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Daily Report Monday, 15 June 2020 CONTENTS Daily Report Monday, 15 June 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 15 June 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:36 P.M., 15 June 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 Post Offices: ICT 14 BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Pre-payment: Meters 14 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 7 Public Houses: Coronavirus 15 Batteries: Manufacturing Renewable Energy: Feed-in Industries 7 Tariffs 15 Carers: Barnsley Central 7 Research: Publishing 16 Conditions of Employment 8 Retail Trade: Coronavirus 17 Coronavirus: Vaccination 8 Vaccination: Manufacturing Economic Situation: Industries 17 Coronavirus 9 Yell Group: Regulation 17 Electric Vehicles: Charging CABINET OFFICE 18 Points 9 Business: Linlithgow and East Employment: Social Falkirk 18 Distancing 10 Cabinet Office: Pay 18 Engineering: Coronavirus 10 Civil Servants: Coronavirus 18 European Union Intellectual Property Office: Brexit 11 Companies: European Union 19 Hospitality Industry: Faculty: Contracts 19 Coronavirus 11 Life Expectancy: Linlithgow Hospitality Industry: Social and East Falkirk 19 Distancing 11 Ministerial Responsibility 19 Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions 12 Self-employed: Linlithgow and Local Enterprise Partnerships: East Falkirk 20 Coronavirus 12 Zero Hours Contracts: Merchant Shipping: Scotland 21 Redundancy 13 DEFENCE 21 Offshore Industry: Coronavirus 13 Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement 21 Ministry of Defence: Carers 21 Coronavirus: Educational Nuclear Submarines: Institutions 34 Decommissioning 22 Erasmus+ Programme 35 Nuclear Weapons: Transport 22 Free School Meals 35 Torture 22 Free School Meals: Voucher Torture: Prosecutions 23 Schemes 37 Type 31 Frigates: Further Education and Skilled Procurement 23 Workers: Coronavirus 38 USA: NATO 23 Further Education: Assessments 39 USA: Riot Control Weapons 24 Further Education: Shipping 39 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT 24 GCSE: Students 40 Broadband: Standards 24 History: Education 40 Charities: Coronavirus 24 Home Education: Coronavirus 41 Chatham Dockyard: Home Education: Sheffield Coronavirus 25 South East 42 Dance and Theatre: Lifeguards: Qualifications 42 Coronavirus 26 Primary Education: Football: Finance 27 Assessments 42 Football: Sportsgrounds 27 Private Education: Coronavirus 43 Historic Royal Palace: Coronavirus 28 Pupil Premium: Coronavirus 44 Historic Royal Palaces: Pupils: Computers 44 Pensions 28 Schools: Attendance 45 Leisure and Sports: Schools: Coronavirus 45 Coronavirus 29 Schools: Protective Clothing 48 Museums and Galleries: Tax Schools: Social Distancing 49 Allowances 29 Universities: Coronavirus 49 National Citizens Service Trust 29 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Poverty: Coronavirus 30 RURAL AFFAIRS 51 Wildlife Parks and Zoos: Agricultural Shows: Social Distancing 30 Coronavirus 51 EDUCATION 31 Carbon Emissions 51 Academic Year: Food 31 Fish: Consumption 51 Apprentices: Shipping 32 Flood Control: Finance 52 Apprentices: Transport 33 Fly-tipping 53 Locusts: Africa and South Asia 53 Maternity Services: Immigrants 65 Waste Disposal: Applications 54 Mental Health Act 1983 66 Welfare Assistance Schemes 55 Mental Health Services 66 Zoos: Coronavirus 56 Mental Health Services: FOREIGN AND Children and Young People 67 COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 57 Mental Health Services: Bahrain: Huddersfield Coronavirus 67 University 57 Mental Health Services: British Nationals Abroad: Nurses 68 Coronavirus 58 Mental Health Services: Staff 69 Chile: Human Rights and Mental Health: White Papers 69 Torture 58 Oxygen: Care Homes 70 China: Coronavirus 58 Suicide: Males 70 Coronavirus: Travel Surgical Mesh Implants: Information 59 Compensation 71 Germany: USA 59 HOME OFFICE 71 Huddersfield University: Airports: Scotland 71 Bahrain 59 Barbecues: Fire and Rescue Human Rights: Sanctions 60 Services 71 Immigrants: Coronavirus 60 Deportation: Coronavirus 72 Israel: Palestinians 60 Local Government: Licensing 72 Kazakhstan: Coronavirus 61 Nitrous Oxide: Coronavirus 72 Libya: Armed Conflict 61 Police Custody: Death 73 Mubarak Bala 61 Police: Ethnic Groups 74 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 62 Police: Protective Clothing 74 Richard Solomon Tarfa 62 Police: Racial Discrimination 75 Ukraine: Peace Negotiations 63 Road Traffic Offences 75 Ukraine: Religious Freedom 64 Travellers: Caravan Sites 76 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 64 UK Border Force: Protective Coronavirus: Disease Control 64 Clothing 76 Coronavirus: Mental Health 64 Visas: Turkey 76 Department of Health and HOUSE OF COMMONS Social Care: Buildings 65 COMMISSION 77 Department of Health and Parliamentary Estate: Art Social Care: Written Questions 65 Works 77 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND World Health Organisation: LOCAL GOVERNMENT 78 Overseas Aid 92 Affordable Housing: Yemen: Coronavirus 93 Construction 78 Yemen: Humanitarian Aid 94 Floods: Property Development 78 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 95 Hate Crime 79 Chile: Arms Trade 95 High Rise Flats: Insulation 79 Coronavirus: Travel Homelessness 80 Information 95 Housing: Immigrants 80 Department for International Integrated Communities Trade: Carers 96 Innovation Fund 81 Ferries 96 Local Government Finance: Overseas Trade: Israel 96 Coronavirus 81 Riot Control Weapons: USA 97 Local Government Finance: Trade Agreements: Higher Durham 82 Education 98 Local Government: JUSTICE 99 Coronavirus 82 Courts 99 Local Government: Equality 86 Courts and Tribunals 99 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Courts: Coronavirus 101 Government: Ministers' Private Courts: Opening Hours 102 Offices 87 Courts: Wales 102 Parking: Private Sector 87 HM Courts and Tribunals Planning: Reform 88 Service: Coronavirus 103 Racial Discrimination 88 Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum 104 Regeneration: Urban Areas 89 Magistrates: Video Religious Buildings: Conferencing 104 Coronavirus 89 Prison Accommodation 105 Schools: Community Relations 90 Prison Sentences 110 INTERNATIONAL Prisoners' Release: DEVELOPMENT 90 Homelessness 110 Developing Countries: Prisons: Coronavirus 111 Coronavirus 90 Prisons: Education 118 Developing Countries: LEADER OF THE HOUSE 119 Ventilators 91 Deferred Divisions: Occupied Territories: Coronavirus 119 Coronavirus 91 NORTHERN IRELAND 119 Food: Wholesale Trade 132 Northern Ireland Renewable Legal Profession: Scotland 132 Heat Incentive Scheme 119 Loans: Coronavirus 133 Renewable Heat Incentive Members: Correspondence 133 Inquiry: Northern Ireland 120 Mortgages: Coronavirus 134 TRANSPORT 120 Non-domestic Rates: Airlines: Coronavirus 120 Environment Protection 134 Aviation: Coronavirus 120 Retail Trade: Coronavirus 135 British Airways: Coronavirus 121 Roadchef: Employee Benefit Bus Services: Coronavirus 121 Trusts 135 Driving Instruction: Self-employed: Coronavirus 136 Coronavirus 122 Self-employment Income Driving Tests: Coronavirus 122 Support Scheme 137 Members: Correspondence 123 Self-employment Income Public Transport: Coronavirus 123 Support Scheme: Directors 138 Railways: Coronavirus 124 Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Females 138 Stena Line: Coronavirus 126 Social Enterprises: TREASURY 127 Coronavirus 138 Agricultural Shows: WALES 139 Coronavirus 127 Employment: Wales 139 Aviation and Tourism: Coronavirus 127 Tourism: Wales 139 Bounce Back Loan Scheme 127 WOMEN AND EQUALITIES 140 Cash Dispensing 128 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 140 Companies: Coronavirus 129 Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus 140 Concert Halls and Theatres: VAT 130 WORK AND PENSIONS 141 Coronavirus Job Retention Carer's Allowance 141 Scheme 130 Carer's Allowance: Coronavirus Job Retention Coronavirus 142 Scheme and Self-employment Members: Correspondence 143 Income Support Scheme 131 Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus Job Retention Medical Assessments 143 Scheme: Dunfermline and Social Security Benefits: West Fife 131 Uprating 143 Debts: Coronavirus 131 Statutory Sick Pay 144 Statutory Sick Pay: INTERNATIONAL TRADE 150 Coronavirus 144 Riot Control Weapons: USA 150 Universal Credit 145 WRITTEN STATEMENTS 159 Universal Credit: Coronavirus 145 BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Universal Credit: Wales 147 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 159 Welfare Tax Credits 147 Business Update 159 MINISTERIAL CORRECTIONS 148 CABINET OFFICE 160 HOME OFFICE 148 Second meeting of the Police: Demonstrations 148 Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: Update 160 Police: Powers 149 HOME OFFICE 160 Prüm – Data Sharing Update 160 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 Batteries: Manufacturing Industries Simon Baynes: [58103] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to facilitate the development of electric vehicle battery manufacturing in the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits for North Wales and Wrexham of Stoke-on-Trent becoming a manufacturing location for those batteries. Nadhim Zahawi: There are a range of factors that will influence the location of any UK Gigafactory investment, and the final location decision will be a commercial matter. The Government has a long-standing programme of support to maintain the competitiveness of the UK automotive sector. Through the Automotive Sector Deal, we are working with the industry to develop world-leading battery technologies. We have already invested £274 million in the Faraday Battery
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