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Daily Report Tuesday, 9 June 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 9 June 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:51 P.M., 09 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 11 Drugs: Manufacturing BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Industries 16 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 11 Electricity Generation: Carbon Barbecues 11 Emissions 17 Batteries: Sustainable Energy 18 Development 11 Energy Performance Bounce Back Loan Scheme 11 Certificates 18 Bounce Back Loan Scheme Environment Protection 20 and Coronavirus Business Horizon Europe 21 Interruption Loan Scheme: Hospitality Industry: Social Fraud 12 Distancing 21 Carbon Emissions: Housing: Insulation 22 Coronavirus 13 Hydrogen: Technology 23 Companies: Coronavirus 13 Industrial Health and Safety: Construction: Coronavirus 14 Coronavirus 23 Coronavirus Job Retention Insolvency 24 Scheme 14 Investors in People 25 Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Licensed Premises: Offshore Industry and Coronavirus 25 Transport 15 Natural Gas 25 Coronavirus: Quarantine 15 Personal Care Services: Coronavirus: Vaccination 16 Coronavirus 26 Department for Business, Post Offices: ICT 26 Energy and Industrial Strategy: Prices: Coronavirus 27 ICT 16 Protective Clothing: Directors 16 Manufacturing Industries 28 Public Houses: Coronavirus 28 Research: Coronavirus 29 Small Businesses: Linlithgow Research: Disclosure of and East Falkirk 44 Information 30 UK Relations With EU: Health Social Distancing: Disability 31 Services 44 Social Distancing: Visual DEFENCE 44 Impairment 31 Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups 44 Tidal Power: Swansea Bay 32 Armed Forces: Misconduct 45 Tour Operators: Coronavirus 32 Armed Forces: Sexual Vaccines Manufacturing and Offences 45 Innovation Centre 33 Military Bases: Costs 46 Veterinary Services: Ministry of Defence: Dairy Coronavirus 33 Products 46 Weddings: Coronavirus 34 Ministry of Defence: Pay 46 Working Conditions: Oman: Air Force 47 Coronavirus 35 UN Convention against Yolo London: Redundancy 35 Torture 47 CABINET OFFICE 35 Warships; Repairs and Ballot Papers: Visual Maintenance 47 Impairment 35 Waste Disposal: Applications 48 Constitution, Democracy and DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Rights Commission 36 SPORT 48 Coronavirus: Disease Control 36 Arts Council England: Cybercrime 37 Coronavirus 48 Electoral Register 38 Arts: Self-employment Income Support Scheme 48 Faculty: Contracts 41 Aviation: Coronavirus 49 General Election 2019 42 Camping Sites and Caravan General Election 2019: Fraud 42 Sites: Coronavirus 49 Government Departments: Charities: Insolvency 50 Reviews 42 Chris Bruney 50 Press: Expenditure 42 Culture: Coronavirus Job Public Appointments: Scotland 43 Retention Scheme 51 Public Consultation: Cybercrime 51 Campaigns and Pressure Groups 43 Data Protection: Children 52 Public Service Broadcasting 43 Roads: Flags 52 Science: Coronavirus 52 Sports: Coronavirus 53 Pupil Referral Units: EDUCATION 54 Coronavirus 73 Assessments: Disadvantaged 54 Rents: Students 73 Assessments: Staff 54 School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme 74 Childminding: Coronavirus 55 Schools: Coronavirus 75 Children and Young People: Coronavirus 55 Schools: Sanitary Protection 76 Children in Care: Missing Young People: Mental Health Persons 56 Services 77 Children: Coronavirus 58 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS 78 Children: Day Care 60 Agricultural Products: Northern Children: Exploitation and Ireland 78 Human Trafficking 61 Agriculture: Coronavirus 78 Children: ICT 62 Animal Products: Trade 79 Environment Protection: Education 62 Aquaculture: Coronavirus 80 Food Poverty: Academic Year 63 Dogs: Coronavirus 80 Foster Care: Finance 63 Dogs: Meat 80 Free School Meals 64 Fisheries 81 Free School Meals: Blackpool 64 Fisheries: Coronavirus 82 Free School Meals: Fishing Vessels: Coronavirus 83 Coronavirus 65 Food: Coronavirus 83 Free School Meals: Food: Northern Ireland 85 Immigrants 66 Food: Trade Promotion 86 Free School Meals: Voucher Immigrants: Finance 87 Schemes 66 Livestock: Dogs 87 Home Education 67 Organic Food: Northern Home Education: Coronavirus 67 Ireland 88 Languages: Education 69 Supermarkets: Coronavirus 88 National College for Advanced Tourist Attractions: Transport and Infrastructure 70 Coronavirus 89 Overseas Students: Veterinary Services: Northern Coronavirus 71 Ireland 90 Physical Education and Pupil Wines: Imports 91 Premium: Finance 72 Zoos: Coronavirus 91 FOREIGN AND HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 105 COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 92 Alcoholism: Rehabilitation 105 Bahrain: Coronavirus 92 Cancer: Clinical Trials 105 British Nationals Abroad: Care Homes and General Coronavirus 92 Practitioners: Protective Burkina Faso: Violence 93 Clothing 106 Embassies: Coronavirus 94 Care Homes: Coronavirus 106 Hong Kong: Demonstrations 95 Care Homes: Protective Hong Kong: Human Rights Clothing 107 and Press Freedom 95 Coronavirus 107 Hong Kong: National Anthems Coronavirus: Death 107 and National Security 95 Coronavirus: Disease Control 108 Hong Kong: National Security 96 Coronavirus: Employment 113 India: Religious Freedom 96 Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups 113 Iran: Foreign Relations 97 Coronavirus: Gyms 114 Israeli Settlements 97 Coronavirus: North West 114 Marine Environment: Treaties 97 Coronavirus: Older People 114 Morocco: Coronavirus 98 Coronavirus: Protective Nigeria: Christianity 98 Clothing 115 Nigeria: Coronavirus 99 Coronavirus: Public Transport 115 Pakistan International Airlines: Coronavirus: Screening 115 Accidents 100 Coronavirus: Statistics 116 Pakistan: Coronavirus 100 Coronavirus: Travellers 116 Rohingya: Refugees 101 Coronavirus: Vitamin D 117 Sino-British Joint Declaration 101 Death 117 Sino-British Joint Liaison Death: Coronavirus 117 Group: Public Records 102 Dementia: Research 118 South Sudan: Violence 102 Dental Services: Protective Turkey: Human Rights 103 Clothing 118 UNRWA 103 Department of Health and Venezuela Reconstruction Unit 103 Social Care: Consultants 118 Yemen: Aviation 104 Department of Health and Zimbabwe: Abduction 104 Social Care: Written Questions 119 Zimbabwe: Human Rights 105 Endoscopy 119 Exercise Cygnus 120 Health Professions: Protective Firearms: Licensing 134 Clothing 120 Fraud: Internet 135 Health Services: Coronavirus 121 Hate Crime: Internet 135 Health Services: Ilaitia Cokanasiga 136 Disadvantaged 122 Immigrants: Detainees 136 Heart Diseases: Coronavirus 122 Immigrants: Health Services 137 Influenza: Vaccination 123 Immigration 138 Joint Biosecurity Centre 123 Police: Demonstrations 139 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Trade Police: Firearms 140 Agreements 123 Police: High Speed 2 Railway New and Emerging Line 141 Respiratory Virus Threats Police: Protective Clothing 141 Advisory Group: Wales 124 Police: Retirement 141 NHS: Training 124 Prosecutions: Racial Obesity 125 Discrimination 142 Obesity: Children 126 Quarantine: Coronavirus 143 Obesity: Coronavirus 126 Quarantine: Enforcement 143 Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis 127 Slavery: Victim Support Pharmacy: Coronavirus 128 Schemes 144 Pharmacy: Protective Clothing 129 Slavery: Victims 145 Protective Clothing: Social Distancing: Manufacturing Industries 129 Enforcement 146 Protective Clothing: Turkey 130 Stop and Search: Coronavirus 147 Public Health: Coronavirus 130 Theft: Livestock 147 Voluntary Work: Coronavirus 130 Travel Restrictions: Scottish Government 148 HOME OFFICE 131 Travel: Coronavirus 148 Asylum: Housing 131 Treason 149 Asylum: Travel 131 UK Border Force: Recruitment 149 Aviation: Passengers 132 Undocumented Migrants 150 Aviation: Quarantine 132 Undocumented Migrants: British Nationality: Ceremonies 132 English Channel 151 Coronavirus: Disease Control 133 Undocumented Migrants: Drugs: Organised Crime 133 France 153 Dublin Convention 134 Visas 153 HOUSE OF COMMONS Regional Planning and COMMISSION 154 Development: North of House of Commons: Industrial England 167 Health and Safety 154 Religious Buildings: Parliament: Coronavirus 154 Coronavirus 168 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Rented Housing: Coronavirus 168 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 156 Rough Sleeping 169 Beaches: Coronavirus 156 Temporary Accommodation 170 Birmingham City Council: West Ham Cemetery: Coronavirus 156 Coronavirus 170 Buildings: Carbon Emissions 157 INTERNATIONAL Coronavirus: Wolverhampton 157 DEVELOPMENT 170 Council Tax: Debt Collection 158 CDC: Hospitals 170 Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus 158 Developing Countries: Coronavirus 171 Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth 159 Diseases: Children 172 High Rise Flats: Fire G7: Health Services 172 Prevention 160 Overseas Aid: Coronavirus 172 Homelessness 160 Overseas Aid: Malnutrition 173 Homelessness: Coronavirus 161 UN Population Fund: Housing Associations: Greater Coronavirus 173 London 162 United Nations: Coronavirus 174 Housing: Construction 162 Vaccination: Children 174 Housing: Coronavirus 163 World Food Programme: Housing: Insulation 163 Coronavirus 175 Housing: Standards 164 World Health Organisation: Coronavirus 176 Leasehold 164 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 176 Local Government: Coronavirus 164 Defence and Security Organisation 176 Playgrounds: Coronavirus 165 Riot Control Weapons: USA 178 Property Development: Isle of Dogs 165 Trade Agreements: Israel 181 Property Development: Rural Trade Agreements: USA 182 Areas 166 Trade Promotion 182 Public Lavatories: Coronavirus 166 Regeneration: Urban Areas 167 JUSTICE 182 Probation: Contracts 201 [Subject Heading to be Sentencing: Coronavirus 201 Assigned] 182 Social
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