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1418846

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date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Thames Freeport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department made an assessment of the pension liabilities of DP World’s UK subsidiaries during the Freeport bidding process.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	115885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Freeport model includes a broad coalition of local partners, including businesses, local authorities and ports. Trustees and employers have a wide range of legal duties in respect of workplace schemes and are responsible for compliance with legislative funding requirements.</p><p>As set out in the Bidding Prospectus, each Freeport proposal was subjected to an assessment against defined criteria that related to the ability to deliver the Freeports policy objectives. This assessment process was led by MHCLG (now DLUHC) with involvement from other government departments.</p><p>The Pension Regulator is the regulator of work-based pension schemes and has a range of powers that it may use to intervene, and to take action, primarily against trustees and employers, where they don’t comply with their duties.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 07/02/2022 17:38:57 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1418970

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on ongoing support provided by the armed forces in Scotland in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	905323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>I am in regular contact with Ministers in the Ministry of Defence about the support provided by our armed forces in Scotland in response to Covid-19.</p><p>Currently, service personnel are providing acute care to a number of hospitals in Scotland, driving ambulances and providing other services to the Scottish Ambulance Service, and they are administering vaccinations across Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 02/02/2022 14:57:07 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1418971

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to promote the Union and level up regional interconnectivity.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	905324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>We have invited the Scottish Government to work in partnership to support the delivery of UK-wide transport infrastructure.</p><p>This is one aspect of how the government is levelling up regional interconnectivity, by improving travel in and between local communities so people can move more easily around the country and access jobs and opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 02/02/2022 14:58:21 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1418972

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the export potential of Scotland's renewable sector.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	905325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>I regularly discuss issues of importance to Scotland with Ministerial colleagues including Scotland’s renewable energy sector exports.</p><p>Scotland is well positioned to become a centre of global excellence in energy and climate technology and the Government is committed to supporting Scotland’s clean energy exports.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 02/02/2022 14:59:13 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1419026

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of nondependent rent deductions on universal credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	116953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>A recent assessment of the impact of non-dependant rent deductions on Universal Credit claimants has not been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that it is reasonable to expect the householder to know broadly what income adult members of the household receive, and that non-dependants should make a contribution towards the household costs. However, the amount that a non-dependant contributes to the household is a matter for the householder and non-dependant to decide.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/02/2022 14:49:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 49439 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1419027

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custody: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the accommodation needs of women on remand who may not have access to housing support under the probation service.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	116954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>We know women released from prison face significant barriers to securing suitable accommodation and that earlier support, whilst they are on remand, to find accommodation can help.</p><p>Women on remand are supported to meet their immediate resettlement needs and prepare for release by probation pre-release staff in prisons. We have committed to supplementing the existing support from probation staff with access to specialist accommodation, finance and debt support for all women on remand or sentenced in custody. We aim to have commenced this additional provision by the summer of this year.</p><p>In 2021, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) introduced Housing Specialists in twenty prisons, including four women’s prisons namely HMP Styal, Bronzefield, Peterborough and New Hall. The role of these specialists is to support prisons and probation in their strategic response to reducing homelessness. This includes working in partnership internally across HMPPS and externally with Local Authorities, Police and Crime Commissioners and organisations contracted to provide specialist support, to develop or strengthen accommodation pathways on release from prison. We have committed to increase the number of Housing Specialists to 48 across England and Wales, including across the women’s estate.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/02/2022 17:10:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1419028

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support people who are having difficulty in paying back overpayments of working tax credits in the context of rising living costs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	116955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Support is available for tax credits claimants who are experiencing difficulty with their repayments. HMRC can reduce the rate of repayment on a case-by-case basis where claimants are in financial hardship. HMRC also work to identify vulnerable customers and refer them to the Extra Support Team for assistance, with more information available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/get-help-from-hmrc-s-extra-support-team" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where claimants with overpayments have migrated to Universal Credit, they can similarly contact DWP to discuss a reduction in their rate of repayment and may benefit from the cap on debt deductions which the government reduced to 25 per cent of the standard allowance in April 2021. Work coaches can also signpost other financial support.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government is providing significant financial support – up to £350 – to the majority of households which will cover more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support – worth £9.1bn in 2022-23 – is on top of the existing £12 billion support the government is providing for the cost of living this financial year and next. This includes reducing the Universal Credit taper rate, raising the National Living Wage, freezing alcohol and fuel duties and providing targeted help with energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 07/02/2022 10:30:41 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1419029

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Telephone Systems
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 it is her Department's policy to ensure that the proposed changes to the Public Switched Telephone Network in 2025 are accompanied by improved broadband access and speeds, especially in more rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	116997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Public Switched Telephone Network is a privately-owned telecoms network and the decision to upgrade it has been taken by the telecoms industry, not the government. The decision has been taken as the network is increasingly unreliable and prone to failure, and spare parts are becoming harder to source due to a reduction in global production.</p><p>However, some Internet Service Providers are planning on migrating customers from PSTN connections only when a full-fibre connection is available at their premises, meaning higher broadband speeds and greater reliability.</p><p>More broadly, the government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit connectivity as soon as possible. Today, over 65% of premises can access gigabit-capable networks, up from just one in ten in November 2019. The Government is also investing £5 billion as part of Project Gigabit to ensure the hardest-to-reach areas in the UK receive coverage: up to 2.5 million premises are within the scope of procurements we have already announced.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/02/2022 16:20:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1419030

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Emergency Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure that in the event of power outages people will still be able to make emergency calls, following the proposed changes to the Public Switched Telephone Network in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	116998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is a privately-owned telecoms network and the decision to upgrade it has been taken by the telecoms industry, not the government. However, the government and Ofcom are working together to ensure consumers and sectors are protected and prepared for the upgrade process.</p><p>Ofcom, the independent telecoms regulator, has issued guidance on how telecoms companies can fulfil their regulatory obligation to ensure that their Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) customers have access to the emergency services during a power outage. This guidance was prepared following consultation with Ofgem and the industry, looking at data on average power outages among other factors.</p><p>This guidance states that providers should have at least one solution available that enables access to emergency organisations for a minimum of one hour in the event of a power outage in the premises, and that the solution should be suitable for customers’ needs and should be offered free of charge to those who are at risk as they are dependent on their landline. Ofcom’s full guidance is available on its website <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/123118/guidance-emergency-access-power-cut.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 07/02/2022 16:22:57 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1419031

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Competition and Trade: Regulation
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 has taken steps to review the corpus of retained EU law and other UK regulations for the purposes of (a) identifying potential negative impact on (i) trade and (ii) competition and (b) prioritising for change those for which a potential negative impact is identified; what estimate he has made of the time it will take to complete such a review; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement changes identified.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	116911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 31 January that the Government is taking steps to ensure that any retained EU law on the UK statute book meets the UK’s priorities for unlocking growth and is tailored to the needs of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is fully engaged with the Government’s work to amend, replace or repeal all the retained EU law that is not right for the UK. Defra has an important role to play in that process.</p><p> </p><p>Along with other Government departments and the Brexit Opportunities Unit, we are currently taking stock of our retained EU law. We will then publish information on retained EU law, in line with the Government commitment.</p><p> </p><p>This work is planned to support the development of the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill, also announced on 31 January. This bill will mean that retained EU law can be more easily amended or removed.</p><p> </p><p>My department is committed to making the most of our new-found freedoms outside the EU in Defra policy areas. An effective, ambitious programme of regulatory reform is critical to making that happen.</p><p> </p><p>Where suitable and necessary we are prioritising this reform and our legislative plans to deliver this will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/02/2022 17:50:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker