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1584911

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Central Bank of the Russian Federation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) seizing Russian Central Bank reserves and (b) repurposing those reserves as aid for Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	141601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is actively considering all possible options for seizing Russian linked assets in the UK that could be used to pay for reconstruction in Ukraine. While the UK is pursuing this at pace, ensuring any policy implemented is safe, robust, and compliant with the rule of law is of paramount importance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/02/2023 09:05:02 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1585281

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Arts: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to increase opportunities for (a) exposure to and (b) engagement with the arts in secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	142639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government believes in a high quality education for all pupils and cultural education, including the wider arts, music, and creative subjects, is integral to this. All state funded schools are required to teach a broad and balanced curriculum. This includes promoting pupils' cultural development.</p><p>The Department published the Model Music Curriculum in 2021 and a refreshed National Plan for Music Education in 2022 to support teachers in delivering high quality music education. The Department will publish a Cultural Education Plan in 2023 to support arts and heritage, working with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England. This will include how best to support young people who wish to pursue careers in the creative and cultural industries.</p><p>The Department will continue to spend around £115 million per annum in cultural education over three years, through music, arts, and heritage programmes.</p><p>With the real terms per pupil increases to core school funding and the nearly £5 billion that has been announced for education recovery, schools will continue to have the flexibility to deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum and enrichment activities, including in arts and creative subjects.</p><p>With the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education, the Department’s priorities have been to focus on education recovery in the recent Spending Review. The Government remains committed to the ambitions for a Cultural Education Plan and will give consideration for a future arts premium in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 142640 142641 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:41:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1585357

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Estate Agents
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 she will take steps to modify the Estate Agents Act 1979 so that people need to (a) be registered with the Estate Agency Affairs Board and (b) possess a Fidelity Fund Certificate before completing transactions.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	142668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>All estate agents are legally required to register with HMRC and must belong to a Government-approved redress scheme. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team regulate the estate agency sector, including overseeing the operation and enforcement of the Estate Agents Act 1979 and other relevant legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/02/2023 17:59:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1585737

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape Crisis Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with rape crisis centres on (a) their capacity levels and (b) trends in the number of people seeking their support.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	143807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>To understand trends in help seeking and service capacity, the Ministry of Justice receives regular monitoring data from service providers that captures demand, user needs and demographics. This data is collated and analysed to inform policy development and commissioning decisions. In addition, the MoJ regularly engages with the sector to identify good practices and delivery challenges.</p><p>In recognition of rising demand, the Ministry of Justice is more than quadrupling funding for victim and witness support services by 2024/25, up from £41m in 2009/10. The MoJ has committed £154 million per annum on a multi-year basis, for the next three years, allowing victim support services, and those commissioning them, to provide consistency to victims receiving support.</p><p>Funding for sexual abuse support services is largely allocated through local Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC), which for 22/23 included £34 million ringfenced funding for Independent Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Advisors, and the national Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund (RASASF).</p><p>Last year, MoJ also undertook targeted research with rape victims to better understand their experiences, and what they want from support services. This research, published on 26 January 2023, has directly informed the recommissioning of the RASASF, ensuring our commissioning enables community-based service providers to meet the needs of all victims of rape and sexual abuse in the most effective way. The competition for this funding is currently live.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/02/2023 15:02:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1585743

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Health and Safety: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on regulations on working at height.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	143911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>With the introduction of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REUL Bill), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) remains focused on ensuring that regulatory frameworks maintain the United Kingdom’s high standards of health and safety protection and continue to reduce burdens for business. HSE’s approach aligns closely with the Government’s pledge to do more for business to help promote growth by removing disproportionate burdens and simplifying the regulatory landscape. Our standards of health and safety protections are among the highest in the world.</p><p> </p><p>HSE will continue to review its retained EU Law to seek opportunities to reduce business burdens and promote growth without reducing health and safety standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 142733 question first answered 21/02/2023 11:37:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1585744

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	NHS: Pay
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 removing pensionable status from NHS responsibility payments when secondments are short term.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	143769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Additional responsibility payments such as those for clinical and medical directors are not covered by national contracts. A permanent pay increase for additional responsibilities would typically form part of a member’s pensionable pay and a temporary or short term increase would not. This is a matter for employers to consider when offering the payment. Pay arrangements in Scotland are a matter for the Scottish Government.</p><p>NHS Employers have published guidance on the local options available to employers in England, which can be put in place to support staff who are affected by pension tax.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/02/2023 10:21:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1585750

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Breeding: Animal Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has put checks in place to help ensure that commercial breeding licences for animal testing are used appropriately.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	143872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The use of animals in science is highly regulated. All establishments licensed to breed or supply animals, or to carry out regulated procedures on animals in Great Britain are subject to the requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), including a three-tier licensing system and standards for the care and accommodation of animals, published in the Code of Practice. The Home Office regularly audits the compliance of all licence holders including announced and unannounced on-site inspections.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 20/02/2023 16:01:26 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1585753

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Research and Innovation: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ONS dataset on Business enterprise research and development UK: 2021, published on 22 November 2022, what assessment she has made of the reasons for trends in R&D expenditure on (a) agriculture, hunting and forestry and (b) fishing between 2018 to 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	143738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>Defra has not conducted specific analysis on the latest R&amp;D statistics from the ONS, which include updated figures for business, higher education sector, and economy-wide R&amp;D investment. These are the result of ongoing efforts to improve data accuracy and ensure decisions are based on robust and reliable information. Defra’s own investment in R&amp;D is increasing over the spending review period and includes programmes like the Farming Innovation Programme which began in 2021 and is designed to encourage innovation in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 20/02/2023 12:56:59 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585754

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ofcom will report to her on telecoms and competition policy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	143739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>As part of implementing the changes announced by the Prime Minister last week work is ongoing, at pace, to define arrangements with regulators and arm's length bodies. Further details will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/02/2023 10:14:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1585766

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
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	Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2023 to Question 137874 on Obesity, what steps he is taking to reduce obesity levels in adults.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	143770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The measures we are delivering will have an impact on reducing obesity across all age groups.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/02/2023 10:31:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell