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1713206

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Food: Sugar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to limit advertisements promoting food products that are high in sugar.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	23303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>On 1 October 2025, the Government will introduce a United Kingdom-wide 9:00pm television watershed for the advertising of less healthy products, and a restriction of paid-for advertising of these products online. The Government and regulators are working through the necessary steps to implement and enforce these regulations. These steps include consulting, finalising guidance, and laying regulations.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/04/2024 15:38:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1713207

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to support Birmingham City Council’s efforts to tackle street cruising.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	23304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The exercise of powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 by local authorities is a local matter.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/04/2024 16:16:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1713208

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Flood Control: Urban Areas
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 his Department is taking to help reduce flooding in urban areas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	23305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, a £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme, £170 million for economic recovery from flooding and over £30 million of funding for flood incident management.</p><p> </p><p>This investment will benefit both urban and rural communities. We forecast that around 55% of the £5.2bn investment, and around 60% of schemes, will better protect properties in urban areas. This includes investment in major flood projects benefitting urban areas, such as the Thames Estuary Programme, the Southsea Coastal Scheme, and others.</p><p> </p><p>Flood risk is also an important consideration in the planning system and there are strong safeguards in place. In 2022/23, 96% of all planning decisions complied with Environment Agency advice on flood risk.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 March 2024 the Government published its response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s study into ‘reducing the risk of surface water flooding’. Our response sets out actions to strengthen and further develop the implementation of current policy, supporting lead local flood authorities to access better data, information and to improve co-operation between bodies.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 26/04/2024 09:03:29 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1701823

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime Prevention: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to (a) reduce crime and (b) improve community safety in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	22397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to cutting crime, keeping our streets safe, and restoring confidence in the criminal justice system.</p><p>Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), as the locally elected and democratically accountable individual, are responsible for the totality of policing in their area. They set local policing and crime objectives in partnership with their communities and key stakeholders and hold the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of efficient and effective policing.</p><p>The Government is funding a range of initiatives in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands police force area to reduce crime. Through the Safer Streets Fund, the West Midlands has received just over £3.7m of investment through five rounds of the Fund. As part of the current Round Five, the West Midlands PCC has been allocated £819k to deliver interventions aimed at targeting neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour, and violence against women and girls.</p><p>To tackle the drivers of serious violence, the Home Office has invested over £20m since 2019 to develop the West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), including funding of over £4.38m in 2023/2024. The West Midlands VRU delivers a range of preventative interventions, cognitive behavioural therapy programmes, and sports-based diversionary programmes.</p><p>During the Police Uplift, West Midlands recruited 1,376 additional uplift officers against a total three-year allocation of 1,218 officers. As at 30 September 2023, there were 7,982 police officers in West Midlands, a total growth of 1,291 additional officers against the baseline (6,691) at the start of the Police Uplift.</p><p>Overall, the West Midlands will receive up to £790.4 million in 2024/2025 from the police funding settlement, an increase of up to £51.1 million when compared to 2023/2024.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/04/2024 16:27:11 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1694086

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Tree Planting: Birmingham
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 discussions his Department has had with Birmingham City Council on levels of tree planting in Birmingham.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	17383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Defra has had no recent discussions with Birmingham City Council on tree planting rates in Birmingham. Local authorities can take advantage of grant schemes to help increase levels of tree planting in their areas, including:</p><ul><li>The Urban Tree Challenge Fund, which provides 80% funding of standard costs for planting large trees and their establishment costs for three years following planting in urban and peri-urban areas.</li><li>The Local Authority Treescapes Fund, which supports the planting and maintenance of trees in urban areas, including beside roads and footpaths.</li><li>The England Woodland Creation Offer administered by the Forestry Commission.</li></ul> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/03/2024 14:52:55 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1688108

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Birmingham and Solihull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions a body was released more than seven days after the coroner's office was notified in (a) Birmingham and (b) Solihull in each of the last 12 months; and whether the coroner (i) collects information on someone's religion and (ii) takes into account the timeframe for religious beliefs and practices relating to death and dying.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	13612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the release by coroners of the bodies of the deceased whose deaths are reported to them.</p><p>Coroners are judges and, as such, are independent in the decisions they make in conducting their investigations. They exercise their judicial discretion in accordance with the relevant statutory and regulatory framework.</p><p>The Chief Coroner has issued a suite of Guidance to assist coroners with the law and their legal duties, and to provide advice on policy and practice. His <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/chief-coroners-guidance-no-28-report-of-death-to-the-coroner-decision-making-and-expedited-decisions/" target="_blank">Guidance No.28</a> on Decision Making and Expedited Decisions is intended to be a practical guide to assist coroners in situations where a bereaved family has made a request to the coroner for urgent consideration of the death of a loved one and/or early release of their body; or where the coroner or coroner’s officers otherwise become aware of features of a particular death which may justify treating it as especially urgent.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 19/02/2024 12:07:53 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1687739

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on patient safety of the regulation by the General Medical Council of (a) physician and (b) anaesthesia associates.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	13331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>Regulation of Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) and Physician Associates (PAs) by the General Medical Council (GMC) will mean that individual AAs and PAs can be held to account if serious concerns are raised.</p><p>Regulation will provide set standards of practice, education, and training for AAs and PAs as well as requirements around continual professional development and conduct. The GMC set the standards required for entry to its register by approving the curricula and assessments for AA and PA courses. These standards will give assurance that AA and PA students have demonstrated the core knowledge, skills and professional and ethical behaviours necessary to work safely and competently in their areas of practice. Regulation will also help bring further clarity to patients and healthcare professionals on the nature of these roles and their remits.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 13/02/2024 18:44:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1678947

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Dismissal: Politics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that workers are not dismissed for their legal political opinions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	7673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring individuals’ rights and liberties are protected. The right to freedom of expression is protected by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which is given further effect domestically by the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p>Employees who are dismissed and consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of 2-years' continuous service.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/01/2024 12:54:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1675400

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Utilities: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to help support SMEs with utility costs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	5284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Eligible Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are supported with their energy costs through the Energy Bills Discount Scheme which provides a baseline discount on high energy bills for 12 months from April 2023 until 31 March 2024. A higher level of support is also provided to some Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETIIs) that are particularly exposed to energy cost increases due to their energy and trade intensity and are therefore less able to pass these costs through to their customers due to international competition.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/12/2023 08:52:55 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1672357

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Floods: Urban Areas
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 research his Department has undertaken on the causes of trends in the instances of flooding in cities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	3340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>Defra and the Environment Agency use research to help policy makers and practitioners develop options to better manage flood and coastal erosion risk management.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-and-development-programme&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239667978585%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DUdH9xocXbQN7dshEZgOwyQU6Rkd1%2F1oe4ieZZG4l80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Joint Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme</a> undertakes research on flooding. The Programme is overseen by the Environment Agency, Defra, Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government on behalf of all risk management authorities in England and Wales. The Joint Programme has funded <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports%2Fexploratory-sea-level-projections-for-the-uk-to-2300&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239668134818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RnyrGqhFobeBo9%2BcQv0bOgpp4xmJAmNcCea9%2F9b%2F3xs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">new projections for sea level rise to the year 2300</a> - which are critical for our long-term planning, including in coastal cities. It has also funded <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports%2Fclimate-change-and-fluvial-flood-peaks&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239668134818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U6dUkEFUWtnngysNrcY5BSRhrfI%2B2pxfsas4jCUyt1E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">new projections of how climate change will affect river flooding</a>, and in 2020 we published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F6038f7cbe90e070558e429ca%2FRapid_evidence_assessment_of_non-stationarity_in_sources_of_UK_flooding_-_report__1_.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Pumpuni%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf40b82b2334d4a05c68108dbece4cd2a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638364239668134818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FixbZA%2BnlNv3a3iDiYXa68bB%2BvAKsHH5s4ha8u%2BqWSw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">a synthesis of current knowledge on sources of river and coastal flooding in the UK</a>. More information can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has previously commissioned research to review the causes of flooding events that Lead Local Flood Authorities have assessed under Section 19 of the Floods and Water Management Act 2010. This research provided an understanding of the principal factors contributing to flooding from surface water in England and Wales since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the Environment Agency is developing a new National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA2) to provide a wide range of more accurate data, covering risk from rivers, the sea and surface water. The new Assessment will be published in 2024 and will provide a refreshed evidence base to better inform our management of risk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 01/12/2023 14:36:59 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali