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1355638

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on lorry driver shortages in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	903363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Wales and I have a wide range of discussions with Ministerial colleagues, including how to solve the current shortage of lorry drivers.</p><p>That is why the government is increasing the availability of HGV driving testing. However, I would like to remind the honourable Member that the HGV driver shortage is not exclusive to the UK and is a Europe wide issue.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 15/09/2021 16:16:48 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1355639

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential merits of a separate independent public inquiry into the handling of the covid-19 outbreak in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bolsover
tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
uin	903365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>It is for the Welsh Government to consider the merits of a separate public inquiry. It is vital that all such inquiries rigorously examine public bodies’ handling of the Covid crisis and provide at least the same level of scrutiny as the UK public inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations on the scope of the UK public inquiry. I look forward to this beginning its work next year.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 15/09/2021 16:17:51 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1355640

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Devolved Matters: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 on the ability of the Senedd to legislate effectively in devolved policy areas.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	903366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Internal Market Act has not taken a single power away from the devolved administrations.</p><p>What it has done is protect seamless trade within our United Kingdom which is vital to Welsh business and the Welsh economy, with Wales selling more to the rest of the UK than to the rest of the World put together.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/09/2021 14:36:03 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1355641

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the total funding provided by the Government to Wales to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	903369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The funding provided to Wales by the UK Government demonstrates the value of the Union to Wales and reflects Wales’ value to the Union.</p><p>The UK Government has provided over <strong>£3.4 billion</strong><strong> </strong>in direct support to businesses across Wales, an additional <strong>£8.6 billion</strong><strong> </strong>to the Welsh Government to tackle the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 15/09/2021 14:06:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1355694

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Unicycles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of legalising the use of electric unicycles.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	49961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In the UK, powered transporters, also known as micromobility devices, are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act, and this includes electric unicycles.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Governments Future of Transport regulatory review the Department is running trials of rental e-scooters which will decide whether micromobility devices should be allowed on the road and, if so, what rules should apply to them. We have put in place a national monitoring and evaluation programme and data continues to be collected from the e-scooter trials. An interim report summarizing findings from the data collected so far will be published in autumn 2021, with a final report due in spring 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/09/2021 16:21:46 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1355700

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Maternity Rights and Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will implement the Equality and Human Rights Commission's recommendation to extend the time limit for cases involving pregnancy and maternity discrimination to be brought to an employment tribunal from three to six months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	49962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>Individuals who experience pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace can access justice through an Employment Tribunal, under the Equality Act 2010. While the time limit for bringing a claim is three months, tribunals have the discretion to provide extensions where they consider it ‘just and equitable’ to do so.</p><p>The Government Equalities Office consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace recently considered the impact of the three month time limit where it applies to Equality Act based cases, including pregnancy and maternity discrimination. In our July 2021 response to that consultation, we committed to keep extending the limit under review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/09/2021 08:47:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1355701

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Property: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of replacing Council Tax with a proportional property tax.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	49993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not have any plans to replace council tax with a proportional property tax, but keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/09/2021 16:49:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22413 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1355702

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to local authorities of the increase in Employers National Insurance payments as result of the changes in the NHS and Social Care Plan in each of the following financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	49947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government intends to compensate public sector employers for the increased cost of the Levy.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 49948 49950 question first answered 22/09/2021 16:50:07 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22409 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1355703

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in employers National Insurance payments on local authority contracts as a result of the changes in the NHS and Social Care plan in financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	49948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government intends to compensate public sector employers for the increased cost of the Levy.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 49947 49950 question first answered 22/09/2021 16:50:07 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 22410 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1355704

registered interest
date	15/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education: Training
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 adequacy of training for teachers delivering the new Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	50037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The consultation on the statutory guidance for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum revealed that many teachers and subject leads needed training and support to deliver the new content. The department invested in a package of support to develop teacher capability and competence to teach high quality RSHE. The package of support included a training and peer support programme, delivered by teaching schools and based on the department’s training modules which were developed with subject experts and tested with teachers. In the 2020/21 academic year, the programme reached 3,800 schools, and provisional data for the last wave, which ended in July, shows a further 1,000 schools have been supported. This is a cascade model of training whereby those trained are expected to share the training with other teachers in their school and wider school networks. Teaching schools have made their training materials and other resources freely available on their websites. The department’s training modules are also freely available for all schools to download via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health</a>.</p><p>The department is developing plans to monitor national implementation of RSHE over time, including new quantitative and qualitative research, which will seek to understand the quality of implementation, including teacher confidence in teaching the statutory requirements, and identifying training and support needs to inform future policy development.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 20/09/2021 16:22:58 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion