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1507827

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
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	Women and Equalities: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in ministerial title from Minister for Women and Equalities to Minister for Equalities on (a) the scope of his ministerial brief, (b) his ministerial objectives and (c) future Government policy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	55113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Equalities’ role represents all aspects of the women and equalities portfolio in Cabinet. This portfolio has not changed. The Cabinet role will be supported by the Minister for Women and the equalities Lords Minister.</p><p>The regular Women and Equalities Questions session in the Commons also retains that name, to reflect its scope including women’s issues. Details of Ministerial priorities will be shared in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/10/2022 09:32:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1507698

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
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	Afghanistan: Refugees
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 progress he has made on opening the third referral pathway in the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	54551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The third referral Pathway of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme was opened on 20 June 2022, when eligible at-risk Chevening alumni and British Council and Gardaworld contractors were invited to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs). The FCDO received over 11,400 EOIs and are reviewing them to assess if the eligibility criteria have been met. We have started notifying individuals of the outcome.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 11/10/2022 13:37:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1507775

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
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	Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish a list the organisations that have received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in the boroughs of (a) Fylde, (b) Blackpool and (c) Wyre in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	54499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>Three volunteer groups based in Fylde, Blackpool or Wyre have received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service over the last five years. These are:</p><p>2020 Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours (Blackpool)</p><p>2022 Friends of Stanley Park and Salisbury Woodland (Blackpool)</p><p>2022 Healthier Fleetwood (Wyre)</p><p>The award is made annually to outstanding local volunteer-led groups across the whole UK. Lancashire has been well represented over this period, with a total of 34 awards over the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 12/10/2022 14:20:48 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1507781

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
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	Parking: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the Private Parking Code of Practice will come into force.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	54476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Private Parking Code of Practice has been temporarily withdrawn to review the decisions to introduce new levels of private parking charges and to ban additional fees that are currently added on top of the late or unpaid parking charge. While I am not able to confirm when the Code will be reissued, I would like to reassure my honourable friend that my department continues to work with industry and consumer groups to do this as quickly as possible. We are committed to reissuing a Code that provides both the best possible protection for motorists and enables effective management of parking.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 12/10/2022 15:53:11 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1507209

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Electoral Register
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential merits of enabling English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish citizens to record their nationality as such when registering to vote.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	53363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Eligibility to register to vote in most elections in the UK rests on several criteria, including nationality. As British nationality encapsulates all four nations in the UK there is no specific need to record further information for the purposes of electoral registration. As such, no discussions on this subject have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/10/2022 14:33:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1507351

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Tropical Diseases: Disease Control
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 steps the Government is taking to tackle (a) malaria, (b) leprosy and (c) other neglected tropical diseases globally.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	53524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to driving down the number of malaria cases and deaths. This is closely linked with the UK's ambition to end the preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (the Global Fund) is the UK's main financing mechanism for combatting malaria. We have been the third largest donor over its lifetime, contributing over £4.4 billion. The UK is also a leading investor in research and innovation to combat malaria and in market shaping interventions to bring down prices of new products and tackle barriers to widespread access.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 11/10/2022 16:10:04 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1507448

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armenia: Azerbaijan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the dates of his meetings with his Turkish counterpart on tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	53275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2022 answer text <p>I meet regularly with my Turkish counterpart Minister Akar. Our last face to face meeting was in Ankara on 23 June 2022. I regularly discuss a range of topics with my counterpart.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/10/2022 13:35:23 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1507449

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armenia: Azerbaijan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the dates of his meetings with his Azerbaijani counterpart on tensions between that country and Armenia since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	53276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2022 answer text <p>I have not met with my Azerbaijani counterpart in 2022. The Armed Forces Minister (James Heappey) met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Defence Minister Hasanov during a visit to Baku on 30 March 2022. During those engagements the UK maintained its support for the territorial integrity and independence of Azerbaijan whilst underlining the importance of UN and OSCE principles governing relations between member states. Minister Heappey subsequently met with the Azerbaijani Ambassador on 14 June.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/10/2022 13:36:52 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1507466

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Welfare State: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the devolution of welfare powers to Wales to permit the Welsh Government to provide additional support for households amid the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	53462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Wales Act 2017 sets a reserved powers model, making clear that social security, pensions and child maintenance remain reserved to UK Parliament. This position is unchanged since devolution began. The UK Government does not intend to devolve reserved social security powers to the Welsh Government. It has, however, used them to make provision for the £650 Cost of Living Payment (paid in 2 lump sums of £326 and £324) for around 8 million low-income households on means-tested benefits; the one-off disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 currently being paid to 6 million eligible people; and the extra one-off £300 Winter Fuel Payment this year to be paid to over 8 million pensioner households across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills through the new “Energy Price Guarantee”, which will mean a typical UK household will now pay up to an average £2,500 a year on their energy bill for the next two years from 1 October. This will save the average household in Great Britain at least £1,000 a year based on current energy prices from October. This is in addition to the over £37bn of cost of living support announced earlier this year which includes the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme and the cost of living payments. It also includes an additional £500 million from October to help households across the UK with the cost of essentials. In England, £421 million is being provided to extend the Household Support Fund, a discretionary scheme run by Upper Tier Local Authorities, from October 2022 – March 2023. The Welsh Government has been allocated its share of this funding through the Barnett Formula.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 27/09/2022 15:11:47 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1506564

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	District Heating: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether heat network consumers not able to access the existing Default Tariff Price Cap will have access to the discretionary fund to be established to provide financial support for those not eligible for the Energy Bill Support Scheme or the new Energy Price Guarantee announced on 8 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	51882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Households not on standard gas or electricity contracts, such as those on heat networks – and so outside of the support schemes – will receive support equivalent to both the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme. The Government is working at speed to determine the most practical and tested routes to deliver this support.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/10/2022 14:34:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook