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1418846

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Thames Freeport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department made an assessment of the pension liabilities of DP World’s UK subsidiaries during the Freeport bidding process.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	115885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Freeport model includes a broad coalition of local partners, including businesses, local authorities and ports. Trustees and employers have a wide range of legal duties in respect of workplace schemes and are responsible for compliance with legislative funding requirements.</p><p>As set out in the Bidding Prospectus, each Freeport proposal was subjected to an assessment against defined criteria that related to the ability to deliver the Freeports policy objectives. This assessment process was led by MHCLG (now DLUHC) with involvement from other government departments.</p><p>The Pension Regulator is the regulator of work-based pension schemes and has a range of powers that it may use to intervene, and to take action, primarily against trustees and employers, where they don’t comply with their duties.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 07/02/2022 17:38:57 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1419026

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Universal Credit: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of nondependent rent deductions on universal credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	116953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>A recent assessment of the impact of non-dependant rent deductions on Universal Credit claimants has not been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that it is reasonable to expect the householder to know broadly what income adult members of the household receive, and that non-dependants should make a contribution towards the household costs. However, the amount that a non-dependant contributes to the household is a matter for the householder and non-dependant to decide.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/02/2022 14:49:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 49439 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1419034

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Russia: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Brazilian counterpart on the situation between Ukraine and Russia, following reports that President Bolsonaro will travel to Russia to meet with President Putin.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	116853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last spoke to Foreign Minister França at the UN General Assembly in New York in September. On 3 February, I met the Ambassador of Brazil to the UK and thanked him for Brazil's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity at the UN Security Council. British diplomats in Brasilia, including Her Majesty's Ambassador, continue to discuss these issues with the Brazilian Government.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 07/02/2022 17:49:05 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1419035

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
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 extending the VAT rate of 12.5 per cent for the hospitality industry until the end of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	117117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July 2020 to support the cash flow and viability of around 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors. As announced at Spring Budget 2021, the Government extended the 5 per cent temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September 2021. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of 12.5 per cent was introduced for these goods and services to help ease affected businesses back to the standard rate. This new rate will end on 31 March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>This relief has cost over £8 billion and, whilst all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to extend the 12.5 per cent reduced rate of VAT. The Government has been clear that this relief is a temporary measure designed to support the sectors that have been severely affected by COVID-19. It is appropriate that as restrictions are lifted and demand for goods and services in these sectors increases, the temporary tax reliefs are first reduced, and then removed, in order to rebuild and strengthen the public finances.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/02/2022 16:23:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1419037

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
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, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals with the aim of ensuring that it is easier to amend or remove retained EU law.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	117018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Queen’s speech will set out in further detail the Government’s legislative programme in the normal way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This legislation on retained EU law will be informed by the Cabinet Office's ongoing reviews into the substance and status of retained EU law. Legislation will be accompanied by the normal documents that will explain the benefits of making it easier to amend or remove retained EU Law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 117020 question first answered 07/02/2022 15:10:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1419038

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department made of the cost of changing the UK passport colour from burgundy to blue.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	117019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>There were no additional costs of changing the colour of the cover of the passport.</p><p>Passports are routinely redesigned every four to five years to guard against counterfeiting, and the change of colour was introduced as part of the most recent design which launched in March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/02/2022 16:23:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1419040

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
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, whether his Department plans to publish a report on the review of all EU retained laws being undertaken to determine whether those laws are beneficial to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	117020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Queen’s speech will set out in further detail the Government’s legislative programme in the normal way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This legislation on retained EU law will be informed by the Cabinet Office's ongoing reviews into the substance and status of retained EU law. Legislation will be accompanied by the normal documents that will explain the benefits of making it easier to amend or remove retained EU Law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 117018 question first answered 07/02/2022 15:10:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1419041

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Marine Protected Areas
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 steps he is taking to manage fishing in Marine Protected Areas around the coast of the UK; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning supertrawlers and fly shooting vessels from fishing in Marine Protected Areas to allow fish stocks to recover and to support the UK fishing industry.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	117118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a devolved competency and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is at the forefront of marine protection with 372 MPAs protecting 38% of UK waters. We have built a comprehensive network of MPAs and are focusing on making sure they are protected properly. Ninety-eight of our inshore English MPAs now have management measures in place to protect sensitive features from bottom towed fishing gears. We are also developing an ambitious three-year programme for assessing sites and implementing byelaws, where necessary, to manage fishing activity in all English offshore MPAs.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/02/2022 16:32:06 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1419042

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU: AUKUS
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, with reference to The Benefits of Brexit: How the UK is taking advantage of leaving the EU published in January 2022, what assessment he has made of the way in which the Withdrawal Agreement enabled the UK to establish a strategic partnership with Australia and the USA through AUKAS.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	117021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Following our withdrawal from the European Union, the UK is able to pursue an independent foreign, trade and security policy. As set out in ‘The Benefits of Brexit’, this gives us greater flexibility to pursue the UK’s international objectives: to sit at the heart of a network of like-minded countries, defend human rights and uphold global norms. This new and agile approach is demonstrated through AUKUS. AUKUS is a concrete articulation of the UK’s ambition, made in the ‘Integrated Review’, to deepen defence, security and foreign policy ties with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific and more widely across the globe. The agreement reflects the unique level of trust and cooperation between our three countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/02/2022 15:09:09 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1419049

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highway Code: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on advertising the recent changes to the Highway Code as of 1 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	117031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The changes to The Highway Code were approved by Parliament 29<sup>th</sup> January. Following approval, communications to support the changes coming into effect have included media engagement with supporting stakeholder comment, social media content and an extranet to readily share assets with stakeholders and amplify our messages.</p><p>A THINK! campaign, with an investment of over £500,000 will go live in February to raise awareness of the changes. The campaign will include radio and social media advertising and will run across England, Wales and Scotland. Additional media investment has also been provided by Transport for London and Transport Scotland to amplify the campaign in those areas.</p><p>Further communications are planned later in the year, to align with seasonal increases in active travel, to help embed the changes and encourage understanding and uptake of the new guidance. Funding for this activity is subject to the Cabinet Office Professional Assurance Approval process for next financial year.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 07/02/2022 12:15:37 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi