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1245078

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date	20/10/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Credit Unions: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will hold discussions with the Welsh Government on encouraging employers in Wales to offer payroll deductions to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	106215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Credit unions play a vital role in the financial wellbeing of their communities, providing an ethical home for their members’ savings, and affordable loans to those who may otherwise have to resort to high-cost lenders. The Government is committed to seeing a strong and resilient credit union sector. That is why the Chancellor announced at Budget 2020 that the Government will bring forward legislation to enable credit unions to offer a wider range of products and services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales and I have frequent discussions with the Welsh Government and other UK Government Departments on a wide range of issues, including how best to support households with the cost of living.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 26/10/2020 12:04:22 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1244441

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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	Eating Disorders and Obesity: Mental Health 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 steps he took to include (a) anorexia nervosa, (b) bulimia, (c) binge eating disorder and (d) other eating disorders and the effects on the mental health and wellbeing of people affected by those disorders when determining health strategies for tackling obesity; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	105277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>We have been careful to consider the views of a wide range of experts as we developed our plans for implementing the obesity strategy and we will continue to listen going forwards. This includes feedback from mental health charities, medical and public health professionals in response to our public consultations on specific policy proposals.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 23/10/2020 09:23:05 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1244442

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
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: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment was made as part of the development the NHS Better Health app of the potential effect of that app on people with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	105278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>Campaigns and tools that promote healthy eating are developed with guidance from Public Health England (PHE) experts. During the development of the Better Health campaign and digital assets, PHE also liaised with appropriate organisations including a consultant psychiatrist, a charity working with people living with obesity and relevant physical activity organisations.</p><p>The NHS Weight Loss Plan app asks users to enter their height and weight to calculate their body mass index (BMI). If a user is underweight or a healthy weight according to their BMI, messaging is shown that explains this weight loss tool is not for them.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/10/2020 12:28:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1244693

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Hindi: GCE A-level and GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 October 2020 to Question 94998, how many people took (a) a GCSE and (b) an A-level qualification in the Hindi language in each year between 2009 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	105279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Hindi is not currently offered at GCSE or A Level. The Department has no record of entries in Hindi at either GCSE or A level in the period 2009 to 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/10/2020 15:03:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1244177

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Housing: Cooperatives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of housing co-operatives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	104670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment on the effectiveness of housing co-operatives and we do not hold information on the number of people living in housing co-operatives.</p><p>The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector, of which housing co-operatives are an important part, offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping to increase the rate of delivery of new housing, community-led housing will help to deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction, and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 104671 question first answered 26/10/2020 14:46:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1244178

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Housing: Cooperatives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people living in housing co-operatives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	104671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment on the effectiveness of housing co-operatives and we do not hold information on the number of people living in housing co-operatives.</p><p>The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector, of which housing co-operatives are an important part, offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping to increase the rate of delivery of new housing, community-led housing will help to deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction, and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 104670 question first answered 26/10/2020 14:46:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1244179

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what fiscal steps he plans to take to support people wanting to form or live in a housing co-operative; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	104672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector – of which housing co-operatives are an important part – offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping to increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it will help to deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction, and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p><p>The principal way in which the Government supported the community-led housebuilding sector in England in recent years was through the Community Housing Fund, making available £163 million in grants over 2018/19 and 2019/20. Budgets for future years will be considered at the Spending Review later this year. Community-led housebuilding organisations that are registered as providers of social housing may seek capital funding from the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes programme operated outside London by Homes England.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 26/10/2020 14:48:11 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1243844

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Clothing: 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 steps his Department is taking to tackle the environmental damage caused by fast fashion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	104012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>In line with the Resources and Waste Strategy for England (2018) we are taking a range of actions to tackle environmental damage and promote greater circularity in the fashion and textiles sector.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) we are supporting an industry-led voluntary agreement - the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) 2020. This has seen SCAP signatories reduce their water and carbon footprints by 18.1% and 13.4% respectively per tonne of clothing between 2012 and 2018. Work is currently underway to develop an ambitious new phase of the voluntary agreement for the future, focussed on enhancing the circularity of the sector.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to consult on extended producer responsibility and other policy measures for five priority waste streams, including textiles, by 2025, with two of these to be completed by 2022. We are also exploring regulatory requirements on product design and consumer information in order to support durable, repairable, and recyclable clothing and textiles. The Environment Bill includes clauses that will enable resource efficient product design and information requirements to be set through secondary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are supporting the textiles reuse and recycling sector, which has experienced particular challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, through the WRAP-administered Resource Action Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Our detailed plans to promote sustainable practices in the textiles sector will be included in a new Waste Prevention Programme, to be published for comment in the next few months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 103416 question first answered 22/10/2020 13:16:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1243845

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
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	Renewable Energy: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to create jobs in renewable energy as the UK recovers from the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	104013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK has over 460,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains and many of the actions we need to take to reach our target of net zero emissions by 2050 will support the future growth of our economy.</p><p> </p><p>In his Summer Economic Statement, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer emphasised the Government’s intention to make this a green recovery with concern for our environment at its heart and announced a package of over £3 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, which will support up to 140,000 green jobs.</p><p> </p><p>On 6th October, the Government set out new plans to Build Back Greener by making the UK the world leader in clean wind energy. Under these plans, a target has been set to support up to double the capacity of renewable energy in the next Contracts for Difference auction; £160 million is to be made available to upgrade ports and infrastructure; and a new target was announced for floating offshore wind to deliver 1GW of energy by 2030. This will enable the sector to support up to 60,000 jobs directly and indirectly by 2030 in ports, factories and associated supply chains, manufacturing the next-generation of offshore wind turbines and delivering clean energy to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also establish a £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund to help halt biodiversity loss and tackle climate change through local conservation projects, connecting more people to the outdoors by delivering up to 5,000 jobs.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2020 16:59:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1243846

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Employment and Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote active travel to (a) school and (b) work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	104014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>On 28 July the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking, with the aim that half of all journeys in towns and cities are cycled or walked by 2030. This included a £2 billion package of funding for active travel over the next 5 years, which is the largest ever boost for cycling and walking, and will deliver transformational change. The plan included a number of steps which will support active travel to school and work including the roll-out of segregated cycle lanes in towns and cities; cycle training for everyone who wants to undertake it, whether free or at a nominal charge; and increasing the number of school streets.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently announced £2m to enable more children to cycle and walk to school. This will support the roll out of Doctor Bike clinics which will deliver cycle repair workshops in primary schools through Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival programme and further expansion of the Walk to School Outreach programme delivered by Living Streets.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 23/10/2020 12:19:23 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas