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UK Government Daily Report Monday, 14 September 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 14 September 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:37 P.M., 14 September 2020). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 6 Social Rented Housing: BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Carbon Emissions 15 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 6 Trade 15 Bus Services: Coronavirus 6 Travel Agents: Coronavirus 16 Business: Coronavirus 6 WH Smith: Post Offices 16 Coronavirus Large Business Blood: Contamination 17 Interruption Loan Scheme 7 Brexit: Coronavirus 17 Coronavirus: Research 7 Coronavirus: Disinformation 17 Coronavirus: Vaccination 8 Honours 18 Energy: Conservation 9 Hull and Goole Port Health Fuel Poverty 9 Authority 18 Future UK Offshore Oil and Visas: EU Countries 19 Gas Licensing Regime Review 10 CHURCH COMMISSIONERS 19 Global Challenges Research Cathedrals: Coronavirus 19 Fund 10 Christianity: Oppression 20 Horizon 2020 11 Christianity: South Sudan 20 Hydrogen 11 Church of England: Investment 21 Hydrogen Advisory Council 13 Church Schools: Coronavirus 21 Night-time Economy: Coronavirus 13 Churches 22 OneWeb 14 Churches: Coronavirus 22 Post Office Horizon IT System Churches: Greater London 23 Independent Review 14 Churches: Theft 23 Post Offices: Closures 14 Explosions: Lebanon 23 Small Businesses: Marriage 24 Competition 15 Mental Health: Coronavirus 24 Ordination 25 Pre-school Education: St Margaret's Church Coronavirus 38 Westminster: Coronavirus 25 Remote Education: DEFENCE 26 Coronavirus 39 Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Schools: Coronavirus 39 Procurement 26 Schools: Sports 41 Defence: Coronavirus 26 Teachers: Coronavirus 42 HMS Severn 27 Teaching Excellence Military Aid 27 Framework Independent Review 42 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT 27 Universities: Admissions 42 ARM 27 Universities: Finance 43 Charities: Finance 27 Universities: Overseas Students 44 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 28 Vocational Education: Coronavirus 45 Culture: Coronavirus 28 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Internet: Bullying and RURAL AFFAIRS 45 Harassment 29 Animal Products: Imports 45 Performing Arts: Coronavirus 29 Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease PLASA: Coronavirus 30 Control 45 Redundancy: Coronavirus 30 Department for Environment, Small Businesses: Cybercrime 31 Food and Rural Affairs: Social Security Benefits 31 Industrial Health and Safety 46 Sports: Coronavirus 32 Food: UK Trade with EU 46 Voluntary Organisations: Wines: Imports 47 Finance 32 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH EDUCATION 33 AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 47 Assessments: Coronavirus 33 Afghanistan: Overseas Aid 47 Education: Oldham 33 Alassane Ouattara 48 English Language: Education 34 British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus 48 Foreign Students: Coronavirus 36 China: International Further Education: Organisations 49 Coronavirus 37 China: Uighurs 49 International Baccalaureate 37 Côte d'Ivoire: Violence 49 Developing Countries: Clinical Trials: Coronavirus 62 Coronavirus 50 Coronavirus: Disease Control 62 Developing Countries: Death 51 Coronavirus: Funerals 63 Developing Countries: Health Coronavirus: Mental Health 64 Services and Nutrition 51 Coronavirus: Protective Developing Countries: Clothing 65 Nutrition 52 Department of Health and Developing Countries: Social Care: Personnel Sustainable Development 52 Management 65 Eastern Europe and South Department of Health and America: Human Rights 52 Social Care: Staff 65 Foreign Students: Travel Eating Disorders: Health Information 53 Services 66 Foreign, Commonwealth and Health Services: Immigrants 66 Development Office: Gender 53 Health Services: Redbridge 67 Gaza: Coronavirus 54 Maternity Services: Hong Kong: National Security 55 Coronavirus 67 India and Pakistan: Locusts 56 Menorrhagia: Health Services 68 International Decade for Mental Health Act 1983 69 People of African Descent 56 Mental Health Services 69 Kenya: Intelligence Services 57 NHS: Coronavirus 69 Mauritius: Oil 57 Pharmacy: Pay 70 Mozambique: Politics and Government 57 Plastic Surgery: Training 70 Mozambique: Security 58 Public Sector: Contracts 71 National Security: Hong Kong 59 Screening: Redbridge 71 Nigeria: Christianity 59 Social Services: Coronavirus 72 Overseas Aid 60 Social Services: Finance 72 Taiwan: World Health Suicide: Males 73 Organisation 60 Supported Housing: Visits 73 USA: Coronavirus 61 Veterans: Coronavirus 74 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 61 HOME OFFICE 74 Cancer: Clinical Trials 61 Borders: Republic of Ireland 74 Cancer: Coronavirus 61 Passengers: Coronavirus 75 Clinical Trials: Children and Young People 62 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Dangerous Driving: LOCAL GOVERNMENT 75 Sentencing 87 Change of Use 75 Human Trafficking and Slavery 88 Leasehold 75 Judicial Review: Northern Ministry of Housing, Ireland and Scotland 88 Communities and Local Ministry of Justice: Personnel Government: Coronavirus 76 Management 89 Ministry of Housing, Prisoners' Release: Housing 89 Communities and Local Prisoners' Transfers: Foreign Government: Industrial Health Nationals 89 and Safety 77 Prisons: Coronavirus 90 Planning Permission 77 Probate: Applications 91 Private Rented Housing: Rents 78 Probate: Operating Costs 92 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 79 Probate: Solicitors 92 Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia 79 Probate: Staff 93 Department for International Trade: Government Slavery: Court Orders 94 Procurement Card 80 Solicitors: Legal Aid Scheme 94 Department for International Unpaid Work: Coronavirus 95 Trade: Hotels 80 NORTHERN IRELAND 96 Department for International Marriage: Northern Ireland 96 Trade: Thomas Tucker 81 TRANSPORT 96 Department for International Trade: Worzals Farm Shop 81 Airlines: Coronavirus 96 Dual Use Goods and Airports: Coronavirus 96 Technologies: Export Controls 81 Aviation: Finance 97 Riot Control Weapons: USA 82 Engines: Carbon Emissions 97 Shipping: Coronavirus 83 Manchester-Sheffield Railway Shipping: Exports 83 Line 98 Tourism: Airports 84 Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen 98 World Trade Organisation: Roads: Kent 98 Public Appointments 84 Shipping: Coronavirus 99 JUSTICE 84 Shipping: Exhaust Emissions 99 Coroners 84 Trains: Hydrogen 100 Courts: Coronavirus 85 Transport: Hydrogen 100 Courts: Costs 86 TREASURY 101 Aviation: Coronavirus 101 Bus Services: Coronavirus 101 Child Maintenance Service: Business: Loans 102 Operating Costs 109 Coronavirus Job Retention Department for Work and Scheme 103 Pensions: Industrial Health and Safety 109 Hospices: Scotland 105 Employment: Coronavirus 109 Mortgages: Repossession Orders 105 Employment: Disability 110 Social Security Benefits: Kickstart Scheme 110 Northern Ireland 105 State Retirement Pensions: WALES 106 Females 111 Wales Office: Training 106 Universal Credit 111 WOMEN AND EQUALITIES 107 Universal Credit: Cancer 111 Commission on Race and WRITTEN STATEMENTS 113 Ethnic Disparities: Standards 107 CABINET OFFICE 113 WORK AND PENSIONS 108 Negotiations on the UK's [Subject Heading to be future relationship with the EU: Assigned] 108 update 113 Carer's Allowance 108 HOME OFFICE 114 Child Maintenance Service: Violence 114 Internet 108 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 Bus Services: Coronavirus Sam Tarry: [85122] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the coach industry was ineligible for support from the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the coach industry. Paul Scully: Eligibility for the RHLGF was based on businesses being in scope of the Expanded Retail Discount Scheme for Business Rates, as set out here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-retail-discount-guidance. This eligibility definition was agreed as a way of ensuring that Local Authorities could target businesses at pace and ensure that the process of disbursing funding could proceed quickly. The Department for Transport is monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the coach industry. Ministers and officials have met with the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and considered an assessment provided by the CPT on the impact of COVID-19 on the coach industry. Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Transport, hosted a roundtable with the CPT and coach operators on the 15 July, and on 13 August spoke with the CPT’s CEO to discuss wider issues facing the coach sector. Department for Transport officials continue to meet with the CPT regularly to discuss a range of issues including the challenges facing the coach industry. Business: Coronavirus Sam Tarry: [85119] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing support to businesses that have received state aid during the covid-19 outbreak to help them address (a) long-term debt and (b) the risk of insolvency. Paul Scully: The Government has supported millions of firms over the course of the crisis to date, helping them protect jobs and stay in operation, ready to form part of the recovery. We are aware that many companies have taken on substantial amounts of debt during the pandemic. Some of these companies have never taken on debt before and will need
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