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1695720

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	London Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt London weighting allowance payments from (a) income tax and (b) national insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>London weighting allowances are an additional wage supplement to people's incomes. They are therefore subject to NICs and income tax. Exempting London weighting allowances from income tax and NICs would increase the complexity of the tax system and be open to abuse. <br> <br>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/03/2024 16:49:46 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695721

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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	Absent Voting: Fraud
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 steps he is taking to reduce postal voting fraud.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Postal voting is well established and popular with many electors, who find it a convenient way to vote. However, we need to be vigilant in ensuring that the processes are not exploited by those who would seek to deprive others of their democratic rights.</p><p>We have recently brought in a number of measures to strengthen the security of postal voting via the Elections Act 2022. These include: a requirement for identity checking, usually via National Insurance number, when applying for a postal ballot; a three-year limit on how long a postal voting arrangement can be held; and banning political campaigners from handling postal ballots, delivering our manifesto commitment to stop so-called “vote harvesting”.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 19/03/2024 16:08:15 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695722

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.45 and Table 5.1 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC560, published on 6 March 2024, whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment for the one-off adjustment to rates of air passenger duty on non-economy passengers.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>When developing policy, including at Spring Budget 2024, the Treasury carefully considers the impact of its decisions on those sharing any of the nine protected characteristics, including sex, race, disability and age, in line with its statutory obligations and strong commitment to promoting fairness.</p><p>As with all taxes, the government keeps APD under review.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/03/2024 10:06:08 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695724

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Cigarettes: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.31 and Table 5.1 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC560, published on 6 March 2024, whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment for the vaping products duty.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The government carefully considers the impact of decisions on those sharing protected characteristics in line with both our legal obligations and with this government’s strong commitment to promoting fairness. This was the case during the policy development process on the Vaping Product Duty</p><p><br>Whilst there is no legal requirement to publish Equalities Impact Assessments, the Treasury and HMRC publish Tax Information and Impact Notes for individual tax measures that include, in summary form, assessments of their expected equalities impacts. These are published when the policy is final or near final.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 21/03/2024 10:09:02 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695727

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Underground: Mould
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with Transport for London on (a) the prevalence of mould on the London Underground and (b) the potential impact on the health of passengers.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL). While the Department for Transport works closely with TfL on a range of issues, operational decisions around health and safety are matters solely for them.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/03/2024 14:51:41 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695728

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many statutory off-road notifications were received by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) received 2,912,375 statutory off-road notifications in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/03/2024 14:50:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695730

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Platinum Jubilee Medals his Department has issued.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal qualifying criteria has been amended and re-published as at 12 March 2024. It is anticipated that a significant cohort of Service personnel on Reserve engagements will now qualify under the revised criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of Platinum Jubilee Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched due to distribution issued and replacements</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal</p></td><td><p>139,352</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td><td><p>137,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to distribution issues, additional medals have been despatched so that eligible individuals receive their medal as swiftly as possible. The originally issued medals are in the process of being located by the single Service Unit Admin or Logistics staff and returned to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of King’s Coronation Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched as replacements due to damage whilst on duty</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the King’s Coronation Medal</p></td><td><p>21,535</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to the lead time for receiving raw materials, production, delivery and internal MOD distribution, the project to award the bulk of the King’s Coronation Medal 2023 to eligible MOD personnel will take until October 2024 to conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18484 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:06:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695732

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many King's Coronation Medals his Department has issued.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal qualifying criteria has been amended and re-published as at 12 March 2024. It is anticipated that a significant cohort of Service personnel on Reserve engagements will now qualify under the revised criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of Platinum Jubilee Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched due to distribution issued and replacements</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal</p></td><td><p>139,352</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td><td><p>137,249</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to distribution issues, additional medals have been despatched so that eligible individuals receive their medal as swiftly as possible. The originally issued medals are in the process of being located by the single Service Unit Admin or Logistics staff and returned to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Medal Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of King’s Coronation Medals issued as at 15 March 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Medal type</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals despatched as replacements due to damage whilst on duty</p></td><td><p>Total number of medals issued by MOD to MOD personnel (single issue)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM the King’s Coronation Medal</p></td><td><p>21,535</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21,515</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to the lead time for receiving raw materials, production, delivery and internal MOD distribution, the project to award the bulk of the King’s Coronation Medal 2023 to eligible MOD personnel will take until October 2024 to conclude.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 18483 question first answered 21/03/2024 13:06:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695733

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to begin issuing the Wider Services Medal.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The award of any new medals and the timing for their issue would be announced at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/03/2024 17:28:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1695735

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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	NHS Trusts: Equality
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 NHS Trusts employ people with responsibility for equality and diversity at director level.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	18486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally. It is the responsibility of National Health Service organisations to determine the number of equality, diversity and inclusion roles based on need.</p><p>Equality, diversity, and inclusion roles support local NHS organisations in meeting the legal requirements set out for public bodies such as the NHS in the Equality Act 2010, and our public sector equality duty. These cover not just race, ethnicity, or nationality, but also, disability, sexual orientation, gender, faith, and other protected characteristics.</p><p>They promote the fair treatment of staff by ensuring there is a particular focus on tackling the discrimination that some staff face in the workplace. They also support retention and attraction of staff, with the aim of making the NHS the best place to work. In addition, these roles work to extend careers by creating inclusive workplaces, safeguarding investment made in training and educating doctors and nurses.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/03/2024 11:33:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight