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1599265

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date	27/02/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Russia: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will make an assessment with her Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of allowing UK courts to be used for hearings about damage to Ukrainian infrastructure caused by Russian forces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	153751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Those responsible for the atrocities that have been committed in Ukraine will be held to account, including military commanders and other individuals in the Putin regime. Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is barbaric. The UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, and we are committed to helping them secure justice for a growing catalogue of war crimes, which would of course include deliberate or disproportionate damage caused to civilian infrastructure by Russian forces. The international community is rightly focused on prosecution for war crimes. That is the right focus to ensure accountability and to have a deterrent effect on the behaviour of those fighting this conflict at the moment. At Ukraine’s invitation, the UK will play a leading role in a core group of like-minded partners to pursue criminal accountability for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. The Attorney General has just returned from Ukraine, supporting our training of Ukrainian judges. Cases are already being heard in Ukraine itself. Although consideration could be given to using the courts in England and Wales, it will be necessary to have an international tribunal, and we are determined to help secure justice for the growing catalogue of war crimes in Ukraine.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 07/03/2023 17:35:07 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1588077

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Housing: Insulation
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 steps he is taking to accelerate home insulation measures ahead of winter 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is investing £6.6 billion over this parliament on decarbonising heat and energy efficiency measures and intends to launch the ECO+ scheme around spring 2023 running until March 2026 to provide further support for households to reduce their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022 a zero-rate of VAT was introduced on energy efficiency measures, and the Government launched a digitally led service ‘find ways to save energy in your home' (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fimprove-energy-efficiency&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cc995ceef999246d541e608db1a746355%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638132859399599656%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=W8zrSQJ3zU1k8qMM7m8wKDMUCTQa7VXvvPZTfm46fpo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/improve-energy-efficiency</a>). The site provides guidance helping consumers make their homes greener and cheaper to run, supported by a call centre for assistance.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/03/2023 16:07:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1588078

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Carbon Emissions
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 assessment he has made of the efficacy of local and central government frameworks in achieving the Government's net zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that local authorities can, and do, play a role in driving local climate action, with significant influence in many of the national priorities across energy, housing, and transport, which will be needed to achieve net zero.</p><p>Through the Local Net Zero Forum the Government is working with local authority representative organisations to discuss key local net zero policy and delivery issues.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/03/2023 16:07:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1588081

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
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	Abdullah al-Huwaiti
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he raised the case of Abdullah al-Howaiti with his Saudi counterpart during his visit to Riyadh last week; and whether he has called for al-Howaiti’s release following the decision of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in his case.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office human rights priority country, in part because of the increased use of the death penalty. The FCDO is carefully monitoring the case of Abdullah Al-Howaiti. The Minister responsible for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, has raised the case on multiple occasions with the Saudi authorities, most recently in December 2022. During his visit in February, Lord Ahmad discussed a range of human rights issues, including the death penalty. We will continue to monitor and raise the case of Abdullah Al-Howaiti.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 02/03/2023 14:44:47 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1588091

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Business: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has any plans to improve incentives for businesses to invest in skills training.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	150482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The government is clear that employers have a key role to play in the skills system, and it is important for supporting the country’s productivity and addressing skills gaps that employers invest in skills training.</p><p>The government is taking steps to build a skills system that is employer focused, high quality, and fit for the future, so that skills training is aligned to the needs of employers. The department is embedding employer-led apprenticeship standards, driving qualification reform to ensure technical qualifications are high-quality and establishing employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans.</p><p>These reforms intend to give employers a greater role in the skills system so that they can invest in skills training with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 02/03/2023 17:03:58 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587641

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of road traffic collisions that are attributable to insomnia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	149446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department produces statistics on personal injury road collisions based on data reported by the police using the STATS19 system. This does not record the number of collisions attributable to insomnia, but does record those where fatigue was assigned as a contributory factor.</p><p>The number of injury collisions in Great Britain where a police officer attended the scene and allocated the contributory factor ‘fatigue’ to one of the participants was 1,195 in 2021, and this was 2% of the total.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/02/2023 11:11:52 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587644

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has plans to take steps to support disabled people with the cost of energy after 2024.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	149447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement set out a commitment to work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024, including options such as social tariffs, as part of wider retail market reforms.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are considering the options and proactively discussing these with stakeholders. As part of this work, we are working with disability organisations to assess the need for specific support for disabled people and we will set out our position when this assessment is complete.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/03/2023 16:12:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587654

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many treatments currently in the Cancer Drugs Fund were assessed under the end-of-life modifier when establishing their managed access arrangements; and how many of those treatments will now be assessed using the new severity modifier established through changes to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence methods and processes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	149448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>As of February 2023, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made 52 Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) recommendations. 24 of these have had guidance updated following a period of managed access, with 92% recommended for routine funding. Of the medicines that are currently in a period of managed access within the CDF, 43% included the end-of-life modifier.</p><p>NICE consider that all guidance updates, including those for managed access, are not continuations of the original guidance and are new NICE guidance. This is demonstrated by the separate reference numbers for each guidance publication. All guidance updates take place using the methods and processes that apply at the time of the evaluation. This currently includes application of a broader severity modifier in place of the end of life modifier.</p><p>Analysis carried out by NICE in the development of the modifier indicates that the vast majority of cancer medicines that would be eligible for the end of life modifier would also be eligible for a weighting under the severity modifier.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/03/2023 17:29:45 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587669

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Bahrain: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Bahraini counterpart on the proposed executions of Mohamed Ramadhan and Hussain Moosa.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	149449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office continues to follow and discuss the cases of Mohamed Ramadhan and Hussain Moosa with the Bahraini Government, as well as with the independent oversight bodies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/03/2023 17:37:12 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587725

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the funding received through the Apprenticeship Levy has been re-invested in training and apprenticeships in the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	149463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The apprenticeship levy is an important part of the department’s reforms to create a high-quality, employer-led apprenticeships system, and it supports employers of all sizes to invest in high-quality apprenticeship training.</p><p>There are no current plans to review the apprenticeship levy. My right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Education, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer meet regularly to discuss how apprenticeships and skills can contribute to economic growth.</p><p>The department continues to improve the apprenticeships system for employers and apprentices. We have made apprenticeships more accessible for all sectors through the development of flexi-job and accelerated apprenticeships, and we are working with providers to simplify the apprenticeship system through our ‘You said, we did’ programme.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget is used to fund training and assessment for new apprenticeship starts in levy and non-levy paying employers, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers and providers. The annual apprenticeship budget is set by HM Treasury (HMT) and although closely linked, it is distinct from the total levy income collected. The apprenticeship levy is paid by all eligible UK employers and funding linked to its income is distributed proportionately between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The table below shows the department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget against the total apprenticeships spend in England for the last five years. This shows that in the 2021/22 financial year 99.6% of the apprenticeships budget in England was spent, with only £11 million unspent. As is usual practice, any underspends in overall departmental budgets by the end of the financial year are first returned to HMT as per the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.</p><p><strong>Department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget and total apprenticeships spend, financial years 2017/18-2021/22</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget (£million)</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,231</p></td><td><p>2,469</p></td><td><p>2,467</p></td><td><p>2,466</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total ring-fenced apprenticeships spend (£million)</p></td><td><p>1,586</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td><td><p>1,919</p></td><td><p>1,863</p></td><td><p>2,455</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 149464 question first answered 01/03/2023 13:34:50 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon