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registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the analysis by the Institution of Civil Engineers that improving strategic planning of infrastructure investment would unlock more benefits than the current, siloed sector-by-sector approach, as outlined in its policy position statement, Evolving the UK strategic infrastructure planning system post-National Infrastructure Strategy, published July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	98906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to the approach to infrastructure that was set out in the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) in November 2020. This addresses the long-term issues that have held back investment in and delivery of UK infrastructure, and ensures a coherent cross-sectoral approach to decision-making.</p><p> </p><p>As committed to in the NIS, last year the government reviewed the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC’s) role and responsibilities, and the NIC’s fiscal remit. As a result of those reviews, at Spending Review 2021 the government updated the NIC’s objectives to reflect the government’s climate commitments and increased the NIC’s fiscal remit. These changes will inform the NIC’s Second National Infrastructure Assessment, to be published in 2023, which launched recently with the publication of a baseline report and will set out the NIC’s expert independent assessment of the UK’s economic infrastructure needs. ICE’s policy statement was one of the sources that informed the reviews, and ongoing engagement with industry stakeholders and representative organisations remains central to the government’s infrastructure strategy.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 99034 question first answered 14/01/2022 09:19:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1344734

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fly-tipping: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the minimum fine for unlawfully depositing waste.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	29008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>There is currently no minimum fine set out in law for unlawfully depositing waste under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. When deciding what sentence to impose for unlawfully depositing waste, the court will take into account the circumstances of the offence and any aggravating and mitigating factors in line with the Environmental Offences Definitive Guideline issued by the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales. Where a court decides that a fine is the right sentence, the level of fine must reflect the seriousness of the offence and take into account the financial circumstances of the offender.</p><p> </p><p>Instead of prosecuting, councils may choose to issue a fixed penalty notice (FPN). The value of an FPN needs to be high enough to act as a deterrent, but not too high so that offenders cannot, or choose not to, pay the penalty. Defra issued a call for evidence in 2015 prior to introducing a FPN for fly-tipping offences. The responses to the call for evidence, and further analysis, led to a default value of £200, a maximum value of £400, and a discounted minimum of £120. Similarly, in 2018 Defra consulted on introducing a FPN for householders who fail in their duty of care by passing their waste to an unlicensed waste carrier and which is then found fly-tipped. Almost three-quarters of respondents to the consultation felt that the proposed value of the FPN (discounted minimum value of £120, default value of £200 and maximum value of £400) was correct.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 16/07/2021 13:15:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1343694

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
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	Community Ownership Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the full bidding prospectus for the Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	27098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>My Department will be publishing shortly the prospectus for the Community Ownership Fund. In most cases, community groups will be able to make the case for up to £250,000, matching funds which communities have raised.  The prospectus will set out detailed advice on how to structure a bid, what activity to undertake to support this, what information to include, and the criteria by which bids will be assessed.   <br> <br> I will update the House when the bidding prospectus is published to ensure that your constituents are fully informed of how this Government are supporting local people to protect and sustain important local assets by bringing them into community ownership.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 08/07/2021 15:02:23 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1336637

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Tax Avoidance
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 regulate umbrella companies.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	16056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>Agency workers’ rights are protected by legislation that covers employment businesses and employment agencies. Umbrella companies are not covered by this legislation, and they fall outside the remit of the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate, which is the body responsible for enforcing these protections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to expand state enforcement for agency workers to cover umbrella companies. This will enable inspectors to investigate relevant complaints involving umbrella companies and take action where necessary. This will require primary legislation, which the Government will bring forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/06/2021 12:22:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1260198

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Disinfectants: Sales
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 steps he is taking to ensure that disinfectant products sold on the market (a) meet the highest clinical standards and (b) do not make misleading and unsubstantiated claims about their efficacy.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	128109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>Disinfectant products must comply with the relevant laws, depending on the products’ intended use, function, composition and how they are described and marketed. Consumer law requires traders to provide consumers with information on the main characteristics of goods. This information must be accurate and not mislead.</p><p> </p><p>In May, the Office for Product Safety and Standards worked with the HSE to publish guidance for manufacturers and importers on hand cleaning and sanitising products. In order to ensure effective enforcement, the Office for Products Safety and Standards has provided training for trading standards enforcement officers on hand cleansing products and access to technical and scientific advice.</p><p> </p><p>If consumers believe there has been a breach of the legislation then they should report the matter in the first instance to the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133; www.citizensadvice.org/.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/12/2020 14:58:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1252392

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish guidance for support groups operating under Paragraph 11(6) of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, to ensure the consistency of advice from local authorities to those groups.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	115572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>Guidance on the current restrictions is available on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#where-and-when-you-can-meet-in-larger-groups" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#where-and-when-you-can-meet-in-larger-groups</a></p><p>The Department is not planning to provide specific advice on support groups to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 24/11/2020 15:53:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 62807 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245019

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Acceleration Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) mission statement and (b) objectives are of his Department's Acceleration Unit; and for what reasons that Unit was established.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	106280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Acceleration Unit was established with the overall objective of accelerating key transport projects and programmes. The work of the Acceleration Unit is driven by the need to build back better, to level up the country and to decarbonise transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:45:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245020

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Acceleration Unit: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the post of Director of his Department's Acceleration Unit was advertised; and what the remuneration is for that post.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	106281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Director of the Acceleration Unit has been appointed on a fixed term basis in line with Civil Service Recruitment Principles. The remuneration for the post is in line with Senior Civil Service Pay Scales.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:40:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245021

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Acceleration Unit: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the role of member of his Department's Acceleration Unit was advertised; what the required skills are for that post; and what the remuneration for that post is.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	106282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>While the unit is established current appointments have been made on a temporary basis. Role profiles setting out the skills and experience needed within the unit were developed. Potential candidates were assessed against these criteria, this included an internal expression of interest, identified named individuals and applications from wider transport organisations who would join the department on secondment. Where fair and open competition has not been used, all appointments have been in line with the agreed Exceptions to the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. Remuneration for posts is in line with DfT Pay Scales.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:25:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245022

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Acceleration Unit: Accountability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to help ensure the accountability of his Department's Acceleration Unit.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	106283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Acceleration Unit will be directly accountable to the Secretary of State and is expected to engage with key stakeholders and colleagues across the department, government, and industry on a range of projects and programmes at varying stages of their lifecycle to deliver the best possible outcome from accelerating their delivery. The Acceleration Unit Director, Darren Shirley, will assess the effectiveness of its activities and report weekly to the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:23:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond