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1719039

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date	17/05/2024
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 has taken with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure that the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 delivers more offshore wind capacity than Allocation Round 5.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	26894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>On 6 March 2024, the Government confirmed over £1 billion of budget will be available in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 auction, including £800 million allocated to offshore wind. This followed the announcement in November that the administrative strike</p><p>prices for fixed and floating offshore wind had been increased by 66% and over 50% respectively, since the previous allocation round. This budget announcement makes this the largest round yet, with four times more budget available to offshore wind than in the previous round.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/05/2024 10:28:02 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1719088

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
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	Veterans: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of employment support available to veterans in Job Centres.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Our Jobcentre teams are supporting people back into employment and helping those in work to progress. We are working with local and national employers to help fill vacancies quickly, delivering recruitment days, job fairs, and work trials and more intensive employment programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically on veterans, DWP takes its responsibilities under the Armed Forces Covenant very seriously. Veterans who need help from the department in finding work receive support from their Work Coach, who are trained to provide tailored and personalised support to claimants dependant on their individual circumstances. For those who need specialist support, we have a network of Armed Forces Champions in every Jobcentre Plus District, providing specialist support to members of the Armed Forces community. Armed Forces Champions develop and maintain joint working relationships, provide specialist support to all Jobcentre staff and act as the first point of contact in communities for organisations and services.</p><p> </p><p>Although there has been no specific assessment conducted, the Department monitors the support delivered through our Jobcentre network to ensure we offer the best service possible, and we have had and continue to receive positive feedback from customers and external stakeholders regarding their experience of working with Armed Forces Champions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/05/2024 16:08:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718450

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released 18 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26515 26516 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:09:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718451

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released between 35 and 60 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26514 26516 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:09:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718452

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released 70 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26514 26515 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:09:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718458

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 21211 on Ground Rent, whether his Department plans to make contingencies for the payment of (a) compensation and (b) legal fees that could be required for loss of income as a result of a ground rent cap.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	26596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has engaged extensively with relevant stakeholders, and has published an Impact Assessment on a range of options to restrict ground rents. We will set out our position as part of the progress of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 23/05/2024 08:59:57 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1718004

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Animal and Plant Health Agency: Inspections
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 the projected spend by (a) central and (b) local government is on Animal and Plant Health Agency inspectors in 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	26128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) undertakes a very broad range of statutory inspections across Great Britain to protect animal, bee and plant health. These can relate to animal welfare, TB, biosecurity of (including pests, disease outbreaks and invasive species), trade or scientific research.</p><p> </p><p>These inspections can be proactive (for example a bovine TB visit) or reactive (due to an outbreak). Direct staff and employers on costs for these inspection services are £44.7m. These costs are funded by Defra and the Devolved Administrations. APHA does not have inspectors funded by local government.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 12:54:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1718073

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Solar Power: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the decision by the US to impose a 50% tariff on Chinese-made solar cells.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	26288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has noted the new tariffs on a series of Chinese goods being imported into the US. The UK does not routinely comment on trade measures taken between other countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 26289 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:21:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1717475

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Shellfish
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which shellfish waters have been categorised as below class C, or prohibited, for more than one year.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	25820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The following 17 classification zones have been prohibited for more than one year: Bailey’s Hard; Prinstead; Thurstaston East; Turnaway Point Relay; Wisemans; Mersey, specifically Wallasey; Dodnor; Aldingham; Plym; Tamar; Lytchett Bay; Fareham Lake Middle; Ribble Channel; Silloth South, specifically Catherinehole Scar; Itchen River; Eling; and Hythe. The following table provides a breakdown of classifications awarded, and the number of areas designated as prohibited for commercial harvesting, each year between 2019 and 2024:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>B</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>Total classifications</p></td><td><p>Areas prohibited for commercial harvesting</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current classifications</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>These figures were accurate as of 14 May 2024 and are subject to change due to interim classification updates.</li><li>These figures are inclusive of areas which carry seasonal classification on time-limited prohibition.</li></ol><p>Annual classification for 2024 will be published on 1 December 2024, however, the current classification stands at 63 class A, 229 class B and 8 class C beds.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 25819 question first answered 20/05/2024 11:17:02 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1717552

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a new counter-terrorism strategy on state threats.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the 2023 CONTEST refresh, the Government is focusing on the nexus between terrorism and state threats, utilising our counter-terrorism powers, capabilities and expertise, to protect the UK. Alongside our counter-terrorism toolkit, the powers in the National Security Act 2023 will help to keep the UK safe by making it harder for those states who seek to conduct hostile acts against us.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the UK’s approach to state threats has been set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, which recognises that state threats are increasing and diversifying. It lays out the overarching objectives of our response; to protect the UK and its interests abroad; build consensus internationally and domestically; compete to disrupt and deter threat activity; and understand the evolving threat.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/05/2024 16:25:19 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan