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1281288

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total amount of financial support provided to each local authority in England during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	144890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>MHCLG works with other government departments to ensure local authorities are fully supported to deliver their vital role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, we have allocated over £8 billion so far to support local authorities during the pandemic. This includes £7.5 billion allocated directly to councils to address expenditure pressures, and over £500 million of payments from the first round of our sales, fees and charges compensation scheme. This does not include the £3 billion of additional financial support committed to councils for the COVID-19 response in 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of the funding we have captured in this assessment is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fund Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COVID-19 2020/21 emergency unringfenced funding for LAs (Tranches 1-4)</p></td><td><p>4,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contain Outbreak Management Fund</p></td><td><p>978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infection Control Fund</p></td><td><p>1,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adult Social Care Rapid Testing Fund</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workforce Capacity Fund for Adult Social Care</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority compliance and enforcement grant</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Funding to support the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reopening High Streets Safely Fund</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Next Steps Accommodation Programme</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency Support for Rough Sleepers</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Emergency Assistance Grant for Food and Essential Supplies</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional Funding for Home to School Travel</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COVID Winter Grant Scheme</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFC Compensation Scheme (first round)</p></td><td><p>528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,040</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Attached is a breakdown of this £8 billion of funding by region and by local authority. This reflects the department’s current best understanding and further payments will be made to local authorities this financial year in due course including: additional funding from further rounds of the sales, fees and charges scheme; and additional funding that will be provided through the Contain Outbreak Management Fund to tackle the spread of the virus – worth over £225 million a month during the national lockdown.</p><p>Also attached is a breakdown in relation to England’s ceremonial counties. For this, the following caveats apply:</p><ul><li>Ceremonial counties do not necessarily cover the same area as county councils. The area covered by a ceremonial county will include all local authorities within that historical definition of the county. It will include the county council and shire districts, as well as any additional single-tier councils within the area.</li></ul><ul><li>A small number of standalone fire and rescue authorities cross ceremonial county borders. In these cases, funding is apportioned between the ceremonial counties covered by the fire authority according to population.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong> <br /></strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall attachment 1 file name PQ 144890 Ceremonial counties list.docx title PQ 144890 Ceremonial counties list 2 file name PQ 144890 Breakdown by region and local authority (004) (002).docx title PQ 144890 Breakdown by local authority and region question first answered 05/02/2021 13:12:36 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2021 11:52:16 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall previous answer version 80479 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall attachment 1 file name PQ 144890 Breakdown by region and local authority.docx title Breakdown by region and local authority 2 file name PQ 144890 Ceremonial counties list.docx title PQ 144890 Ceremonial counties list answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1271271

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Palestinians: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 92026 on Palestinians: Schools, whether the final EU report on the previous Palestinian Authority curriculum will be published by the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	130265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The independent review of the content in Palestinian textbooks, led by our European partners, is currently underway. We have regular discussions with European partners on the review, including on plans for publication. The UK has repeatedly lobbied the EU to push for publication, but this is ultimately a decision for the EU.</p><p>To ensure that the final report is representative, the study has been extended to include a sample of textbooks introduced for school year 2020-21. Consequently, the study will now be completed in early 2021.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/12/2020 14:05:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1259793

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to armed forces personnel who have been discharged from service during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	127702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 September 2020 to Question 95005 to the hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg).</p><p>https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-24/95005</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 14/12/2020 17:24:44 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name 95005 - Armed Forces; Discharges.docx title 95005 - Armed Forces; Discharges
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1259794

registered interest
date	09/12/2020
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	Public Houses and Restaurants: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish details of his Department’s support for pubs and restaurants in areas under tier 3 covid-19 restrictions during the Christmas period.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	127703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>We are providing hospitality businesses in Tiers 2 and 3 with a wide package of support to help them through the current crisis. This includes the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, government-backed loans, Local Restrictions Support Grants and additional funding provided to Local Authorities to support businesses. On 1 December, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister also announced an additional £1,000 Christmas grant for ‘wet-led pubs’ in tiers 2 and 3.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/12/2020 14:26:26 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1251955

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
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	Palestinians: Curriculum
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 scrutinise the Palestinian Authority's newly released educational curriculum.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	92026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Following UK calls for action, the EU commissioned the Georg Eckert Institute, a specialist textbook analysis centre, to undertake a robust, impartial review of Palestinian textbooks. This review is ongoing, and the final report is not due until the end of 2020. We will study its findings carefully before deciding any next steps.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 23/11/2020 13:25:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1249647

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Disability: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made in tackling discrimination against people with hidden disabilities in (a) West Bromwich East and (b) England to ensure that they feel valued in (i) the job market and (ii) society.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	113274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that the Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful for an employer or potential employer to discriminate against a disabled person because of their disability. Specifically, the Act requires employers to make reasonable adjustments in relation to the disabled employee’s job or application for a job.</p><p>The Government has put in place a range of provisions to help disabled people find and stay in work across the country. Our programmes include Access to Work, Disability Confident, specialised employment support including the Work and Health Programme and the Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme.</p><p>In addition, the Government is ensuring that disabled people, including people with hidden disabilities have access to public services, such as access to the Blue Badge scheme for parking, Changing Places toilet facilities, and accessible communications. The Government, via the Cabinet Office Disability Unit, is supporting the British Standards Institution, in its development of a public information symbol to support disabled people with non-visible disabilities.</p><p>We will publish a National Strategy for Disabled People to ensure that all disabled people can play a full role in society. The Strategy will focus on the issues that disabled people say affect them the most in all aspects and phases of life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/11/2020 17:17:11 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1249385

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
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	Health Services: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to elderly residents in (a) West Bromwich East constituency and (b) the wider West Midlands who live alone in assisted living accommodation.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	112166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>We have published national guidance for the public, which includes advice for older people and will be relevant for those who live alone in assisted living accommodation in West Bromwich East and the wider West Midlands. The guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-public-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-aspects-of-coronavirus-covid-19#older-people" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-public-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-aspects-of-coronavirus-covid-19#older-people</a></p><p>In addition, the NHS Volunteers Responders Programme is a national scheme which provides companionship and support to those who may be isolated from contact with others, including through the check in and chat service. The Programme will continue to be available until at least March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/02/2021 12:48:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1249386

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to ensure that an economic impact assessment is conducted before the VAT Retail Export Scheme ceases to be valid in the UK on 1st January 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	112167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of the end of the transition period, the Government has announced the VAT and excise duty treatment of goods purchased by individuals for personal use and carried in their luggage arriving from or going overseas (passengers). The following rules will apply from 1 January 2021:</p><p>- Passengers travelling from Great Britain to any destination outside the United Kingdom (UK) will be able to purchase duty-free excise goods once they have passed security controls at ports, airports, and international rail stations.</p><p>- Personal allowances will apply to passengers entering Great Britain from a destination outside of the UK, with alcohol allowances significantly increased.</p><p>- The VAT Retail Export Scheme (RES) in Great Britain will not be extended to EU residents and will be withdrawn for all passengers.</p><p>- The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales for non-excise goods will be removed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation which ran from 11 March to 20 May. During this time the Government held a number of virtual meetings with stakeholders to hear their views and received 73 responses to the consultation. The Government is also continuing to meet and discuss with stakeholders following the announcement of these policies.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed rationale for these changes are included in the written ministerial statement and summary of responses to the recent consultation: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers</a>. A technical note has also been issued to stakeholders to expand on this document and to respond to issues raised by stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that VAT RES refunds cost around £0.5 billion in VAT in 2019 for around 1.2 million non-EU visitors. In 2019 the ONS estimate there were substantially more EU visitors (24.8 million) than non-EU passengers (16.0 million) to the UK. This implies an extension to EU residents would significantly increase the cost by up to an estimated £0.9 billion. This would result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU visitors which already happens without a refund mechanism in place, potentially taking the total cost up to around £1.4 billion per annum.</p><p> </p><p>The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales currently affects airports that fly to non-EU destinations. The extension of duty-free sales to EU bound passengers will be a significant boost to all airports in England, Scotland and Wales, including smaller regional airports which have not been able to offer duty-free to the EU before.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that around £150 million of VAT is not charged as a result of tax-free airside sales. As with the VAT RES, extending the relief to the EU would significantly increase the cost of the scheme and result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU-bound passengers which already happens.</p><p> </p><p>The final costings will be subject to scrutiny by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility and will be set out at the next forecast.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the challenges the aviation sector is facing as it recovers from the impacts of Covid-19 and has supported the sector throughout the pandemic, and continues to do so, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 91898 question first answered 11/11/2020 15:05:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1237918

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
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: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2020 to Question 91196 on NHS: negligence, what the steps the Government has taken to ensure that the claims and court process take into account the context of NHS staff working during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	95767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring National Health Service staff have the support and resources they need to respond to the pandemic.</p><p>On 2 April, changes were announced to rules of court which gives guidance to judges to take into account the effect of COVID-19 when considering applications for extensions of time and adjournments in current cases. More information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/practice-direction-51za-extension-of-time-limits-and-clarification-of-practice-direction-51y-coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/practice-direction-51za-extension-of-time-limits-and-clarification-of-practice-direction-51y-coronavirus</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/10/2020 09:08:54 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1235054

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 on the annual cost of clinical negligence claims against NHS England.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	91195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The costs of clinical negligence have been rising over several years at an unsustainable rate, eating into resources available for frontline care. This is despite our substantial safety programmes.</p><p>The Department is working with the Ministry of Justice, other Government departments and NHS Resolution, looking at a wide range of options to address the drivers of cost of clinical negligence claims, which includes the effect of section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948. This is a complex issue and the work is ongoing. We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 23/09/2020 09:29:51 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards