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1184528

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date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the accessibility of railway stations for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Mark Eastwood
uin	901511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>As I mentioned to my hon. friend in the chamber this morning, the Government has recently made £350 million available to add another 209 stations to the Access for All programme. The stations he mentioned (Dewsbury, Shepley and Mirfield) were not successful in that round of money, but I would be delighted to meet and work with him to ensure that those stations get the funding they deserve, because our rail network needs to be accessible for everybody. Furthermore, Dewsbury and Mirfield stations are part of the TransPennine Route Upgrade programme which includes options to improve accessibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/03/2020 13:35:38 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4807 label Biography information for Mark Eastwood

1184529

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help protect seafarers from nationality-based pay discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	901512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 provides protection for EEA seafarers and those from designated States. These Regulations will be reviewed later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2020 13:44:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1184530

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Red Diesel: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on plans to increase fuel duty on red diesel.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	901513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with the Treasury on tax matters. In yesterday’s Budget, the Government set out its position on red diesel, including importantly the use of red diesels for rail. We will continue to work closely with the Treasury and transport stakeholders during the upcoming consultation on red diesel to take into account any issues raised.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 12/03/2020 13:48:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1184556

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's methodology was for collecting and collating data on views of small scale fishers in its report on the service standard assessment of the catch recording service.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>The development of the catch recording service and the methodology used followed Government Digital Service standards. A broad user research programme, following industry best practice, was conducted and covered eight key locations around the English coast to seek views from fishers. A public consultation on the catch recording system also ran from 19 February 2019 until 2 April 2019 to seek input from industry.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:37:21 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184557

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the evidential basis for the Marine Management Organisation's proposal to introduce a catch recording app.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>Scientific surveys conducted by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science have highlighted that data derived from sales notes and other historic documentation does not accurately reflect the volumes of fish being landed and sold by the under-10m fleet as a whole. These are consistent with the findings of European Commission audits carried out in 2011-12.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement for the digital solution for catch recording, including an app, formed part of the beta assessment conducted by the Government Digital Service. As outlined in the published assessment report, the service passed the beta assessment stage.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:46:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184558

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of time set aside for beta testing of the catch recording app; and what information his Department holds on the use of that app during the beta testing by (a) fishers and (b) service support personnel.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>The length of time used for the beta phase of the catch recording service development followed Government Digital Service standards. This involved two phases: a ‘private’ beta phase of service development which involved inviting a limited number of individuals; and a ‘public’ beta phase which involved opening the service up to all users in a phased roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>Feedback obtained from fishers and support personnel during the beta phase of development is held and reflected the need for a simple mobile application.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation continues to work on implementing improvements to the catch recording app based on feedback from existing users.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:50:52 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184559

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Friends Families and Travellers 2020 report entitled No place to stop: Research on the five year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller sites in the South East of England.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	28612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Planning Policy for Traveller Sites is clear that Local Planning Authorities should set pitch targets for gypsies and travellers and plot targets for travelling showpeople which address the likely permanent and transit site accommodation needs of travellers in their area, working collaboratively with neighbouring local planning authorities. They should identify and update annually, a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide 5 years’ worth of sites against their locally set targets.</p><p>Through a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 February 2019 (HCWS1305), local authorities were reminded of their duties to assess the need for transit and permanent sites.</p><p>We have committed to a number of measures to support site provision including to finalise the 2016 draft guidance on assessing housing need including for those residing in caravans; and to consider making information on permanent and transit sites in plans freely available in open data format so that there is a single, clear source of data available. We will also consider writing to those authorities who do not have an up-to-date plan for travellers in place.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 28613 question first answered 17/03/2020 17:30:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1184560

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the roundtable report entitled Challenging and improving planning policy for Gypsies and Travellers from the all-party parliamentary group on Gypsies Travellers and Roma.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	28613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>Planning Policy for Traveller Sites is clear that Local Planning Authorities should set pitch targets for gypsies and travellers and plot targets for travelling showpeople which address the likely permanent and transit site accommodation needs of travellers in their area, working collaboratively with neighbouring local planning authorities. They should identify and update annually, a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide 5 years’ worth of sites against their locally set targets.</p><p>Through a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 February 2019 (HCWS1305), local authorities were reminded of their duties to assess the need for transit and permanent sites.</p><p>We have committed to a number of measures to support site provision including to finalise the 2016 draft guidance on assessing housing need including for those residing in caravans; and to consider making information on permanent and transit sites in plans freely available in open data format so that there is a single, clear source of data available. We will also consider writing to those authorities who do not have an up-to-date plan for travellers in place.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 28612 question first answered 17/03/2020 17:30:06 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1184561

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2020 to Question 25623 on Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Public Appointments, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract entered into with the search company appointed to recruit a replacement panel member.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	28563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Government transparency agenda, it is a legal requirement for central Government Departments to publish all awarded contracts over £10,000 in value on the Contracts Finder website. Once a contract for this recruitment has been finalised and signed it will be published in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/03/2020 16:53:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1184562

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to announce the seed funding to establish the Great South West initiative.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>Following the announcement of the Western Gateway we have asked local partners to consider options for geography across the South West and South Wales. These discussions are still ongoing and once they report back we will look to make decisions of how to support pan-regional geography options.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 20/03/2020 14:53:44 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard