Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1565538

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Music Venues: Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make (a) the Music Venue Trust and (b) other charities statutory planning consultees.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	120053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The list of statutory consultees is under constant review. Whilst particular organisations or bodies might not be statutory consultees on planning applications, they can work proactively with local councils to identify developments where they might have an interest and can comment on proposals within the statutory public consultation period. The decision to grant or refuse a planning application ultimately rests with the local planning authority, who will take into account all relevant planning considerations and not just the advice from one consultee.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/01/2023 16:39:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1565554

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons he took a private jet on a journey to Leeds on 9 January 2023 instead of other forms of transport.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	120144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>All Ministerial travel is undertaken using efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements.</p><p>As a whole, domestic flights within the United Kingdom allow Ministers to visit more parts of the United Kingdom in the time available, particularly areas further away from London, and reduce the need for overnight accommodation for Ministers and accompanying staff. Security considerations are also taken into account.</p><p>Details of departmental business travel are published in the Cabinet Office audited annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 120061 120150 120181 question first answered 16/01/2023 17:36:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1565598

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Low Incomes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, of the potential merits of providing increased support to people on low incomes who are not eligible for the Warm Homes Discount as a result of their property or accommodation not meeting the required energy cost score.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	120076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has expanded the Warm Home Discount scheme this year, providing the £150 rebate to over 3 million households, an increase of 800,000.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers can also provide additional support to households through the Industry Initiatives portion of the scheme, through measures such as financial assistance, debt write-off, benefit entitlement checks, energy advice and energy efficiency. This support can be provided to households, irrespective of whether they are eligible for a rebate.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme comes on top of additional support the Government is providing this winter and next winter, including through the Energy Price Guarantee and Cost of Living Payments.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2023 12:20:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1565646

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the flight taken by the Prime Minister and officials from London to Leeds on 9 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	120181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>All Ministerial travel is undertaken using efficient and cost-effective travel arrangements.</p><p>As a whole, domestic flights within the United Kingdom allow Ministers to visit more parts of the United Kingdom in the time available, particularly areas further away from London, and reduce the need for overnight accommodation for Ministers and accompanying staff. Security considerations are also taken into account.</p><p>Details of departmental business travel are published in the Cabinet Office audited annual report and accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 120061 120144 120150 question first answered 16/01/2023 17:36:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1564795

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Glass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were stopped by police on suspicion of being in breach of rules on tinted windows in England in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally.</p><p>The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 governs the amount of light that must pass through the windows of a vehicle and therefore how clearly the windows can be seen through.</p><p>It is for the police to take enforcement action as they consider appropriate against those in breach of the Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 119084 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:27:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1564796

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Glass
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of passenger vehicles that do not comply with legal specifications for tinted windows.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally.</p><p>The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 governs the amount of light that must pass through the windows of a vehicle and therefore how clearly the windows can be seen through.</p><p>It is for the police to take enforcement action as they consider appropriate against those in breach of the Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 119083 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:27:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1564814

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Guantanamo Bay: Closures
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 the US government on closing the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	119101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had recent discussions with the government of the United States of America on closing the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay.</p><p>The UK Government's long-standing position is that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay should close.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/01/2023 11:41:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1564876

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the number of bail expiries due to a defendant not being charged within 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	119129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office have published data on the number of pre-charge bails that concluded in each financial year, broken down by duration, as part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police Powers and Procedures publications</a> since the year ending March 2018.</p><p>The Home Office began collecting and publishing data on the outcome of pre-charge bail records for the year ending March 2021. However, it is not possible to determine from this data whether a pre-charge bail expired due to the defendant not being charged within 28 days.</p><p>The pre-charge bail system was reformed through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on 28 October 2022. As part of the Government’s consultation on pre-charge bail, timescales were extended to better reflect the operational policing realities. The initial bail period is now 3 months which can then be extended for more complex cases.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 119130 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:25:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564877

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of bails that have been extended beyond 28 days in each of the last 12 years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	119130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office have published data on the number of pre-charge bails that concluded in each financial year, broken down by duration, as part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police Powers and Procedures publications</a> since the year ending March 2018.</p><p>The Home Office began collecting and publishing data on the outcome of pre-charge bail records for the year ending March 2021. However, it is not possible to determine from this data whether a pre-charge bail expired due to the defendant not being charged within 28 days.</p><p>The pre-charge bail system was reformed through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 on 28 October 2022. As part of the Government’s consultation on pre-charge bail, timescales were extended to better reflect the operational policing realities. The initial bail period is now 3 months which can then be extended for more complex cases.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 119129 question first answered 16/01/2023 14:25:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1564903

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Government Departments: Printing Machinery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many printers the Government (a) owns and (b) has access to for the production of (i) biometric residency permits and (ii) driving licences.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	119149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government owns and has access to six laser engraving machines that can be used for printing biometric residency permits and driving licences.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 12/01/2023 09:33:29 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty