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1736203

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the long-term sustainability of the financial settlement provided to Northern Ireland under the Barnett formula.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>The independent Northern Ireland Fiscal Council calculated that the relative need in Northern Ireland is 24% more per head than the rest of the UK for equivalent spending.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2024 restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive agreed to add a 24% needs-based factor into the Barnett Formula from 2024-25. This is part of a financial package worth over £3.3 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Including this additional funding, the Northern Ireland Executive is being funded above its relative need in 2024-25. The UK Government will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a final Fiscal Framework.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 25/10/2024 08:03:27 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1736224

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a moratorium on evictions for mortgage prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government understands the challenges that mortgage prisoners face and will work with regulators and the industry to ensure that this issue is properly considered.</p><p> </p><p>There are significant measures in place to protect vulnerable mortgage borrowers across the mortgage market, including mortgage prisoners. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules require lenders to engage individually with their customers who are struggling or who are worried about their payments in order to provide tailored support. Closed book lenders must also comply with the FCA’s Consumer Duty, which ensures firms prioritise fair treatment and good outcomes for their customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also has a number of measures in place to help people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans for those in receipt of an income-related benefit; the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS); and protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, which makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq grouped question UIN 10473 question first answered 25/10/2024 14:36:05 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1735688

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Animal Welfare: Fireworks
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 commission research into the (a) public health and (b) animal welfare impact of quiet fireworks.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is looking at existing policy to decide if and where policy changes may be needed. We also intend to engage with business, consumer groups and charities to gather evidence on issues with and impacts of fireworks, including on animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>The use of fireworks is governed by the Fireworks Act 2003. The Fireworks Regulations, introduced in 2004, were made under this Act and prohibit the use of fireworks between 11pm and 7am. Exceptions apply for New Year’s Eve, Chinese New Year, Diwali, and 5 November. Enforcement is the responsibility of the police.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for investigating any noise or nuisance issues brought to their attention under Section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act. For noise – including from fireworks - to count as a statutory nuisance it must unreasonably and substantially interfere with the use or enjoyment of a home or other premises, injure health or be likely to injure health.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 24/10/2024 11:10:23 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1735716

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to continue to fund the universal bus pass for those of pension age.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
uin	10054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The government recognises the importance of the scheme, which supports local bus travel, assists with access to essential local services and helps those who use it to stay active and avoid isolation. The government has absolutely no plans to withdraw the concessionary bus pass scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 24/10/2024 10:43:10 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1735732

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Diplomatic Service: Married People
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 he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing spouses of people sent on British diplomatic missions to continue working if (a) they work for a Government organisation and (b) their security needs are met.
tabling member constituency	Swindon North
tabling member printed	Will Stone
uin	10186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO supports the principle of spouses, partners or dependents overseas taking up employment outside the Mission, in accordance with the law of the receiving State. Where local laws or regulations impose restrictions on such employment, we encourage Posts to make representations to the receiving State to try to assist the efforts of accompanying family members to seek outside employment, ideally through a formal bilateral arrangement (where no formal arrangement is already in place) but also on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 24/10/2024 12:55:47 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	5035

1735754

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	5G: Emergency Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential merits of the adoption of standalone 5G for the emergency services.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	10179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>DSIT and the Home Office work closely on the technical requirements for commercial mobile coverage. ESN will operate over a commercial mobile network based on technology designed to evolve and improve alongside consumer technologies.</p><p>Currently 4G offers best coverage and device availability and sufficient bandwidth for critical communications needs. ESN will use 5G standalone after its initial launch. Market trends suggest 4G and 5G will coexist for many years.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 24/10/2024 13:46:03 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1735795

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Electric Cables: Agriculture
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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of overhead lines on GPS equipment used by farmers.
tabling member constituency	Angus and Perthshire Glens
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	10130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>Any developer of electricity network infrastructure projects undertakes an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for individual projects and EIAs for projects in rural areas will almost always include assessment of agricultural impacts. These assessments are then considered in the consenting process for projects. In addition, consultation on proposed projects includes engagement with relevant stakeholders, including farmers.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 24/10/2024 11:46:11 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1735816

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Newts
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 impact of planning developments on habitats for great crested newts; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing local authority district-level licenses for relocating newts.
tabling member constituency	Newbury
tabling member printed	Mr Lee Dillon
uin	10248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Protected species are afforded legal protection in England due to their conservation status. A mitigation licence is required for developers to carry out various types of work that may affect a protected species or their habitat.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and Natural England recognise that schemes that take a national, strategic approach to such licensing rather than on a site-by-site basis can deliver improved outcomes for the environment and for planning developments.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government funded Natural England to develop a strategic approach to licensing for great crested newts (GCN) to facilitate a quicker regulatory process, cost and time savings for developers, as well as better conservation outcomes. This resulted in Natural England's District Level Licensing (DLL) Scheme which, together with third party providers of comparable schemes licensed by Natural England, is now operational across 212 local planning authorities. DLL is underpinned by strategic assessments, which are undertaken to assess impacts on GCN and their habitat, and to target the creation of new habitat for colonisation.</p><p> </p><p>On-site mitigation licenses remain available. Having two routes to support great crested newts means that the most appropriate mitigation for newts can be applied in an area while also supporting development.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 24/10/2024 11:11:59 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5310

1735839

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the eligibility criteria for legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Southampton Itchen
tabling member printed	Darren Paffey
uin	10271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government fully recognises that access to legal aid is central to helping those individuals who are unable to afford legal services to resolve their legal issues – provided it is in scope and meets the merits test. We are giving careful consideration to the criteria that govern financial eligibility for legal aid, to support the most financially vulnerable in society in resolving their legal issue.</p> answering member constituency Swindon South answering member printed Heidi Alexander question first answered 24/10/2024 15:45:00 answering member 4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander
tabling member	5270

1735848

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Consumer Credit Directive, which came into force in Northern Ireland on 23 November 2023, on cancer patients and their families.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Robin Swann
uin	10280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The European Union’s Consumer Credit Directive 2008 was implemented into UK law in 2010. In November 2023, the EU passed a new Consumer Credit Directive that will replace the previous Directive and which Member States must transpose into domestic law by November 2025. As the UK has left the European Union, this Directive will not apply in the UK, including Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 24/10/2024 10:48:44 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	5319