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1610531

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date	14/04/2023
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	Biochar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has taken recent steps to encourage the use of biochar as a (a) soil promoter, (b) substitute for imported fertiliser and (c) carbon capture method.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department through its Direct Air Capture and Greenhouse Gas Removal Innovation Programme is supporting five biochar pilot demonstrators for carbon capture, at a value of £18.7million, to be completed by March 2025. UK Research &amp; Innovation (UKRI) is also funding a biochar demonstrator project that will investigate the stability of biochar, as well as its impacts on the environment and soil ecosystems, in different UK land management scenarios. Use of biochar as a technology is at an early stage of development and therefore deployment potential, costs and possible side-effects from use are uncertain. Results from the projects supported will help to inform future government policy on biochar as a greenhouse gas removal method.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1610533

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Tidal Power
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of tidal flow power.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s position is that tidal stream power has a role to play as we transition towards a carbon-neutral energy sector. For that reason, tidal stream is included in the scope of the draft National Policy Statement for Energy published in March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This builds on the success of the fourth Contracts for Difference Allocation Round last year in which over 40MW of new tidal stream capacity was secured in Scotland and Wales and the announcement of a ringfenced budget for the fifth round this year.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:37 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1610535

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Fees And Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the affordability of the cost of visas.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps fees for immigration and nationality applications under review. Where we make fee changes in legislation, an Impact Assessment is published.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office provides fee waivers in a number of circumstances. This includes a waiver for those making Article 8 claims, based on Family and Private life, who are unable to afford the fee or where payment of the fee would leave them unable to meet the needs of a child who is dependent upon them.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 24/04/2023 18:23:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1610536

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on the UK's greenhouse gas emissions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	180669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The initial analysis published in the Government’s scoping assessment suggests that UK accession to CPTPP is not expected to have significant impacts on greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and Non-CO2) and energy usage.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 24/04/2023 12:37:12 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1605131

registered interest
date	17/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	G20 and G7: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department has overall responsibility for the UK Government's representation at the G7 and G20.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	168091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Ministers across HM Government represent the UK at G7 and G20 ministerial meetings, in line with relevant areas of policy responsibility. The Prime Minister represents the UK at the G7 and G20 Summits, preparation for which is led by the Cabinet Office with the support of other relevant Departments.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/03/2023 09:13:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1604157

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	Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds data on (a) fuel consumed and (b) electricity produced by power stations.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	165498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Data on fuel consumed and electricity produced by power stations are published in the annual <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Felectricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cf91005abb70a4a22352308db2925e34a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638149014920267314%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rk86k%2FVIZ20sJ8NjhOZPd8JlX5DuylGND7KFoW2e4Ko%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Digest of UK Energy Statistics table 5.6</a>, and quarterly <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Felectricity-section-5-energy-trends&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cf91005abb70a4a22352308db2925e34a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638149014920267314%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1DTGziCgtB9H%2BG3z4mwEaO7SCJ77FFowl4faYcPskCs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Energy Trends table 5.1</a>, under ‘Major Power Producers’.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/03/2023 16:19:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1602782

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
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	Dental Services: Bristol
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 increase the number of dental practices providing NHS services in Bristol.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	162262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The National Health Service contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’ which sets out how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to NHS dental care, including in Bristol, whilst making the NHS dental contract more attractive to dental practices to offer NHS treatments. These changes have been implemented, including through regulations that came into effect on 25 November 2022. The changes include fairer remuneration for practices providing complex treatment within current Band 2 treatments and removing barriers around use of staff skills mix in NHS dentistry.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is holding further discussions with the British Dental Association and other stakeholders for additional reforms of the NHS Dental System planned to take place this year.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 16/03/2023 09:35:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1601890

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Bureaucracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the measures taken by his Department to reduce the workload pressures of Probation Service staff in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	160359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>We have unified the Probation Service and injected extra funding of more than £155 million a year to deliver more robust supervision, reduce caseloads and recruit thousands more staff to keep the public safer. We exceeded our target to recruit 1,500 trainee probation offers in 2021/22 and we have committed to recruit a further 1,500 in 2022/23.</p><p>We continue to address workload pressures through recruitment and retention of staff. The first Probation Service Recruitment and Retention Strategy was published in April 2021. An update is due to be published in May 2023 and includes specific initiatives to deliver against our commitment to ensure manageable workloads for staff.</p><p>Recruitment of key operational roles has been centralised to accelerate recruitment in 6 priority regions, including London. There are schemes available to provide financial support to incentivise new and existing staff to move permanently to areas with the most significant staffing challenges.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/03/2023 12:00:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1602038

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has withdrawn the use of the (a) SignVideo Relay Service and (b) textphone number.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	160360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that DWP continues to provide Video Relay Service (VRS) to customers who require remote inbound BSL interpretation. All VRS is provided by our current supplier, DA Languages, via SignSolution. We do not use Textphone within the Language Services contract. We no longer use the former supplier ‘SignVideo’, referenced in the question.</p><p /> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/03/2023 12:35:24 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1600489

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps Department has taken to increase awareness of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes amongst NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	156221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2023 answer text <p>England’s first Rare Diseases Action Plan was published on 28 February 2022 and included specific actions to increase awareness of rare diseases, such as Ehlers Danlos Syndromes (EDS), amongst National Health Service staff.</p><p> </p><p>Progress against these actions is detailed in England’s second Rare Diseases Action Plan, published on 28 February 2023. This includes ongoing work by Health Education England (HEE), as part of their Genomics Education Programme, to deliver education and training to the NHS workforce to support awareness, knowledge and management of rare diseases as well as other conditions with a genomic aetiology, including EDS.</p><p> </p><p>England’s 2023 Rare Diseases Action Plan also includes a new commitment for HEE to publish and implement specific strategies for increasing awareness of rare diseases in the nursing, midwifery, pharmacy and primary care workforce over the coming year.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2023 13:51:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 60647 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones