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1613103

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date	21/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Germany: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2023 to Question 156045 on Armed Forces: Germany, how many personnel from the (a) RAF, (b) Army and (c) Navy are training with the German armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	182148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>As part of our bilateral relationship UK and Germany offer reciprocal training opportunities within the Armed Forces. As at 24 April 2023, six British military personnel are undertaking training in the German Armed Services: one with the Navy, four with the Army, one with the Air Force.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/04/2023 12:57:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1613104

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the guidance by Ofgem entitled Involuntary PPM: Supplier Code of Practice, published on 18 April 2023, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the requirement for a supplier to make at least 10 attempts to engage with a customer before the involuntary installation of a prepayment meter.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	182198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government sees the Code of Practice as a step in the right direction, with better protections for vulnerable households and increased scrutiny of supplier practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has always been clear that, action is needed to crack down on the practice of forcing people onto prepayment meters, especially the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will continue to work closely with Ofgem and industry to see that the code leads to positive changes for vulnerable consumers and won't hesitate to intervene again if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 02/05/2023 10:29:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1613105

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the guidance by Ofgem entitled Involuntary PPM: Supplier Code of Practice, published on 18 April 2023, whether Ofgem plans to make the record of supplier attempts to contact a customer available to each customer.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	182199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>As per the Code of Practice, suppliers will be required to maintain a record of each attempted contact with a customer. If the customer wishes to request a copy of this record they may do so, but this would be a matter for the customer and supplier.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 02/05/2023 10:29:32 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1613106

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the guidance by Ofgem entitled Involuntary PPM: Supplier Code of Practice, published on 18 April 2023, whether (a) Ofgem and (b) his Department has adopted standard (i) financial assessment protocols and (ii) decision matrices to assess the ability to pay of any household they have reason to believe has a medium risk characteristic.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	182200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem has agreed the Code of Practice with suppliers, consumer groups and charities. The regulator will authorise suppliers to re-start installing prepayment meters only when it is satisfied that the suppliers have the right procedures in place.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 02/05/2023 10:29:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1613107

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the guidance by Ofgem entitled Involuntary PPM: Supplier Code of Practice, published on 18 April 2023, whether Ofgem plans to publish supplier board reports on all activities related to involuntary prepayment meter installation.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	182201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Under Ofgem’s Supplier Code of Practice, Supplier Boards must have regular and ongoing oversight of all activities related to Involuntary PPM. This must include Director level sign-off of reporting provided to Ofgem. It is a matter for Ofgem as the independent regulator, but Government will be watching closely to see that this is enforced, as required.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 02/05/2023 10:29:46 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1613108

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the guidance by Ofgem entitled Involuntary PPM: Supplier Code of Practice, published on 18 April 2023, whether Ofgem plans to publish inspection reports on each supplier's activities related to involuntary prepayment meter installation.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	182202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Ofgem has agreed the Code of Practice with suppliers, consumer groups and charities. The regulator will authorise suppliers to re-start installing prepayment meters only when it is satisfied that the suppliers have the right procedures in place. The Government sees the Code of Practice as a step in the right direction, with increased scrutiny of supplier practices and redress measures where prepayment meters were wrongly installed.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 02/05/2023 10:29:54 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1613109

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court applications to extend supervision due to community sentence unpaid work going unfulfilled were made by his Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	182153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>For the years 2021 to 23 April 2023, the following number of court applications to extend Unpaid Work requirements were made</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications to Court</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2352</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9627</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2262</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data for the years 2010-2020 can only be provided at disproportionate cost due to the time and resource that would be needed to search each service record.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/04/2023 15:54:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1613110

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on staff training related to diversity and inclusion in 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	182119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office do not hold a central departmental record of all training and associated spend, including that relating to diversity and inclusion (D&amp;I) training in 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In January 2020, following an internal review that showed unconscious bias training does not achieve its intended aims, it has been phased out in the Civil Service. We encourage other public sector employers to do likewise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/05/2023 16:48:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1613111

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
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	Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
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 steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people can access humanitarian aid in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	182186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in Sudan is worsening dramatically. The UK's top humanitarian priority is to secure operational security guarantees and workable humanitarian access. There can be no international aid without safe and reliable access. We will work with international partners to support the UN to be able to scale-up delivery within Sudan so they can move quickly to respond if and when the access situation improves. The UK will support a well-coordinated and prioritised regional response.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 27/04/2023 14:52:20 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1613112

registered interest
date	21/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Chelsea Football Club: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 176568 on Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid, whether his Department has a planned timescale for the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation to issue a licence to allow funds from the sale of Chelsea FC to be spent on humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	182137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>In May 2022, the Government committed that the Treasury will only issue a licence which ensures that the proceeds are used exclusively for humanitarian purposes in Ukraine. <br> <br> HM Treasury does not discuss specific licence applications. The Treasury considers each application on its merits and will only issue a licence where there are grounds to do so in the relevant legislation. Whilst OFSI assesses each application on its own merits, OFSI will prioritise the assessment of humanitarian cases.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 26/04/2023 15:12:21 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn