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1247693

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date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on the delivery of integrated operations in support of the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent of the move from a single source supplier at HM Naval Base Clyde to multiple contractors.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	908055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>As the Future Maritime Support Programme is currently under commercial tender and negotiation, the number of future providers is yet to be finalised. My Department always looks to secure improvements in performance where possible, maximising efficiencies and incentivising delivery to time and cost.</p><p>The transition of support services at HM Naval Base Clyde from the existing Maritime Support Delivery Framework will be carefully managed in order to avoid any adverse effect on operations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2020 17:05:43 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1247694

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What preparations his Department has made ahead of the planned deployment of the Carrier Strike Group in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	908054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will deploy for the first time in 2021, providing tangible reassurance and security to our friends and credible deterrence to those who seek to undermine global security. During this autumn the CSG will be tested through a series of increasingly demanding exercises with allies so that by the end of this year we can declare with full confidence that the CSG has met Initial Operating Capability and is ready for operations.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2020 17:04:46 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

1247695

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	National Security: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential threat of international disinformation to the security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	908046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the threat posed by malicious disinformation campaigns by state and non-state actors very seriously. Working with allies and partners across Government, collectively we monitor such activities closely, assess the risks and take action to counter them if appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2020 17:03:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1246340

registered interest
date	27/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential risk to public health of students returning from universities in Tier 3 areas to areas with lower covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	107730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The safety and wellbeing of staff and students in higher education is always our priority. The government is doing all it can to minimise the risks to those working and studying in our higher education institutions, during this unprecedented situation, whilst mitigating the impact on education.</p><p>As my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced to the House on Tuesday 29 September, the department is working with universities to make sure that all students are supported to return home safely and spend Christmas with their loved ones, if they choose to do so.</p><p>We are working through measures to mitigate transmission risks and why we are planning to publish guidance on students returning home safely at Christmas.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 10/11/2020 14:43:29 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1246492

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Sewers: Langstone Harbour
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 assessment has he made of the effect of untreated sewage being discharged in storm water released into Langstone Harbour on the safety of local swimming in that area.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	108307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) carries out monitoring of specific bathing waters. The nearby designated bathing waters on Hayling Island, Beachlands West, Beachlands Central and Eastoke, and those on Portsea Island, Eastney and Southsea East, all consistently achieve a water quality classification of excellent.</p><p> </p><p>The list of ‘designated’ bathing waters (issued by Defra) is carefully compiled to ensure that samples are taken at the most appropriate geographical locations. Langstone Harbour is not a designated bathing water and therefore does not benefit from the bacteriological monitoring that designated bathing waters receive.</p><p> </p><p>The EA does not have any evidence that storm discharges into Langstone Harbour impact any designated bathing waters.</p><p> </p><p>Storm discharges may impact water quality within the harbour and so there will be an increased risk for swimmers or other recreational water users here. The harbour, as it does not contain designated bathing waters, is monitored for the purpose of protecting fish and wildlife, not people.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/11/2020 11:52:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1246493

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Sewers: Langstone Harbour
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 assessment has he made of the effect of stormwater releases into Langstone Harbour on the health of the local environment; and what recent estimate he has made of the frequency of untreated sewage being discharged in storm overflows in that area in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	108290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>Storm overflows allow excess surface water and sewage to be directed away from homes during rainfall events. They are operating more frequently across the country due to housing growth and climate change. In 2019, storm overflows across the country spilled an average of 35 times each and nearly one in ten spilled more than 100 times.</p><p> </p><p>Langstone Harbour is designated as a transitional waterbody under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The Environment Agency (EA) monitors the harbour for water quality and ecology. Since the 1990s, there has been an improving trend in nutrients within the harbour. This is due in part to the transfer of the Budds Farm discharge from the north of the harbour to a long sea outfall 5 kilometres offshore. The improvement in nutrients has led to the substantial reduction in macroalgae and Langstone Harbour now consistently achieves WFD Good status for nitrogen and macroalgae.</p><p> </p><p>Langstone Harbour is also a designated shellfish water under WFD. It fails the stringent WFD microbial standard in shellfish flesh. Discharges from Combined Surface water Outfalls (CSOs) are likely to be one of the sources of shellfish contamination, as sewage contains bacteria and other material that shellfish feed on which can contaminate the shellfish for a period of time. Upgrades to reduce CSO spills were proposed in Southern Water’s latest Asset Management Plan (AMP). However, this is unlikely to go ahead, as it will not be cost beneficial. The cost of infrastructure upgrades is likely to be far greater than the commercial value of harvested shellfish.</p><p> </p><p>Southern Water provides the EA with a record of its storm water discharges annually, detailing frequency and duration. The most recent data for Langstone Harbour that has been fully assessed and is supplied below. The EA may request specific information at any time.</p><p> </p><p>The data shows that, in 2019, the majority of storm water discharges into Langstone Harbour came from Budds Farm sewage treatment works, with 57 spills that year, totalling 617 hours.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Storm water discharges into Langstone Harbour from Southern Water Assets 2019</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Site name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Permit reference</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Activity reference (if more than one discharge) on permit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total duration (hours) of all spills prior to processing through 12-24 hour counting method </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Counted spills using 12-24hr counting method</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Discharge location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budds Farm Havant WTW</p></td><td><p>A00751 / 3</p></td><td><p>Settled storm</p></td><td><p>617.12</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>Shortfall outfall into harbour</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budds Farm Havant WTW</p></td><td><p>A00752 / 1</p></td><td><p>Storm</p></td><td><p>0.70</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Outfall to Brockhampton Stream</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budds Farm Havant WTW</p></td><td><p>A00753 / 1</p></td><td><p>Storm</p></td><td><p>0.63</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Fort Cumberland (harbour mouth)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/11/2020 12:03:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1246494

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the increased health risk to people (a) living and (b) working in vicinity of the covid-19 testing centre situated in Watney Market Idea store, Shadwell, London.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	108294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to rapid and accessible testing for everyone who needs one. We are working with private sector partners to establish local test sites, such as the one at the Watney Market Ideal store, in metropolitan areas across the country. These local test sites are being used to test eligible individuals who may not have access to a car and are set up in places where there is space and local demand for testing. Local test sites are deployed at the direction of Local Resilience Forums and Recovery Coordination Groups and decisions are centrally executed at their direction. This co-design approach between local and national teams has been key in achieving the pace at which these sites have been stood up. To monitor cases we are working closely with local authorities and local Directors of Public Health, sharing highly localised case data on a daily basis to understand and tackle local outbreaks.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/11/2020 12:00:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1246495

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) BAME people and (b) people of a Bangladeshi background who been tested for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	108295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>We do not publish data in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/02/2021 15:17:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1246496

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) advice and (b) evidence informed his decision to propose a 10 pm curfew on hospitality venues.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	108205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies highlighted that alcohol consumption may increase risk of non-compliance with social distancing and that gatherings in hospitality are higher risk of transmission. This was highlighted also in Public Health England’s Weekly Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveillance report which stated 13% of positive COVID-19 cases reported eating out in the time before symptom onset, when there is a high risk of transmission. The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/923668/Weekly_COVID19_Surveillance_Report_week_40.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/923668/Weekly_COVID19_Surveillance_Report_week_40.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 11/12/2020 13:04:50 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

1246497

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to address the disproportionate effect of covid-19 on (a) BAME people and (b) people of a Bangladeshi background.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	108296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>On 22 October, the Race Disparity Unit at the Cabinet Office published ‘Quarterly report on progress to address COVID-19 health inequalities’, which made three recommendations.</p><p>This includes reviewing the effectiveness and impact of current actions being undertaken by relevant Government Departments to directly lessen disparities in infection and death rates of COVID-19 and taking action to modify existing policy, and policy in development, to address these disparities. The Prime Minister has accepted these recommendations. These measures apply to the black, Asian and minority ethnic population, including those of Bangladeshi background.</p><p>The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/928646/First_Covid_Disparities_report_to_PM___Health_Secretary_Final_22-10-20.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/928646/First_Covid_Disparities_report_to_PM___Health_Secretary_Final_22-10-20.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/11/2020 13:36:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum