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1506088

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Food Supply
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 steps he is taking to help ensure UK food security.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	901334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>Britain has a highly resilient and diverse food supply chain which is well equipped to deal with disruption, as demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 response. British consumers have access, through international trade, to food products that cannot be produced here, supplementing domestic production, and ensuring that challenges such as adverse weather and disease do not affect the British overall security of supply. The Government also engages extensively with industry to monitor and assess all supply risks.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/09/2022 15:03:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506090

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Sewage: 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, what recent assessment he has made of the severity of sewage overflow incidents reported in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	901338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The only reason that the Government has been able to take action to reduce storm overflows is because of the increase in monitoring under this Government, from 5% in 2016 to almost 90% of the sewage network. The latest assessment shows sewage discharges cause 7% of waterbodies to fail to achieve Good Ecological Status. This is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>Our Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan will prevent waterbodies from failing to meet Good Ecological Status due to storm discharges and will frontload action to protect bathing waters. We take robust action against illegal discharges. The EA and Ofwat have launched major investigations into suspected non-compliance at sewage treatment works.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:33:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1506091

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Rural Areas: Broadband
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 plans he has with Cabinet colleagues to expedite the roll-out of better broadband to rural communities.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	901339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is already doing a great deal to roll out better broadband in rural areas. Through Project Gigabit, we are spending £5 billion so people in hard-to-reach areas can get ultra-reliable gigabit broadband speeds. We signed our first contract on schedule and have over £690 million of contracts covering rural areas out for tender right now.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:38:29 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1506092

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Water: Standards
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 steps he is taking to help improve water quality.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	901341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>Restoring our nation’s rivers and seas by improving water quality is a government priority. We are tackling sewage overflows with the biggest infrastructure programme in water company history; investing in farm infrastructure, advice and action to help farmers tackle run off; restoring riparian habitats; and reviewing our Bathing Water regulations to support more designations. As the pressures of climate change and population growth are increasing, so too will our response to ensure we leave our water environment in a better state for future generations.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:41:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1506093

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	River Thames: Sewage
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 steps he is taking to help ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into the River Thames.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	901343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The amount of sewage discharges by water companies is unacceptable. £1.9 billion has been invested in the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will be completed in 2025. This project will be the largest privately funded infrastructure project in Europe. The tunnel and other improvements will reduce the annual volume of untreated wastewater entering the tidal Thames by 95%, protecting biodiversity and the public health of river users.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:46:09 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1506155

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is still his Department's policy to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood will lead a rapid review of the Government’s approach to net zero, so that it delivers its target in a way that is pro-business and pro-growth.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/09/2022 09:14:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506160

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Construction: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the independent review of the construction products testing regime will be (a) completed and (b) published.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The department commissioned an Independent Review of the system for testing construction products. The review looks to examine how to strengthen the current system for testing construction products to provide confidence that these materials are safe and perform as marketed. This is a complex area and good progress has been made. We expect to publish the review shortly, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/09/2022 08:27:18 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506163

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of doubling the thank you payments to people who accommodate Ukrainian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Lead sponsors can receive £350 for up to 12 months of Homes for Ukraine sponsorship and the department continues to monitor and review the support provided under the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2022 09:00:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1506181

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Tax Yields
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total income to the Treasury was from pensions where the pension fund was not exhausted prior to the recipient's death between 2010 and 2021.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	49791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained, compiled, and collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/09/2022 08:04:17 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1506189

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has evidence for a link between alcohol use and domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	49715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Alcohol is associated with an increase in the likelihood and severity of domestic abuse (see Guedes et al., 2016) However, the current evidence does not prove a causal relationship between alcohol and domestic abuse with wider evidence indicating a range of risk factors, alongside alcohol use, contributing to domestic abuse.</p><p>Crime Survey for England and Wales for the year ending March 2018 found 16.6% of partner abuse victims in the previous year reported that the offender was under the influence of alcohol (ONS. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Farticles%2Fpartnerabuseindetailenglandandwales%2Fyearendingmarch2018&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRebecca.Kuzmin%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C669cb54abf3b4c8854f608da924e8b91%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637983163316088170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1RrYe71Tn3hBNRafbxl6wYbvazNgC79UqozFAjXk4To%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Partner abuse in detail – Appendix tables - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk</a>): Data year ending March 2018.)</p><p>Source cited:</p><p>Guedes, A., Bott, S., Garcia-Moreno, C., Colombini, M., 2016. Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children. Global Health Action, 9(1); Capaldi, D. Knoble, N. Shortt, J. Hyon, K., 2012. A systematic review of risk factors for intimate partner violence. Partner Abuse. Volume 2, Issue 3, pp 231-280.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/09/2022 09:03:54 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell