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1259522

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the Scotland Office.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	909881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly; all staff that join - including apprentices - do so on an assignment, loan, or secondment from other Government bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Office remains committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 09/12/2020 13:24:35 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1259523

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	909884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>This Government has always stressed the importance of the Union.</p><p> </p><p>The recent spending review showed this Government’s commitment to investing in all parts of the UK, from city and growth deals, to driving the development of innovative technologies across Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack grouped question UIN 909885 question first answered 09/12/2020 13:26:19 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1259524

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Keighley
tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
uin	909885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>This Government has always stressed the importance of the Union.</p><p> </p><p>The recent spending review showed this Government’s commitment to investing in all parts of the UK, from city and growth deals, to driving the development of innovative technologies across Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack grouped question UIN 909884 question first answered 09/12/2020 13:26:19 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

1259525

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the steel industry in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	909889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that global economic conditions continue to be challenging for the steel industry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is working with the sector, unions, and devolved administrations to support the UK steel sector, and to develop a long-term viable solution for the industry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has put together an unprecedented package of support to help businesses through the current crisis. We have established the £250 million Clean Steel Fund, which will help UK steel producers to reduce emissions in line with our target to reach net zero emissions by 2050. This is complemented by the £315 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund to help energy intensive industries, such as steel, transition away from carbon-intensive energy sources.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 09/12/2020 17:00:29 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1259637

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the BMJ Case Report of 13 October 2020 on Sudden irreversible hearing loss post covid-19, if he will make it his policy to prioritise partially deaf people for receipt of the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	127608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) consists of independent experts who provide advice to the Government on which groups to prioritise. The Committee has stated in their advice that Phase 1 roll out of a vaccine will have the prevention of mortality at the forefront of its objectives, as well as to support the National Health Service and social care system.</p><p>For the first phase, the JVCI has advised that the vaccine be given to care home residents and staff, as well as frontline health and social care workers, then to the rest of the population in order of age and clinical risk factors. Included are those with underlying health conditions, which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 16:38:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 69160 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1259638

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Private Rented Housing: Regulation
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals for primary legislation to require (a) letting agents and (b) online property platforms to only advertise and let domestic properties that are compliant with private rented sector regulations.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	127609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to strike the right balance between supporting good landlords and agents and tackling criminals. This is why it is already the case that rented homes must be fit for human habitation and free from serious hazards, that the property electrics and gas must be safe, and these properties must meet minimum energy efficiency standards. If they don’t, local authorities have strong enforcement powers and can impose heavy fines.</p><p>We are also committed to raising professionalism and standards amongst property agents, protecting consumers while defending the reputation of good agents from the actions of rogue operatives. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 impose a general prohibition on traders from engaging in unfair commercial practices with consumers, protecting consumers from misleading trading practices.</p><p>In addition, since 2014, it has been a legal requirement for letting and managing agents in England to belong to one of the two Government approved redress schemes. Where an agent fails to comply with their legal responsibilities and fails to rectify the issue, consumers are able to escalate the matter through the agent’s redress scheme, which can investigate and make an adjudication which is binding on the agent.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 14/12/2020 15:29:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1259639

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Green Homes Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2020 to Question 119331 on Green Homes Grant Scheme, what the reasons are for the difference in the number of (a) energy efficient jobs that will be created by implementing Point 7 of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan up to 2030 and (b) energy efficiency jobs supported by the Green Homes Grant Scheme in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	127610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Further to the response on 26 November to Question 119331, the 50,000 jobs supported by 2030 relate to the package of measures from ‘Point 7: Green Buildings’ outlined in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan. The 2030 figure is based on the expected additional work required by 2030 in order to align with our plans for buildings to improve their energy efficiency and align with our Carbon Budgets.</p><p> </p><p>The 80,000 jobs supported by the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme relates to the £1.5 billion funding allocated for 2020/21. It is a time-limited scheme to help boost employment and support economic recovery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/12/2020 17:05:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1259643

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Workforce Development Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual budget is for the Workforce Development Fund for (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	127611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is agreed annually as part of the Department’s funding for Skills for Care’s core revenue grant from the Department. In 2020-21 it is anticipated that the WDF will be funded with £11.82 million from this core funding.</p><p>As the WDF is funded from annual grant funding, the allocation for 2021-22 will be confirmed following confirmation of the Departmental budgets for that year.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/12/2020 17:02:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 69161 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1259644

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Crown Prosecution Service: Gulf Strategy Fund and Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2020 to Question 106364 and the Answer of 17 November 2020 to Question 114083 and with reference to the CPS response of 19 November 2020 to the Freedom of Information Request reference 9433 that state that the CPS made applications to the Integrated Activity Fund/Gulf Strategy Fund in financial years 2018-19 and 2020-21, for what reason that information was not disclosed in the Answers to those Questions.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	127488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) did not apply directly to the Integrated Activity Fund in 2018-19 or to the Gulf Strategy Fund in 2020-21. Any CPS activities undertaken in those years would have been as part of an application by the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office to operate a country programme.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 14/12/2020 17:02:16 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1259647

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports and Railway Stations: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the decision to provide financial support to airports but not international railway stations during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	127605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>During the Covid-19 response, Government has provided unprecedented financial support that has been made available to all sectors of the economy.</p><p>On 24 November, the Department announced a financial support scheme to support eligible commercial airport and ground handling businesses by reducing cash burn, enabling businesses to unlock shareholder and lender support. Eligible businesses will be able to apply to the scheme from early 2021. Further details will be published shortly.</p><p>The Government has been engaging closely with international rail operators since the outbreak of Covid-19 earlier this year to monitor its ongoing impact and support operators to access available support to address their particular needs, where appropriate, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/12/2020 16:20:42 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon