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1274672

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date	08/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2018 published in July 2019, what type of tests made up the 24,284 regulatory tests conducted to satisfy the requirements of non-EU legislation; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce and replace the use of animals for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	134543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>With reference to the report entitled Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2018, published in July 2019, the 24,284 regulatory tests conducted to satisfy the requirements of non-EU legislation were made up of batch safety and pyrogenicity tests, toxicity and other safety tests, and tests undertaken for quality control and efficacy/tolerance.</p><p>Prospective authorisation is required when any tests other than those required by UK regulators are requested. The Home Office only authorises procedures on animals after a rigorous assessment process, which is undertaken by the Home Office Inspectorate. The Home Office may review project licences, and require them to be amended, if suitable replacement, reduction or refinement alternatives become available during their lifetime.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/01/2021 16:02:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1274673

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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: Biofuels
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 this Department's policies of the recommendation of the SAP Industry Forum’s April 2020 SAP 11 Technologies Report that biopropane should be modelled as fuel choice for heat in both new and existing buildings.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	134506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department has commenced work on the development of the next version of the Standard Assessment Procedure, SAP 11. It will consider the SAP Industry Forum’s Report on the likely mainstream technologies for consideration in the mid-2020s as part of this. The Department has also commissioned a wider scoping project to advise more broadly on what SAP 11 will need to model and how it should do this. This project will further help to inform the development of SAP11 and is due to report back in February.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:30:28 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1274674

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buildings: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate on building refurbishment works to zero.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	134418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text The Government already maintains a reduced rate of VAT at five per cent, subject to certain conditions, for residential renovations.<p> </p><p>Introducing a zero rate of VAT would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, estimated at about £4 billion per year, which would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, higher borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere. While the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to change the VAT treatment of the repair and renovation of buildings.A</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 134445 question first answered 13/01/2021 15:43:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274675

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate to zero for existing dwellings when making energy efficient improvements as part of any climate change strategy.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	134419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The installation of various environmentally friendly home improvement materials, such as insulation and draft stripping, is already eligible for relief from VAT, subject to certain conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to change the VAT treatment of home improvements at present.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2021 14:36:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274676

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Football: Gambling
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect on children of gambling advertising to children through football (a) cards, (b) stickers, (c) magazines and (d) other football merchandise.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	134495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>All gambling advertising, wherever it appears, is subject to strict controls on content and placement. Adverts must never be targeted at children, or appear in media created for children. These rules mean that an operator would face sanction by the Advertising Standards Authority or the Gambling Commission if their advertising were to appear on football cards, or stickers, or in magazines targeted at children. The depiction of a team football shirt which features the logo of a gambling operator is not considered advertising. However, the Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising requires that operators ensure their logo does not appear on commercial merchandise which is designed for children, which includes replica football shirts in children’s sizes.</p><p>The government is aware of studies which suggest an association between familiarity with operator logos in childhood, such as those which may feature on football shirts, and intention to bet when of legal age. However, we are not aware of evidence which indicates an association between exposure to operator logos in childhood and problem gambling in childhood or in later life.</p><p>The government launched its Review of the Gambling Act 2005 on 8th December with the publication of a Call for Evidence. As part of the wide scope of that Review, we have called for evidence on the benefits or harms of allowing operators to advertise and engage in sponsorship arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 133969 question first answered 14/01/2021 16:06:01 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1274677

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many A&E wards there were in hospitals in the Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	134340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/01/2021 14:31:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1274679

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks and Building Societies: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many branches of (a) banks and (b) building societies there were in the Yorkshire and the Humber region in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	134342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury does not make assessments of the bank and building society branch network. In 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) undertook an analysis of branch closures as part of their Strategic Review of Retail Banking Business Models. This analysis can be found in Annex 1 of the final report.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close a branch is a commercial issue for the management team of the bank or building society. However, Government believes it is important the impact on communities must be understood, considered and mitigated where possible. That is why the Government continues to be very supportive of the Access to Banking Standard and the commitment it places on banks to minimise the impact of branch closures, including by ensuring that customers are aware of the alternative ways they can continue to access banking services. These include the Post Office, which allows 95% of business and 99% of personal banking customers to carry out their everyday banking at 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p><p>In September 2020, the FCA published guidance setting out their expectation of firms when they are deciding to reduce their physical branches or the number of free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of a planned closure on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs, and other relevant branch services and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This will ensure the implementation of closure decisions is done in a way that treats customers fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/01/2021 08:48:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1274680

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Post Offices: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many post offices there were in the Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	134343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>The number of post offices that were in the Yorkshire and the Humber region was 1005 in March 2010 and 948 in March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2021 16:37:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1274682

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Food Banks: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many food banks there were in Yorkshire and the Humber region in (a) 2010 and (b) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	134345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>There are no official statistics on the number of food banks, which are independent, charitable organisations</p><p> </p><p>Throughout this pandemic, this Government has delivered an unprecedented package of support to protect jobs and businesses and, for those in most need, injected billions into the welfare system. The new Covid Winter Grant Scheme builds on that support with an additional £170m for local authorities in England, to support families with children and other vulnerable people with the cost of food and essential utilities this winter and beyond.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/01/2021 17:34:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1274683

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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	Fuel Poverty: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in (a) Hemsworth Parliamentary constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber region were living in fuel poverty in each year since 2010 and up to and including 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	134346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the estimated number of households living in fuel poverty for the requested areas:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hemsworth Parliamentary constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>269,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>271,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>266,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td><td><p>244,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>271,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>282,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,700</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>244,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>236,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The latest available estimates are for 2018. Estimates for fuel poverty in 2010 have not been made at sub-regional level under the current Low Income High Costs metric.</p><p>Also note, estimates of fuel poverty at the sub-regional level are based on a small number households and are therefore subject to higher levels of uncertainty in particular when comparing changes over time.</p><p> </p><p>The regional data in the table above was taken from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-trends-2020</a> table 4.</p><p> </p><p>The parliamentary constituency data in the table above was taken from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a>.</p><p>For example, the data for 2018 was found in table 5 of the following:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-regional-fuel-poverty-data-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 18:02:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett