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1041721

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Commemorative Plaques: Cheltenham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance this Department has made available to local community groups seeking to install a blue plaque commemorating key (a) local figures, (b) establishments and (c) the Blue Moon Club in Cheltenham.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	208927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The English Heritage blue plaque scheme, which is limited to London, links the people of the past with the buildings of the present. The scheme is managed by English Heritage and follows guidance set out by them.</p><p> </p><p>However, there are many other plaque schemes throughout the country in various cities and towns. More than seventy civic societies have worked together to standardise the schemes and each of these has a set of guidance for assessment. A register of other plaque schemes can be found and downloaded on the English Heritage website at <a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/siteassets/home/visit/blue-plaques/propose-plaque/other-plaque-schemes.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/siteassets/home/visit/blue-plaques/propose-plaque/other-plaque-schemes.pdf</a> . The Cheltenham Civic Society has further information on their website, <a href="https://cheltenhamcivicsociety.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://cheltenhamcivicsociety.org.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/01/2019 16:47:00 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1035271

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 further support the Government plans to offer smaller solar generators on their route to market as a result of the recent decision on the Export Tariff scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	205333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>On 8 January, Government published a consultation on the future for small-scale low-carbon generation. This can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 15:55:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1022957

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Gazumping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to tackle gazumping in the housing market.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	200694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government explored this in our consultation on improving the home buying and selling process during which the most common response to the question on gazumping was for buyers and sellers to commit earlier in the process. <br> <br> Informed by this consultation, we are now working to increase the use of reservation agreements to support buyers and sellers to commit earlier in the home buying and selling process and reduce the rate of failed transactions, which currently stands at over 25 percent. In particular we are working with industry to develop a standardised reservation agreement and we are going to commission behavioural insight analysis to support their implementation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/12/2018 17:40:30 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1022958

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Public Footpaths
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers local authorities have to prevent cars parking on verges and footpaths.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	200695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities outside London have wide-ranging powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to make Traffic Regulation Orders to restrict or prohibit footway parking on designated lengths of highway or over a wide area. These restrictions will be shown to drivers using traffic signs and may be enforced by issuing Penalty Charge Notices. Local authorities may also use high kerbs or bollards physically to prevent cars mounting the pavement.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/12/2018 12:11:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1017216

registered interest
date	29/11/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to make widowers aware of their potential entitlement to bereavement allowance.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	197462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>From 6 April 2017 we replaced the previous suite of bereavement benefits, which included bereavement allowance, with a single benefit known as Bereavement Support Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has worked with funeral directors, Registrars and voluntary groups to ensure that bereaved people are fully informed of the action to take following a death. Further information about the benefits to which they are entitled and how to claim them can be found on the government services and information website at <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/12/2018 16:43:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1015175

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Baha'i Faith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Iranian Government on the alleged persecution of the Baha'i community.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	195667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We most recently called upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities, including the Baha’is, at the UN interactive dialogue on human rights on 24 October, and at the UN General Assembly Third Committee on 15 November. We continue to urge Iran to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief, and to allow the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran access to the country to conduct research and investigations into concerns reported there.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2018 14:09:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

990442

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Plastics: Packaging
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 recent steps the Government has taken to encourage retailers to introduce plastic-free supermarket aisles.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	181357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently working with retailers to encourage their efforts to reduce packaging waste and to explore the introduction of plastic-free supermarket initiatives in which all the food is loose, giving consumers the choice to make greener decisions.</p><p> </p><p>Packaging plays a valuable role in increasing shelf-life of many food items and therefore reduces food waste. However, there are likely to be opportunities where offering food loose may help to reduce plastic waste whilst not impacting on shelf life.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also looking at further ways to reduce avoidable waste and recycle more as part of its Resources and Waste Strategy to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/10/2018 10:00:58 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

988856

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Planning Permission
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 steps the Government is taking with local authorities to (a) reduce the number of retrospective planning applications caused by breaches of planning control and (b) encourage people to submit applications in advance of works commencing.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	180256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>We are clear that unauthorised development is unacceptable and unfair to those who abide by the rules. Where people have made a genuine mistake, they are able to rectify the situation through the retrospective planning application process.</p><p>Local authorities have strong enforcement powers at their disposal in the event that development takes place without the appropriate planning permission.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/10/2018 13:44:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

982652

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Plagiarism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to crack down on the use of essay mill cheating services amongst students.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	176451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Cheating is unacceptable. It undermines the reputation of the sector, and devalues the hard work of those succeeding on their own merit. We are currently focussing on non-legislative options, but remain open to the future need for legislation, and will continue to investigate all options available. We should only legislate where it is absolutely necessary – the government’s preferred approach is to tackle this issue through a sector-led initiative – which is why the department has worked with Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), Universities UK and the National Union of Students to publish guidance last October, for all UK Universities on how best to tackle contract cheating.</p><p> </p><p>Time is needed to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the new guidance and this is underway. The QAA is running a series of seminars to evaluate how the sector is using the guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), we have given the Office for Students the power to take action if higher education providers are found to be, in any way, complicit in cheating. This includes imposing fines or ultimately de-registration, the highest possible punishment. I expect Vice Chancellors to play their part by adopting robust anti plagiarism and cheating policies which exclude students who use essay mills and by tackling the advertising of these services in their institutions.</p><p> </p><p>I welcome the swift action YouTube took to remove videos containing adverts promoting the EduBirdie essay-writing service, in response to the recent 'BBC Trending' investigation on academic cheating, in which I made it very clear that YouTube had a moral responsibility to take action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/10/2018 12:20:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

982817

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Energy: Meters
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 has taken to require energy companies and property management companies to ensure that tenants have easy access to their energy meters.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	176452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Under Schedule 7 of the Electricity Act 1989, the supplier shall determine the position of the meter within the customer’s premises, unless in all circumstances it is more reasonable to place it outside premises or in some other position. The position of a gas meter must comply with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. This requires consumers to have access to the meter and emergency control valve for safety reasons. If a meter box is locked, the consumer must be provided with the corresponding key.</p><p> </p><p>For prepayment meters, under the terms of their supply licence, suppliers must alter the position of the meter if it is not safe and reasonably practicable in all circumstances for the consumer to use it.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 16/10/2018 16:25:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk