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1601294

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date	06/03/2023
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	Agriculture and Forestry: Climate Change
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 steps her Department is taking to provide centralised resources, information and guidance on climate change adaptation for (a) landowners, (b) woodland managers and (c) forestry practitioners.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	158957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Launched in January this year Forest Research’s climate change hub centralises the latest resources, information and guidance on climate change adaptation to support landowners, woodland managers and forestry practitioners in addressing climate change threats. Forest Research has also published a new guide for forest managers to help adapt woodlands for climate change; the UK Forestry Standard Practice Guide ‘Adapting forest and woodland management to the changing climate’. The third National Adaptation Programme, due for publication later this year, will include Government actions to address climate change risks and opportunities to the forestry sector. Last year, the Forestry Commission published its Climate change adaptation reporting power third round report, this was part of the third round of the adaptation reporting powers under the Climate Change 2008 Act.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 14/03/2023 14:52:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1601295

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Eurovision Song Contest: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help facilitate the attendance of displaced Ukrainians at the Eurovision Song Contest.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	158958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>On 25 February the Government announced that around 3,000 tickets will be made available for displaced Ukrainians living in the UK to attend the Eurovision Song Contest live shows. Those who are based in the UK via the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Ukraine Extension Scheme will be able to apply for tickets. Tickets will be offered for all nine live shows and the Government will set out more detail on how people can apply in the coming weeks. This is another example of the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2023 10:53:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1601296

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the role of football fans in decisions on (a) the running of clubs, (b) team names, (c) badges and (d) stadia.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	158959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government set out its position on these three questions in the White Paper on Football Governance on 23 February 2023. The independent’s regulator’s core focus will be to improve the financial resilience of clubs and the long-term sustainability of the football pyramid.</p><p>The Regulator will require every club to meet a minimum standard of fan engagement. It will also ensure fans are given veto rights over certain club heritage assets, including team names and badges, and will be consulted on any stadium sale.</p><p>Football clubs will only be able to participate in competitions which are approved by the Regulator against a set of published criteria. This will prevent English clubs from joining unapproved breakaway leagues such as the European Super League.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 158960 158961 question first answered 14/03/2023 09:50:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1601297

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent football clubs from forming breakaway leagues.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	158960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government set out its position on these three questions in the White Paper on Football Governance on 23 February 2023. The independent’s regulator’s core focus will be to improve the financial resilience of clubs and the long-term sustainability of the football pyramid.</p><p>The Regulator will require every club to meet a minimum standard of fan engagement. It will also ensure fans are given veto rights over certain club heritage assets, including team names and badges, and will be consulted on any stadium sale.</p><p>Football clubs will only be able to participate in competitions which are approved by the Regulator against a set of published criteria. This will prevent English clubs from joining unapproved breakaway leagues such as the European Super League.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 158959 158961 question first answered 14/03/2023 09:50:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1601298

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support football clubs with maintaining stable finances.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	158961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government set out its position on these three questions in the White Paper on Football Governance on 23 February 2023. The independent’s regulator’s core focus will be to improve the financial resilience of clubs and the long-term sustainability of the football pyramid.</p><p>The Regulator will require every club to meet a minimum standard of fan engagement. It will also ensure fans are given veto rights over certain club heritage assets, including team names and badges, and will be consulted on any stadium sale.</p><p>Football clubs will only be able to participate in competitions which are approved by the Regulator against a set of published criteria. This will prevent English clubs from joining unapproved breakaway leagues such as the European Super League.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 158959 158960 question first answered 14/03/2023 09:50:15 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1601299

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2023 to Question 142735 on Housing: Disability, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to encourage estate agents to publish information on whether properties they are selling are accessible for wheelchair users.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	158987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Departmental officials work with housing stakeholders who are considering the question of market place visibility of wheelchair-accessible homes. There are other stakeholders working on compiling their own registers of accessible housing.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 14/03/2023 17:28:30 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1601302

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Social Rented Housing: Standards
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) issuing guidance to local authorities on national minimum standards for social housing (i) developments and (ii) services and (b) creating an independent regulator to provide assurance that those standards are being met.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	159000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Local authority social housing landlords are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing.</p><p>Regarding planning, our proposals for the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) closed 2 March 2023. We intend to publish an update in due course after considering the comments we received. The NPPF is clear that Local Planning Authorities should work with planning applicants to secure developments that will improve the economic conditions of the area.</p><p>As set out in the December NPPF consultation, this Government will consult on a wider review of the Framework later this year.</p><p>We currently monitor the effectiveness of local authority planning departments in the speed and quality of decision-making. We are consulting on proposals to introduce a new planning performance framework that monitors the effectiveness of local authority planning across a broader set of metrics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 159001 159010 159012 question first answered 14/03/2023 17:06:17 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601303

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Local Government Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to monitor the performance of local authorities in delivering (a) planning and (b) housing services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	159001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Local authority social housing landlords are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing.</p><p>Regarding planning, our proposals for the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) closed 2 March 2023. We intend to publish an update in due course after considering the comments we received. The NPPF is clear that Local Planning Authorities should work with planning applicants to secure developments that will improve the economic conditions of the area.</p><p>As set out in the December NPPF consultation, this Government will consult on a wider review of the Framework later this year.</p><p>We currently monitor the effectiveness of local authority planning departments in the speed and quality of decision-making. We are consulting on proposals to introduce a new planning performance framework that monitors the effectiveness of local authority planning across a broader set of metrics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 159000 159010 159012 question first answered 14/03/2023 17:06:17 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601305

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	National Insurance Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) requirement on staff hours of manually correcting National Insurance contributions records for people within four months of state pension age because the universal credit system has not transferred National Insurance class 3 credits electronically to HMRC in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	159003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. The Department has been working with HMRC to resolve this issue. We expect NI records will be fully updated by HMRC over the course of 2023/24, any State Pension entitlement will be reassessed, and any underpayment addressed accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/03/2023 13:06:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601306

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Park Homes: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's research entitled the impact of a change in the maximum park home sale commission, published June 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of that report's findings.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	158983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We will consider the report in more detail and publish our response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 13/03/2023 13:19:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders