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1454137

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to assist people in central Ukraine, who are not close to a border, to reach safety in neighbouring countries.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	146589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2022 answer text <p>Russian aggression is having a massive human cost, causing death, displacement and destruction of vital civilian infrastructure. As of 30 March, over 4 million people are known to have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries, according to UNHCR [link: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine]. We must ensure the humanitarian needs of displaced people are met, both within and beyond Ukraine's borders. The UK has committed £394 UK aid to Ukraine and the region during the current crisis, including £220 million of humanitarian assistance and we have deployed humanitarian experts to the region to support those fleeing the violence.</p><p>Humanitarian access is a critical part of upholding International Humanitarian Law. Parties to conflict must allow humanitarian supplies in, and facilitate movement of civilians out of cities where fighting is taking place. We are encouraging international partners to speak as one demanding that all parties guarantee full humanitarian access and respect international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/04/2022 13:29:19 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1454138

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will work with allied countries to enforce a green corridor in Ukraine to ensure food and medical supplies reach those areas in central Ukraine that may be at risk of isolation as a result of their geographical distance from neighbouring borders.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	146590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Humanitarian access is a critical part of upholding International Humanitarian Law. Parties to conflict must allow humanitarian supplies in, and facilitate movement of civilians out of cities where fighting is taking place. The UK continues to support the UN and the Red Cross in negotiating access, and to call on Russia to uphold its obligation to facilitate full humanitarian access and respect international law.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 31/03/2022 14:24:46 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1400319

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the analysis by the Institution of Civil Engineers that improving strategic planning of infrastructure investment would unlock more benefits than the current, siloed sector-by-sector approach, as outlined in its policy position statement, Evolving the UK strategic infrastructure planning system post-National Infrastructure Strategy, published July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	98906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to the approach to infrastructure that was set out in the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) in November 2020. This addresses the long-term issues that have held back investment in and delivery of UK infrastructure, and ensures a coherent cross-sectoral approach to decision-making.</p><p> </p><p>As committed to in the NIS, last year the government reviewed the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC’s) role and responsibilities, and the NIC’s fiscal remit. As a result of those reviews, at Spending Review 2021 the government updated the NIC’s objectives to reflect the government’s climate commitments and increased the NIC’s fiscal remit. These changes will inform the NIC’s Second National Infrastructure Assessment, to be published in 2023, which launched recently with the publication of a baseline report and will set out the NIC’s expert independent assessment of the UK’s economic infrastructure needs. ICE’s policy statement was one of the sources that informed the reviews, and ongoing engagement with industry stakeholders and representative organisations remains central to the government’s infrastructure strategy.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 99034 question first answered 14/01/2022 09:19:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1344734

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	Fly-tipping: Fines
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 he has made of the potential merits of increasing the minimum fine for unlawfully depositing waste.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	29008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>There is currently no minimum fine set out in law for unlawfully depositing waste under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent courts. When deciding what sentence to impose for unlawfully depositing waste, the court will take into account the circumstances of the offence and any aggravating and mitigating factors in line with the Environmental Offences Definitive Guideline issued by the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales. Where a court decides that a fine is the right sentence, the level of fine must reflect the seriousness of the offence and take into account the financial circumstances of the offender.</p><p> </p><p>Instead of prosecuting, councils may choose to issue a fixed penalty notice (FPN). The value of an FPN needs to be high enough to act as a deterrent, but not too high so that offenders cannot, or choose not to, pay the penalty. Defra issued a call for evidence in 2015 prior to introducing a FPN for fly-tipping offences. The responses to the call for evidence, and further analysis, led to a default value of £200, a maximum value of £400, and a discounted minimum of £120. Similarly, in 2018 Defra consulted on introducing a FPN for householders who fail in their duty of care by passing their waste to an unlicensed waste carrier and which is then found fly-tipped. Almost three-quarters of respondents to the consultation felt that the proposed value of the FPN (discounted minimum value of £120, default value of £200 and maximum value of £400) was correct.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 16/07/2021 13:15:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1343694

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Ownership Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the full bidding prospectus for the Community Ownership Fund.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	27098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>My Department will be publishing shortly the prospectus for the Community Ownership Fund. In most cases, community groups will be able to make the case for up to £250,000, matching funds which communities have raised.  The prospectus will set out detailed advice on how to structure a bid, what activity to undertake to support this, what information to include, and the criteria by which bids will be assessed.   <br> <br> I will update the House when the bidding prospectus is published to ensure that your constituents are fully informed of how this Government are supporting local people to protect and sustain important local assets by bringing them into community ownership.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 08/07/2021 15:02:23 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1336637

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will regulate umbrella companies.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	16056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>Agency workers’ rights are protected by legislation that covers employment businesses and employment agencies. Umbrella companies are not covered by this legislation, and they fall outside the remit of the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate, which is the body responsible for enforcing these protections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to expand state enforcement for agency workers to cover umbrella companies. This will enable inspectors to investigate relevant complaints involving umbrella companies and take action where necessary. This will require primary legislation, which the Government will bring forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/06/2021 12:22:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

692485

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the costs of establishing a pilot initiative based across two or more locally authority areas make provision for children who were born prematurely in the summer months to provide flexibility around timing of school entry to summer-born children in order to gather evidence to inform implementation of the School Admissions Code policy changes.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	64815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>We are currently undertaking evidence gathering and analysis to estimate the potential costs of providing more flexibility for summer born children. This is complex and it is important that we take the time to consider how to implement any possible changes and what new arrangements we might put in place. Any changes we do make will be subject to a full statutory process.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/02/2017 17:22:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

606814

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made any calculation of the numbers of citizens of other EU member states working in different sectors of the economy.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	49649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p>The UK needs a fair and controlled immigration policy and that is exactly what this Government will deliver. The Government has been clear that we want to protect the status of EU nationals already living here, and the only circumstances in which that would not be possible is if British citizens’ rights in European member states were not protected in return.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/10/2016 12:26:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 49649_v0.3.pdf title Letter from UKSA
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

576477

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
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 trends in the incidence of mobile phone use while driving since it was prohibited.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	44933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2014, 1.6% of drivers in England and Scotland were observed using a mobile phone whilst driving. This is similar to the 1.4% of drivers observed using a hand held mobile phone in England in 2009, when the previous survey was carried out. In this context, we have recently consulted on proposals for increased penalties for this dangerous behaviour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/09/2016 10:25:05 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

576478

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) ability and (b) willingness of police forces to catch those using their mobile phone while driving.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	44935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>There has been no assessment made of the enforcement by the police of the offence of driving whilst using a mobile phone. The enforcement of this offence is an operational matter for individual Chief Officers of police.</p><p>The attached table, “Fixed Penalty Notices” includes figures for Fixed Penalty Notices for use of mobile phones whilst driving, broken down by Police Force Area and by Year.</p><p>Based on information provided by the Ministry of Justice, statistics on offenders found guilty and sentenced, including sentence outcomes, for using or causing others to use a mobile phone whilst driving, at all courts in England and Wales, by police force area, from 2005 to 2015, can be viewed using the ‘Motoring data tool: with criminal justice area’ in the annual publication, linked below:- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 44950 question first answered 08/09/2016 10:36:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name Copy of Fixed Penatly Notices v1.xls title Fixed Penalty Notices
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond