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1471178

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what biometric checks are undertaken to ensure people applying for Veterans Railcards are veterans.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	19580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) is responsible for the application and verification process of the Veterans Railcards. When applying for a Veterans Railcard, applicants must provide RDG with evidence of their eligibility.</p><p> </p><p>A list of accepted documents is available on the Veterans Railcard website: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.veterans-railcard.co.uk%2Fare-you-eligible%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBukky.Akinbola%40dft.gov.uk%7Ccea6934b56ab42fe606c08da50757e18%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C637910762798444444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FXpCJfDhGcsnXwxq8XFm3KrxrvfG8Nxrv5cuscfODRI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.veterans-railcard.co.uk/are-you-eligible/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/06/2022 14:24:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470614

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help increase awareness in the defence industry of the meaning of social value during the tendering process.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has engaged with Defence Industry regarding social value from before the Policy was launched and subsequently. The MOD has a social value team whose remit includes engaging with defence industry. Under the umbrella of the Defence Supplier Forum a dedicated Social Value working group has been established, with the aim of promoting understanding, sharing best practice and lessons learnt.</p><p> </p><p>The working group is co-chaired with Industry and has attracted high levels of interest, it includes representatives from small and medium sized enterprises, trade bodies, mid-tier, as well as strategic suppliers. Members of the MOD's social value team regularly speak at a range of events, organised by industry bodies, and others raising awareness and understanding of social value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/06/2022 12:55:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470624

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Waste: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many employees of the Serious Fraud Office were deployed to combat money laundering created through waste crime as of 15 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not structure its employees around particular categories of financial crime and therefore does not hold data on the number of employees deployed to combat money laundering created through waste crime.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/06/2022 17:52:48 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470625

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to ensure the safe export of e-waste.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>There are a number of legal mechanisms in place to control the export of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and to ensure that when WEEE is exported it is managed safely. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A ban on exporting WEEE from the UK for disposal;</li><li>A ban on exporting hazardous WEEE from the UK to countries which are not members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development;</li><li>A requirement for those involved in the export of waste, including WEEE, to take all necessary steps to ensure the waste is managed in an environmentally sound manner throughout its shipment and during its recycling or recovery;</li><li>A requirement for businesses to obtain approval from the Environment Agency (EA) to export whole items of WEEE or WEEE derived materials.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Basel Convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste, to which the UK is a Party, agreed changes on 15th June which will further tighten international controls on the export of WEEE. The UK Government supports these changes which, from 2025, will require exporters to obtain prior consent from the Competent Authority in both the country of dispatch and destination to export all types of WEEE for recycling.</p><p> </p><p>The EA regulates the export of waste in England, including WEEE. EA officers carry out pro-active and intelligence led inspections to stop waste shipments that breach regulations before they leave ports. In 2020-21, 869 containers were stopped, of which 176 were returned to a waste site as they were unsuitable for export; 27 of those containers were found to contain WEEE.</p><p> </p><p>Any UK operator found to be illegally exporting waste can face a two-year jail term and an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/06/2022 16:06:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470707

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the Government's proposal to introduce a licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>In April 2022, we introduced legislation through the Health and Care Act 2022 to provide powers for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to introduce a licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England. The scope and details of any future licensing scheme will be set out in secondary legislation and subject to stakeholder engagement and public consultation. Officials are currently assessing the implementation of these plans.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/06/2022 12:57:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470745

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department will sign a contract for the second tranche of 27 F-35 aircraft.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given on 19 May 2022 to Question 1104 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (Mr Healey).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/06/2022 12:56:32 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name 1104 - Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft Procurement.docx title Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft Procurement
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470830

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of appeals for judgments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme have been successful since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The number of appeals made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) cleared by claim type, outcome and financial year are listed in Table 4 of the AFCS Statistics available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202021</a></p><p> </p><p>The following table is extracted from Table 4 and lists the total number of injury appeals cleared and their outcome from April 2010 to March 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Claim Type</p></td><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p><strong>Apr 10 - Mar 21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Injury Appeals</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of People</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>6,875</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Injury Appeals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,425</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>New</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>855</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Increased</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,235</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Maintained</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,475</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Reduced</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Favourable Reconsideration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,715</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Disallowed - Late appeal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Overturned by Upper Tier Tribunal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Out of jurisdiction</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of appeals that resulted in a new award, increased award or a favourable reconsideration is 3,805 equating to 51.25% of all injury appeals. During the same period 89,260 injury claims were cleared.<sup>2 </sup> Whilst some of the decisions made on those claims may yet be appealed in future years, the number of favourable appeals compared with the total number of injury claims equates to 4.26%.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Compensation and Pensions System (CAPS)</p><ol><li>Please see the Background Quality Report at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202021</a> for more information on appeal outcomes.</li><li>Extracted from Table 2 of the official statistics at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202021</a></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 20/06/2022 16:41:04 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1470275

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the suitability of Combat Vehicle 90 for the Army.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	17890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>When selecting the new armoured fighting vehicle for the Army a number of possibilities were considered, including the CV90. After a full competitive process, the Ajax vehicles was selected.</p><p> </p><p>As part of normal business, the Ministry of Defence keeps a range of capabilities under review to ensure our Armed Forces are equipped to face future threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/06/2022 14:04:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1469635

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Maternity Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has plans to increase statutory maternity pay.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The standard rate of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is reviewed annually, alongside state benefits, and is generally increased in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). From April 2022 the standard rate of SMP increased to £156.66, in line with the September 2021 CPI rate of 3.1%.</p><p> </p><p>Government already spends approximately £3 billion a year on maternity payments. Any changes to the rate of SMP would have to take account of economic circumstances and affordability for taxpayers and could not be made without consultation with businesses and other stakeholders.</p><p /><p>The Government has no plans to increase the rate of SMP outside of the annual review of uprating.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/06/2022 15:02:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1468433

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Taxation
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 potential merits of establishing a windfall tax on energy companies.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	14440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is introducing the Energy Profits Levy, a new 25% surcharge on the extraordinary profits the oil and gas sector is making.</p><p> </p><p>The new Energy Profits Levy will raise around £5 billion over the next year which will go towards supporting people with the new cost of living measures announced by the Chancellor.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the levy a new tax relief is being introduced to encourage firms to invest in the UK. The new 80% Investment Allowance will mean businesses will overall get a 91p tax saving for every £1 they invest.</p><p> </p><p>The levy does not apply to the electricity generation sector. However, certain parts of it have also seen extraordinary profits partly due to record gas prices. As set out in the Energy Security Strategy, the Government is consulting with the power generation sector and investors to drive forward energy market reforms and ensure that the price paid for electricity is more reflective of the costs of production. Those reforms will take time to implement. In the meantime, the Government is urgently evaluating the scale of these extraordinary profits and the appropriate steps to take.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/06/2022 12:53:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones