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1723286

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in Blyth and Ashington constituency are impacted by the two child benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Blyth and Ashington
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	1499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The number of Universal Credit households affected by the policy to provide support to a maximum of 2 children, in Blyth and Ashington in April 2024 was 770.</p><p> </p><p>The equivalent figure for Child Tax Credits is not held by this department as it is administered by HM Revenue &amp; Customs.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. The new 2024 Parliamentary Constituencies are derived by using postcode lookup data against the claimant address however, this is only available for England and Wales and is not present for all households in this data source.</p><p> </p><p>2. 2024 Parliamentary Constituencies are approximate and therefore figures may not match exactly with the previous 2019 Parliamentary Constituencies they correspond to.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 26/07/2024 10:28:24 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1723288

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Food Banks: Blyth and Ashington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families use foodbanks in Blyth and Ashington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Blyth and Ashington
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	1500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Statistics for the total number of families using foodbanks is not available at a constituency level.</p><p>Figures for families using foodbanks in the North East in the past 30 days and 12 months is available on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore - Home (dwp.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 30/07/2024 16:38:15 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1723289

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Poverty: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are being treated for poverty related illness in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency and (b) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Blyth and Ashington
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	1501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The data requested is not held by NHS England, as poverty is not a metric used for the classification of illness. Although poverty is not a direct cause of specific health conditions, it can be a risk factor for physical and mental ill health. The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children in history. This will include delivery of an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty, tackle the root causes, and give every child the best start at life.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 31/07/2024 09:04:53 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1723292

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Poverty: Birth Rate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of poverty levels on birth rates.
tabling member constituency	Blyth and Ashington
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	1502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>It is not possible to make a robust assessment of the impact of poverty levels on birth rates. This is because poverty levels are potentially one of a very wide range and complex interaction of social, economic and personal factors which might affect birth rates. It is not possible to isolate the potential impact of poverty levels from the vast range of other possible factors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 31/07/2024 11:12:57 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1722480

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to provide additional ringfenced funding to councils for local museums.
tabling member constituency	Blyth and Ashington
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Museums and galleries play a crucial role in our civic life, and delivering central and local government priorities. Their programmes and activities promote education and wellbeing, and they are central to the vibrancy of our towns, cities and communities. We encourage all councils to continue investing in and partnering with local cultural providers, to safeguard communities’ access to museums and their heritage.</p><p>The government is committed to stabilising local government funding. We look forward to engaging further with sector stakeholders, metro mayors, and across Whitehall, to promote the value of museums to society and their role in delivering our policy priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 29/07/2024 15:46:06 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1722481

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many museums have closed in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Blyth and Ashington
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Birkbeck University’s Mapping Museums project monitors museum openings and closures across the UK. In the last ten years, data indicates that 29 Arts Council England Accredited museum sites have closed in England.</p><p>I look forward to engaging further with sector stakeholders, and across Whitehall, to promote the value of museums to society and their role in delivering our policy priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 29/07/2024 15:28:18 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713824

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Job Creation: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the projected pay bands of the jobs created at the proposed Data Centre in Cambois.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>My Department has not made an estimate of the number of permanent jobs that will be created, but I note that Northumberland County Council expect it to deliver over 1,600 direct jobs, including 1,200 long-term construction jobs, and over 2,700 indirect and induced jobs over the course of the development.</p><p>Infrastructure upgrades needed to support the site are a commercial negotiation between investors and infrastructure providers.</p><p>The Department does not hold information on the projected pay bands of the jobs created by this proposed investment.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak grouped question UIN 23487 23488 question first answered 02/05/2024 15:13:22 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713539

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Batteries: Factories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to find an alternative producer of batteries for electric vehicles for the vacant Cambois site since the collapse of Britishvolt and Recharge Industries.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The administration is a matter solely for the administrators. The Government has no formal role in the process.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of factors that investors take into account when deciding on the location of a gigafactory, but ultimately this remains a commercial matter.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with industry via the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to support the creation of an internationally competitive zero emission vehicle supply chain in the UK, including gigafactories.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan, we have announced over £2bn of capital and R&amp;D funding over five years to 2030 in zero emission vehicles, batteries and the wider supply chain, boosting the UK’s competitiveness and unlocking strategic investments in our automotive industry.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 02/05/2024 14:42:16 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713540

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Batteries: Factories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the remaining industrial land at the Cambois site for a gigafactory.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>There are a number of factors that investors take into account when deciding on the location of a gigafactory, but ultimately this remains a commercial matter.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment further as we do not comment on private commercial matters or speculation.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 02/05/2024 14:28:43 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1713541

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Batteries: Factories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the establishment of a data centre at the Cambois site on the availability of the industrial land to provide the additional electricity infrastructure needed for a gigafactory at that site.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	23486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Assessing the impact of new projects connecting to the electricity grid, such as data centres, and designing the network to do so, is the responsibility of licensed electricity network companies, regulated independently by Ofgem.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/04/2024 10:55:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery