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1659055

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Property Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting Hong Kong MTR Corporation’s Rail plus Property (R+P) model for incentivising housing development near or over railway lines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	198282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to the role of private sector in UK rail, increasing private investment, and learning lessons from international models. Our railways can be a catalyst for regeneration and development. Currently for station upgrades, we consider a range of possible models and how these might be combined with development opportunities around the station. In future, Great British Railways will work proactively with partners to support better development near stations and share best practice, using the essential understanding of how to develop sites alongside operational railways that it will take on from Network Rail.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/09/2023 11:29:51 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1657741

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Harrow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to make further funding available to schools in Harrow to improve their safety, capacity and effectiveness; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	197333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of those who run schools - academy trusts, Local Authorities and voluntary aided school bodies - to manage the safety and maintenance of their schools and to alert the Department if there is a serious concern with a building. It has always been the case that where the Department is made aware a building may pose an immediate risk, immediate action is taken.</p><p>The 2021 Spending Review announced a budget of over £19 billion of capital funding to support the education sector between 2022/23 and 2024/25. This funding is in addition to targeted work on RAAC. The Department has continued to fund improving the condition of schools, with over £15 billion allocated since 2015, including £1.8 billion committed for 2023/24, informed by consistent data on the condition of the estate.</p><p>On top of this, 500 schools will be transformed through the School Rebuilding Programme, prioritising buildings in the poorest condition and those with evidence of potential safety issues. The Sacred Heart Language College in Harrow has been announced as one of the schools included in the School Rebuilding Programme.</p><p>Harrow Local Authority has received £2,695,355 in School Condition Allocations (SCA) for the 2023/24 financial year. Harrow Local Authority is responsible for allocating this funding across its schools based on local knowledge of condition need, prioritising keeping schools safe and operational. Academy trusts and voluntary aided school bodies also have access to capital funding each year, but allocations typically cut across constituency and Local Authority boundaries. Local Authority schools in Harrow have also been allocated a total of £334,502 in Devolved Formula Capital in 2023/24 to spend on their own priorities. Allocations can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding#funding-allocations-for-the-2023-to-2024-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding#funding-allocations-for-the-2023-to-2024-financial-year</a>.</p><p>The Department’s immediate focus is supporting schools and colleges with remedial work to deal with RAAC. The Department will fund mitigation works that are capital funded, including installing alternative classroom space where necessary. Where schools and colleges need additional help with revenue costs, like transport to locations or temporarily renting a local hall or office, this should be discussed with the Department in the first instance to agree any further support needed. All reasonable requests are expected to be approved. Longer term refurbishment projects, or rebuilding projects will also be funded where these are needed, to rectify the RAAC issue in the long term.</p><p>With regard to school capacity, the Department is funding nearly £750 million in 2023/24 for new mainstream school places needed for September 2024, a further £195 million for 2024/25 for places needed for September 2025, and nearly £530 million for 2025/26 for places needed for September 2026. £2.6 billion is also being funded between 2022 and 2025 in high needs capital which represents a significant, transformational investment in new high needs provision.</p><p>The Department is also improving the capability and effectiveness of the sector through guidance such as Good Estate Management for Schools (GEMS), and Capital Advisers Programme to help schools and responsible bodies achieve value for money and make the most of their resources.</p><p>The Department will always put the safety and wellbeing of children and staff in education settings at the heart of its policy decisions.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/09/2023 15:39:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1657774

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Harrow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department was first informed of potential safety concerns at Harrow Crown Court; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	197334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>On 18 August 2023, following routine maintenance, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was identified at Harrow Crown Court, a court built in the 1990s. HMCTS took the decision to close the site on the same day and work is underway at Harrow Crown Court for the removal of RAAC from the building. We are now carrying out surveys at all courts built during 1990s.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 19/09/2023 16:51:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1657775

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Harrow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the scale of the work and (b) the time needed to bring Harrow Crown Court back into full use; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	197335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>On 18 August 2023, following routine maintenance, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was identified at Harrow Crown Court, a court built in the 1990s. HMCTS took the decision to close the site and work is underway at Harrow Crown Court for the removal of RAAC from the building. We are now carrying out surveys at all courts built during 1990s.</p><p>The current estimate is that this work will take between six and nine months to complete. HMCTS have taken steps to minimise disruption to operational services. Cases have been moved to other courts within London.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 19/09/2023 16:51:43 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1649791

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2023 to Question 190246 on India: Aviation, what the remaining restrictions are on air services between UK regional airports and points in India; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	191995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>There are no restrictions on the frequency of air services, using any type of aircraft, that might be operated between UK regional airports and New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. For air services between points in the UK and any other points in India, there is a limit of 7 services per week, using any type of aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2023 13:02:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1646061

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will renegotiate the Air Services Agreement with India to increase the number of flights flown from UK airports to (a) India b) regional airports in India and (c) Gujarat; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	190246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Air services between the UK and India are subject to the UK-India Air Services Agreement (ASA – a bilateral treaty that determines who can fly where and when). The ASA allows a wide range of “traffic rights” between our two countries and additional frequencies were recently agreed following bilateral negotiations in New Delhi.</p><p><br> There are very few remaining restrictions on air services between UK regional airports and points in India and, for example, there are no restrictions on air services by UK or Indian airlines between points in the UK and Gujarat. However, whether or not to operate is a commercial decision for airlines.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the ASA, both Parties are able to designate airlines to operate direct scheduled services between the UK and India. Currently two Indian airlines have been formally designated by the Indian authorities to operate such services and hold Foreign Carrier Permits issued by the UK CAA.</p><p> </p><p>Data on commercial flight operations is collected and published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The total number of commercial flights operated at each airport in the UK between April 2020 and March 2023 is available from Table 6 of monthly CAA UK airport data: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fairports%2Fuk-airport-data%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A2BdsE9Hs%2FstHayoN5zAxXpLNCVBhZILso2wx9wg%2F9o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total number of commercial flights operated from UK airports to airports in each destination country including India between April 2020 and March 2023 is available from the “Full Analysis Arrival Departure” tables of monthly CAA flight punctuality statistics: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fflight-punctuality%2Fuk-flight-punctuality-statistics%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cd7GkLz42hJV6YA3eJQAaMAqpopHhu8ShvXuqVBfX4E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/flight-punctuality/uk-flight-punctuality-statistics/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 190247 190250 question first answered 28/06/2023 12:36:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1646062

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	India: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-UK air carriers (a) in total and (b) based in India hold a foreign carriers licence; and if he will make a statement?
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	190247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Air services between the UK and India are subject to the UK-India Air Services Agreement (ASA – a bilateral treaty that determines who can fly where and when). The ASA allows a wide range of “traffic rights” between our two countries and additional frequencies were recently agreed following bilateral negotiations in New Delhi.</p><p><br> There are very few remaining restrictions on air services between UK regional airports and points in India and, for example, there are no restrictions on air services by UK or Indian airlines between points in the UK and Gujarat. However, whether or not to operate is a commercial decision for airlines.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the ASA, both Parties are able to designate airlines to operate direct scheduled services between the UK and India. Currently two Indian airlines have been formally designated by the Indian authorities to operate such services and hold Foreign Carrier Permits issued by the UK CAA.</p><p> </p><p>Data on commercial flight operations is collected and published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The total number of commercial flights operated at each airport in the UK between April 2020 and March 2023 is available from Table 6 of monthly CAA UK airport data: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fairports%2Fuk-airport-data%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A2BdsE9Hs%2FstHayoN5zAxXpLNCVBhZILso2wx9wg%2F9o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total number of commercial flights operated from UK airports to airports in each destination country including India between April 2020 and March 2023 is available from the “Full Analysis Arrival Departure” tables of monthly CAA flight punctuality statistics: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fflight-punctuality%2Fuk-flight-punctuality-statistics%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cd7GkLz42hJV6YA3eJQAaMAqpopHhu8ShvXuqVBfX4E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/flight-punctuality/uk-flight-punctuality-statistics/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 190246 190250 question first answered 28/06/2023 12:36:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1646063

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	India: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many flights (a) in total and (b) to Gujarat made were made from each airport in the UK by airport in (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22 and (iii) 2022/23; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	190250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Air services between the UK and India are subject to the UK-India Air Services Agreement (ASA – a bilateral treaty that determines who can fly where and when). The ASA allows a wide range of “traffic rights” between our two countries and additional frequencies were recently agreed following bilateral negotiations in New Delhi.</p><p><br> There are very few remaining restrictions on air services between UK regional airports and points in India and, for example, there are no restrictions on air services by UK or Indian airlines between points in the UK and Gujarat. However, whether or not to operate is a commercial decision for airlines.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of the ASA, both Parties are able to designate airlines to operate direct scheduled services between the UK and India. Currently two Indian airlines have been formally designated by the Indian authorities to operate such services and hold Foreign Carrier Permits issued by the UK CAA.</p><p> </p><p>Data on commercial flight operations is collected and published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The total number of commercial flights operated at each airport in the UK between April 2020 and March 2023 is available from Table 6 of monthly CAA UK airport data: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fairports%2Fuk-airport-data%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A2BdsE9Hs%2FstHayoN5zAxXpLNCVBhZILso2wx9wg%2F9o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total number of commercial flights operated from UK airports to airports in each destination country including India between April 2020 and March 2023 is available from the “Full Analysis Arrival Departure” tables of monthly CAA flight punctuality statistics: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caa.co.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fuk-aviation-market%2Fflight-punctuality%2Fuk-flight-punctuality-statistics%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CTara.Kemsley%40dft.gov.uk%7C24df47b6da324342323c08db728521a6%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638229688337466318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cd7GkLz42hJV6YA3eJQAaMAqpopHhu8ShvXuqVBfX4E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/flight-punctuality/uk-flight-punctuality-statistics/</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 190246 190247 question first answered 28/06/2023 12:36:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1646064

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long on average the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency takes to respond to written correspondence from Hon and Rt Hon Members.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	190251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>Over the last six months, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency takes (MHRA) Customer Experience Centre have handled on average 5,500 enquiries per month. The MHRA received 56 enquiries from Honourable and Right Honourable Members between 1 December 2022 and 31 May 2023. Of these, seven were responded to within the 18 working day target, 17 were responded to outside of the 18 working day target, and 32 await a response. The average response time across the 56 enquiries is 46.5 days. All 56 enquiries have been acknowledged.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/06/2023 15:25:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1643016

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
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	Food: Origin Marking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the promotion of UK geographic indication products; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	188453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of producers and retailers of geographical indication (GI) protected products to ensure consumers recognise their protected status, primarily achieved through display of the UK GI logo on labels. While there is no specific budget allocated to the promotion of UK-produced GI products, we will continue to celebrate them where appropriate in Government communications as we aim to encourage consumers to ‘look for the UK GI logo’. We also champion our GIs to other countries, particularly through new and existing trade deals.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/06/2023 17:35:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas