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1735617

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	Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will have discussions with liquid gas supplier companies on customer payment processes.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	10182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I meet regularly with a range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 24/10/2024 06:09:09 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1735627

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	Police: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 8159 on Police: Training, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing protective security measures for people from Hong Kong with BNO status.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	10089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on individuals’ security arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.</p><p>We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and take protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK very seriously. Any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals in the UK will not be tolerated and will be thoroughly investigated.</p><p>Any individuals who believe they are a victim of a crime should report their concerns to the Police.</p><p>Home Office officials work closely with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as other government departments, to ensure that the UK is a safe and welcoming place for both those who hold BN(O) (British National Overseas) status and other Hongkongers.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 24/10/2024 14:43:26 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1735648

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crafts: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether, in the context of the vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly on the applicability motion in relation to EU Regulation 2023/2411 on 19 March 2024, whether he has made a decision on the application of that regulation to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	10214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to evaluate the implications of Regulation 2023/2411, reflecting the applicability motion vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the conditions set out in Schedule 6B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torfaen answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds question first answered 24/10/2024 16:24:32 answering member 4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds
tabling member	5356

1735651

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	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 4167 on Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Staff, how many in-person inspections were carried out by GLAA officers on farms in Scotland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	10142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The GLAA has conducted, at minimum, the following number of inspections on farms in Scotland over the last 5 years:</p><ul><li>2019 – 5</li><li>2020 – 10</li><li>2021 – 22</li><li>2022 – 7</li><li>2023 – 7</li></ul><p>These figures include compliance and enforcement inspections, as well as joint inspections with other enforcement bodies, such as UKVI.</p><p>In England and Wales, the GLAA has responsibilities to investigate reports of Modern Slavery. In Scotland, the primacy for this lies with Police Scotland but the GLAA support this activity to target, dismantle and disrupt serious and organised crime.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Yardley answering member printed Jess Phillips question first answered 24/10/2024 08:53:56 answering member 4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1735694

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: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support she is providing to mayoral combined authorities for bus franchising schemes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	10225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government have committed to giving mayoral combined authorities long term devolved funding settlements.</p><p>We recognise that success in delivering franchising will be dependent on the delivery capacity and capability of local authorities. The Department is working with mayoral combined authorities who are in the process of franchising their bus networks to understand how the process could be improved and to provide a tailored programme of support that reflects their needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 24/10/2024 10:44:35 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5234

1735695

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	Railway Stations: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on improving the accessibility of railway stations for disabled people under Network Rail's Access for All scheme in each region in each year of Control Period (a) 5 and (b) 6.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	10226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>During Control Period 5 (CP5, 2014/15 to 2018/19), the total spend under the Access for All programme across Great Britain was £88.762 million.</p><p>During Control Period 6 (CP6, 2019/20 to 2023/24), the total spend under the Access for All programme across Great Britain was £291.246 million.</p><p> </p><p>Annex A (attached) will provide the Honourable Member with spend for each specific year of Control Period 5 and Control Period 6.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 24/10/2024 15:12:39 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood attachment 1 file name WPQ-00025007 Annex A.docx title Accessibility of railway stations
tabling member	5234

1735696

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	Railway Stations: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many planned station upgrades under Network Rail's Access for All scheme were (a) cancelled and (b) deferred during Control Period 6 in each region.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>Under the previous government, changes were made to the Control Period 6 Access for All (AfA) programme at the following stations:</p><ul><li>Queens Park (London) and Battersea Park (London) - AfA funding was withdrawn</li><li>Peckham Rye (London) - scope was incorporated into a wider station enhancement project</li><li>Shotton (Wales) – project deferred to Control Period 7 with the agreement of Transport for Wales</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 24/10/2024 15:09:06 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5234

1735697

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	Rail Delivery Group: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Rail Delivery Group plans to publish board minutes for the period between March 2021 and March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	10228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) is a private organisation that brings together passenger and freight train operators, as well as Network Rail. As such, it is for the RDG to decide whether to publicly publish its board minutes for the period between March 2021 and March 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 24/10/2024 14:27:34 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5234

1735698

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	High Speed 2 Line: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled PM redirects HS2 funding to revolutionise transport across the North and Midlands, published of 04 October 2023, what is the estimated cost to the public purse of cancelling Phase 2 of HS2 by (a) year and (b) heading.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
uin	10229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department is currently assessing the cost of cancelling Phase 2 of the HS2 project, working with HS2 Ltd and its supply chain to inform this assessment. As at the end of March 2024, £2.3bn had been spent on Phase 2.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 24/10/2024 15:52:48 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5234

1735701

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants and (c) other staff are employed in state schools in England.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	10165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>Information on the school workforce, including the headcount and full-time equivalent number of teachers, teaching assistants, and other support staff in state-funded schools, is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>The specific information requested is available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/db9348ac-a1d5-453e-1737-08dcedc9c179" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/db9348ac-a1d5-453e-1737-08dcedc9c179</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 24/10/2024 15:11:27 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden