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1697724

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to bring critical national infrastructure routes under his Department's control.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	902106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not designate whole routes as critical national infrastructure, only certain systems, or key infrastructure points.</p><p>Both Network Rail and National Highways are government owned companies, operating the rail network in Great Britain and motorway and major A-roads in England respectively.</p><p>We regularly review the strategic road network extent to ensure it remains fit for purpose, most recently in the consultation process that will inform the third road investment strategy, between 2025-2030.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/03/2024 17:57:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1691535

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress he has made on making police services more accessible.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	901634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <ul><li>As set out in the Beating Crime Plan, we are investing in the development and delivery of the Single Online Home, a national platform allowing the public to access a range of interactive police services in one place, including details about their neighbourhood police officers and their contact details.</li><li>To ensure that the police know how responsive their local force is to 999 calls, we worked with policing to publish 999 answering times, and in September 2023 I wrote to police forces encouraging the publication of 101 answering time data.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/02/2024 15:50:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1690640

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on AI safety.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	901509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>I have had several such discussions including at the AI Safety Summit, during which I was pleased to meet with more than 20 Digital Ministers.</p><p>I have since engaged with my counterparts from Australia, Japan, France, the US and the EU, and I have recently met with my Canadian counterpart to sign an important new agreement on compute collaboration.</p><p>I will continue to discuss AI safety as we work towards the next Safety Summits hosted by the Republic of Korea and France.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 21/02/2024 16:12:20 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1687707

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to support motorists with road tolls.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	901422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Established government policy is that river and estuarial crossings will normally be funded by tolls, recognising the extra cost of their construction and maintenance, and also the substantial benefits for their users.</p><p> </p><p>Other than such crossings and the M6 Toll motorway, the majority of the road network is free of tolls, and the Government has no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/02/2024 16:45:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1686560

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
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
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 he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support fishing communities.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	901285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>We are supporting fishing communities by:</p><ul><li>Negotiating quotas of 750,000 tonnes to fish in 2024, an 80,000 tonne increase compared to 2023 which will deliver an up to £70 million boost for our fishing industry.</li><li>And we are going even further, by developing new fisheries for species like Bluefin Tuna, and providing £100 million through the UK Seafood Fund.</li></ul> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 01/02/2024 15:36:59 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1659423

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
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	Environment Protection: Manufacturing Industries
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 her Department is taking to support the green industry.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	906370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK has attracted around £120 billion investment in renewables since 2010 and is expected to attract a further £100 billion investment in net zero by 2030, supporting up to 480,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing investors with long-term certainty over policy and regulatory frameworks to unlock investment and create jobs in green industries such as hydrogen, CCUS, offshore wind and nuclear.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/09/2023 12:44:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1651468

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support the delivery of nationally significant infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	905873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Nationally significant infrastructure is vital for growing the economy, creating new jobs and levelling up our communities. In February, the government set out reforms to the system in the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Action Plan, and will be consulting on detailed proposals shortly.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 10/07/2023 16:31:48 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1640265

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
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 assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Seasonal Worker visa on the adequacy of the number of people available to fill seasonal farming roles.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	905132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that the farming sector has the labour it needs to support food security, including supporting domestic workers and skills, and investment in automation.</p><p> </p><p>We commissioned the Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain to consider how we can further support this, and look forward to receiving the report by the summer.</p><p> </p><p>As set out at the recent UK Farm to Fork Summit, we will make 45,000 Seasonal Worker visas available for 2023 and 2024, with an additional 10,000 if needed.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 905133 question first answered 25/05/2023 12:09:49 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1603046

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of public procurement rules for small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	904100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government knows that small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of the British economy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Procurement Bill we are introducing will bring four regimes into one and enable simpler, more flexible public procurement processes.</p><p> </p><p>The single central digital platform, with open contracting data standards and efficient ‘tell us once’ register of suppliers, will deliver a step-change in transparency, including for SMEs bidding for public contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 16/03/2023 17:42:45 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1600618

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of tolls on major routes on the users of those routes.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	903835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The only charge for users of the current strategic road network managed by National Highways is at the Dartford Crossing, where evidence has shown that it helps manage congestion to provide more reliable journeys for users.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 02/03/2023 14:19:34 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray