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1364564

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Saudi Arabia: Detainees
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 assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the continued detention of human rights activists Dr Mohammed Fahad al-Qahtani, Mohamed Al-Otaibi and Mohammed al-Rabea; and what representations her Department has made on those cases to relevant stakeholders in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	66201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK signed a statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September 2020. It called for the release of all political detainees in Saudi Arabia, and noted concern over reports of torture, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention. On 26 October 2021, Lord Ahmad spoke to the President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, and raised a number of human rights issues, including specific cases and women's rights defenders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/11/2021 14:24:44 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1364565

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Afghanistan: Politics and Government
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 international counterparts on the announcement of a government in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	66187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>How to approach the Taliban has been a topic of numerous discussions since the Taliban's announcement on 7 September, including two meetings of Foreign Ministers hosted by the US, the meeting of P5 Foreign Ministers which the Foreign Secretary convened on 22 September, an extraordinary meeting of G20 Leaders that the Foreign Secretary attended on 19 October, as well as bilateral meetings that the Prime Minister, the Minister of State for South Asia Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, and the Foreign Secretary have had with our international counterparts including during the Foreign Secretary's trips to the region in September and October. The UK and our international partners have agreed that the best way to pursue our objectives on counter-terrorism, humanitarian access, human rights, regional security and safe passage is to have a pragmatic dialogue with the Taliban, including through the UK Mission for Afghanistan in Doha.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/11/2021 16:09:52 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1364567

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Taiwan: Politics and Government
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 assessment her Department has made of the security situation in Taiwan.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	66189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>HMG considers the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue. We are concerned by any activity which raises tensions and risks destabilising the status quo and have been clear that the numerous Chinese military flights near Taiwan at the beginning of October were not conducive to peace and stability in the region. We underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait alongside partners in the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' communique in May and G7 Leaders' communique in June.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 03/11/2021 14:47:43 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1364568

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 steps her Department has taken to support low-income countries to (a) receive and (b) safely administer covid-19 vaccines pledged by the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	66190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to equitable and global vaccine access, and is working with international partners to increase global supply and end the acute phase of the pandemic. This is why the UK has committed to sharing 100 million doses with countries in need by mid-2022. To date, 10.6 million doses have been delivered bilaterally, and a further 10 million doses have been accepted by COVAX to be delivered in the coming weeks. This is on top of the UK's £548 million support for COVAX's Advance Market Commitment, which will aim to supply up to 1.8 billion doses for up to 92 low and middle-income countries by early 2022. COVID-19 vaccines donated through COVAX are administered by Gavi and their Alliance partners, who work with governments to ensure robust and transparent distribution and reporting plans are in place to ensure priority groups are reached. For UK bilateral donations, we have sought assurances from recipients that they have the capacity to roll out doses in line with National Deployment and Vaccination Plans.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/11/2021 10:31:12 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1364569

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation
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 steps the Government is taking to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	66191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>We are using every diplomatic and humanitarian lever at our disposal to address the crisis, including doubling our aid to Afghanistan and the region. On 31 October, the Prime Minister announced that £50 million of our total £286 million commitment will be allocated to UN agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This will provide life-saving humanitarian support to two and a half million Afghans.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/11/2021 16:16:25 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1364570

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to help make it easier for people with homes without cavity walls to achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	66241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66242 66243 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364572

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Heating: Flats
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the position where owners of flats in old buildings may need to install (a) gas central heating or (b) storage radiators which require sub-main cabling to meet the EPC rating of C in the most cost-effective way.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	66243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66241 66242 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364575

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Heating: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the merits of gas central heating in providing a more beneficial score in an EPC rating than any form of electrical heating.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	66245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) use an Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) to measure the energy performance of homes based on their estimated running costs. Since energy costs can be a significant outlay, it is important that homeowners and occupiers are aware of the running costs of their home. Basing the rating and recommendations of the EPC on cost ensures that improvements recommended by the EPC will lead to a reduction in energy costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to keep the metrics on the EPC under review as we develop policy to decarbonise buildings and tackle fuel poverty. Recent consultations on policies that use EPCs, such as minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector, have sought views on different metric options, such as the use of both a carbon-based and cost-based metric.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, to ensure electric heat pumps will be no more expensive to run than gas boilers, we want to work with energy providers to reduce the price of electricity over the next decade by shifting levies and obligations away from electricity. We will launch a call for evidence on the different options for rebalancing electricity and gas prices, with a view to taking decisions in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/11/2021 14:09:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364576

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were living in contingency accommodation across the UK as at 1 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	66250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area. These statistics can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p><br> Data is published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published 22 August 2021. The next quarterly figures are due to be released later this month.</p><p><br> The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific accommodation, as these figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 66251 66252 66253 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:30:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1364578

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were living in (a) hotels, (b) hostels, (c) military barracks and (d) other types of temporary or contingency accommodation as at 1 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	66251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area. These statistics can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p><br> Data is published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published 22 August 2021. The next quarterly figures are due to be released later this month.</p><p><br> The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific accommodation, as these figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 66250 66252 66253 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:30:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous