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1238459

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle climate change.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	906791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We are taking action now to meet our net zero target by delivering world-leading clean growth. This year, the government has set out over £5 billion for our low-carbon economy. We will be bringing forward sectoral decarbonisation plans, including an Energy White Paper, to stay on track as we lead global climate action through our COP26 and G7 Presidencies.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/09/2020 12:09:18 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1238460

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of late payments to small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	906792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>I wrote in May to the FTSE 100 Group and accountancy firms, highlighting the importance of paying promptly.</p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with Prompt Payment Code signatories on reforming the Code and will consult on strengthening the Small Business Commissioner’s powers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1238461

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Ofgem on the introduction of a short-haul tariff scheme for gas transportation.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	906795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise this is an important issue. I am in regular dialogue with Ofgem and understand they are examining five industry proposals on the short-haul tariff, with varying impacts on different consumers groups.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238462

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the post office network of the end of the post office subsidy in 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	906804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Future funding is obviously a matter for the ongoing Spending Review processes, but I can assure the hon Member that the Government remains committed to the long-term sustainability of the Post Office network, which has achieved so much during the Covid-19 crisis.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:11:23 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1238056

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department plans to take to build on the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse on grooming gangs.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	906719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to keeping children and young people safe from all forms of abuse.</p><p>The Inquiry’s investigation into child sexual exploitation by organised networks is ongoing. We will consider the Inquiry’s findings when they are published.</p><p>Our work to tackle this heinous crime continues, in the meantime, as I saw for myself when meeting victims in Rotherham recently. We will publish a strategy this year, setting out our plans to tackle all forms of child sexual abuse, including grooming gangs.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/09/2020 15:17:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

1238057

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring public understanding of covid-19 lockdown regulations and legislation.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	906720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>Everyone is making huge sacrifices in the fight against coronavirus, but, the recent worrying rise in cases means we are not out of the woods yet. The work of the Home Office is critical in protecting and serving our citizens. Ensuring everyone follows the rules is vital to controlling the virus this winter.</p><p>Across Cabinet and Government we have been clear on regulations and have enshrined them in law. Engagement, explaining and enforcement of those laws will be provided by the police and local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 28/09/2020 15:20:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1238058

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of trends in the time taken by UK Visas and Immigration to process one-year visa extensions for healthcare workers.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	906724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>Mr Speaker, I would like, with your permission to group questions 30 and 31.</p><p>Up till close on Friday, provisional management information shows we have concluded 5,954 free extensions for eligible healthcare workers and dependents.</p><p>On average, straightforward cases have been concluded within four weeks of receiving necessary information from employers to enable the extension to be undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/09/2020 15:22:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1238059

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of trends in the time taken by UK Visas and Immigration to process one-year visa extensions for healthcare workers.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	906733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>Mr Speaker, I would like, with your permission to group questions 30 and 31.</p><p>Up till close on Friday, provisional management information shows we have concluded 5,954 free extensions for eligible healthcare workers and dependents.</p><p>On average, straightforward cases have been concluded within four weeks of receiving necessary information from employers to enable the extension to be undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/09/2020 15:23:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1238060

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the time it takes to process passport applications.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	906730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The measures put in place to increase capacity for processing passport applications have successfully helped to reduce turnaround times.</p><p>This includes rolling out a new system which increases the ability to process applications from home, and which is now processing almost 60 per cent of UK digital applications.</p><p>On 23 September, the median processing time for passport applications received from the UK was 8 working days<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/09/2020 15:24:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1238061

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect people seeking asylum from homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	906736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to house asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute, and we have met that obligation during the national crisis.</p><p>During lockdown we procured additional accommodation to ensure asylum seekers avoid homelessness despite increases in the asylum population following our decision to allow people who would ordinarily leave the asylum estate to remain.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/09/2020 15:25:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake