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1722017

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of working age people were unemployed in (a) May 2010 and (b) the last month for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK has experienced a recent rise in unemployment. It has also seen a rise in economic inactivity since the pandemic of 833,000 with long-term sickness rising to 2.8m. The UK remains the only nation in the G7 with an employment rate lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The headline UK unemployment level was 2.508 million in March-May 2010 (based on people aged 16 and over). In March-May 2024 (the latest month for which figures are available) the UK unemployment level was 1.528 million.</p><p> </p><p>The headline UK unemployment rate was 7.9% in March-May 2010 (this is also estimated on a 16+ basis). In March-May 2024 (the latest month for which figures are available) the UK unemployment rate was 4.4%.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 23/07/2024 13:34:56 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722018

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual deficit was (a) in percentage of GDP, (b) in 2010 real terms and (c) as a proportion of government spending in the financial year (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The annual deficit in 2009-2010 was 10.3% of GDP and 4.5% of GDP in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of National Statistics (ONS) does not publish the annual deficit in real terms. In order to remove the effects of inflation and provide an indication of a country’s ability to service borrowing and debt, it is typical to compare fiscal aggregates as a percentage of GDP, which represents the scale of the aggregate in comparison to the size of the economy at the relevant time.</p><p> </p><p>In nominal terms, the annual deficit was £160.9bn in 2009-2010 and £122.1bn in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>As a proportion of government spending, the annual deficit was 22.2% in 2009-2010 and 10.0% in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>More information is available on the ONS’ website under “Public sector finances, UK Statistical bulletins”.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 23/07/2024 17:42:52 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1722067

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
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	Solar Power: Land Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Oral Statement of 18 July 2024 on the Clean energy superpower mission, Official Report, columns 188-191, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of new solar infrastructure on (a) food security, (b) local economies and (c) the natural environment when developing the Government's Land Use Framework and Spatial Energy plan.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Llinos Medi
uin	720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The planning system provides important checks and balances when new solar infrastructure is built, including environmental surveying and statutory environmental and habitat impact assessments.</p><p> </p><p>The biggest risk to food security and the natural environment is the climate and nature crisis. That is why the government is committed to 2030 clean power, including rapidly expanding solar power generation in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our efforts to become a clean energy superpower, we are commissioning a Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP), which will be the first ever GB-wide spatial energy plan. DEFRA are the lead department for the Government’s Land Use Framework, and officials from the Department are supporting their work to ensure the two plans are consistent.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 23/07/2024 15:51:58 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	5085

1722072

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timetable is to publish her Department's response to the Chief Inspector of Prison's Urgent Notification letter of 8 May 2024 on HMP Wandsworth.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons’ findings at HMP Wandsworth are deeply concerning. My right Hon. Friend, the Lord Chancellor, is determined to drive improvement at the prison and will publish her response to the Urgent Notification as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 23/07/2024 13:19:02 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1722108

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who were (a) called forward and (b) authorised for evacuation during Operation Pitting but were not able to board flights have subsequently been resettled under pathway one of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an important commitment to resettle Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of Afghans who were called forward and not able to board flights who have been subsequently resettled under ACRS Pathway 1 is not captured in the immigration statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of March 2024) around 30,100 people have been brought to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>So far 9,703 people have been resettled under ACRS Pathway 1.</li><li>A breakdown of the number of people that have been resettled under this pathway and the other Afghan resettlement routes since the evacuation in August 2021 may be seen in detail in the following table which was published as part of the last immigration statistics release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#asylum-and-resettlement</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 23/07/2024 14:44:32 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1721309

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Cats: Animal Breeding
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 take steps to ban the breeding of cats which are predisposed to conditions that cause pain and suffering.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	13
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations), anyone in the business of breeding and selling cats as pets needs to have a valid licence issued by their local authority. Licensees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards which are enforced by local authorities who have powers to issue, refuse, vary or revoke licences.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has been working on a post-implementation review of the Regulations. This review considers whether the Regulations have met their objectives, and where there could be scope to further improve the protections they provide.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 23/07/2024 15:59:23 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1721311

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to impose VAT on private school fees for any part of the academic school year commencing in September 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	43
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential public services, including investing in the state education system.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that if a child has an Education, Health and Care Plan that requires them to attend a private school because their needs cannot be met in the state sector, they will not feel an impact from VAT being charged on fees. The Chancellor has also been clear that changes will not come into force until 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on this policy will be set out in due course. The Government engages with a wide range of stakeholders with an interest in Government policy, including VAT, as part of the policy development and implementation process as a matter of course.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 261 262 588 question first answered 22/07/2024 13:16:53 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1721314

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Construction: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will introduce a licencing regime for builders.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	60
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government backs our wonderful construction industry and is working to ensure we have a high-quality and professional construction industry, with consumer protection at the heart of this. TrustMark, sponsored by the Department and licenced by the Government, is the Government Endorsed Quality Scheme that covers work a consumer chooses to have carried out in or around their home. In addition the Building Safety Act 2022 has introduced competence requirements for both individuals and businesses working in the built environment.</p><p>Any action that the Government takes forward more widely on licensing to protect customers and standards needs to be robust, proportionate and evidence based.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 22/07/2024 16:41:59 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1721362

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	Meat Products: Salt
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 implications for his policies of the volume of salt in processed meat.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	85
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Processed meats are generally high in salt and, on average, meat and meat products contribute approximately 27% of salt intakes. A high intake of salt increases the risk of high blood pressure which, in turn, increases the risk of heart disease or a stroke. Reducing salt in foods by 1 gram per day, for example, could prevent 1,500 premature deaths each year, saving the National Health Service over £140 million.</p><p>To reduce salt levels in foods, the voluntary salt reduction programme sets targets for different food and drink product categories that contribute to salt intakes, including processed meats such as ham, bacon, and sausages. Businesses across all sectors of the food industry are required to work towards these targets. Separate targets on a meal basis have been set for the out of home sector, which includes processed meats where appropriate.</p><p>The targets were first set in 2006 and have been revised downwards five times to continually reduce salt content, with the most recent targets published in 2020. Businesses are expected to achieve the latest levels set by the end of 2024.</p><p>The most recent assessment of industry progress suggests that small reductions in salt content were seen in some meat products between 2017 and 2018. Salt intakes decreased from 9.38 grams to 8.4 grams a day between 2000 and 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 23/07/2024 08:02:16 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1721479

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of UK bank accounts held by UK citizens living in European Union member States that have been closed since the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of a bank account for day-to-day life and understands the frustration of UK citizens living in the EU who have had their accounts closed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold statistics on account closures for UK citizens living abroad. UK banks take these decisions on closures according to a variety of factors including the local law and regulation in individual countries, an assessment of profitability, or other commercial drivers.</p><p> </p><p>Some UK banks offer specific accounts aimed at citizens living abroad, which may provide an alternative option. People who have had their accounts closed may also wish to refer to MoneyHelper - which offers free, impartial guidance on financial decisions - for further advice on their options.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq grouped question UIN 113 question first answered 22/07/2024 12:39:59 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes