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1587639

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date	21/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pastoral Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing non-religious pastoral care for non-religious armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	149510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Military Chaplains are professionally qualified to provide pastoral care to everyone, regardless of faith or belief background. However, should a Service person feel uncomfortable with talking to a Chaplain, they are able to seek appropriate professional support from a variety of alternative sources, which can be facilitated by the Chaplain. This includes their Chain of Command, through the Services' professional social workers, medical staff, and dedicated welfare staff. Mutual support is also available via the various staff networks, including the Humanist and Non-Religious in Defence (HAND) Network. <br> <br> Having carefully considered whether this provision is adequate and suitably reflects the needs of all our people, we have recently conducted a review of this matter and consider the provision of pastoral care merits enhancement so that we can deliver even better support.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/02/2023 15:23:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1587640

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to provide (a) additional funding for sexual health services and (b) sexual health risk reduction (i) advice and (ii) interventions that are available (A) face-to-face and (B) online.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	149511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 January to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-10/120079" target="_blank">120079</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 27/02/2023 10:34:12 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 57514 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1587765

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on improving ventilation in classrooms in England.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	149649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of any recent discussions between my right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on improving ventilation in classrooms.</p><p>The Department’s policy is to support schools to improve ventilation to help avoid viruses and respiratory infections. Maintaining adequate ventilation ultimately remains the responsibility of individual schools.</p><p>Since Autumn 2021, the Department has delivered over 600,000 CO2 monitors to state-funded settings, including early years, schools and further education providers. Final deliveries are due to be made by March 2023.</p><p>In addition, the Department has provided over 8,400 air cleaning units so far for poorly ventilated teaching spaces in state-funded schools, where quick fixes to improve ventilation are not possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/03/2023 14:29:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1587880

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with insurance providers on taking steps to ensure that they meet the requirements set out in the Financial Conduct Authority policy statement entitled Increasing transparency and engagement at renewal in general insurance markets – feedback on CP15/41 and final rules and guidance, published in August 2016, reference PS16/21.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	149674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Treasury ministers frequently meet representatives of insurance providers, where topics of conversation include increasing transparency and engagement around insurance policy renewals. The Government welcomes progress in this area, including the more recent rules in the Financial Conduct Authority’s policy statement 21/5 which require that firms offer a renewal price that is no greater than the equivalent new business price for a new customer, as well as providing customers with a range of options to stop their policy from auto-renewing.</p><p> </p><p>When the Financial Conduct Authority becomes aware of individual firm failings it follows up with those firms appropriately. It does not have evidence to suggest widespread non-compliance with these rules.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 27/02/2023 11:09:16 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1587883

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Winter Fuel Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of Winter Fuel Payments to eligible households is for (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	149384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The total cost of Winter Fuel Payments for 2021/22 was £1,971 million. The Winter Fuel Payment for 2022/23 also included the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300 per household and the total cost is estimated to be £4.6 billion.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/02/2023 12:04:41 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1587884

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the public purse of the warm home discount was for (a) 2021-2022 and (b) 2022-2023.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	149385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount is a supplier obligation scheme, and participating energy suppliers are responsible for providing rebates and funding Industry Initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22, the only costs to Government were administrative costs associated with running the scheme. Participating energy suppliers provided £359 million of support to households.</p><p>The final figure for the amount of support delivered under the scheme in 2022/23 will be available in Ofgem’s annual report later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/02/2023 14:28:12 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1587885

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Emergencies: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse of local authority Emergency Assistance Payments was for (a) 2021-2022 and (b) 2022-2023.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	149387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>During the financial years 2021/22 and 2022/23, the Department for Work and Pensions has supported Local Authorities in England to provide discretionary support with basic essentials to those most in need through the Covid Local Support Grant and Household Support Fund grant schemes. The Department for Work and Pensions does not provide any funding called ‘Local Authority Emergency Assistance Payments’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During the financial year 2021/22 the Covid Local Support Grant ran from April to September 2021 and the Household Support Fund ran from October 2021 to March 2022. The total funding allocated for these schemes in England was £621m and the total expenditure was £615m.</p><p> </p><p>For the current financial year 2022/23, DWP has allocated funding for the Household Support Fund in England of £842m. This has been provided in two separate tranches. The total expenditure will be confirmed in due course, once the financial year has ended.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities in England can also make similar payments out of their wider funding, received from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities through the Local Government Finance Settlement.</p><p> </p><p>The devolved administrations are responsible for their own Local Welfare Assistance provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/02/2023 14:59:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1587886

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Price Guarantee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Energy Price Guarantee for financial year 2022-2023.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	149388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>On 3rd February, the Department published expenditure figures for the Energy Price Guarantee. As of 29th December 2022, GB and NI EPG expenditure totalled £6.97 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility’s current forecasted expenditure of the EPG for the financial year 2022/23, as published in November 2022, is £24.8 billion. The OBR will be publishing updated figures on 15th March, with updated forecasts expected to be lower than published in the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/02/2023 14:00:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1587891

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
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 an assessment of the potential merits of increasing benefits in line with (a) inflation and (b) the cost of living; and if he will review his Department's processes for recovering social security debt.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	149489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>State pensions and benefits will increase by 10.1% in April 2023. This is in line with the increase in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the current exceptionally high cost of living, which is why, in addition to the £37 billion of support we have provided for cost of living pressures in 2022/23, we are acting now to ensure support continues throughout 2023/24. Subject to passage of the necessary legislation, this will include further Cost of Living Payments of up to £900 for households in receipt of qualifying means-tested benefits and £150 for people in receipt of qualifying disability benefits. In addition, eight million pensioner households will receive a further £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment as a top-up to their Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also continue to provide support to all households through the Energy Price Guarantee, which caps the price paid for each unit of energy. From April, the typical household will now pay on average £3,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to the Department’s processes for recovering social security debt, anyone who is repaying a benefit overpayment and feels they cannot afford the proposed rate of recovery is encouraged to contact the Department to discuss their situation. The Department has a well-established process for working with individuals to support them to manage their debts.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/02/2023 14:31:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1587929

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there is a minimum floor size for a property to be eligible to receive the Warm Home Discounts.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	149506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has reformed the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales to focus the support on low-income households living in properties with the highest estimated heating costs. To estimate the relative heating costs, the Government has used data on the type, size, and age of the property. As a result, the minimum floor size eligible depends on the age and type of property. This year the smallest eligible floor size is a minimum of 39 metres squared.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/03/2023 17:02:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury