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1746336

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to help local authorities speed-up the processing of blue badges.
	tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
	tabling member printed	Mike Martin
	uin	17398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme, including issuing the badges.</p><p> </p><p>There are no timescales set for administering applications other than a suggested guideline that issuing authorities should aim to complete end to end applications within 12 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>80% of citizens apply for a badge from their local authority using the Blue Badge Digital Service (BBDS) operated by the Department for Transport. The Department has a programme of continuous improvement of the digital service with the aim of making online badge applications quicker and easier for applicants and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 15:02:21 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5219

1746356

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to not include hybrid cars in the 2030 phase-out of vehicles with internal combustion engines.
	tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
	uin	17273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The commitment to restore the 2030 phase-out date for new cars with internal combustion engines has always meant that some hybrids will be allowed until 2035, when all new cars will be required to be zero emission. Further details will be set out in the upcoming consultation.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 05/12/2024 14:56:32 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1746357

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Dairy Farming
	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 ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability in dairy supply chains.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	17282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>Defra is committed to delivering this Government’s ambition to support British farmers to boost Britain’s food security. Central to achieving this ambition will be pursuing the right approach to fairness across the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations (2024) came into force for new contracts on 9 July 2024 and will apply to all existing contracts from 9 July 2025. These Regulations will enhance transparency in the dairy supply chain, ensuring that contracts are agreed in writing, are clear on a range of important terms including pricing and termination, and cannot be altered without mutual agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations will be enforced by the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA), who can exercise powers to investigate relevant complaints.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 05/12/2024 13:52:43 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1746358

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Milk
	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 plans to publish a consultation on potential changes to the Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations 2024.
	tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
	uin	17283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>Defra is committed to enhancing fairness across supply chains, which will support farmers to boost Britain’s food security. The Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations (2024), which were introduced earlier this year, represent an important step forward in ensuring fairness and transparency for dairy farmers. However, some within the sector have raised concerns about potential unintended consequences of the Regulations, which the Government is seeking to address.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that the Regulations meet their original aims, we are undergoing a process of engagement with industry stakeholders and representatives, as well as the Devolved Governments. The Government will make any changes before the Regulations apply to existing contracts, on 9 July 2025.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 05/12/2024 13:51:26 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1746363

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) computers, (b) laptops, (c) phones and (d) USB sticks were (i) lost and (ii) stolen in each month in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
	tabling member printed	Helen Maguire
	uin	17464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of computers, laptops, phones and USB sticks which were either lost or stolen in each month in 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Computers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Laptops</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>USBs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Phones</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-23</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We take the security of defence assets very seriously and have robust policies and procedures to prevent losses and thefts. Defence personnel are regularly reminded of their responsibilities to safeguard Defence assets.</p><p>Proportionate security controls are used to protect electronic devices according to the classification and nature of the information which the asset can hold.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 05/12/2024 10:18:31 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
	tabling member	5336

1746364

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funds the Government has committed to veterans charities in each of the last two years; and how much each such charity has received.
	tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
	tabling member printed	Helen Maguire
	uin	17465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not differentiate between veterans’ charities; charities that generally support the Armed Forces community including veterans; and charities that have a wider remit but include support to veterans.</p><p> </p><p>For the MOD, the majority of grant programmes supporting veterans are administered via the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT), and are listed on their website: <a href="https://covenantfund.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://covenantfund.org.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>During financial year (FY) 2022-23 the AFCFT awarded 134 grants, totalling just over £7 million to 112 different not-for-profit organisations towards projects to support veterans.</p><p> </p><p>During FY 2023-24 the AFCFT awarded 180 grants, totalling £23.8 million to 122 different organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA), now part of the MOD, has also funded grant programmes to support veterans, some of which were awarded to charities.</p><p> </p><p>For OVA grants administered by the AFCFT, a total of £12 million has been allocated to the following programmes in FYs 2022-23 and 2023-24, some of which were awarded to charities:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund</li><li>Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme</li><li>Veterans’ Employment Enhancement Programme</li><li>Veterans’ Mobility Fund</li><li>LGBT Support Fund</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, during FY 2022-23 and 2023-24 the OVA has directly administered grants to veterans’ charities as detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Charity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2023-24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blesma</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td><td><p>£150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bravo Victor</p></td><td><p>£40,310</p></td><td><p>£178,255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Combat Stress</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£65,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dame Kelly Holmes Trust</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Medical Welfare Service</p></td><td><p>£34,801</p></td><td><p>£304,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fighting with Pride</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td><td><p>£1,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forward Assist</p></td><td><p>£40,000</p></td><td><p>£76,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LGBT Foundation</p></td><td><p>£10,210</p></td><td><p>£1,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Community Charity Fund</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal British Legion</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£440,321</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£812,459</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 05/12/2024 13:08:00 answering member 5235
	tabling member	5336

1746385

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Fish: Animal Welfare
	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 he will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the use of treble barbed fishhooks in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Chichester
	tabling member printed	Jess Brown-Fuller
	uin	17463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>The use of barbed hooks is currently restricted by several byelaws covering specific fisheries in areas throughout England and Wales. The suitability and need for these restrictions will continue to be monitored and may inform changes if appropriate, however there are currently no plans for a wider assessment to be made.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 05/12/2024 14:52:27 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	5335

1746387

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2024
	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	Air Pollution: Ashbourne
	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 air pollution levels in Ashbourne, in the context of the establishment of an air quality management area following elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide on Buxton Road in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Derbyshire Dales
	tabling member printed	John Whitby
	uin	17466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2024 answer text <p>When an Air quality management area (AGMA) is declared, local authorities are required to produce an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) to bring air pollution down to within statutory limits. Defra has been engaging with Derbyshire Dales District Council to ensure they have an AQAP that will achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>Air pollution has been reducing in Derbyshire Dales, but they have a localised area of exceedance in Buxton Road partly caused by HGV’s using this stretch of road. Improving air quality will require localised action by councils and national measures. The Government is supporting the transition to electric vehicles and is turbocharging the rollout of EV infrastructure which will help reduce NO2 emissions UK wide.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 05/12/2024 14:18:44 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	5342

1745688

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients who have not been suspected of benefit fraudulent activity will be subject to having their personal bank account details scrutinised.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	16909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>Fraud and error in the social security system currently costs the taxpayer almost £10 billion a year and, since the pandemic, a total of £35 billion of taxpayers’ money has been incorrectly paid to those not entitled. The DWP is determined to reduce those levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Eligibility Verification Measure (EVM) in the proposed Fraud, Error and Debt Bill will not give DWP access to any bank accounts, nor any information on how claimants spend their money. The proposed new power instead helps verify benefit eligibility, using very limited information from banks and financial institutions. As set out by the National Audit Office, access to data is key to prevention and detection of incorrect payments.</p><p> </p><p>EVM will require banks and financial institutions to look within their own data to highlight where someone may not be eligible for the benefits they are receiving. The data will only be sent to DWP if there is a possible conflict with the benefit eligibility rules, such as the £16,000 capital limit in Universal Credit or individuals living abroad without notifying the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The information gathered will help DWP identify incorrect payments, prevent debts from accruing for the claimant and help identify where there may be fraudulent activity. No benefit entitlement decision will be made solely because of the data obtained under EVM and a final decision on benefit entitlement will always involve a human agent.</p><p> </p><p>Further details will be set out when the Bill is introduced to Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 04/12/2024 11:27:37 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1745690

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Visas: Married People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14161, what her Department's timetable is for its consideration of marriage law in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	16965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>Marriage law is an issue of great importance and one which therefore requires careful consideration. The Law Commission’s report on weddings raises a number of issues around weddings law, and as a new Government we need to take the time to consider these carefully before setting out our position, which we will do in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 04/12/2024 14:49:59 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi