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1603876

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help support disabled people with the cost of energy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 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. As part of this work, the Government is working with disability organisations, assessing the need for specific support for disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, for 2023/24, households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments split into three payments of around £300 each. Pensioner households will receive a separate £300 payment on top of their Winter Fuel Payments and individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/03/2023 17:58:18 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1603878

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Motor Neurone Disease
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 (a) males and (b) females have been diagnosed with motor neurone disease in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	165251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2023 12:12:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1603913

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he holds the position of Shipbuilding Tsar as of 14 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	165206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Yes, I was appointed as Shipbuilding Tsar in 2019 and continue to hold this position.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/03/2023 11:59:45 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1603994

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on ensuring that schools run by local authorities (a) become an academy and (b) join a multi-academy trust.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	165431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is focused on continuing to improve standards in schools, providing the best education for children, including for those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with special educational needs. The best way for this to happen is for all schools to be in strong families of schools, benefitting from the support of the best in the group, and the resilience that comes from being part of a larger group of schools. That is why, over time, the Department would like all schools to be in a strong multi-academy trust (MAT), due to the positive impact it can have on children’s lives. If we get this right then we will see the vast majority of schools in trusts before 2030. The Department is exploring how to further support the growth of strong multi-academy trusts through the Regulation and Commissioning Review.</p><p>The current national academisation rate is 47.4%, which includes 10,254 academies and free schools out of a total of 21,630 state funded schools. This has increased from 45.7% in March 2022 when the Schools White Paper was published. Of those, 9,173 are in a MAT.</p><p>There are 94 MATs that serve at least 7,500 pupils. These represent 6.9% of the total of 1,345 MATs, and are comprised of 2,341 Academies (22.8% of the total number) and just over 1.24 million pupils (26.2% of the total).</p><p>There are 266 MATs serving 10 or more schools, which is 19.7% of the total. These are comprised of 4,872 Academies (47.5%) and 1.94 million pupils (40.8%).</p><p>The Department does not issue guidance specifically on the size of MATs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 165432 165433 question first answered 28/03/2023 17:26:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1603996

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Multi-academy Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of multi-academy trusts (a) serve a minimum of 7,500 pupils and (b) run at least 10 schools.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	165432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is focused on continuing to improve standards in schools, providing the best education for children, including for those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with special educational needs. The best way for this to happen is for all schools to be in strong families of schools, benefitting from the support of the best in the group, and the resilience that comes from being part of a larger group of schools. That is why, over time, the Department would like all schools to be in a strong multi-academy trust (MAT), due to the positive impact it can have on children’s lives. If we get this right then we will see the vast majority of schools in trusts before 2030. The Department is exploring how to further support the growth of strong multi-academy trusts through the Regulation and Commissioning Review.</p><p>The current national academisation rate is 47.4%, which includes 10,254 academies and free schools out of a total of 21,630 state funded schools. This has increased from 45.7% in March 2022 when the Schools White Paper was published. Of those, 9,173 are in a MAT.</p><p>There are 94 MATs that serve at least 7,500 pupils. These represent 6.9% of the total of 1,345 MATs, and are comprised of 2,341 Academies (22.8% of the total number) and just over 1.24 million pupils (26.2% of the total).</p><p>There are 266 MATs serving 10 or more schools, which is 19.7% of the total. These are comprised of 4,872 Academies (47.5%) and 1.94 million pupils (40.8%).</p><p>The Department does not issue guidance specifically on the size of MATs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 165431 165433 question first answered 28/03/2023 17:26:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1603997

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Multi-academy Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance to multi-academy trusts recommending targets for the number of (a) pupils served and (b) schools run by such trusts.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	165433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is focused on continuing to improve standards in schools, providing the best education for children, including for those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with special educational needs. The best way for this to happen is for all schools to be in strong families of schools, benefitting from the support of the best in the group, and the resilience that comes from being part of a larger group of schools. That is why, over time, the Department would like all schools to be in a strong multi-academy trust (MAT), due to the positive impact it can have on children’s lives. If we get this right then we will see the vast majority of schools in trusts before 2030. The Department is exploring how to further support the growth of strong multi-academy trusts through the Regulation and Commissioning Review.</p><p>The current national academisation rate is 47.4%, which includes 10,254 academies and free schools out of a total of 21,630 state funded schools. This has increased from 45.7% in March 2022 when the Schools White Paper was published. Of those, 9,173 are in a MAT.</p><p>There are 94 MATs that serve at least 7,500 pupils. These represent 6.9% of the total of 1,345 MATs, and are comprised of 2,341 Academies (22.8% of the total number) and just over 1.24 million pupils (26.2% of the total).</p><p>There are 266 MATs serving 10 or more schools, which is 19.7% of the total. These are comprised of 4,872 Academies (47.5%) and 1.94 million pupils (40.8%).</p><p>The Department does not issue guidance specifically on the size of MATs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 165431 165432 question first answered 28/03/2023 17:26:53 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1604001

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Houseboats and Park Homes
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 estimate he has made of the number of households living in (a) park homes and (b) houseboats that are (i) eligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund payment and (ii) have not applied for that payment as of 14 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	165290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has estimated that there are 131,000 park home residents, houseboats, and caravans who can provide proof of address are eligible for the EBSS AF. We do not at this stage have figures on the number of these households who have not yet applied for the scheme.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/03/2023 17:57:27 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1604017

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to create a trade portal for providing information and guidance to businesses on potential trade opportunities.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	165194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) already has an offer that supports businesses to access trade opportunities. DBT runs its Export Opportunities service via <a href="https://www.great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">great.gov.uk</a>. There are tens of thousands of export sales leads that businesses can pitch towards. Businesses specify their product, and where they wish to export, before they are signposted to relevant opportunities. This is supported by the advice page on <a href="https://www.great.gov.uk/" target="_blank">great.gov.uk</a> that helps businesses find export markets and advises them on the necessary steps to export.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/03/2023 14:37:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1604027

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Overseas Investment: San Marino
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress she has made on an agreement on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments between the UK and the Republic of San Marino; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	165235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomes foreign investment into the UK, including from the Republic of San Marino.</p><p> </p><p>At this time, the UK Government has not entered into discussions with the Republic of San Marino for the negotiation of an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/03/2023 14:32:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1604047

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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: Post Offices
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 impact of rising energy costs on Post Offices.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	165457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>During the Energy Bill Relief Scheme review, the Government assessed a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence from businesses and stakeholders, including Post Offices, on sectors that may be most affected by rising energy prices based on energy and trade intensity.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome of the review informed the criteria of the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme, which will run from April until March 2024, and will continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers, including Post Offices. The new scheme strikes a balance between supporting businesses and other non-domestic customers over the next 12 months and limiting taxpayer’s exposure to volatile energy markets.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/03/2023 17:56:37 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana