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Daily Report Monday, 22 February 2021 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 22 February 2021 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:35 P.M., 22 February 2021). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 8 Green Deal Scheme 15 BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Green Homes Grant Scheme 16 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 8 Hinkley Point C Power Station 19 Amazon: Conditions of Hospitality Industry: Employment 8 Coronavirus 19 Arbitration: Criminal Measurement: Equipment 19 Investigation 8 National Measurement Office: Arbitration: Disclosure of Staff 20 Information 8 National Minimum Wage Batteries: Factories 8 (Offshore Employment) Buses: Manufacturing (Amendment) Order 2020 20 Industries 9 OneWeb 21 Clean Steel Fund 9 OneWeb: Staff 22 Coal: Mining 10 Public Houses: Coronavirus 23 Computers 11 Renewable Energy 23 Coronavirus Business Small Businesses: Closures 23 Interruption Loan Scheme 11 Termination of Employment: Department for Business, Coronavirus 24 Energy and Industrial Strategy: Overseas Aid 12 Weddings: Coronavirus 25 Disinfectants 12 CABINET OFFICE 25 Electric Vehicles: Charging Amazon Web Services: Points 12 Contracts 25 Employment: Coventry 13 Blood: Contamination 26 Energy: Conservation 13 Census: Gender 26 Energy: Prices 14 Local Government: Elections 26 Fuel Poverty: Coventry 15 Musicians: Visas 26 OmniGOV: Contracts 27 Culture Recovery Fund: West Open Government Partnership 29 Yorkshire 46 Small Businesses 29 Cycling: Rural Areas 46 Travel Restrictions: Gambling: Advertising 47 Coronavirus 30 Horse Riding: Coronavirus 47 UK Internal Trade: Northern Internet: Fraud 48 Ireland 30 Listed Buildings: VAT 48 UK Trade with EU 31 Musicians: Visas 49 Veterans: Bury 31 National League: Coronavirus 49 DEFENCE 32 Night-time Economy: Africa: Armed Forces 32 Coronavirus 50 Armed Forces: Foreign Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals 50 Nationals 32 Public Libraries 50 Armed Forces: Housing 33 Reading: Coronavirus 51 Army: Foreign Nationals 36 Sports: Health 52 British Indian Ocean Territory: World Book Day 53 Navy 37 EDUCATION 53 European Fighter Aircraft 37 Children: Literacy and Reading 53 Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Department for Education: Policy Review 38 Overseas Aid 55 Islamic State: Military Extended Services: Intervention 38 Coronavirus 55 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Free School Meals: Migrants 57 Procurement 38 GCSE and IGCSE: Kenya: Military Exercises 39 Coronavirus 57 Military Aircraft: Training 40 Pupils: Coronavirus 58 Military Bases: Scotland 41 Remote Education: Oxford West and Abingdon 58 Ministry of Defence: Overseas Aid 43 Secondary Education: Harlow 59 Roll-on Roll-off Ships 43 Special Educational Needs 60 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Special Educational Needs: SPORT 45 Speech and Language Disorders 60 Cultural Heritage: Tax Allowances 45 Students: Coronavirus 63 Students: Disadvantaged 64 Students: Loans 65 Developing Countries: Health Training: Finance 66 Services 78 Turing Scheme 66 Developing Countries: Maternity Services 78 World Book Day 67 Developing Countries: ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Nutrition 79 RURAL AFFAIRS 68 Developing Countries: Water 79 Bridleways 68 Foreign, Commonwealth and Department for Environment, Development Office: Food and Rural Affairs: Consultants 80 Overseas Aid 69 Gibraltar: Coronavirus 80 Fishing Vessels: Territorial Waters 69 Hussein Ayoob and Mohammed Rashid 81 Food: Production 70 Jagtar Singh Johal 81 Genetically Modified Organisms 70 Kurds: Military Aid 82 Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs 70 Maldives: Politics and Government 82 Public Footpaths: Christchurch 73 Margarita Simonyan 82 Seed Potatoes: UK Trade with EU 73 Overseas Aid 83 Shellfish: Exports 74 Overseas Aid: Education 86 Shellfish: UK Trade with EU 75 Overseas Aid: Environment Protection 86 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 75 Palestinians: Radicalism 86 Armed Conflict: Sexual Palestinians: Recognition of Offences 75 States 87 Australia: Visas 75 Palestinians: Textbooks 87 British Indian Ocean Territory: Russia: LGBT People 87 Legal Opinion 76 Schengen Agreement 88 British Indian Ocean Territory: Selahattin Demirtaş 89 Navy 76 South Sudan: Elections 89 British Indian Ocean Territory: Ukraine: Coronavirus 90 Sovereignty 76 USA: Trade Unions 91 Canada: Foreign Relations 77 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 91 China: Animal Welfare 77 Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse 91 China: Uighurs 78 Cardiovascular System: Coronavirus 92 Care Homes: Birmingham 92 Offenders: Deportation 108 Coronavirus: Newcastle upon HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Tyne 92 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 109 Coronavirus: Retail Trade 93 [Subject Heading to be Coronavirus: Slough 93 Assigned] 109 Coronavirus: Vaccination 93 Building Safety Fund 110 Food: Consumption 96 Buildings: Insulation 110 General Practitioners: Buildings: Repairs and Yorkshire and the Humber 97 Maintenance 111 Health: Disadvantaged 97 Coronavirus: Quarantine 111 Heart Diseases: Coronavirus 98 Electric Vehicles: Charging Points 112 Multiple Sclerosis: Health Services 98 High Rise Flats: Construction 112 NHS Direct and NHS 111: High Rise Flats: Insulation 112 Yorkshire and the Humber 99 Homelessness: Coronavirus 114 NHS: Waiting Lists 99 Housing: Insulation 115 Nurses: Vacancies 99 Housing: Wales 117 Pregnancy: Coronavirus 100 Leasehold: Fire Prevention 118 Protective Clothing: Ministry of Housing, Procurement 100 Communities and Local Surgery: Yorkshire and the Government: Wolverhampton 118 Humber 100 Ministry of Housing, Take-away Food: Communities and Local Consumption 101 Government: Written Questions 118 HOME OFFICE 102 Public Health: Finance 119 Asylum: Coronavirus 102 Social Rented Housing: Asylum: Military Bases 103 Carbon Emissions 119 Biometric Residence Permits 104 Travellers: Caravan Sites 119 Home Office: Amazon Web UK Shared Prosperity Fund 120 Services 105 Woodhouse Colliery 120 Home Office: Overseas Aid 105 Woodhouse Colliery: Iron and Identity Cards 106 Steel 120 Immigration: Coronavirus 106 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 121 Immigration: EU Nationals 107 Department for International NHS: Migrant Workers 107 Trade: Overseas Aid 121 JUSTICE 121 High Speed 2 Railway Line: Deed Poll 121 Land 135 Family Courts 122 Infrastructure: Planning 135 Guardianship 122 Jamaica: Aviation 136 Guardianship: Domestic Maritime and Coastguard Abuse 123 Agency: Conditions of Employment 136 Legal Aid Scheme 123 Merchant Shipping: Conditions Prison Sentences 124 of Employment 137 Prisoners: Self-harm 124 Merchant Shipping: Travel Residential Women's Centres 126 Restrictions 137 PARLIAMENTARY WORKS Public Transport: Hygiene 138 SPONSOR BODY 127 Railways: Concessions 138 Palace of Westminster: Railways: Coronavirus 139 Repairs and Maintenance 127 Railways: Key Workers 139 TRANSPORT 129 Railways: Skilled Workers 139 Aviation: Exhaust Emissions 129 Shipping: Conditions of Blue Badge Scheme: Theft 129 Employment 140 Bridges: Greater London 130 Shipping: Crew 140 Buses and Taxis: Air Taxis: Disability 141 Conditioning 130 Taxis: Key Workers 141 Buses: Exhaust Emissions 130 Transport: Carbon Emissions 142 Cabotage 131 TREASURY 142 Cycling and Walking: Finance 131 Buildings: Insulation 142 Department for Transport: Coronavirus 132 Business: Coronavirus 142 Electric Vehicles: Charging Business: Energy 143 Points 132 Child Trust Fund: Learning Electric Vehicles: Rural Areas 132 Disability 143 Eurostar: Coronavirus 133 Companies: Loans 144 Freight: Offices 133 COP26 Private Finance Hub 144 High Speed 2 Railway Line 134 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 144 High Speed 2 Railway Line: Compensation 134 Coronavirus: Disease Control 146 High Speed 2 Railway Line: Directors: Coronavirus 147 Compulsory Purchase 135 Gaming: VAT 147 Hospitality Industry and Commission on Race and Leisure: Coronavirus 148 Ethnic Disparities 160 Hospitality Industry: Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus 161 Coronavirus 148 WORK AND PENSIONS 161 Hospitality Industry: Non- Bereavement Support domestic Rates 149 Payment: Publicity 161 Housing: Insulation 149 Children: Maintenance 161 Infrastructure: Finance 150 Cold Weather Payments: Infrastructure: North of Coronavirus Job Retention England 150 Scheme 162 Languages: Schools 151 Coronavirus Job Retention Leisure: VAT 151 Scheme: Social Security Benefits 162 Libya: Freezing of Assets 152 Disinfectants 163 National Library of Wales: Finance 152 Employment and Support Allowance: Coronavirus 163 Off-payroll Working: Coronavirus 152 Kickstart Scheme 164 Post Offices: Cash Dispensing 153 Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus 164 Pre-school Education: Finance 153 Poverty: Coventry 165 Self-employment Income Support Scheme 154 Taxi and Private Hire Driver Support Fund: Universal Credit 165 Small Businesses: Coronavirus 155 Universal Credit 166 Terrorism: Northern Ireland 155 Universal Credit: South East 166 Treasury: Overseas Aid 156 Universal Credit: West Yorkshire 166 UK Trade with EU: VAT 156 WRITTEN STATEMENTS 168 VAT: Coronavirus 157 BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Vulture Funds: Mortgages 157 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 168 Weddings: Coronavirus 158 Departmental Contingent WALES 158 Liability Notification (UKAEA Electric Vehicles: Wales 158 Fusion Liabilities) 168 Universal Credit: Wales 159 TRANSPORT 168 WOMEN AND EQUALITIES 160 Contingencies Fund Advance 168 Children: Day Care 160 Notes: Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant interest has been declared. 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