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1691985

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
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	Small Modular Reactors: Cumbria
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 her Department made of the adequacy of proposals from Solway Community Power Company for the development of small modular reactors at Moorside; how much land is required for that proposed development; and how many meetings have taken place between the Department and that company.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	15973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has had multiple engagements with Community Power Limited but has not at present made any assessment on their proposal. The Government launched the Alternative Routes to Market for New Nuclear Projects consultation on the 11th January 2024. This consultation explores what steps Government can take to enable different routes to market for Advanced Nuclear Technologies (ANTs) and how Government can support the private sector to bring forward new nuclear projects. In the case of Moorside, it would be natural for the site’s location adjacent to Sellafield to be factored into any decision.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 01/03/2024 07:24:11 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1691986

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Razors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers have involved razors in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors in the last year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors which have resulted in hospitalisation in the last year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors that have resulted in prison officers leaving the service in the last year could also only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making prisons safe places to work and recognise the risks associated with the current wet shave razor provision. In the 2021 Prison Safety White Paper we committed to trial alternatives to wet shave razors, and during 2022 and 2023 six pilots have been carried out in the male estate and one in the female estate. The evaluation of these pilots will conclude in March 2024 and will inform decisions about future shaving provision in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 15868 15869 question first answered 01/03/2024 15:36:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1691987

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Razors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers involving razors have resulted in hospitalisation in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors in the last year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors which have resulted in hospitalisation in the last year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors that have resulted in prison officers leaving the service in the last year could also only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making prisons safe places to work and recognise the risks associated with the current wet shave razor provision. In the 2021 Prison Safety White Paper we committed to trial alternatives to wet shave razors, and during 2022 and 2023 six pilots have been carried out in the male estate and one in the female estate. The evaluation of these pilots will conclude in March 2024 and will inform decisions about future shaving provision in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 15867 15869 question first answered 01/03/2024 15:36:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1691988

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Razors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers involving razors have resulted in prison officers leaving the service in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors in the last year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors which have resulted in hospitalisation in the last year could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number of assaults on prison officers involving razors that have resulted in prison officers leaving the service in the last year could also only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making prisons safe places to work and recognise the risks associated with the current wet shave razor provision. In the 2021 Prison Safety White Paper we committed to trial alternatives to wet shave razors, and during 2022 and 2023 six pilots have been carried out in the male estate and one in the female estate. The evaluation of these pilots will conclude in March 2024 and will inform decisions about future shaving provision in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 15867 15868 question first answered 01/03/2024 15:36:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1691989

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of live births that occurred to women who arrived in the UK while pregnant and seeking asylum in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	15843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>This information is not recorded in a reportable format.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/03/2024 12:17:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1691990

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
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	Bermuda: Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Bermuda on the decriminalisation of possession of cannabis in that territory.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	15847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working in partnership with Bermuda and we remain available to discuss new proposals on this legislation, to find a way forward that works for Bermuda whilst also remaining within the scope of existing international obligations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/03/2024 10:19:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1691991

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations: VAT Exemptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of making not-for-profit organisations that provide welfare services VAT exempt.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	15832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Whilst there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>Welfare services provided by local authorities and similar bodies and charities are exempt from VAT, meaning no VAT is charged to the final consumer.</p><p> </p><p>Welfare services provided by state regulated private welfare organisations are also exempt from VAT. State regulated suppliers are those that are registered with the Care Quality Commission, and are eligible for the VAT exemption where they are providing services that are state regulated.</p><p>The regulation requirement ensures that VAT relief is limited to providers certified as offering safe and high-quality welfare services. This is a long-standing requirement, and there are no plans to make changes to these rules.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 04/03/2024 15:23:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1691992

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
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	Avian Influenza: British Antarctic Territory
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 his Department has made of the level of risk to bird life in the British Antarctic Territory following the discovery of Avian Influenza on the continent; and whether the Government plans to take steps to mitigate that risk.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	15883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>We receive regular reports from the British Antarctic Territory on the status of suspected avian influenza cases.</p><p> </p><p>We provide support to the region and other British Overseas Territories proactively, to rapidly test for, track and monitor progression of disease spread and impact in Southern Oceans/Antarctica. This includes working with others to define risk.</p><p> </p><p>National Antarctic programmes have protocols in place to manage and mitigate the spread of outbreaks and best practice on reporting and biosecurity standards is also shared through International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and the Commission for the Conservation Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/03/2024 13:40:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1691993

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals her Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	15959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has paid for subscriptions to the following publications in the last three financial years:</p><p>- print editions of all national daily newspapers together with online editions of the Telegraph, Times and Financial Times;</p><p>- The New Statesman;</p><p>- The Spectator;</p><p>- Economist Nursing Times;</p><p>- Private Eye;</p><p>- The Voice;</p><p>- Health Service Journal;</p><p>- GP Online;</p><p>- Pulse;</p><p>- Health Policy Insight;</p><p>- New England Journal of Medicine;</p><p>- Journal of American Medicine;</p><p>- Nature;</p><p>- Bloomberg;</p><p>- PR Week; and</p><p>- I News.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the subscriptions totalled approximately £7,700 per year in financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22 and precisely £7718.08 in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/03/2024 17:01:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1691994

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	15960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold separate data on subscriptions. Many decisions are made by the UK's 281 embassies and diplomatic posts overseas or by individual departments in the UK. As a result, comprehensive information on individual titles is not centrally recorded and collating this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Efficiency savings are made on core titles by providing these centrally online as part of library services and by partnering with other Government Departments to obtain best value for money. These are reviewed annually. Over the last three financial years, the titles listed below have been supplied centrally through the FCDO Library.</p><p>The breadth of titles reflects the wide range of issues, events, and crises the FCDO's staff around the world need to keep track of to protect the UK's interests at home and overseas.</p><p>a] Newspapers</p><p>Bloomberg News; China Global South Project; The Daily Telegraph; The Economist; The Financial Times; Le Monde Diplomatique; The Local - Europe &amp; Sweden (from 2022); The New York Times; Nikkei Asia; Politico Pro; PressReader (over 6,000 titles from 130 countries); South China Morning Post (from 2022); The Times &amp; Sunday Times; The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.</p><p>b] Magazines</p><p>The New Statesman (from 2023) and The Spectator. Other titles are also available via PressReader.</p><p>c] Online Journals</p><p>Africa Confidential; Africa Intelligence (from 2023); Africa Report (from 2023); African Conflict &amp; Peacebuilding Review; American Economic Review; Annual Review of Economics; Arab Digest; British Medical Journal (to January 2022) Borderlex; Diplomat; Economic and Political Weekly; Elsevier/Science Direct (4,000 titles); European Council Studies (to December 2021); Intelligence Online (to September 2021); International Affairs; Jeune Afrique; Journal of Conflict Resolution; Journal of Democracy; Journal of Japanese Studies; Nature; Nature Climate Change; Nature Food (from 2023); Nature Geoscience (to January 2024); NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Working Paper Series; NK News; Prospect; Quarterly Journal of Economics; Science; Taylor Francis Package (2,500 titles); Wiley Social Science &amp; Humanities package (to January 2022); World Economics and World Politics; World Trade Online (to January 2022).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/03/2024 10:17:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds