Daily Report Tuesday, 24 November 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 24 November 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:30 P.M., 24 November 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 Public Transport: Job Creation 16 BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Renewable Energy: INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 7 Continental Shelf 16 Bounce Back Loan Scheme 7 Research: Students 17 Carbon Emissions 8 Space Technology 17 Carbon Emissions: Space Technology: Skilled Infrastructure 8 Workers 18 Coronavirus: Vaccination 9 Weddings: Coronavirus 19 Electric Vehicles 10 Wind Power 19 Electric Vehicles: Rural Areas 10 Wind Power: Continental Shelf 19 Energy: Continental Shelf 11 Wind Power: Job Creation 20 Environment Protection: Job Wind Power: North East 21 Creation 11 CABINET OFFICE 22 Green Homes Grant Scheme 12 Autism: Coronavirus 22 Hydrogen: Natural Gas 13 Coronavirus: Disease Control 22 Iron and Steel: Energy 13 EU Exit Operations Committee Motor Vehicles: Sales 13 and EU Exit Strategy Nuclear Power 13 Committee 22 Offshore Industry: North Sea 14 Medicines: Northern Ireland 23 Oil and Gas UK 14 Veterans: Merseyside 23 Personal Care Services: DEFENCE 24 Coronavirus 14 Armed Forces: Recruitment 24 Post Offices: Closures 15 Army: Parades 24 Postal Services: Domestic Defence: Coronavirus 24 Abuse and Homelessness 15 Defence: Procurement 25 Procurement: Coronavirus 16 HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark 25 Veterans: Proof of Identity 26 Pupils: Disadvantaged 40 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Pupils: Sanitary Protection 41 SPORT 26 Remote Education: Charities: Children 26 Coronavirus 42 Coronavirus 27 Schools: Coronavirus 43 Cricket: Racial Discrimination 27 Training: Coronavirus 46 Football: Coronavirus 28 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Internet: Fraud 28 RURAL AFFAIRS 48 Loneliness: Coronavirus 28 Agriculture: Technology 48 Public Sector: Artificial Department for Environment, Intelligence 29 Food and Rural Affairs: Staff 48 Third Sector: Coronavirus 29 Flood Control 48 Youth Investment Fund 30 Flood Control: Flood Control 49 EDUCATION 31 Glass: Recycling 50 Babies: Health Services 31 River Severn: Flood Control 51 Children: Social Services 32 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 52 Coronavirus Catch-up Premium 32 [Subject Heading to be Assigned] 52 Department for Education: Marketing 33 Bahrain: Overseas Aid 55 Education: Disadvantaged 34 China: Religious Freedom 55 Education: Hearing China: Taiwan 56 Impairment 35 Drug Resistance: Educational Institutions: Antimicrobials 56 Coronavirus 35 Foreign, Commonwealth and Free School Meals: Development Office: Directors 56 Immigrants 36 Gulf States: Overseas Aid 57 Further Education: Admissions 36 India: Human Rights 58 Further Education: Iran: Terrorism 58 Coronavirus 37 Kashmir: Armed Conflict 58 Further Education: Finance 38 Morocco: Western Sahara 59 Medicine: Education 38 Pakistan: Forced Marriage 60 Music: Private Tutors 39 Palestinians: Universities 60 Pre-school Education: Religious Freedom 61 Coronavirus 40 Pre-school Education: Finance 40 Sri Lanka: Keenie Meenie Crohn's Disease and Services 61 Ulcerative Colitis 74 Terrorism: Iran 61 Dental Services 74 West Bank: Demolition 62 Dental Services: Children 74 Western Sahara: British Dental Services: Coronavirus 75 Nationals Abroad 62 Dental Services: Plymouth 75 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 63 Dentistry: Coronavirus 76 Abortion: Disability 63 Department for Health and Accident and Emergency Social Care: Protective Departments 63 Clothing 76 Autism: Mental Health Department of Health and Services 64 Social Care: Consultants 77 Babies: Neurology 64 Diabetes: Medical Equipment 77 Bereavement Counselling 64 Drugs and Medical Equipment: Bereavement Counselling and EU Law 77 Maternity Services: Standards 65 Employment: Pregnancy 78 Breast Cancer: Screening 65 Exercise Cygnus 78 Cancer: Medical Treatments 65 General Practitioners 79 Care Homes: Staff 66 Health Professions: Carers: Coronavirus 66 Coronavirus 79 Cauda Equina Syndrome 67 Health Services: Females 79 Contraceptives 67 Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements 80 Coronavirus and Respiratory System: Health Services 68 Health: Children 80 Coronavirus: Disease Control 68 HIV Infection: Drugs 81 Coronavirus: Hospital Beds 69 Home Births: Coronavirus 82 Coronavirus: Hospitals 69 Hospital Beds 82 Coronavirus: Mink 69 Incontinence: Health Services 84 Coronavirus: Mothers 69 Influenza: Vaccination 84 Coronavirus: Protective Joint Replacements: Young Clothing 70 People 85 Coronavirus: Sick Leave 72 Lynfield Mount Hospital and Airedale Hospital: Capital Coronavirus: Supermarkets 72 Investment 85 Coronavirus: Teachers 72 Medical Treatments 86 Coronavirus: Vaccination 73 Members: Correspondence 86 Mental Health Services: Young Foreign, Commonwealth and People 86 Development Office: Migrant Mental Illness: Health 87 Workers 97 Neurology 87 Immigrants: Finance 98 NHS Trusts: Finance 88 Immigrants: Sleeping Rough 99 NHS: Finance 88 Immigration Bail: Coronavirus 100 NHS: Negligence 89 Osime Brown 101 NHS: Pay 90 Refugees: Resettlement 101 Nurses: Training 90 Slavery: Libya and Sub- Saharan Africa 101 Obesity 90 Sleeping Rough: Deportation 102 Obesity: Health Services 91 HOUSE OF COMMONS Obesity: Young People 91 COMMISSION 103 Operating Theatres: Fire Parliamentary Estate: Carbon Prevention 91 Emissions 103 Perinatal Mortality: HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Registration 92 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 104 Prescription Drugs: Safety 93 Building Safety Fund 104 Prescriptions: Mothers 93 Building Safety Fund: Primary Health Care: Coronavirus 105 Coronavirus 94 Buildings: Disability 105 Protective Clothing: Public Buildings: Insulation 106 Transport 94 Homelessness: Coronavirus 106 Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments 94 Homelessness: Finance 107 Respite Care: Coronavirus 95 Housing: Construction 107 Social Services: Conditions of Housing: Insulation 107 Employment 95 Property Development: Floods 109 Social Services: Migrant UK Shared Prosperity Fund 110 Workers 95 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 110 Visual Impairment 96 Coal Fired Power Stations: HOME OFFICE 96 Overseas Aid 110 Criminal Records: EU Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Countries 96 Guarantees 111 Deportation: Sleeping Rough 97 Office for the Internal Market 111 Trade Fairs: Coronavirus 112 Trade Fairs: Internet 112 JUSTICE 112 Public Transport: Coronavirus 126 Low Newton Prison 112 Railways 127 Prisoners' Release: Housing 113 Railways: Infrastructure 127 Prisons: Coronavirus 113 Railways: Season Tickets 128 Prisons: Education 116 Shipping: Cabotage 128 Probate 117 Shipping: Employment 129 Special Educational Needs: Transport: Coronavirus 129 Appeals 118 TREASURY 130 LEADER OF THE HOUSE 118 Business: Coronavirus 130 Members: Coronavirus 118 Coronavirus Job Retention NORTHERN IRELAND 119 Scheme: Directors 130 Abortion: Northern Ireland 119 Directors: Coronavirus 131 TRANSPORT 120 Directors: Taxation 132 A1 120 Energy: Research 132 Channel Tunnel Railway Line 120 Foreign Companies: VAT 133 Channel Tunnel Railway Line: Self-employment Income Coronavirus 121 Support Scheme 133 Department of Transport: Self-employment Income Consultants 121 Support Scheme: Directors 134 Department of Transport: UK Relations with EU 134 Marketing 122 Wholesale Trade: Coronavirus 134 Driving Instruction: WOMEN AND EQUALITIES 135 Coronavirus 122 Commission On Race and Driving Licences: Autism 123 Ethnic Disparities 135 Driving Licences: Foreign Disability: Employment and Nationals 123 Equal Pay 135 Electric Scooters: Speed Equality: Training 136 Limits 124 Pupils: LGBT People 137 Electric Vehicles: Charging Points 124 WORK AND PENSIONS 137 Eurotunnel: Coronavirus 124 Covid Winter Grant Scheme 137 Highways England: Traffic Employment: Young People 138 Officers 125 Free School Meals: Jet Zero Council 125 Coronavirus 138 Portsmouth and Southampton Industrial Health and Safety 139 Airport: Railways 126 Kickstart Scheme 140 National Insurance: HOME OFFICE 146 Coronavirus 141 Public consultation on firearms Social Security Benefits: safety 146 Coronavirus 141 TRANSPORT 146 State Retirement Pensions: Global Travel Taskforce 146 Coronavirus 142 Statement of Reasons Universal Credit 142 Command Paper for the High MINISTERIAL CORRECTIONS 143 Speed Rail (West Midlands to DEFENCE 143 Crewe) Bill 149 Armed Forces: Charities 143 TREASURY 149 WRITTEN STATEMENTS 145 Financial Services Update 149 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT 145 Tailored Review of Historic England 145 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 Bounce Back Loan Scheme David Mundell: [115527] To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of enabling applicants for Bounce Back Loan top-ups to amend errors on their initial application where evidence for that error can be provided. Paul Scully: In order to support businesses as quickly as possible, the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) was designed with a streamlined application process, which included an element of self-certification. This allows lenders to process applications at a much quicker pace than would be normally expected in the issuing of a commercial loan. Whilst there is no mechanism in the scheme’s