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1693745

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date	05/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking and Sexual Offences: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Minister for Justice on tackling female (a) trafficking, (b) exploitation and (c) sexual exploitation in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>Criminal justice is devolved in Northern Ireland, with responsibility for the policy and legislative response to modern slavery resting with the Northern Ireland Executive. However, we recognise that trafficking can involve the movement of vulnerable individuals across borders, and we work closely with our partners in the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that our response to modern slavery across the UK is joined-up and the legislation is complementary.</p><p>This includes, at official level, regular engagement with representatives from the Devolved Administrations, through quarterly meetings and the Modern Slavery Engagement Forums. These Forums focus on key policy areas, including enforcement, prevention, adult victim support, and child and victim support policy. Officials also engage in quarterly meetings with representatives on commercial sexual exploitation.</p><p>The Home Office also engages with First Responder Organisations, across the whole of the United Kingdom. In Northern Ireland this includes the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Health and Social Care trusts and Belfast and Lisburn Women’s Aid. First Responders are trained by their respective organisations to identify indicators of modern slavery and refer potential victims into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). In 2023, there were 462 NRM referrals sent to the PSNI for investigation, accounting for 3% of all referrals received, as published in the National Referral Mechanism statistics on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 13/03/2024 17:53:22 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1693746

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Energy Intensive Industries: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Energy intensive industries given £12 million boost to cut emissions and costs, published on 13 February 2023, how much of that £12 million went to businesses in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department announced £12 million funding awarded through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). The IETF provides grant funding to existing industrial sites, helping industry to invest in more efficient technologies and reduce emissions by bringing down the costs and risks associated with investing in decarbonisation technologies. Of the £12 million announced in the press release, £1.5m of this went to businesses in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Spring 2024 window of Phase 3 of the IETF is currently open to applications and closes on 19<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p><p>Information on competition winners of the IETF can be found <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Findustrial-energy-transformation-fund-ietf-competition-winners&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C1e63cab15c2945b00c5708dc43438354%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638459204440994796%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7Q%2FQSzYcN3%2BzcaH0MR1Gkt3KHyDky7xu9GrTXl63%2Fis%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/03/2024 11:49:09 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1693747

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she is taking steps to ensure that developers of wind farms supply a single point of contact for the public.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>All applications for development consent are published on the Planning Inspectorates web-site and are publicly available. The information includes details of the applicant and a link to their web-site which also explains the purpose of the project and the applicant's contact details.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:21:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1693748

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Housing and Carbon Emissions: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will commission research on the potential (a) social, (b) economic and (c) environmental merits of introducing targeted Government funding to (i) reduce the number of long-term empty homes, (ii) meet national net zero objectives and (iii) increase the supply of social housing.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	17093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has a range of policy and funding commitments across social housing, net zero and long-term empty homes. Details of these are available on gov.uk and include the £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme and the recently expanded Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme 2020. The Department’s empty homes policy. I also refer the Hon Member to answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-09-04%2F197506&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbf16723ef29f4720af2208dc41afde94%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638457470802894579%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MsTzHr84OgBuPjO%2FMqmdKGubZaiQquPW4a5kVQ8sMFk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">197506</a> on 12 September 2023.</p><p>On net zero, the Government has implemented a number of measures to meet its net zero objectives for housing, including the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. Details of the Future Homes Standard consultation, closing on 27 March 2024, can be found at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fthe-future-homes-and-buildings-standards-2023-consultation&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cbf16723ef29f4720af2208dc41afde94%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638457470802905717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8%2FRSjI%2F%2FjwvKIIJse5MMeiMjzJKbxJd4zIgLVbt2lm4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 13/03/2024 13:02:03 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1693749

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Osteoporosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many over 25s have been diagnosed with osteoporosis in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested. However, the below table shows the number of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary diagnosis of osteoporosis, for patients aged 25 years old and over in England, for the years 2020/21 to 2022/23:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>32,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>43,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>47,015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics from NHS England.</p><p>Note: This data provides a proxy to show overall trends.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 12/03/2024 17:51:25 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1693750

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation she undertook with (a) investors, (b) business organisations and (c) entrepreneurs prior to the announcement that the angel investment annual income threshold would be increasing.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	17154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at Budget that the Government will legislate to reinstate the previous eligibility criteria to qualify as a high net worth or sophisticated investor. The relevant legislation was laid in Parliament on 6 March, and is set to come into force on 27 March.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 17199 question first answered 12/03/2024 12:48:51 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693751

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Ceasefires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the hon. Member for Hammersmith during the Oral Statement of 27 February 2024 on Israel and Gaza, Official Report, column 159, on what evidential basis he said that a ceasefire would collapse without a prior humanitarian pause.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>We are calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.</p><p>There are several vital elements for a lasting peace, including the release of all hostages; the formation of a new Palestinian Government for the West Bank and Gaza, accompanied by an international support package; removing Hamas's capacity to launch attacks against Israel; Hamas no longer being in charge of Gaza; and a political horizon which provides a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 18/03/2024 16:17:30 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1693752

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many projects that have been granted grid access which have (a) stalled and (b) ceased entirely have been removed from the national grid connection queue in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	17156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Data from the Electricity System Operator (ESO) shows that 31 projects have been removed from the transmission connections queue since 1 March 2023. Of these 31 projects, 13 terminated their agreements voluntarily as part of the ESO’s Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) Amnesty.</p><p> </p><p>As set out at Budget, the ESO has begun the process of inserting delivery milestones into over 1000 connection agreements, enabling it to terminate stalled projects from Autumn 2024. The Government will also work with the ESO and network companies to outline further reforms by summer 2024 to raise barriers to entering and remaining in the queue.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 12:00:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1693753

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	National Grid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing financial penalties on network companies that fail to deliver grid connections on schedule.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	17157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The regulatory framework for electricity network connections is a matter for the independent regulator, Ofgem. As set out in the Connections Action Plan[1], Ofgem is undertaking a full review of existing incentives and obligations on parties, including network companies, relating to connections to ensure they are fit for purpose. This will include consideration of the use of financial incentives and penalties, as well as other regulatory levers. Ofgem will report its findings by the end of June.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 12:01:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1693754

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
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	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the switching off of renewable wind power because of grid capacity on household bills.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	17158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to him on 7 March to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-04/16816" target="_blank">16816</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/03/2024 07:09:51 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan