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Daily Report Wednesday, 2 December 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 2 December 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:31 P.M., 02 December 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 Civil Servants and Ministers: BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Conflict of Interests 12 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 6 Coronavirus: Disease Control 12 Air Pollution 6 Elections: Travellers 13 Buildings: Heating 6 Paracetamol: Overdoses 13 Business: Electricity and Veterans: Medals 13 Hydrogen 6 Weather: Deaths 14 Carbon Emissions and DEFENCE 14 Renewable Energy: Manufacturing Industries 7 Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure 14 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND International Men's Day 7 SPORT 14 Electricity and Hydrogen: Ice Skating: Coronavirus 14 Environment Protection 8 Rugby: Coronavirus 15 Hospitality Industry: Sanitary Protection: VAT 15 Coronavirus 8 Sports: Females 15 Job Creation: Coventry 9 Television Licences: Fees and Living Wage 9 Charges 16 Living Wage and Pay 10 Tennis: Coronavirus 16 Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing EDUCATION 17 Industries 10 Educational Institutions: Shipping: Living Wage 11 Coronavirus 17 Social Rented Housing: History: Curriculum 19 Carbon Emissions 11 Pupils: Coronavirus 19 CABINET OFFICE 12 Pupils: North of England 20 Cabinet Office: International Schools: Coronavirus 20 Men's Day 12 Secondary Education: Barts Health NHS Trust: Fire Coronavirus 22 Prevention 35 Secure Accommodation 23 Cannabis: Medical Treatments 35 Students: Coronavirus 24 Care Homes: Coronavirus 36 Union Learning Fund 25 Carers: Coronavirus 37 Universities: Repayments 25 Children: Autism 37 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Community Care 38 RURAL AFFAIRS 26 Community Care: Coronavirus 38 Department for Environment, Community Care: Disability 38 Food and Rural Affairs: International Men's Day 26 Community Health Services: Finance 39 Hunting: Dogs 27 Coronavirus 39 Poaching: Confiscation Orders 27 Coronavirus: Barnet 40 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 28 Coronavirus: Contracts 40 Carbon Emissions: Coronavirus: Death 41 International Cooperation 28 Coronavirus: Disease Control 42 Coronavirus: Technology 28 Coronavirus: Drugs 42 Coronavirus: Vaccination 29 Coronavirus: Erith and Egypt: Detainees 29 Thamesmead 43 Gibraltar: Brexit 30 Coronavirus: Health Services 44 Gibraltar: UK Relations with Coronavirus: Hospitals 44 EU 30 Coronavirus: Northern Ireland 44 Iraq and Turkey: Security 31 Coronavirus: Physiotherapy 45 Libya: IRA 31 Coronavirus: Quarantine 45 Nagorno Karabakh: Peace Coronavirus: Scotland 45 Negotiations 31 Coronavirus: Vaccination 46 Overseas Aid 32 Coronavirus: Wales 48 Somalia and Somaliland: Day Centres: Coronavirus 49 Overseas Aid 32 Dementia 49 Somaliland: Foreign Relations 32 Department of Health and HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 33 Social Care: Correspondence 49 Abortion: Drugs 33 Department of Health and Abortion: Northern Ireland 33 Social Care: International Air Pollution: Public Health 34 Men's Day 50 Anaemia 35 Department of Health and Nurses: Students 61 Social Care: Written Questions 50 Prescription Drugs 62 Dogs: Coronavirus 51 Protective Clothing: Emergency Calls: Coronavirus 51 Procurement 62 General Practitioners: Radiotherapy: Medical Coronavirus 51 Equipment 63 Health Professions: Training 52 Respite Care: Coronavirus 63 Health Services and Social Self-harm 64 Services: Coronavirus 52 Social Services: Coronavirus 64 Health Services and Social Social Services: Training 64 Services: Staff 53 Tobacco: Sales 65 Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements 53 HOME OFFICE 65 Hospital Beds: Private Sector 53 Automatic Number Plate Recognition 65 Hospitals: Construction 54 Emergency Services Network: Hospitals: Visits 55 Rural Areas 67 Integrated Care Systems 55 Emergency Services: Staff 67 Intensive Care: Hospital Beds 55 Heathrow Airport 68 Learning Disability and Autism: Home Office: Marketing 69 Coronavirus 56 Homicide: Gender Recognition 69 Maternity Services: Coronavirus 56 Immigrants: Finance 70 Medical Treatments: Immigration: Colombia 70 Coronavirus 57 Immigration: EU Nationals 71 Members: Correspondence 57 Immigration: Finance 71 Mental Health Services 57 Immigration: Health Services 72 Mental Health Services: Mukhtar Ablyazov 73 Finance 58 Refugees: Children 73 Mental Health Services: Retail Trade: Abuse 74 Internet 59 Travellers: Caravan Sites 74 Mental Health: Coronavirus 59 Unmanned Air Vehicles 75 NHS 111: Coronavirus 59 Visas: Married People 75 NHS 111: Training 60 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND NHS Trusts: Subsidiary LOCAL GOVERNMENT 76 Companies 60 Building Safety Fund 76 NHS: Staff 61 Ministry of Housing, Northern Ireland Office: Communities and Local International Men's Day 88 Government: International PRIME MINISTER 89 Men's Day 76 Prime Minister: International Private Rented Housing 77 Men's Day 89 Rented Housing: Coronavirus 77 SCOTLAND 89 Towns Fund: Wigan 78 Exports: Scotland 89 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 79 TRANSPORT 90 Agricultural Products: Japan 79 Bicycles: Repairs and Animal Products: Imports 79 Maintenance 90 Dairy Products: Canada 80 Crossrail: Transport for Department for International London 90 Trade: Credit Unions 80 Electric Vehicles: Hydrogen 90 Department for International Large Goods Vehicles: Excise Trade: International Men's Day 80 Duties 91 Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Motor Vehicles: Hydrogen 91 Guarantees 81 Night Flying 92 Intellectual Property: Railways: Arundel 92 Coronavirus 82 Railways: Coronavirus 92 Pipelines: East Africa 82 Travel: Repayments 93 UK-Africa Investment Summit 82 TREASURY 94 JUSTICE 83 Coronavirus Job Retention David Sparrow 83 Scheme 94 Hare Coursing 83 Coronavirus Job Retention Hare Coursing: Prosecutions 83 Scheme: Directors 95 Homicide: Gender Recognition 84 Debts: Coronavirus 95 Ministry of Justice: Directors: Small Businesses 97 International Men's Day 84 ExcludedUK 97 NORTHERN IRELAND 85 Fairgrounds: Coronavirus 98 [Subject Heading to be Health Services and Social Assigned] 85 Services: Coronavirus 98 Coronavirus: Christmas 87 Hospitality Industry: EU Grants and Loans: Coronavirus 98 Northern Ireland 87 Investment Income: Exports: Northern Ireland 88 Coronavirus 99 Levelling Up Fund 100 Northern Rock 100 Access to Work Programme: Prostitution: Coronavirus 101 Job Entry Targeted Support 107 Revenue and Customs Digital Covid Winter Grant Scheme 107 Technology Services: Tax Department for Work and Avoidance 101 Pensions: Credit Unions 108 Revenue and Customs: Employment: Poverty 109 Dispute Resolution 102 Industrial Health and Safety: Revenue and Customs: Coronavirus 109 Standards 102 Social Security Benefits 110 Test and Trace Support Social Security Benefits: EU Payment 103 Countries 111 Treasury: International Men's Universal Credit 111 Day 104 Universal Credit: Cancer 112 WALES 104 Universal Credit: Coronavirus 112 Business: Wales 104 MINISTERIAL CORRECTIONS 113 Exports: Wales 105 EDUCATION 113 Wales Office: Credit Unions 105 Union Learning Fund 113 WOMEN AND EQUALITIES 105 WRITTEN STATEMENTS 114 Bullying: Homophobia 105 EDUCATION 114 WORK AND PENSIONS 106 Update on the Lifetime Skills Access to Work Programme 106 Guarantee 114 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 Air Pollution Carla Lockhart: [120181] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the devolved regions on reducing levels of (a) carbon dioxide, (b) nitrous oxide and (c) methane in the atmosphere across the UK. Kwasi Kwarteng: There are regular discussions between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and counterparts in the Devolved Administrations at official and ministerial level on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and these discussions will continue. Buildings: Heating Dr Alan Whitehead: [121789] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Building and Heat Strategy. Kwasi Kwarteng: The Government is planning to publish a Heat and Buildings Strategy in the coming months, which will set out the immediate actions we will take for reducing emissions from buildings. These actions include the deployment of energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating as part of an ambitious programme of work required to enable key strategic decisions on how we achieve the mass transition to low-carbon heat and set us on a path to decarbonising all homes and buildings. Business: Electricity and Hydrogen Marco Longhi: [120154] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for businesses of using (a) hydrogen and (b) electricity as a fuel source. Kwasi Kwarteng: There are a range of fuels and technologies that could play an important role in decarbonising energy use for business and industry including hydrogen, electrification, heat networks and biogas. Our understanding of the respective roles of hydrogen and electricity continues to develop informed by internal and external analysis, innovation and demonstrator projects. We already have a number of policies and programmes that support business
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