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1748640

registered interest
date	10/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation entitled Smarter regulation: proposed changes to legislation for electrically assisted pedal cycles, which closed on 25 April 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of amending regulations on (a) the classification of and (b) enabling throttle assistance for electrically-assisted pedal cycles.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	18989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department is carefully considering the responses to the consultation, and will make an announcement on the way forward as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 12/12/2024 15:32:18 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1748676

registered interest
date	10/12/2024
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	Poverty: Lambeth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of people dying in poverty in Lambeth.
tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	19033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department has noted the recommendations made in the report, and values Marie Curie as a key stakeholder which engages with us constructively in this area. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medical assessment or serve waiting periods and in most cases, receive the highest rate of benefit.</p><p> </p><p>For many years, the Special Rules applied to people who have 6 months or less to live, they have now been changed so they apply to people who have 12 months or less to live.  Changes to the Special Rules mean that thousands of people nearing the end of life are now able to claim fast-tracked financial support from the benefits system six months earlier than they were able to previously.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 18832 19069 question first answered 13/12/2024 11:50:14 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1748742

registered interest
date	10/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it mandatory for cyclists to have lights on their bikes.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Matt Bishop
uin	19197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>It is already a requirement that cycles have white front and red rear lights lit when being ridden at night. Under The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 cycles must also be fitted with a red rear reflector and amber pedal reflectors (if manufactured after 1 October 1985). Rule 60 of The Highway Code explains these requirements, the enforcement of which is a matter for the police. The Government has no plans to require cyclists to have lights on their cycles in daylight hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 12/12/2024 15:30:35 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5323

1747995

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	ATOL and Package Holidays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of consumer protection provided by (a) package travel and (b) ATOL regulations.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	18588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The rights provided under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangement Regulations 2018 (PTRs) have been key to resolving many consumer issues in recent years- including supplier insolvencies. DBT is looking to expand options for businesses to protect consumer deposits, while working with stakeholders and consumer organisations to identify whether the framework can be further strengthened.</p><p>In relation to ATOL, the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Transport. The ATOL Regulations have provided valued protection to consumers for over 50 years. The Department for Transport is continuing work with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) exploring how the ATOL scheme should operate in the future.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 12/12/2024 17:05:02 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1747996

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of consumer protection provided by the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	18589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The additional consumer rights provided to travellers under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 (“PTRs”) have played an important role in ensuring consumers are supported through supplier insolvencies. The Department is currently working with stakeholders and consumer representatives to review the framework and identify whether it can be further strengthened. This has taken the form of:</p><ul><li>a Call for Evidence,</li><li>stakeholder engagement sessions and,</li><li>consumer research.</li></ul><p>Our conclusions from this evidence gathering will be published in due course. Separately, the Department for Transport is continuing work with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) exploring how the ATOL scheme should operate in the future.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 12/12/2024 17:02:51 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1748021

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing national restrictions on pavement parking on pedestrians with a visual impairment.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	18678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>In 2020, the Department undertook a public consultation on options for changing the way pavement parking is managed outside London. The consultation asked specific questions about impacts on people with protected characteristics and we will use the information to undertake an equality analysis of the chosen policy option, in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty. Our plan is to publish a formal response to the consultation, summarising the views received and announcing the Government’s next steps for pavement parking policy.</p><p> </p><p>The formal consultation response will be available to view at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking.</a></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 12/12/2024 11:43:49 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1748027

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for responding to the recommendations of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report into changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	18556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>We are actively considering this complex matter and aim to resolve it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 12/12/2024 13:38:02 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1748028

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his department is taking to help countries disproportionately impacted by climate change implement (a) social and (b) economic adaptation measures.
tabling member constituency	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	18557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>Since 2011, the UK has supported over 110 million people to adapt to climate change.  We support countries to produce and implement whole-of-society national adaptation plans, have several regional programmes supporting climate-resilient economies, and fund research informing adaptation solutions. UK experts have developed financing models; after Hurricane Beryl this July, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility paid over 76 million dollars to support their recovery. An initial investment in the Resilience and Adaptation Fund currently in development will enable vulnerable households to secure better incomes, assets, and access to food, water and productive land; building their resilience to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 12/12/2024 14:11:37 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1748029

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help to low-income countries pursue green industrialisation pathways.
tabling member constituency	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	18558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to helping low income countries pursue green industrialisation pathways by promoting inclusive and sustainable economic development, and supporting industrial decarbonisation.</p><p>Examples include raising over £470 million of investment through Manufacturing Africa in Rwanda and Ethiopia, £7 million investment by British International Investment in Planet Solar, using solar power to increase Sierra Leone's power supply by 30%, and support to the Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 13/12/2024 17:56:55 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1748032

registered interest
date	09/12/2024
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	Fisheries: EU Countries
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 discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the future of EU fishing rights in the UK's exclusive economic zone.
tabling member constituency	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	18560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>We have not held discussions with the EU on future access arrangements but have signalled willingness to listen to their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 13/12/2024 12:27:31 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins