Published: Thursday 23 July 2020 Questions tabled on Wednesday 22 July 2020 Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred. T Indicates a topical oral question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. † Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. N Indicates a question for written answer on a named day under S.O. No. 22(4). [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. Questions for Answer on Tuesday 1 September Questions for Written Answer 1 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for assaulting an emergency worker have related to assaults against (a) police officers, (b) NHS staff, (c) prison officers, (d) firefighters and (e) other emergency workers since the offence was introduced. (78585) 2 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the proportion of assaults on shop workers that were prosecuted in each of the last three years. (78588) 3 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Attorney General, what recent sentences she has extended through the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. (78506) 4 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to reclaim powers from judges. (78507) 5 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure that the judiciary are held to account by (a) elected politicians and (b) voters. (78508) 6 Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): To ask the Attorney General, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of electing judges. (78509) 7 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people (a) under 50 years old, (b) aged 51 to 65, (c) aged 66 to 75, and (d) aged 76 have (i) tested positive for and (ii) died as a result of covid- 2 Published: Thursday 23 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2020 19 in (A) Edgbaston constituency, (B) Birmingham City Council area and (C) West Midlands Combined Authority area, by (1) gender, (2) ethnicity, (3) religion, (4) socio-economic group and (5) occupation. (78813) 8 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to carry out further testing of Operation Brock following (a) the announcement to remove the Operation Brock barrier of 10 January 2020 and (b) the potential use of the Smart Freight System outlined on page 134 of his Department's document entitled, Border Operating Model, published on 13 July 2020. (78765) 9 N Owen Thompson (Midlothian): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on the Defending Democracy programme announced on 22 July 2019; and what plans he has to publish a report on that programme. (78735) 10 N Owen Thompson (Midlothian): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 July 2019, Cabinet Office update, HCWS1772, what consultation the Government has undertaken on electoral integrity as part of the Defending Democracy programme; and which stakeholders that programme has engaged with. (78736) 11 N Owen Thompson (Midlothian): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to respond to the final report from the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commision on Electoral Law, published on 17 March 2020. (78737) 12 N Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the National Grid on its capacity to store and supply electricity to support the planned increase in the number of electric cars. (78823) 13 Scott Benton (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing a compulsory registration scheme for hairdressers, operating from both salons and people's homes, to ensure that customers can have confidence during the covid-19 outbreak that they are operating responsibly and in accordance with the law. (78889) 14 Scott Benton (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of additional regulation in the hairdressing industry to allow only those with formal qualifications in the industry to operate both from salons and in people's homes. (78890) 15 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to (a) support retailers that have sought to close stores during the covid-19 outbreak in (i) East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency and (ii) other areas of the UK and (b) enable anchor stores to remain open. (78712) Published: Thursday 23 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2020 3 16 N Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to (a) Rolls-Royce, (b) Bombardier and (c) other such companies located in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement. (78484) 17 N Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential timescale for all UK internal flights to be able to be powered through (a) electric-battery, (b) hydrogen and (c) other such sustainable sources of energy; and if he will make a statement. (78485) 18 Chris Elmore (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeframe is for the Trade Credit Reinsurance Scheme to start accepting applications from Scottish food and drink wholesale businesses. [Transferred] (77740) 19 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance and support he has provided to businesses to ensure that (a) they are covid-safe and (b) staff who are shielding can return to work safely on 1 August 2020. (78740) 20 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement that the Government has secured access to 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccine candidates, published on 20 July 2020 on gov.uk, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that that access does not effect the availability of global vaccine stocks available for vulnerable groups in lower income countries. [Transferred] (77764) 21 N Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing retrospective claims for the green homes grant scheme to support businesses that will have work delayed until the scheme comes in. (78623) 22 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had on (a) the creation of a Hydrogen Advisory Council and (b) a UK-wide hydrogen strategy. (78803) 23 Anthony Mangnall (Totnes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the reliance on China for (a) pharmaceuticals, (b) microchips and (c) cobalt batteries. [Transferred] (77814) 24 Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what time targets his Department has for acknowledging complaints from people about Green Deal mis-selling. [R] (78726) 4 Published: Thursday 23 July 2020 QUESTIONS TABLED ON WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2020 25 Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average response time is from the Green Deal Ombudsman on a complaint about Green Deal mis-selling once an acknowledgement has been received. [R] (78727) 26 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK deal to purchase 90 million potential covid-19 vaccine doses complements global efforts to co-ordinate vaccine supplies and ensure priority groups in every country are vaccinated first. [Transferred] (77780) 27 N Alex Norris (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will ensure that the 90 million doses of potential covid-19 vaccines which the UK has purchased are allocated according to the WHO Equitable Allocation Framework. [Transferred] (77781) 28 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July to Question 66860, what discussions his Department has had with Airbus on its plans to continue to manufacture OneWeb satellites at its Florida plant; and whether he is taking steps to encourage the transfer of OneWeb manufacturing jobs to the UK. (78657) 29 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support is available for early career researchers who are unable to finish their research projects before the extension for UKRI-funded PhD students expires. (78658) 30 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government makes available to help post-doctoral researchers who have left research return to the profession. (78659) 31 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2020 to Question 75291 on Charities: Research, what recent assessment the Government has made of the (a) effectiveness of the contributions of the Charity Research Support Fund and (b) effect of the covid-19 outbreak on its level of funding.