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1249887

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	What steps he is taking to help ensure that Green Homes Grant Scheme improvements offer significant (a) environmental benefits and (b) value for money.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	908549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>My Rt hon friend the Prime Minister has made clear that energy efficiency is a Government priority. The Green Homes Grant provides economic stimulus, supporting over 80,000 jobs. Through the scheme, households could save up to £600 a year on energy bills.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 10/11/2020 12:51:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1249503

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Christmas Trees
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 his Department has made of the effect of the November 2020 lockdown restrictions in England on florists that sell Christmas Trees in the run up to Christmas.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	113011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognise that this is a very challenging time for florists, particularly in the peak trading period running up to Christmas.</p><p> </p><p>All shops can continue to offer home delivery and click and collect services to customers during the national restrictions in place from 5 November.</p><p> </p><p>Retailers are able to benefit from additional financial measures recently announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, including the extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, extension to the existing Loan Schemes to January 2021 with the ability to top-up Bounce Back Loans, and cash grants of up to £3,000 per month for businesses which are closed.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:04:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1249635

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Housing: Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of installation offers made for gigabit fibre broadband connections to new builds involved (a) a cost to the developers and (b) a cost of more than £1,800 per connection in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	113012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>My department does not currently hold this information for the last 12 months as it is part of commercial arrangements between telecoms operators and housing developers.</p><p>The Government is bringing forward a policy that will deliver gigabit broadband to the vast majority of new homes at minimal costs to developers. We will do this by bringing forward amendments to the Building Regulations 2010 to require housing developers to provide gigabit broadband unless the costs to the developer exceeds £2,000.</p><p>To support developers, and to ensure as many new homes as possible receive gigabit broadband, the Secretary of State has received commitments from Openreach, Virgin and Gigaclear on the costs of connecting new homes, these include:</p><ul><ul><li><p>Virgin will contribute at least £500 per premise and up to £1,000 for larger developments;</p></li><li><p>Gigaclear will contribute up to £1,000 per premise; and</p></li><li><p>Openreach will contribute up to £1,400 per premise.</p></li></ul></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have worked with Openreach to extend their free offer of gigabit broadband for new builds and also reduce costs for smaller developments. Openreach reduced their costs of connecting developments consisting of 2 to 4 premises to £2,000, from £3,100, ensuring they all fall within the proposed cost cap.</p><p>Based on discussions with industry, we estimate that these commitments ensure that, taken with the amended Building Regulations, gigabit broadband will be deployed to 99% of new build premises.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/11/2020 15:36:33 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1249710

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Ethiopia: Violence
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 he has had with his Ethiopian counterparts on the use of military force against protestors in that country.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	113013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>I emphasised that space needs to be given for political debate when I met with the President and Deputy Prime Minister in July, during my visit to Ethiopia.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary wrote to Prime Minister Abiy and spoke with him on 10 November. In both communications he emphasised the need to protect civilians and allow humanitarian access in the Tigray region, where a conflict is ongoing between federal and regional forces, and other areas affected. He also urged for a de-escalation of violence and called for swift moves to political dialogue. I echoed the importance of protecting human rights in my tweet of 13 November.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/11/2020 16:06:39 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1249725

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
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	Carers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on single parents who care for adult disabled children of the restriction on support bubbles to households of one adult during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	113014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government knows that social distancing restrictions are difficult for everyone, especially those with caring responsibilities. We have tried to reduce the impact of restrictions so that carers, including those with adult children with disabilities, continue to receive support during this time. From 2 December, if someone is the only adult in their household who does not need continuous care as a result of a disability, they can form a support bubble with another household of any size.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/12/2020 17:24:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1250005

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of gigabit fibre broadband connections in new builds in the last twelve months were installed (a) at any cost to the delevopers and (b) at a cost of more than £1,800 per connection.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	91851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>My department does not currently hold this information for the last 12 months as it is part of commercial arrangements between telecoms operators and housing developers.</p><p>The Government is bringing forward a policy that will deliver gigabit broadband to the vast majority of new homes at minimal costs to developers. We will do this by bringing forward amendments to the Building Regulations 2010 to require housing developers to provide gigabit broadband unless the costs to the developer exceeds £2,000.</p><p>To support developers, and to ensure as many new homes as possible receive gigabit broadband, the Secretary of State has received commitments from Openreach, Virgin and Gigaclear on the costs of connecting new homes, these include:</p><ul><ul><li><p>Virgin will contribute at least £500 per premise and up to £1,000 for larger developments;</p></li><li><p>Gigaclear will contribute up to £1,000 per premise; and</p></li><li><p>Openreach will contribute up to £1,400 per premise.</p></li></ul></ul><p>We have worked with Openreach to extend their free offer of gigabit broadband for new builds and also reduce costs for smaller developments. Openreach reduced their costs of connecting developments consisting of 2 to 4 premises to £2,000, from £3,100, ensuring they all fall within the proposed cost cap.</p><p>Based on discussions with industry, we estimate that these commitments ensure that, taken with the amended Building Regulations, gigabit broadband will be deployed to 99% of new build premises.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/11/2020 15:46:31 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1250062

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that civil registration of marriages can continue wherever possible during the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	91852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Current regulations provide for marriages and civil partnerships to take place in England only in exceptional circumstances i.e. where one of the parties is seriously ill and not expected to recover. It is for local authorities to ensure ceremonies can be safely delivered in line with Public Health and local authority guidance.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Marriages and civil partnerships can take place in Wales where appropriate risk assessments have been undertaken and safety measures are in place</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">National restrictions in England came to an end on 2 December. Marriages and civil partnerships are allowed under each of the current four tiers of local restrictions in England, and it is for local authorities to ensure ceremonies can be safely delivered in line with Public Health and local authority guidance</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Marriages and Civil Partnerships can take place in Wales where appropriate risk assessments have been undertaken and safety measures are in place.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/11/2020 18:01:40 question first ministerially corrected 29/12/2020 12:53:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 60966 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1248837

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Falkland Islands: Land Mines
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 plans he has to commemorate the Falkland Islands mine-free declaration on November 14 2020.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	111437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK will declare the Falkland Islands landmine free on 14 November. On 17 November, the UK will be hosting an event at Government House in Port Stanley to congratulate the demining programme team on the successful accomplishment of this extensive project. The UK will also host an event in Harare, to celebrate the significant contribution that the Zimbabwean demining teams have made to the programme since 2009. The UK will announce that it has now complied with its international obligation to clear all anti-personnel mines within its jurisdiction and territory at the Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in Geneva later this month.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/11/2020 12:52:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1248443

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting an extension to the Stamp Duty Land Tax Relief to mitigate potential disruption in the housing market during the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	110743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The temporary increase in the Stamp Duty Land Tax nil rate band was designed to create immediate momentum within the property market, where property transactions fell by as much as 50 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown. The downturn in the market meant that the future was uncertain for many people whose jobs relied on custom from the property industry. There are already early signs that demand and transactions have increased, and are continuing to rise, since the increase to the SDLT nil rate band was announced in July.</p><p> </p><p>As the relief was to provide an immediate stimulus to the property market, the Government does not plan to extend this relief and will continue to monitor the property market.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/11/2020 15:17:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1248470

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of social isolation on the cognitive skills of dementia sufferers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	110744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on the national restriction states that although people are required to stay at home, there are exemptions to reduce risk of isolation. These include allowing people to form support bubbles and to provide care to vulnerable people. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/12/2020 15:46:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell