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1484310

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliament: Educational Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will undertake a review into the travel subsidy regime for schools to undertake educational visits to Parliament, in the context of disparities between the level of subsidy received by schools in Norfolk and Suffolk.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	26749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The Commission notes that the Finance Committee has recently requested a briefing on the specific issues raised and the request for a review. The Commission will write to the Member after the matter has been considered and any recommendations made.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 11/07/2022 17:18:26 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1484380

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of workers on zero hour contracts in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	26701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Questions of 28 June is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 26702 question first answered 04/07/2022 15:58:37 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler attachment 1 file name UKSA_Response_to_PQ26701_PQ26702 (1).pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1484400

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State in response to the Urgent Question of 28 June 2022 on prosecution of incidences of rape, what steps he is taking to help ensure that evidence submitted to rape cases passes CPS thresholds.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	26794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Taking rape and sexual violence is a key priority for this Government.</p><p>Through the Rape Review, we took a hard and honest look at how the entire criminal justice system deals with rape and in too many instances it simply has not been good enough. Our accompanying Action Plan set out a robust programme of work to drive the necessary improvements in the criminal justice system’s handling of adult rape cases.</p><p>Our action includes investing £6.65 million in Operation Soteria (2021-23) which will inform the development of a national operating model for the investigation of rape by the police which will be available to all forces in June 2023. This includes work to raise the quality of police case files. For example, enhanced scrutiny panels with representatives from both the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have been in established in Operation Soteria areas to scrutinise casework and check whether quality decisions on individual cases are being made. The CPS will over the next 6 months be developing a file quality metric which will measure the quality of file cases and will provide insight on where issues need to be addressed.</p><p>The most recent figures show that police recorded offences of rape increased by 21% across the whole year ending December 2021 and now stands as the highest ever recorded annual figure to date (67,125 offences). We welcome the fact that more victims of sexual offences, which are all too often hidden crimes, are coming forward and reporting these crimes to the police.</p><p>In addition, we have started to see some increases in the number of referrals of adult rape cases from the police to the CPS (from 2,513 in the year to September 2021 to 2,736 in the year to December 2021), and in the number of charges (from 1,160 in the year to September 2021 to 1,243 in the year to December 2021).</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 14/07/2022 12:00:51 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1483417

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of newly converted electric vehicles having zero-rated road tax.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	25907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government are aware of the small market for EV conversions. Vehicles originally designed to run on electricity currently attract a nil rate of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), but this is not necessarily the case for vehicles converted from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicle (EV). Vehicles first registered after 1 March 2001 which are converted to electric are not able to have their VED treatment changed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is strongly committed to the safety of UK road users. Therefore, in considering any changes to the VED treatment of converted vehicles, it must make sure that it does not indirectly encourage unsafe practices. The variety of conversion options, carried out with differing degrees of technical expertise, gives rise to complex safety and operational challenges.</p><p> </p><p>However, as with all taxes, HMT and DfT will work closely to keep this policy under review as the market continues to develop.</p><p> </p><p>Motorists should check the resultant tax liabilities of their vehicle before agreeing to undertake a conversion from ICE to EV.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/07/2022 10:27:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1483441

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Political Parties: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled The role of political parties in fostering diversity and inclusion: a new Charter for a non-racist society which took place on 20 June 2022 at the Council of Europe; and whether the Government is in favour of a new Charter.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	25796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>I have made no assessment of the implications of the debate or the new Charter on government policy as the Charter is aimed at political parties, but we appreciate the work of the Council of Europe and in particular PACE in this sphere. The government's roadmap for fostering diversity and inclusion is set out in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-britain-action-plan-government-response-to-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities" target="_blank">Inclusive Britain</a>, which I published on 17 March.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 30/06/2022 09:15:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1483442

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Europe: Security
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 assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the debate which took place at the Council of Europe on Tuesday 21 June 2022 entitled Recent challenges to security in Europe: what role for the Council of Europe?; and what assessment she has made of the potential role of the Council of Europe in European security.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	25797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to call out Russia on their unprovoked, premeditated and barbaric attack against Ukraine, and we welcome the work of the Council of Europe and in particular Parliamentary Assembly to the Council of Europe in this sphere. The UK and our international partners stand united in condemning Russia government's reprehensible actions, which are an egregious violation of international law and the UN Charter. We note that recommendations will go to the CoE Committee of Ministers in due course.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 30/06/2022 15:15:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1483506

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish details of the fourteen individuals and organisations appointed as expert advisers on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel under the terms of procurement process reference SMC-2122-35.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	25779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The tender exercise for Expert Advisers on the Social Mobility Commission's Policy and Evidence Advisory Panel has concluded. The outcome can be found on the Contracts Finder website: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk%2Fnotice%2Faa001085-f74f-4840-a39f-c93c3d1be71a%3Forigin%3DSearchResults%26p%3D1&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJames.Selby%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc048dd6788b84b3595b508da5ea00fba%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637926338783952476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ruVsnjTYeD21Du5zo%2FP5FceL4G3fdrL17bRgpDf9DtM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/aa001085-f74f-4840-a39f-c93c3d1be71a?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a>.</p><p>We are unable to publish the names of private individuals contracted at this stage for reasons of data protection. While individual names have been redacted, seven of the Policy &amp; Evidence Advisory Panel members applied through their respective organisations or companies and these details are available on the Contracts Finder website cited above.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 05/07/2022 16:32:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1483643

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture Recovery Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department issued guidance on the optimal distribution of funds between different levels of employees in the event that the Culture Recovery Fund was used to provide pay uplifts by organisations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	25918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>Culture Recovery Fund resource grants were awarded subject to terms and conditions.</p><p>There was some variation in the language of the terms and conditions between Arm’s Length Bodies. However, it was standard that grantees were required to exercise pay restraint for at least 18 months from the date of their Grant Agreement, where legally possible for them to do so. This included – but was not limited to – imposing a pay freeze for all senior employees (defined as staff earning over £100,000) and a 10% pay reduction in remuneration to the pre-Covid-19 remuneration packages for employees contracted to receive above £150,000 per year.</p><p>DCMS did not issue any guidance on the optimal distribution of funds between different levels of employees within organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 25916 question first answered 30/06/2022 13:03:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1473070

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
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	Renewables Obligation: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement in the Energy Security Strategy in April 2022 to consider increasing the reduction in the indirect cost due to the Renewables Obligation for energy intensive industries, when he plans to publish the consultation on the future of schemes to exempt these industries from the indirect costs of renewable policies in industrial electricity prices.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	24599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Newport East on 29<sup>th</sup> June 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-24/24565" target="_blank">24565</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/07/2022 07:51:06 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1473095

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
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	Developing Countries: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s International Development Strategy, what plans she has to work with local LGBT+ groups; and if she will reverse the reduction in funding for LGBT+ rights in low and middle-income countries as set out in the Global Resources 2019-2020 report on Government and Philanthropic Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Communities.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	24538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to championing LGBT+ rights internationally and supporting those who defend them. Ministers and our overseas missions work closely with governments and civil society partners to advance LGBT+ equality, and promote the implementation of new laws and policies that better protect LGBT+ people from violence and discrimination.</p><p>Since 2018, the UK committed over £11 million in programmes to support the promotion and protection of LGBT+ rights. On 24 June, the Prime Minister announced a further £2.7 million of UK funding to support LGBT+ grassroots human rights defenders, and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth. This includes the vital work of organisations such as The Commonwealth Equality Network, Kaleidoscope Trust, and Human Dignity Trust.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 04/07/2022 12:06:25 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw