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1356552

registered interest
date	17/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps recent steps she has taken to work with manufacturers to reduce car thefts using exploits in keyless technology.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	51020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office doesn’t hold data on the number of car thefts related to exploits in keyless technology.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) collects data on car theft incidents and method of entry, which has, since April 2018, included the method of ‘Offender manipulated signal from remote locking device’. Comparable data prior April 2018 are not available. Due to lower levels of responses to these CSEW questions, it is not possible to break the data down by region or city.</p><p>The most recently available data is available at Table_3 below:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/natureofcrimevehiclerelatedtheft" target="_blank">Nature of crime: vehicle-related theft - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The Government is tackling vehicle crime as a priority. We continue to work closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group, established by the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for vehicle crime and overseen by the Government’s Crime and Justice Taskforce. This includes consideration of how we can reduce the number of vehicles being stolen.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 51019 question first answered 24/09/2021 11:52:18 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1356224

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, which companies have supplied Union Jack flags to the Prime Minister's Office since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	50696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>Downing Street flags are supplied by JW Plant and by The Flag Consultancy. I understand these companies manufacture their flags in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 50697 question first answered 14/10/2021 12:34:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1356225

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the Union Jack flags purchased by the Prime Minister's Office in each of the last two years were manufactured in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	50697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>Downing Street flags are supplied by JW Plant and by The Flag Consultancy. I understand these companies manufacture their flags in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 50696 question first answered 14/10/2021 12:34:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1356233

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bridges and Tunnels: Northern Ireland and Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government spent on studies to examine the feasibility of building a bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	50780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Fixed Link Feasibility Study forms part of the Union Connectivity Review, independently chaired by Sir Peter Hendy CBE. Sir Peter’s review has not yet concluded, so the final figure is not yet available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 11:09:09 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1356275

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's oral contribution of 14 September 2021, Official Report, column 819, which of the 9.2 million covid-19 vaccines donated by the UK have been donated as part of the COVAX programme.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	50756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK has pledged to donate 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need by June 2022, with 80 million doses being delivered through COVAX, and 20 million to bilateral partners. As of 20 September, we have donated 10.3 million doses, of which 6.2 million doses have been provided through COVAX.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/09/2021 15:36:41 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1356305

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of raising the balance of probabilities to justify identity as a reason when assessing credibility of a claim for asylum in respect of LGBTQ+ people resident in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	50775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The New Plan for Immigration seeks to build a fair, but firm asylum system, ensuring we can better protect and support those in genuine need of asylum.</p><p>On 16 September, we published an Equality Impact Assessment for the policies being taken forward through the Nationality and Borders Bill. This includes an assessment on potential impacts on people who are LGBTQ+:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJonathan.Sanders3%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfcb1851f6fbf4ca7c59d08d97c0ce9c3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637677217169787454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0qLF4oAg2ulMciKjRBnZDN76wjLdc1j3GeRQwp2UiNY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 50776 question first answered 22/09/2021 09:00:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1356307

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk of increasing homophobic, biphobic and transphobic assault and harassment in the asylum process through the use of offshore immigration processing centres.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	50777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The New Plan for Immigration seeks to build a fair, but firm asylum system, ensuring we can better protect and support those in genuine need of asylum. On 16 September, we published an Equality Impact Assessment for the policies being taken forward through the Nationality and Borders Bill. This includes an assessment on potential impacts on people who are LGBTQ+:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nationality-and-borders-bill-equality-impact-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/09/2021 14:06:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1355709

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) reducing or (b) removing Air Passenger Duty on two-way domestic UK flights to assist the growth of (i) regional and (ii) Blackpool airports.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	50159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>As part of its recent consultation on aviation tax, the Government outlined its initial view that the effective rate of Air Passenger Duty (APD) on domestic flights should be reduced in order to support Union and regional connectivity and that the number of international distance bands should be increased in order to align APD more closely with our environmental objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation sought evidence on the potential impacts of these proposals, including on regional air routes. As part of the consultation process the Government engaged with airports in all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently reviewing responses to the consultation and will update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/09/2021 09:54:59 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1355780

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	Travel: Coronavirus
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 hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing further financial support to the travel sector.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	50121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided over £35 billion in support to the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors over the course of the pandemic and is committed to supporting the safe return of tourism to the UK, as set out in the Government's Tourism Recovery Plan published in June.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses across the economy, including the travel industry, can draw on over £350 billion worth of loans, rates relief, VAT deferrals and the furlough scheme, the latter of which ended on 30 September. The Government continues to take a flexible approach and keep all impacts and policies under review.</p><p>The Government is regularly engaging with travel industry bodies - such as UKInbound, the European Tour Operators Association and the Association of British Travel Agents - to monitor the pandemic’s impact and to support the sector’s recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 50122 50124 question first answered 01/10/2021 13:58:22 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1355803

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
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	Small Businesses: Travel
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 her Department will make provisions to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the travel sector beyond 30 September 2021 when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	50124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided over £35 billion in support to the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors over the course of the pandemic and is committed to supporting the safe return of tourism to the UK, as set out in the Government's Tourism Recovery Plan published in June.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses across the economy, including the travel industry, can draw on over £350 billion worth of loans, rates relief, VAT deferrals and the furlough scheme, the latter of which ended on 30 September. The Government continues to take a flexible approach and keep all impacts and policies under review.</p><p>The Government is regularly engaging with travel industry bodies - such as UKInbound, the European Tour Operators Association and the Association of British Travel Agents - to monitor the pandemic’s impact and to support the sector’s recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 50121 50122 question first answered 01/10/2021 13:58:22 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney