Access to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its role as independent regulator for the rail industry. The ORR will continue to play a central role in ensuring industry processes and applications for track access are treated fairly and transparently going forward. The ORR\u2019s role includes approving access contracts and access appeals in relation to open access operators. The ORR works with Network Rail to assess suitability of proposed station stops, and decisions are made on the basis of available capacity. The Government remains committed to exploring the scope for open access where spare capacity exists to make best use of the network and grow new markets for rail.<\/p>
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The Government is aware of the challenges faced by ethnic minority businesses and is taking action to support them. The British Business Bank\u2019s Alone Together<\/em> report (2020) found access to finance is a major barrier for ethnic minority entrepreneurs. We are working with stakeholders to agree interventions to improve access to finance. Since its launch (2012) the Start Up Loans programme has issued around 20% of its loans to Black, Asian, and Ethnic-minority business.<\/p> <\/p> The Government are also delivering actions set out in the Inclusive Britain<\/em> report (2022), which aim to support ethnic minority entrepreneurs. Ministers regularly engage with ethnic minority business leaders and networks to better understand the issues facing them.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry\u2019s report entitled Ethnic Diversity in Business: Removing barriers impeding business success, published on 12 May 2022, what assessment he has made of the report\u2019s finding that entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds are held back by stereotyping and outdated perceptions; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 79264 tabled by the hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne on 4 November 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80658 on Smoking, whether his Department has conducted its own assessment of whether England is on track to be smoke-free by 2030.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women known to be pregnant passed through Manston short-term holding facility between (a) April and June 2022 and (b) July 2022 and 15 November 2022; and how many such women were held at Manston for more than (i) 24 hours and (ii) 72 hours in each of these periods.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many responses to the Covid Commemoration Consultation his Department has received.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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