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1606682

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date	23/03/2023
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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
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 she plans to bring forward the Government's proposed Animals Abroad Bill to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	172489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering our ambitious animal welfare agenda. Instead of bringing forward a multi-issue Animals Abroad Bill, we will continue to support legislation for individual reforms. The Government is pleased to continue to support the passage of a series of Private Members Bills delivering important reforms regarding the importation of detached shark fins and hunting trophies as well as banning the advertising and offering for sale here of unacceptably low welfare animal experiences abroad.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/03/2023 16:10:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1606690

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints submitted by (a) service and (b) former service personnel were ruled out of time each in year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	172325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of service complaints, submitted by Service and former Service personnel, which were ruled out of time in each complete year since 2015:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Service Person</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Former Service Person</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/caveats:</p><p>• Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>• Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and may not equal the sum of their parts.</p><p>• “-” denotes zero or rounded to zero.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/03/2023 12:58:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1606691

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints submitted by (a) serving and (b) former service personnel and received by a specified officer three months after the event have been ruled in time in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	172326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence’s guidance for Service and civilian personnel on the application of policy for Service Complaints can be found in Joint Service Publication (JSP) 831: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-831-redress-of-individual-grievances-service-complaints" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-831-redress-of-individual-grievances-service-complaints</a> <br> <br> A Service Complaint cannot be ruled admissible after three months from the date of the issue being complained about, barring certain exceptions. The circumstances under which complaints can be ruled admissible after three months are set out in JSP 831.</p><p> </p><p>The reasons for the admissibility of a complaint are not recorded centrally and could only be determined by examining each case file. The exercise required to review the case file for each Service Complaint within scope would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/03/2023 12:57:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1606692

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Global Combat Air Programme: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been invested into the Global Combat Air Programme by (a) the UK, (b) Italy and (c) Japan.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	172328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Global Combat Air Programme is the trilateral programme launched with Italy and Japan in December 2022 to develop the core aircraft that, for the UK, will be at the heart of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The March 2021 Defence Command Paper reaffirmed that that we will invest more than £2 billion in FCAS out to 2025, and we have spent over £1.4 billion so far. This is part of a budget of over £10 billion over the next 10 years. The amount that we ultimately invest will be determined by future decision points.</p><p> </p><p>The amount that our international partners are investing is for them to comment on. Nevertheless, all three countries are making significant investments in our combat air sectors to pursue shared goals for a combat air programme in a spirit of equal partnership: delivering vital military capability, supporting national sovereignty and freedom of action/modification, strengthening and sustaining our combat air sectors and supporting prosperity. We will determine the cost-sharing arrangements ahead of the next phase, based on joint assessment of costs and national budgets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 30/03/2023 12:55:40 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1606700

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Ammunition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question HL6144 on Ukraine: Ammunition and to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/49 adopted by the General Assembly on 7 December 2022, if prior to making the decision to provide Ukraine with ammunition, including armour piercing rounds which contain depleted uranium, he held discussions with relevant international organisations about the finding in the Resolution that the magnitude of the potential long-term effects on human beings and the environment of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium is not yet fully understood.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	172374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>No. Given the lack of tangible evidence to the contrary, we do not recognise the presupposed potential risk to health and the environment and therefore do not support UN resolutions that presuppose depleted uranium is harmful.</p><p>The UK notes that environmental and long-term health effects of the use of depleted uranium munitions have been thoroughly investigated by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environmental Program, the International Atomic Energy Agency, NATO, the Centres for Disease Control, the European Commission, and others, none of which has documented long-term environmental or health effects attributable to use of these munitions.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/03/2023 09:25:08 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1606706

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Ammunition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question HL6144 on Ukraine: Ammunition and to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/49 adopted by the General Assembly on 7 December 2022, when he last made an assessment of the potential hazards to human beings and the environment from the contamination of territories with depleted uranium residues; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	172375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has assessed the potential hazards to human beings and the environment following the use of depleted uranium munitions on the battlefield through the monitoring of UK military veterans and environmental surveys. The results of these indicate that the hazards to people and the environment are low, which is consistent with the findings of independent studies by the Royal Society, United Nations Environment Programme, and the European Commission.</p><p>The monitoring of UK veterans was based on the advice of the Depleted Uranium Oversight Board (DUOB), which concluded its work in 2007. The DUOB's final report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/http:/www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/Uranium/FinalReportOfTheDepletedUraniumOversightBoard.htm." target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/http:/www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/HealthandSafetyPublications/Uranium/FinalReportOfTheDepletedUraniumOversightBoard.htm.</a></p><p>MOD remains open to significant new findings in this area.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/03/2023 09:29:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1606707

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ammunition: Depleted Uranium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/49 adopted by the General Assembly on 7 December 2022, if he has responded to the invitation to Member States in the Resolution to communicate to the Secretary-General the UK’s views on the effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	172376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK, jointly with France and the United States, provided an Explanation of Vote in response to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/49 regarding our position on the effects of the use of depleted uranium munitions. The UK notes that inquiries by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environmental Program, the International Atomic Energy Agency and others has documented no long-term environmental or health effects attributable to the use of these munitions.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/03/2023 09:36:43 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1606715

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Occupational Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper published on 15 March 2023, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of testing a financial incentive and support model to encourage employers to purchase occupational health services.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	172457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Access to Occupational Health (OH) services can play an important role in reducing economic inactivity by supporting disabled people, and people with health conditions, to stay and succeed in work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to testing a financial incentive and market navigation support scheme, to gather evidence on whether this is effective in increasing access to OH for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>In the Spring Budget, the Government announced it will expand the forthcoming OH financial incentive and market navigation test. There is up to £25 million available to test a small-scale financial incentive alongside market navigation support tools to encourage the uptake of OH services. This test is currently in development and is being designed through iterative user testing.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/03/2023 11:05:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1606719

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper published on 15 March 2023, when he expects to deliver the Access to Work digital service.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	172460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>At the moment, the Access to Work service is a mix of newer web applications, older legacy systems and clerical channels – all of which we will transform as we iterate the end to end journey:</p><ul><li>There is currently an <a href="https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply" target="_blank">online application</a> which we are working to improve. We have ensured it is more usable, fully accessible and gathers information in the right way to enable quick and consistent decision making. This redesigned journey is currently under development and should be available for all users in May/June 2023.</li><li>We have already built a new online claim journey which enables users to submit claims online, view previously submitted claims, and see how much of their grant is left. This is currently being tested with a few hundred users and we expect to expand the scope of this testing, when it will be available for all users, in April/May 2023. This will provide citizens with a new digital channel by which to claim their grant – supplementing the current paper form which they can continue to use if they wish.</li><li>At the same time, we are designing a new digital product to replace the legacy case management system which colleagues currently use to award and pay the grant. This will streamline and structure the decision-making process, ensuring citizens get support faster, as well as delivering an improved experience for colleagues. While this is currently still at the design and testing phase we expect to start development work on this in June 2023.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/03/2023 10:21:01 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1606721

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	UK Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 163786 on UK Emissions Trading Scheme, what his Department’s timescale is for publishing its response to the consultation on technical short term improvements to the free allocation policy through the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	172377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>As part of the ongoing review into the UK's approach to free allocation policy, the UK ETS Authority published a consultation last year. This covered a number of measures, including technical short-term improvements to the policy. The UK ETS Authority will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/03/2023 15:34:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas