributor to the Road to Zero Strategy and our mission to put the UK at the forefront of the design and manufacture of zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/02/2020 10:19:09 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1178953

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the railcard for veterans will be valid for use on (a) peak and (b) off-peak services.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	18865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>On 22 January, we announced that our new Veterans Railcard would be available from 11 November this year. Passengers will be fully appraised of the railcard’s validity before it goes live, and this will include how to apply and the detailed terms and conditions.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 26/02/2020 12:24:03 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1178995

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the HMS Queen Elizabeth returned to Portsmouth on 14 February 2020 due to a fault.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH returned to HM Naval Base Portsmouth on 14 February after successfully completing her operational activities.</p><p>Between January and December 2019, HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH was scheduled for 24 weeks of maintenance; this included her planned dry-docking period in Rosyth. She underwent no additional days of maintenance while alongside. Maintenance work on individual ship systems takes place during both these scheduled periods alongside and operational deployments. Information on maintenance conducted while deployed is not collated centrally.</p><p>We do not disclose the materiel states of individual ships for operational security reasons, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 18890 18891 18892 question first answered 26/02/2020 15:59:04 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1178996

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of reported maintenance matters on HMS Queen Elizabeth on the operational capability of that vessel.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH returned to HM Naval Base Portsmouth on 14 February after successfully completing her operational activities.</p><p>Between January and December 2019, HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH was scheduled for 24 weeks of maintenance; this included her planned dry-docking period in Rosyth. She underwent no additional days of maintenance while alongside. Maintenance work on individual ship systems takes place during both these scheduled periods alongside and operational deployments. Information on maintenance conducted while deployed is not collated centrally.</p><p>We do not disclose the materiel states of individual ships for operational security reasons, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 18889 18891 18892 question first answered 26/02/2020 15:59:04 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan