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1683385

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Consumer Goods: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the potential increase in the average price of goods following the redirection of ships around the Cape of Good Hope.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Since November, due to Houthi attacks, 12 international shipping companies have been forced to suspend passage through the Red Sed, causing lengthy delays and disruption to global supply chains. This has included causing insurance premiums for Red Sea shipping to increase ten-fold; although, this only contributes a small fraction of total costs passed onto the end-consumer.</p><p>These attacks therefore present a risk of increased prices for consumer goods and energy. Be assured that the Government is working closely with shipping operators to mitigate any potential impact on consumers, and the shipping and supply chain sectors are well practiced at putting contingencies in place to continue to meet their customer needs. The government continues to monitor the situation closely.</p><p>Freedom of navigation across international shipping lanes in the Red Sea must be protected. These illegal Houthi attacks are putting innocent lives at risk, threatening regional security, and harming the global economy. In all, we have seen more than 25 attacks against ships since the middle of November. This is why the UK and the US, with support from the Netherlands, Canada, Bahrain, and Australia, carried out targeted strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen. This action was necessary, legal, proportionate and right.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/01/2024 14:47:24 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1681890

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Palau
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value of trade between the UK and Palau was in (a) 2023 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 15th January is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/01/2024 15:14:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ9444.pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1681904

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State of Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the contribution of domestic medicinal cannabis production to the economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) actively assists life sciences companies in their endeavours to invest, expand, and export, thereby generating employment and economic growth.</p><p>UK-based life sciences businesses receive support from DBT through trade missions to key markets, participation in major trade events, tackling market access barriers, upskilling exporters, and guidance on entering new markets. Although routine assessments of the economic impact of specific life sciences’ subsectors like medicinal cannabis are not conducted, DBT is committed to supporting companies of various sizes throughout their export and inward investment endeavours while adhering to national regulatory guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/01/2024 17:59:05 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1679362

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Fly-tipping
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 steps he has taken with local authorities to tackle fly-tipping (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	7819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan sets out how we will help councils take tougher action against those who fly-tip. This includes significantly raising the upper limit on the penalties councils can issue to £1,000 for fly-tipping and £600 for householders who give their waste to an unauthorised carrier, which we did in July 2023. We have also increased transparency on the use of these penalties by publishing league tables and recently laid regulations to ringfence the money raised from these penalties for enforcement and clean up activity.</p><p> </p><p>This Government’s fly-tipping grants are helping councils across the country put a stop to fly-tipping at hotspots, such as by installing CCTV and fencing. Nearly £1.2million is already in use with a further £1million to be awarded this spring. A selection of case studies from completed projects are available online so that others can learn about those interventions which were most successful. These can be found at <a href="https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/fly-tipping-intervention-grant-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/fly-tipping-intervention-grant-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>With the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group, we are developing a toolkit to help councils and others tackle fly-tipping. So far, the group has published a guide on how to present robust cases to court and a new framework which sets out how to set up and run effective local partnerships. The toolkit, and other resources, are available online at <a href="https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/national-fly-tipping-prevention-group%22HYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.keepbritaintidy.org/national-fly-tipping-prevention-group" target="_blank">https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/national-fly-tipping-prevention-group</a>.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 16/01/2024 15:59:05 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670034

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
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	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken steps to assist local authorities to tackle illegal dumps in (a) general and (b) Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling waste crime, and it is an offence to dump waste on land without appropriate authorisation. The Prime Minister’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan set out how we will support councils to take tougher action against those who fly-tip. We have raised the upper limit for fixed penalties for fly-tipping to £1,000 and taken steps to encourage councils to issue more of these penalties.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing a toolkit with the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group, to help councils and others tackle fly-tipping. This includes a guide on how to present robust cases to court and a new framework on setting up and running effective local partnerships.</p><p> </p><p>We have also awarded nearly £1.2m to help more than 30 councils purchase equipment to tackle fly-tipping at known hot-spots. We have recently launched another grant opportunity that could see a further £1m handed out in grants next year to help even more councils tackle the issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency (EA) investigates fly tipping if the incidents are large-scale, serious, organised illegal dumping or if it immediately threatens human health or the environment. They work in partnership with other local partners such as the police, local authorities, the fire service and United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as needed. This includes seeking advice from UKHSA about public health risks from illegal waste activities if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its partnership work the EA has provided advice and guidance to the London Borough of Havering to help deal with a specific site in Havering and will continue to do so. The council is the lead authority on regulating this particular site and for monitoring air quality. Its work will take into account any advice on public health matters that it might receive from UKHSA.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 1828 question first answered 30/11/2023 14:41:31 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1659566

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that property management companies repair building facilities required for (a) public safety and (b) mobility without delay.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	198683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Everyone has the right to a safe and secure home, and this Government is taking steps to increase quality and regulation across all housing stock. This includes reviewing the Decent Homes Standard, improving the way social housing is regulated through The Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 and delivering a better deal for renters through the Renters (Reform) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 19/09/2023 15:43:20 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1655893

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Assistance Animals: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to require businesses to admit guide dogs as part of the Disability Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	195770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Guide dog access is protected as a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act 2010. All businesses should be mindful of their duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure disabled people are able to access goods and services.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Action Plan consultation has specific questions on guide dog access refusals. People who are reliant on guide dogs to access goods and services are encouraged to make their views known via the fully accessible consultation which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/disability-action-plan-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/disability-action-plan-2023-to-2024</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/09/2023 14:52:02 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1639762

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
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	Financial Services: Anguilla
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 support his Department (a) provided in the 2022-23 financial year and (b) will provide in the 2023-24 financial year for the financial services industry in Anguilla; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government are working to support the Overseas Territories to meet the highest standards in financial services policy, this includes technical support to Anguilla to build local capacity on international taxation standards, sanctions enforcement and combatting illicit finance. The FCDO have also funded a new register for company beneficial ownership in Anguilla.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/06/2023 08:11:37 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1639767

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	World Heritage Sites: Cayman Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to the Cayman Islands to help them achieve UNESCO World Heritage status.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is actively engaging with all the five new sites on the UK's Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, including The Little Cayman Marine Parks and Protected Areas. We are also coordinating engagement between the sites and the Government's expert advisers on cultural and natural heritage — Historic England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. This is to ensure that all sites receive the advice and support they need to develop their World Heritage nomination.</p><p>Sites on the new Tentative List are expected to submit their nominations to become a World Heritage Site to UNESCO, where they will be examined by the World Heritage Committee, which will make the final decision on whether to inscribe the site on the World Heritage List.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 31/05/2023 08:24:43 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1606482

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend his proposed 30 free hours of childcare outlined in the Budget 2023 to children aged between 12 and 24 months to households with a collective income over £100,000.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	171367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>In the Spring Budget 2023 on 15 March, the government announced a number of transformative reforms to childcare for parents and children. This includes the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare offer, where eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year, from when their child is 9 months old to when they start school.</p><p>The government expects to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education by 2027/28, helping working families with their childcare costs. This announcement represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England.</p><p>Eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds are currently eligible for 30 hours of free childcare per week, over 38 weeks a year. From April 2024, working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare per week, over 38 weeks a year. From September 2024, this will be extended to parents of 9 month to 3-year-olds, over 38 weeks a year. From September 2025, working parents of 9 month to 3-year-olds will be able to access 30 free hours per week, over 38 weeks a year.</p><p>To be eligible for this offer, as with the current 30 hours offer, parents will need to earn the equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum or living wage, and less than £100,000 adjusted net income per year. The income eligibility criteria are applied on a per parent basis, so working parents who individually earn more than £8,670 from April but less than £100,000 adjusted net income per year are eligible. In a two-parent family, both parents must meet these thresholds, unless one partner receives certain benefits. In a single-parent household, the single parent must meet these income thresholds.</p><p>The reforms announced build on our current early education entitlements that the government offers, which includes a universal 15 hour offer for all 3 and 4-year-olds, a 15 hour offer for the most disadvantaged 2-year-olds, the existing 30 hours offer for 3 and 4-year-olds, Tax-Free Childcare, and Universal Credit Childcare.</p><p>Further information on the support available to parents is available at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 30/03/2023 15:59:37 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell