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1355638

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on lorry driver shortages in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	903363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Wales and I have a wide range of discussions with Ministerial colleagues, including how to solve the current shortage of lorry drivers.</p><p>That is why the government is increasing the availability of HGV driving testing. However, I would like to remind the honourable Member that the HGV driver shortage is not exclusive to the UK and is a Europe wide issue.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 15/09/2021 16:16:48 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1355639

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential merits of a separate independent public inquiry into the handling of the covid-19 outbreak in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bolsover
tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
uin	903365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>It is for the Welsh Government to consider the merits of a separate public inquiry. It is vital that all such inquiries rigorously examine public bodies’ handling of the Covid crisis and provide at least the same level of scrutiny as the UK public inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations on the scope of the UK public inquiry. I look forward to this beginning its work next year.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 15/09/2021 16:17:51 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1355640

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolved Matters: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 on the ability of the Senedd to legislate effectively in devolved policy areas.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	903366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Internal Market Act has not taken a single power away from the devolved administrations.</p><p>What it has done is protect seamless trade within our United Kingdom which is vital to Welsh business and the Welsh economy, with Wales selling more to the rest of the UK than to the rest of the World put together.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/09/2021 14:36:03 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1355641

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the total funding provided by the Government to Wales to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	903369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The funding provided to Wales by the UK Government demonstrates the value of the Union to Wales and reflects Wales’ value to the Union.</p><p>The UK Government has provided over <strong>£3.4 billion</strong><strong> </strong>in direct support to businesses across Wales, an additional <strong>£8.6 billion</strong><strong> </strong>to the Welsh Government to tackle the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/09/2021 14:06:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1355694

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Unicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of legalising the use of electric unicycles.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	49961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In the UK, powered transporters, also known as micromobility devices, are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act, and this includes electric unicycles.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Governments Future of Transport regulatory review the Department is running trials of rental e-scooters which will decide whether micromobility devices should be allowed on the road and, if so, what rules should apply to them. We have put in place a national monitoring and evaluation programme and data continues to be collected from the e-scooter trials. An interim report summarizing findings from the data collected so far will be published in autumn 2021, with a final report due in spring 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/09/2021 16:21:46 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1355695

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	Small Businesses: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to support small businesses to contribute to the Government's net zero target.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>Ahead of the UN climate change conference (COP26), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched the Together for Our Planet (TFOP) Business Climate Leaders campaign, aimed at encouraging as many UK small businesses as possible to join the ‘Race to Zero’ – a global effort to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we all generate to zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Small businesses join the Race to Zero via the SME Climate Commitment. Upon making the SME Climate Commitment, UK small businesses gain access to a Together For Our Planet digital toolkit so they can display to customers they are taking action as part of a UN- and Government-backed campaign.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/09/2021 12:44:59 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355696

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Theft: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the effectiveness of the investigation of suspected (a) theft and (b) dog theft offences.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>Investigation of suspected theft is a matter for the police. The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 more police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the police have now recruited an extra 9,814 officers, 49% of the 20,000-officer target.</p><p>We recognise the distress dog and indeed all pet theft causes and are committed to doing more to prevent these cruel crimes. As part of the work of the Government’s Pet Theft Taskforce, which launched on 8 May, we have assembled evidence and considered the issue from end to end, including causes, prevention, reporting, enforcement and prosecution.</p><p>The report of the Taskforce was published on 2 September and as well as recommending a new pet abduction offence, the Taskforce recommended the Government continues to work with the police to improve consistent recording and data collection of pet thefts, and makes improvements to pet microchipping to support the identification of lost and stolen dogs.</p><p>The report of the Taskforce can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/09/2021 11:30:18 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355697

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pancreas: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of artificial pancreas technology being made available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2021 answer text <p>NHS England is working with a number of specialist centres around the country to pilot the use of artificial pancreas technology. Data and analysis will be shared with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to inform their assessment on the future use of this technology.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2021 13:02:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355698

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	Minimum Wage: Children and Young People
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 make it his policy to ensure that all under-18 workers are entitled to the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Minimum Wage is the legal minimum hourly rate of pay for workers over the compulsory school age, generally 16 years of age. Individuals cannot work full-time until they have reached school leaving age. Children are also thoroughly protected by other relevant regulations concerning child employment. We therefore have no plans to change eligibility for the National Minimum Wage.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/09/2021 16:12:52 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355699

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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 discussions his Department has had with representatives of charging point operators on the potential merits of introducing a universal app for payment at electric car charging points.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	50100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are committed to ensuring that consumers have a seamless experience when using the public EV charging network. We have regular engagement with chargepoint operators, other industry representatives and consumer groups to inform our approach. In Spring 2021, we consulted on measures to improve the consumer experience of public charging. The consultation focused on four key areas: making it easier to pay at a public chargepoint including streamlining use of apps for consumers; mandating a single payment metric to improve price transparency; improving the public network’s reliability; and opening public EV chargepoint data to enable consumers to locate chargepoints. Alongside this, my Department had a series of related engagement events with chargepoint operators, and representatives of other industry members and of consumer groups. These included discussions on the potential role of apps for payment. We are intending to publish the government response to the consultation in the autumn and to lay legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 22/09/2021 13:29:08 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day