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1655821

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Ethiopia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Ethiopian applicants for family reunion.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	196312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that some people displaced may wish to join family in the UK, and where those family members do not have a current UK visa, they can apply for one via one of our standard visa routes, which remain available, and applications can be submitted at the nearest Visa Application Centre. Guidance on how to apply for a family visa can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration" target="_blank"> Family visas: apply, extend or switch: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, close family members of individuals who are in the UK with permission to stay as a refugee may be eligible to apply under the family reunion arrangements. Details can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-uk-visa-family-joining-refugee-form-appendix-4-vaf4a" target="_blank">Application for UK visa (family joining refugee): appendix 4 VAF4A - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2023 16:40:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1601925

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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 Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many private suppliers were not included in the initial energy rebate programme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	160376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>All licensed domestic electricity suppliers are participating in delivering the Energy Bills Support Scheme. On 25th September 2022, The then Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy issued a Direction under Section 7(3) of the Electricity Act 1989 to enable Ofgem to implement the scheme through modifications to suppliers’ standard licence conditions.</p><p>Households without a licensed domestic electricity supply contract are not eligible for the Scheme and can apply for equivalent support through the EBSS Alternative Funding.</p><p>Companies supplying no more than 5MW of electricity which they generate themselves, of which only 2.5MW are supplied to domestic consumers, are not required to hold or register for a supply licence.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/03/2023 17:04:55 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1582233

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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 Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on how many (a) private energy suppliers and (b) local authorities are awaiting guidance on administering payments under the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	136740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Private energy suppliers will not administer payments for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF). EBSS AF payments will be delivered by 363 Local Authorities across England, Scotland and Wales, and by a contracted delivery partner in Northern Ireland. Guidance will be provided to them this month, ahead of the scheme launch.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/02/2023 15:10:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1582234

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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 Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for private energy suppliers (a) receiving and (b) disbursing payments to customers under the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	136741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF) will be delivered by Local Authorities in Great Britain, and a contracted delivery partner in Northern Ireland, rather than private energy suppliers. We are expecting to pay Local Authorities and the contracted delivery partner ahead of scheme launch, or as soon after that as we receive their payment details, which we have requested. The exact date that an eligible household will receive support will depend on when the application is made and when the payment can be processed by the relevant Local Authority.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/02/2023 15:11:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1548910

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Leeds North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on improving skills training in Leeds North West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	104399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2023 answer text <p>​​The department regularly discusses skills matters with other government departments, including the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, but not specifically about individual constituencies.</p><p>​The department is investing £3.8 billion more in further education (FE) and skills over the Parliament to ensure people across the country, including in Leeds, have access to the skills they need to build fulfilling careers in jobs the economy needs.</p><p>​This additional funding will help a wide range of school sixth forms supporting young people, including providers such as Luminate Education Group in Yorkshire. In total we are funding over 18,000 16-to-18 year olds in 2022/23, including several school sixth form provisions based in the Leeds North West area.</p><p>​​The local college curriculum offer includes a broad range of skills training and qualifications including T Levels, apprenticeships, an extensive range of qualifications from Entry Level to Higher Education, including higher technical qualifications, and adult education programmes. The provision is shaped in collaboration with local employers to ensure it meets local skills needs and focuses on meeting Leeds City Region LEP skills priorities.</p><p>​​The department is also investing in local college estates through FE capital programmes to support estate condition improvement, increase college capacity to support more local people with skills training and qualifications, and T Level facilities with world class equipment.</p><p>The department is supporting employers in all sectors and all areas of the country, including Leeds, to use apprenticeships to develop the skilled workforces they need. To support more employers and learners to access apprenticeships we are increasing funding for apprenticeships in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year. Since May 2010, there have been a total of 5,880 apprenticeship starts in Leeds North West.</p><p>Residents in Leeds can access free Level 3 qualifications to improve their skills via the Free Courses for Jobs scheme, which enables adult learners without a level 3 qualification (or learners with any qualification level but earning below the National Living Wage) to gain a qualification for free.</p><p>In addition, the department has also introduced Skills Bootcamps, which are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with an employer.</p><p>The department is continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) at £1.34 billion in the 2022/23 academic year. The AEB fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. Currently, approximately 60% of the AEB is devolved to nine Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs), including West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), which covers Leeds. This gives WYCA direct control over adult education provision for their residents and provides the local area with the opportunity to meet local needs.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 04/01/2023 10:48:37 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1521966

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Voluntary Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to streamline the process of making voluntary contributions to the Government.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	62965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Individuals can make a voluntary contribution to the Government for the purposes of public spending or reducing the National Debt. Individuals can arrange a direct bank transfer to HM Treasury for donations in general towards public expenditure or can make a contribution to the Donations and Bequests account in the form of cash or UK government securities for reducing the National Debt. There are no plans to change the process for making a voluntary contribution, as it is clearly set out in guidelines published by the Debt Management Office.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/10/2022 13:54:10 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1521980

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Voluntary Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the amount the Government received in voluntary contributions via direct bank transfer to the Treasury in the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	62966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text The total amount received from voluntary contributions specifically for the reduction of the national debt is published annually in the annual Report and Accounts of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt receipts and payments, which can be found on the Debt Management Office’s website. The web link to the publicly available information is provided as follow:<p> </p>https://www.dmo.gov.uk/media/hf5l1t1t/crndrep2022.pdf answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/10/2022 13:58:05 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1455038

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Outdoor Recreation
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 the Agnew Review - Access to the Outdoors Commission, which was commissioned in January 2021, will be released.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	148359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Access to the Outdoors Commission was a cross-Government process designed to inform the Spending Review on how to increase access to green spaces. There are no plans to release the review in a consolidated way. Rather the results of the review are now incorporated in the Spending Review which is providing more than £30 million to improve public access to green spaces in support of health, wellbeing, and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced it is investing £9m to level up urban green spaces across the UK through the Levelling Up Parks Fund. Grants will be given to, and administered by, local authorities, to deliver new green spaces in over 100 of the neighbourhoods most deprived of green space.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to work collaboratively with other Government departments to seek opportunities to continue to improve access to the outdoors and engagement with nature.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/04/2022 16:02:44 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1357236

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Supported Housing: Older People
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 his Department plans to take to ensure that the Government’s reforms to the planning system improve housing options for older people, including housing-with-care.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	52595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the provision of homes for older people which includes housing-with-care.  As set out in our National Planning Policy Framework, local authorities should already assess the types of specialist housing needed for older people and reflect this in their local planning policies.</p><p>As a new Secretary of State in a new department, the minister is taking time to review the departmental programmes and engage with key stakeholders. The Government's consultation response will be published.</p><p>In the meantime, we continue to work closely with the older people's housing sector and across Government to look at how we can further support its growth.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 18/10/2021 15:02:32 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1259869

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Government Departments: Environment Protection
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 progress has been made in developing the framework for the 2021-25 Greening Government Commitments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	127632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Greening Government Commitments are designed to improve the environmental sustainability of the Government’s estates and operations. We are progressing the development of the new framework for 2021-25 and aim to publish new commitments in spring 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The new framework will ensure the public estate continues to reduce its environmental footprint, align with commitments in our 25 Year Environment Plan and be consistent with a trajectory to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As part of this, we are exploring a range of measures aimed at reducing the environmental impact of government travel, including through increasing the use of low- or zero-emission transport options by Government officials.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 127633 question first answered 14/12/2020 14:34:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel