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1337616

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date	17/06/2021
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	Farmers: Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help protect farmers from fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	901419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>We are preparing new legislation to tackle waste crime, such as fly-tipping. This includes reforming how those transporting waste are regulated and introducing mandatory electronic tracking of waste, subject to consultation. The Environment Bill will also ensure authorities have better access to evidence and improved powers of entry. The Defra-chaired National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group works with the National Farmers Union and others to share advice on how to prevent fly-tipping on private land.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:44:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

1337617

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Rivers: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve river water quality.
tabling member constituency	Ludlow
tabling member printed	Philip Dunne
uin	901416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>I would like to thank my Honourable Friend for the role he has played in championing action to tackle pollution. He will know that our amendments to the Environment Bill will require the Government to produce and report on a statutory plan to tackle unacceptable discharges of untreated sewage that affect our rivers and beaches. Water companies and the Environment Agency will also be required to report annually on storm overflow activity. We are also acting to tackle agricultural pollution in rivers, including funding advice to farmers and vital investment in slurry management.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:43:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1337618

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What funding his Department is providing for the maintenance of flood defences.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	901414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of maintaining flood defence assets. Investment in Environment Agency asset management in England will be £178 million in 2021-22, an increase on the previous year. The Government will continue to review the future requirements for flood defence maintenance investment as part of future Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:42:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1337619

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What funding his Department is providing for the maintenance of flood defences.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	901413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of maintaining flood defence assets. Investment in Environment Agency asset management in England will be £178 million in 2021-22, an increase on the previous year. The Government will continue to review the future requirements for flood defence maintenance investment as part of future Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/06/2021 11:41:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1337749

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Collective Worship: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the impact on church attendance of online worship.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Though it is too early to assess the full impact of online worship, thousands of clergy have been provided with training to use new technology to enable them to produce virtual services. The majority of parishes have also offered some form of online worship live-streaming or bespoke recordings of worship and prayers</p><p><br> One specific advantage of online services has been the ability to broadcast weddings and funerals online. This has enabled family and friends to join in from across the world who may have been prevented from travelling.</p><p>The decision on whether to continue with some form of online resource alongside in-person worship will be taken at a parish level, taking into account the local community and accessibility needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/06/2021 15:14:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337750

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to (a) prevent and (b) relieve poverty.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Through its parish and diocesan networks, the Church of England is involved in an estimated 35,000 local community projects. A 2020 survey by the National Churches Trust found that 78% of Church of England churches were involved in supporting or operating food banks. The report can be read here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseofgood.nationalchurchestrust.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F10%2FHouse-of-Good-AW-digital-small.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csimon.stanley%40churchofengland.org%7Cf8533e96a17946d2672208d934c67d20%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C637598849963294092%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=SM%2FUtwCLsfh09xjA7xrfqb5m11XeiopHv9tTc2kId3U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.houseofgood.nationalchurchestrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/House-of-Good-AW-digital-small.pdf</a> <br> <br> The National Church Institutions are also investing in areas of low economic activity through strategic development funding. By the end of 2020, £56 million had been committed to areas of low economic activity through 77 projects. Of the 93 local authorities categorised by the Government as priority 1 for levelling-up, 48 contain projects receiving such funding. This is across 20 dioceses and focuses on younger generations and deprived communities in urban and rural contexts. Additional funding is also available to support parishes through lowest income communities funding and strategic transformation funding.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/06/2021 15:16:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1337754

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Independent Case Examiner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was between (a) receipt of a complaint by the Independent Case Examiner and (b) allocating that complaint to a case worker for investigation in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>When the Independent Case Examiner’s (ICE) Office accept a complaint for investigation, they will initially try to broker a solution between the complainant and the relevant department or supplier, without having to request evidence to inform an investigation – this is known as “resolution”. If it’s not possible to resolve the complaint, the evidence will be requested and the case will await allocation to an Investigation Case Manager (ICM).</p><p> </p><p>The cases that reach the ICE are the most complex and usually require investigation. Complainants are kept updated about the timings involved with their case.</p><p> </p><p>Complete information about the average allocation timescales is only available for the last two reporting years as the reports are generated from electronic case specific records which are only retained for 26 months following case closure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average time taken from complaint acceptance to allocation to an Investigation Case Manager (in all ICE cases).</p></td><td><p>59.9 weeks</p></td><td><p>63.8 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/06/2021 15:43:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1337755

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints about child maintenance cases have been received by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Information about the number of complaints received by the Unit is routinely included in the Independent Case Examiner’s Annual Report, which is published on gov.uk. The information requested is summarised in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the Independent Case Examiner can only review complaints which have received a final response from DWP, as such not all the complaints that are received are accepted for examination.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CSA &amp; CMS Complaints Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>2241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>1670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>1457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>1354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>1169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>1255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>1330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p>1465</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/06/2021 15:07:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1337762

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with the Home Secretary and (a) French and (b) EU authorities to help ensure progress towards delivering a frictionless border for international train travel in and out of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	17814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is working with Home Office and Border Force to ensure the UK is border ready for the restart of international travel. This includes improving automation to meet the new biosecurity check requirements and deploying additional Border Force officers to reduce queue times as much as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials meet regularly with their French counterparts to discuss matters concerning the UK-France border and have established a joint UK and France technical working group.</p><p> </p><p>Government has also established a rhythm of regular engagement fora with industry across all modes of transport to support the effective flow of information and active dialogue across both short and longer term border priorities. This includes bi-annual, joint Border Force and DfT-led roundtables with senior officials and quarterly Border Facilitation groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/06/2021 15:19:32 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1337789

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he had with officials in his Department on the potential merits of expanding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to include people who are self-isolating.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It has always been clear that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to protect jobs. HMRC guidance has been clear from the start that the scheme is not intended for short term absences from work due to sickness, and self-isolation should not be a consideration for employers when deciding if they should furlough an employee. The Government has specific, separate support in place for those self-isolating and has always been clear that businesses should support staff who are self isolating to work at home where possible.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive support package is in place for those self-isolating due to coronavirus including help for those on low incomes through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, where eligible individuals unable to work from home can receive a £500 one off payment, as well as Statutory Sick Pay being payable from Day 1. If an employer wants to furlough an employee for business reasons and they are currently off sick, then they are eligible to do so as with other employees. This has been set out in guidance since April last year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17690 17827 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:13:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle