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1667071

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date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of franchising more local bus services.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	906748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government will support any Local Transport Authority wishing to franchise their bus services.</p><p> </p><p>The Bus Services Act 2017 provides automatic access to franchising powers to Mayoral Combined Authorities in England.</p><p> </p><p>Other authorities can request those powers from the Secretary of State but need to demonstrate that they have the capability and resources to deliver franchising, and that franchising is the best option to deliver improvements for passengers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently revising the Bus Services Act 2017 Franchising Scheme Guidance, published in November 2017, to provide updated and detailed advice on the franchising process.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the current action on Go North East, I hope both sides can come to a mutually acceptable agreement that delivers for passengers.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/10/2023 11:11:20 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1665433

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	Game: Birds
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 Written Statement of 5 June 2023 on General licensing, UIN HCWS820, how many applications to release gamebirds (a) on and (b) within) 500 metres of Special Protection Areas has her Department (i) received, (ii) approved and (iii) sought advice from Natural England.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	202935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Please find below a breakdown of applications received by Defra to release gamebirds within a Special Protection Area or within 500 metres of such an area:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Applications received</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications approved</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications where advice from Natural England considered</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/10/2023 13:17:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1662946

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Sierra Leone: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what reports he has received of the political situation in Sierra Leone since the June elections.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	200800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK has engaged stakeholders including the government, opposition, election bodies, regional partners and the international community in the months leading up to, during and after the elections. We have given consistent messages about the importance of free, fair and peaceful elections, good governance and the rule of law. The Foreign Secretary raised these issues during his visit to Sierra Leone in March and in a telephone call with President Bio (7 August). It remains vital that Sierra Leone's political leaders engage with efforts to support the democratic process. We remain committed to supporting the aspirations of the Sierra Leonean people.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/10/2023 14:34:52 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1663439

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) family, (b) student, (c) settlement, (d) visitor and (e) work visas submitted in the last 12 months have taken longer to process than the limits set by their respective customer service standards.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	201293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office makes every attempt to meet the service level agreement standard, but in certain cases additional checks are required which can mean visa requests take longer to process.</p><p> </p><p>Data on performance against service standards is published through migration transparency data and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 16:09:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1661306

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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	Veterinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled Review of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, published on 2 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	199882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>My Department has received a significant number of responses from stakeholders to the public consultation on the proposed changes to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 as applicable in Great Britain. I thank all who have responded for taking the time to consider the proposed changes. My Department has now considered the responses received and a formal response to the consultation is expected to be published by October. This will include a summary of the feedback received to the consultation and set out the actions my Department will take for the proposed changes to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/10/2023 09:40:59 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1661045

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with colleagues at NHS England on the potential merits of setting up a national NHS Mental Health Emergency Helpline.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	199709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>We are working towards making emergency mental health support available through NHS111 across England by April 2024. Linking the urgent mental health helplines that are already available in all areas of the country 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through to NHS111 will provide a consistent route for people to access support.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/10/2023 10:14:25 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1660825

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
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 and Heating: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answers of 11 September 2023 to Question 197707 on Energy and Heating: Buildings and of 4 September to Question 194693 on Environment Protection: Industry, for what reasons there have been changes in the levels of funding for energy efficiency and clean heat in buildings since the Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	199546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed an additional £6 billion of funding for energy efficiency and clean heat from 2025 to 2028. This provides long-term funding certainty, supports the growth of supply chains, and ensures delivery can scale up over time.</p><p> </p><p>Where there have been insufficient bids for funding allocated to current schemes, the remaining amounts have been reallocated to support wider energy security policy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 10:43:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1660858

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
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	Deposit Return Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 198331 on Deposit Return Schemes, for what reason the implementation of the regulations has been delayed since the publication of the consultation response; when she plans to appoint the deposit management organisation (DMO); and what recent estimate she has made of when the DMO will commence.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	199547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>In May 2023, UK Government published a position statement setting out that interoperability of schemes across the UK is critical to avoiding unnecessary barriers to trade. Since then we have been working with Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on interoperability across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering what changes are required to the draft legislation in each nation in order to implement interoperability of schemes across the UK. This will need to be completed before we can finalise the drafting and proceed through the legislative process. As this requires additional time to complete, it impacts our original SI timeline.</p><p> </p><p>The next phase of DRS implementation will be finalising the legislation. We intend for this to come into force in summer 2024, and thereafter we will have the powers to appoint the scheme administrator (the Deposit Management Organisation, DMO).</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/09/2023 10:03:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1659095

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
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	Carbon Emissions
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 of 3 July 2023 entitled Tighter limit on industrial, power and aviation emissions, as UK leads the way to net zero, what advice her Department (a) sought and (b) received on (i) the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap and (ii) allowances available to the market from relevant stakeholders prior to that announcement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	198329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK ETS Authority stated its intention to align the cap with net zero at scheme launch in 2021, and has consulted extensively since. The “Developing the UK ETS” consultation in 2022 included a range of trajectories for a cap consistent with the UK's climate targets. It received over 114 responses from market participants and relevant stakeholders, and also sought the Climate Change Committee's advice, who published their views within their 2022 Progress Report.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/09/2023 16:23:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1659096

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
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	Carbon Emissions
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 of 3 July 2023 entitled Tighter limit on industrial, power and aviation emissions, as the UK leads the way to net zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the number of Emissions Trading Scheme allowances available to the market on (a) the carbon price, (b) likelihood of meeting de-carbonisation targets and (c) future trade with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	198330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>In July the Government published reforms to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to ensure it supports the delivery of net zero by 2050. These include a 30% reduction of the UK ETS cap, limiting the volume of greenhouse gases covered sectors can emit. As part of the UK ETS Authority, it is not appropriate for the Government to comment on UK ETS prices.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining international competitiveness for UK businesses is a key objective of the UK ETS and the impacts of UK ETS policy on trade with the EU are monitored closely.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/09/2023 16:21:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy