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Daily Report Monday, 23 November 2020 CONTENTS Daily Report Monday, 23 November 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 23 November 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (07:23 P.M., 23 November 2020). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 7 UK Research and Innovation: BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Finance 17 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 7 CABINET OFFICE 18 Business: Location 7 Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Consumers: Protection 7 Servants 18 COP26 Youth and Civil Civil Servants: EU Nationals 18 Society Advisory Council 8 Civil Servants: Pensions 18 Coronavirus Local Authority Contracts: Coronavirus 19 Discretionary Grants Fund 8 Government Departments: Coronavirus: East Riding 8 Contracts 19 Coronavirus: Retail Trade 9 Government Departments: Coronavirus: Vaccination 10 Email 19 Educational Institutions: Government Departments: Research 10 Procurement 20 Electricity Interconnectors 12 National Space Council 20 Fossil Fuels: Finance 12 Public Sector: Internet 20 Green Deal Scheme 12 DEFENCE 21 Green Homes Grant Scheme 13 Aircraft Carriers 21 Hospitality Industry and Armed Forces: Charities 21 Leisure: Coronavirus 14 Armed Forces: Coronavirus 21 Housing: Carbon Emissions Coronavirus: Vaccination 22 and Environment Protection 14 Inappropriate Behaviours in Postgraduate Education: the Armed Forces Review 22 Coronavirus 15 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft 22 Redundancy 15 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 23 Retail Trade: Coronavirus 16 Saudi Arabia: Royal Artillery 23 Sunday Trading: Coronavirus 17 USA: Joint Strike Fighter Education: Staffordshire 39 Aircraft 23 Financial Services: Education 41 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Gambling: Education 43 SPORT 24 GCSE: Coronavirus 44 Arts and Publishing: Coronavirus 24 Members: Correspondence 44 Arts Council England: Ethnic Music: Education 45 Groups 24 Outdoor Education: Broadband: Coventry 25 Coronavirus 45 Commonwealth Games 2022: Performing Arts: Children 46 Wolverhampton 25 Pre-school Education: Coronavirus: Disease Control 26 Coronavirus 47 Data Protection 26 Primary Education: Admissions 48 Data Protection: Japan 27 Pupil Premium: North of Football: Coronavirus 27 England 48 Football: Racial Discrimination 28 Remote Education: Galleries and Museums: Coronavirus 49 Ethnic Groups 28 Schools: Batley and Spen 51 Golf: Coronavirus 29 Schools: Coronavirus 52 Greyhound Racing: Finance 30 Schools: Inspections 54 History: Ethnic Groups 30 Schools: Staffordshire 55 Motor Sports: Saudi Arabia 30 Special Educational Needs: Public Records: Sri Lanka 31 Remote Education 56 UK Relations with EU 31 Students: Coronavirus 57 EDUCATION 32 Students: Travel 58 [Subject Heading to be Teachers: Coronavirus 58 Assigned] 32 Teachers: Stoke on Trent 59 Apprentices 34 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Assessments: Coronavirus 35 RURAL AFFAIRS 60 Children and Young People: [Subject Heading to be Mental Health Services and Assigned] 60 Social Services 36 Air Pollution: Housing 60 Construction Industry Training Animals: Exports 61 Board: Redundancy 37 Consumers: Environment Drama: Education 37 Protection 61 Education: Coronavirus 38 Dairy Products: Import Duties 62 Mink: Coronavirus 62 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 76 Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Cannabis: Medical Treatments 76 Substances: Packaging 63 Cocaine: Death 77 Pets: Disease Control 63 Contraceptives: Pregnancy 77 Pets: Fireworks 64 Coronavirus: Disease Control 77 Ramsgate Port: Livestock 64 Coronavirus: Hospital Beds 77 Tobacco: Litter 65 Coronavirus: Personal Care Tyres: Exports 65 Services 78 Wildlife: Trade 66 Dementia: Coronavirus 78 Zoo Animals Fund 67 Drugs: Imports 79 Zoos: Nature Conservation 67 Drugs: Poisoning 79 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH Drugs: Storage 80 AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 68 Food: Packaging 81 Caribbean: Hurricanes and Health Services: Finance 81 Tornadoes 68 Health Services: Older People 82 Coronavirus: Medical Treatments 69 Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements 82 Coronavirus: Technology 69 Hormone Replacement Ethiopia: Politics and Therapy: Coronavirus 83 Government 70 Hospitals: Construction 83 Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Influenza: Coronavirus 84 Policy Review 70 Influenza: Vaccination 84 Israel: Palestinians 70 Kawasaki Disease: Health Kenya: Pensions 71 Education 86 Mexico: Religious Freedom 72 Kawasaki Disease: Health Services 86 Overseas Aid 73 Kawasaki Disease: Medical Palestinians: Radicalism 74 Treatments 87 Palestinians: Schools 74 Medicines and Medical Palestinians: Terrorism 75 Devices Safety Independent Treaty On the Prohibition of Review 87 Nuclear Weapons 75 Mental Health Services: Turkey: Hamas 76 Veterans 87 USA: Elections 76 NHSX 88 Obesity: Surgery 90 Radiotherapy 90 Schools: Protective Clothing 90 High Rise Flats: Bolton 103 HOME OFFICE 91 High Rise Flats: Insulation 103 [Subject Heading to be Housing: Insulation 104 Assigned] 91 Housing: Older People 105 Asylum 91 Local Government: Conduct 105 Asylum: Burton 92 Remote Working: Coronavirus 106 Asylum: Coronavirus 92 Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus 107 Asylum: Dorset 93 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 107 Asylum: Employment 94 Computer Software: Japan 107 Asylum: Housing 94 Data Protection: Japan 108 Asylum: Interviews 95 Exports: West Midlands 108 Biometric Residence Permits 96 Flowers: Import Duties 109 British Nationality and Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Immigration: Complaints 96 Guarantees 109 Coronavirus: Quarantine 97 Trade Promotion 110 Forensic Science 97 Trade Union Advisory Group 110 Immigrants: Finance 97 USA: Riot Control Weapons 111 Immigration: Coronavirus 98 JUSTICE 111 Members: Correspondence 98 CAFCASS 111 Refugees: Resettlement 99 CAFCASS: Coronavirus 112 Travel: Quarantine 99 CAFCASS: Finance 113 Undocumented Migrants: Care Proceedings 114 English Channel 99 Courts: Coronavirus 114 Undocumented Migrants: EU countries 100 Courts: Legionnaires' Disease 115 Visas: Artificial Intelligence 100 Employment Tribunals Service 116 Visas: New Businesses 100 Legal Aid Scheme: Housing 116 Windrush Lessons Learned Magistrates' Courts 118 Review 101 Prisoners' Release: Mobile HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Phones 119 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 102 Recorders 120 Coronavirus: Disease Control 102 Remand in Custody 120 Hassockfield Secure Training Reoffenders 121 Centre 102 High Rise Flats 102 LEADER OF THE HOUSE 121 TREASURY 133 Parliamentary Commissioner Bank Services 133 for Standards: Disclosure of Beer: Excise Duties 133 Information 121 Breast Cancer: Research 133 Virtual Proceedings 122 Capital Gains Tax 134 NORTHERN IRELAND 122 Diabetes: Medical Equipment 134 Cars: Northern Ireland 122 Funerals: Pre-payment 134 Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland 122 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 135 TRANSPORT 123 Housing: Heating 135 Aviation and Shipping: Carbon Job Support Scheme 136 Emissions 123 Motor Vehicles: Northern Aviation: Finance 123 Ireland 136 Aviation: Repayments 124 Offshore Industry and Shipping: Coronavirus 137 Bus Services: Finance 124 Parents: Coronavirus 137 Department for Transport: Holiday Leave 125 Pensions: Uprating 138 Electric Vehicles: Sales 125 Plastics: Taxation 139 Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Political Parties: Finance 140 Vehicles 126 Public Expenditure: Northern Railways 127 Ireland 140 Railways: Carbon Emissions 127 Public Sector: Redundancy Pay 140 Railways: Electrification 127 Self-employment Income Railways: Finance 128 Support Scheme: Directors 141 Railways: Repairs and Self-employment Income Maintenance 128 Support Scheme: Mortgages 141 Railways: Solar Power 129 Shipping: Tax Allowances 142 School Streets Initiative 129 Test and Trace Support Shipping: Carbon Emissions 130 Payment 142 Trains: Hydrogen 130 Wholesale Trade: Coronavirus 143 Transport: Carbon Emissions 131 WOMEN AND EQUALITIES 144 Transport: Coventry 131 Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus 144 Transport: North East 132 Females: Equality 144 Travel: Quarantine 132 WORK AND PENSIONS 144 Children: Maintenance 144 Department for Work and Universal Credit: Disability 151 Pensions: Telephone Services 145 MINISTERIAL CORRECTIONS 152 Employment and Support EDUCATION 152 Allowance: Coronavirus 145 Pupils: Coventry 152 Kickstart Scheme 146 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 154 Kickstart Scheme: Sole Traders 146 Coronavirus: Screening 154 Pension Credit 146 WRITTEN STATEMENTS 156 Pensions: Uprating 147 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 156 Redundancy: Coronavirus 148 Hong Kong Six-monthly Social Security Benefits: Report 156 Medical Examinations 148 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 156 State Retirement Pensions: Females 149 Dental Patient Charge Uplift 2020/21 156 Universal Credit 149 PRIME MINISTER 157 Universal Credit: Care Leavers 150 Ministerial Code 157 Universal Credit: Coronavirus 150 Notes: Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant interest has been declared. Questions with identification numbers of 900000 or greater indicate that the question was originally tabled as an oral question and has since been unstarred. ANSWERS BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Business: Location Sir Charles Walker: [116415] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department is providing to businesses considering relocating overseas on domestic support that businesses might be able to access which could make remaining in the UK a more attractive option; and if he will make a statement. Paul Scully: The UK is one of the best places in the world to start and grow a business as is shown by our position as a leading destination for foreign direct investment.
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