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1667497

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date	07/11/2023
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	Water Supply: New Forest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will (a) take steps with stakeholders to understand the (i) circumstances which led to Southern Water cutting off water supplies to households in the Waterside area of New Forest East constituency during the evening of Thursday 2 November 2023, (ii) reasons for which the water supply was not resumed until the morning of Sunday 5 November and (iii) reasons for the lack of advance warning to customers, (b) make an assessment of the adequacy of support given by Southern Water to vulnerable customers whose water had been cut off and (c) make it her policy to require water companies to increase their resilience levels to ensure they can deliver water to customers during periods of similarly heavy rainfall in the future.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	1
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>On 2 November, the effects of Storm Ciaran were seen at Testwood Water Treatment Works in Hampshire. The heavy rainfall and consequent flooding impacted water quality, which meant that it was not possible for the Treatment Works to effectively treat the volume of water needed to maintain supplies. This included to properties in the Waterside area of the New Forest. Southern Water attempted to minimise the impact but as soon as it become apparent that supply would be affected, notifications were provided to customers, through their website and social media.</p><p>Once flooding reduced, Southern Water increased supplies slowly to safeguard safety and drinking water quality standards. Customers had water supply restored gradually over the course of Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November. Arrangements were put in place to support those customers off supply, including the opening of three bottled water stations, and regular deliveries to vulnerable customers.</p><p>Throughout the water supply outage, my officials engaged closely with Southern Water to ensure steps were taken to resolve the incident as soon as possible. I was regularly briefed on the emerging situation and ensured that Southern Water was supporting customers in the impacted area, particularly those who are vulnerable.</p><p>And on 8 November, I met with Lawrence Gosden, CEO Southern Water, to consider what lessons could be learned from this water supply incident and the actions Southern Water are taking avoid future interruptions at Testwood Water Treatment Works. The company is also providing a detailed report to the Drinking Water Inspectorate, who will carry out a full assessment on the event.</p><p>Ensuring a plentiful supply of water is a government priority with our Plan for Water, published in April 2023, setting out how we will enhance water supply infrastructure and improve resilience to drought as well as managing water demand. Earlier this year, regional water resources groups and water companies, including Southern Water, consulted on their draft Water Resource Management Plans. Within their plans, water companies must consider all options, including demand management and water resources infrastructure for at least the next 25 years.</p><p>Water companies are also using the £469 million made available by Ofwat in the current Price Review period (2020-2025) to investigate strategic water resources options, that are required to improve the resilience of England’s water supplies. Ofwat also recently announced that water companies are bringing forward £2.2 billion for new water infrastructure delivery, over the next two years, with £350 million worth of investment in water resilience schemes.</p><p>Where a company does not meet their performance expectations, Ofwat, the independent water regulator, will take decisive regulatory action. For example, due to underperformance in 2022-23 across several areas, including on supply interruptions and customer satisfaction, draft decisions by Ofwat will mean Southern will return over £42 million to its customers in the 2024-25 financial year.</p><p>Government and regulators will continue to closely monitor Southern Water’s Performance and will not hesitate to hold them to account if they fall short.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/11/2023 14:23:59 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1721300

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing mandatory safe registered nurse staffing levels in all forms of hospital settings.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Andrew George
uin	1
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Ensuring adequate staffing levels is the responsibility of National Health Service Trusts and commissioners, supported by national guidelines. The Government will prioritise patient safety to ensure that the NHS treats people with the high quality and safe care that they deserve.</p><p>We are committed to training the staff we need to get patients seen on time. The Government will make sure the NHS has the staff it needs to be there for everyone when they need it.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 29/07/2024 09:35:15 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

1667493

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crown Dependencies: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of when (a) the Bailiwick of Jersey, (b) the Bailiwick of Guernsey and (c) the Isle of Man will implement a publicly accessible register of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	10
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>In 2019, the Bailiwick of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Isle of Man (the Crown Dependencies) committed to implement publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership in line with principles adopted by the European Union.</p><p>In December 2022, following the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Crown Dependencies issued a statement announcing that they were pausing work on their public commitments while they sought legal advice.</p><p>Currently 14 EU Member States allow public access to their beneficial ownership registers. Gibraltar has maintained a publicly accessible beneficial ownership register since 2020 and has not noted any negative economic impacts resulting from implementation of its public register.</p><p>The UK and the Crown Dependencies have differing legal views on implementing publicly accessible registers in light of the CJEU ruling. The UK is satisfied with the lawfulness of our own publicly accessible registers and continues to believe that the CDs could legally implement public registers of their own.</p><p>The Home Office is actively engaging the Crown Dependencies to understand their position. We will keep Parliament updated in the weeks ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 05/12/2023 15:24:26 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

1721329

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Parkfield School Christchurch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to reject the application by Reach South Academy Trust to close Parkfield School.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	10
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, will not make it her policy to reject the application by Reach South Academy Trust to close Parkfield School.</p><p> </p><p>Upon reviewing officials’ advice around this school closing, the department agrees that closing the school is in the best interests of children and young people and their education in this case.</p><p> </p><p>Parkfield School will be closing by mutual agreement with the Academy trust.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 22/07/2024 16:05:05 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1148940

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time staff are currently stationed in the UK's Naval Support Facility in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>There are more than 150 UK based military and Civil Service personnel deployed to the UK Naval Support Facility (UK NSF) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The facility provides support for our deployed naval force in the Gulf, enabling our maritime security commitment for Bahrain, the wider region, and the global economy.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2019 12:12:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1168326

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Affordable Housing: Construction
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 proportion of affordable housing units were built by (a) housing associations and (b) private developers in England in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department collects data on affordable housing through funding sources and does not differentiate between housing associations and developers. A full breakdown of affordable housing provision by funding source is available in live table 1011c: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/01/2020 15:51:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1313327

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Espionage: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of reports that British officials are being targeted for recruitment by hostile states using online recruitment platforms.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>We aim, through our Personnel Security Strategy, to continuously build a security conscious organisation where staff understand the spectrum of evolving threats, including the potential to be targeted for recruitment by hostile states using online recruitment platforms. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously, and leverage a variety of methods to keep the Department and its people safe, and to fulfil our mission to safeguard national security. These include delivering security training, maintaining a strong internal security culture, recognising signs of people risk through comprehensive oversight, and delivering a range of support and guidance to staff to keep them aware of the latest threats. Moreover, the Department makes use of specific cross-HMG programmes such as 'Think Before You link' https://www.cpni.gov.uk/security-campaigns/think-you-link and has introduced a Cyber Confident programme to improve awareness of the Cyber threat, to help personnel spot potential targeting from hostile states and act appropriately if this occurs.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/05/2021 11:37:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1461435

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Obesity: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the suspension of funding for weight management services, announced on 4 March 2022, whether that suspension is in respect of the £35 million additional funding provided to local authorities as part of the £100 million announced in 2021 or the entire £100 million that was announced.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>While some healthy weight programmes will continue, the reduction will include £35 million which was to be provided to local authorities for weight management services. Future funding will be subject to the normal business planning processes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 97 question first answered 16/05/2022 09:49:59 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1667892

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the update to the Clean Maritime Plan.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>As per my response on 04 September, the department is working to publish an update to the Clean Maritime Plan as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2023 15:54:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1721376

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps at the UN General Assembly to help de-escalate the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is determined to do all we can to help bring the conflict in Gaza to an end and make progress towards long-term peace and security in the Middle East, including through the auspices of the UN. We are pushing for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, the upholding of international law and protection of civilians, and unfettered humanitarian access to enable a rapid increase of aid into Gaza.</p><p>We want a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution: a safe, secure Israel alongside a viable, sovereign Palestinian state.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 23/07/2024 11:26:13 answering member 5148
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell