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1563486

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impacts of skills shortages on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	114677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Employer Skills Survey (ESS) has run biennially since 2011, providing a vital source of intelligence on the skills issues that employers face. The survey captures the density and incidence of skills shortages, as well as the impact of these on businesses.</p><p>The last ESS ran in 2019. Fieldwork is currently underway for the 2022 ESS, and will continue until the end of March 2023. Full findings can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employer-skills-survey-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employer-skills-survey-2019</a>.</p><p>The survey captures the number of vacancies and the proportion of these that were proving hard to fill because applicants don’t have the relevant skills, experience or qualifications (skill-shortage vacancies). In 2019, 24% of all vacancies in England, Northern Ireland and Wales were skill-shortage vacancies, an increase from 22% in 2017. This measure is known as the skill-shortage density measure.</p><p>Of those employers in England, Northern Ireland and Wales that reported skill-shortage vacancies, 94% reported that it had an impact on business performance.</p><p>The most common impacts reported included:</p><ul><li>An increased workload for staff (84%)</li><li>Difficulties meeting customer services objectives (49%)</li><li>Increased operating costs (45%)</li><li>Loss of business or orders to competitors (40%)</li><li>Delays developing new products or services (39%)</li></ul><p>The Skills for Jobs White Paper published in January 2021 set out the government’s blueprint for reshaping the technical skills system, to better meet the needs of employers and the wider economy. As part of this new approach, the department introduced employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) which will set out a clear articulation of employers’ skills needs, and the priority changes required in a local area to help ensure post-16 technical education and training provision is more responsive and flexible in meeting local labour market skills needs. The department has now designated employer representative bodies to lead on the development of LSIPs in all 38 areas of England, and expect local areas to have their plans ready for approval in May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/01/2023 12:16:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1568623

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of using, deploying and supporting a Challenger 2, based on the platform travelling 100 miles a day and firing on average 40 rounds per day, including manpower, equipment and consumables.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	127709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department carefully considers the cost of using, deploying and sustaining platforms, including those granted to Ukraine. The costs associated with the specific metrics requested by the right hon. Member would however be subject to many variables and include commercially sensitive information. I am therefore unable to provide an assured figure.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 127710 127711 question first answered 26/01/2023 13:03:36 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1568625

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is to sustain a Challenger 2 squadron, based on 14 platforms, for (a) seven days, (b) 28 days, (c) 90 days and (d) six months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	127710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department carefully considers the cost of using, deploying and sustaining platforms, including those granted to Ukraine. The costs associated with the specific metrics requested by the right hon. Member would however be subject to many variables and include commercially sensitive information. I am therefore unable to provide an assured figure.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 127709 127711 question first answered 26/01/2023 13:03:36 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1568627

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse is of an AS-90, based on the platform travelling 30 miles per day and firing 90 rounds per day.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	127711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department carefully considers the cost of using, deploying and sustaining platforms, including those granted to Ukraine. The costs associated with the specific metrics requested by the right hon. Member would however be subject to many variables and include commercially sensitive information. I am therefore unable to provide an assured figure.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 127709 127710 question first answered 26/01/2023 13:03:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1568630

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	Nuclear Reactors
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 progress his Department has made on the programme for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	127692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>Small Modular Reactors could have an important role to play in the UK energy system in the transition to net zero by 2050 and in support of energy security.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has awarded £210m to support development of the Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design. The Rolls-Royce SMR entered the Generic Design Assessment process in March becoming the first SMR to begin UK nuclear regulation.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the British Energy Security Strategy, the Government intends to initiate a selection process in 2023 for the next nuclear projects, including SMRs.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/01/2023 14:43:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

1568644

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance Companies: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of a potential impact of the Government's proposed Solvency II reforms on the level of risk to the financial stability of the banking sector.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	127764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>The Solvency II reforms strike a careful balance between boosting growth and maintaining high standards of policyholder protection. Insurers will still have to hold enough capital to withstand a 1-in-200-year shock. They will still have to adhere to high standards of risk management and will still be comprehensively supervised by our world-class independent regulator. The Government has announced a suite of additional supervisory measures the PRA will be taking forwards to hold insurers to account in maintaining safety, soundness, and policyholder protection.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 25/01/2023 12:03:36 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1568661

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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: Battersea
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 active remediation work is taking place on buildings with unsafe cladding in Battersea.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	127897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2022, a total of 18 residential buildings over 18 metres in height in the constituency of Battersea have been identified as having unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding or have been deemed eligible for the Building Safety Fund due to the presence of unsafe non-ACM cladding. Remediation work has started or been completed on 9 of these buildings. The Department does not hold data on the location of mid-rise buildings with unsafe external wall systems.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 127898 question first answered 30/01/2023 16:54:07 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1568664

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made on the proposals that the bishops have put to General Synod on the outcomes of the Living in Love and Faith process for debate next month; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	127887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answers I gave in the House in response to an urgent question, on Tuesday 24<sup>th</sup> January 2023, Hansard column 878: <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-01-24/debates/46921D78-FB26-44A3-81F1-013530CC7C6D/EqualMarriageChurchOfEngland" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-01-24/debates/46921D78-FB26-44A3-81F1-013530CC7C6D/EqualMarriageChurchOfEngland</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 31/01/2023 16:32:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1568671

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of medical imports from India has been in each Financial Year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	127922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>). From this website, it is possible to <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/ots-custom-table/" target="_blank">build your own data tables</a> based upon bespoke search criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Classification codes (according to the Harmonised System) are available to assist you in accessing published trade statistics data in the <a href="https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/find_commodity" target="_blank">UK Global Tariff.</a> Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by an eight-digit commodity code. These are publicly available from the UK Trade Tariff at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The term ‘medical’ goods could cover a wide range of commodity codes.</p><p> </p><p>Trade data related to imports from India is publicly available on <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/01/2023 16:45:43 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1568697

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	Energy: Meters
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 16 January 2023 to Question 124060 on Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the minutes of his Department's meetings with (a) Ofgem and (b) energy suppliers on prepayment meters in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	127889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has set out his 5-point plan regarding prepayment meters and will continue to work with Ofgem and suppliers on this issue. The Department does not publish minutes of meetings with suppliers however Ministers will keep the House updated as this work progresses.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/01/2023 10:07:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 49832 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden