Daily Report Tuesday, 8 September 2020 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 8 September 2020 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:46 P.M., 08 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 10 Energy Companies Obligation ATTORNEY GENERAL 10 and Green Homes Grant Scheme 24 Trespass: Prosecutions 10 Energy Performance BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Certificates 24 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 14 Energy Supply: Investment 25 Aerospace Industry: Coronavirus 14 Energy: Conservation 25 Boilers: Fuel Oil 15 Events Industry: Coronavirus 26 Boilers: Hydrogen 15 Flats: Repairs and Maintenance 26 Bounce Back Loan Scheme 16 Future Fund: Coronavirus 26 British Business Bank: Coronavirus 17 Green Homes Grant Scheme 27 Business: Coronavirus 17 Heating: Carbon Emissions 28 Businesses: Coronavirus 18 Heating: Fuels 29 Carbon Emissions 19 Housing: Energy 29 Clothing: Factories 19 Hydrogen: Finance 30 Companies: Climate Change 20 Hydrogen: Garages and Petrol Stations 30 Companies: Registration 21 Jet Zero Council 30 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme 21 Local Government Finance: Coronavirus 31 Coronavirus: Personal Care Services 22 Marriage: Coronavirus 31 Electric Vehicles 22 Minerals: Australia 31 Electric Vehicles: Fuel Cells 23 Minerals: Canada 32 Employment: Environment Minerals: Industry 32 Protection 23 Natural Gas 33 2 Tuesday, 8 September 2020 Daily Report Natural Gas: Russia 33 DEFENCE 45 Night Clubs 34 Afghanistan: Interpreters 45 Ofgem 34 Aircraft Carriers 45 OneWeb: Cost Effectiveness 35 Cyprus: Military Bases 46 OneWeb: Investment 35 HMS Queen Elizabeth: Origin Marking 35 Deployment 46 Personal Care Services: Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Coronavirus 35 Procurement 47 Post Office: ICT 36 Ministry of Defence: Journalism 47 Redundancy Pay: Eligibility 36 Ministry of Defence: Personnel Registration of Overseas Management 47 Entities Bill 37 Ministry of Defence: Staff 48 Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme 37 Navy: Fisheries 48 Shipbuilding: Royal Fleet Officers: Devonport Dockyard 48 Auxiliary 39 Oman: Military Bases 48 Small Businesses: Regulation 40 Patrol Craft 49 Solar Power 40 Porton Down: Coronavirus 49 Solar Power and Wind Power 40 Type 23 Frigates 50 Termination of Employment: DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Coronavirus 41 SPORT 50 Termination of Employment: Arts: Internet 50 Coronavirus Job Retention BBC: Local Broadcasting 51 Scheme 41 Business: Coronavirus 52 WH Smith: Post Offices 41 Children and Young People: Wind Power 42 Coronavirus 53 Coronavirus: Disease Control 42 Commonwealth War Graves Devolution: Wales 42 Commission 53 House of Lords: Members' Coronavirus: Disinformation 54 Interests 43 Department for Digital, Nuclear Weapons: Testing 43 Culture, Media and Sport: Staff 54 Ports: Road Traffic 43 Digital Technology: Raw Materials: Imports 44 Competition 54 UK Shared Prosperity Fund 45 Digital Technology: Coronavirus 55 Disclosure of Information: USA 55 Tuesday, 8 September 2020 Daily Report 3 Events Industry 56 Department for Education: Events Industry: Coronavirus 56 Digital Technology 75 Events Industry: Self- Department for Education: employed 58 Training 76 Football 60 Education: Digital Technology 76 Football: Clubs 61 Education: Standards 77 Football: Coronavirus 61 Foreign Students: USA 77 Gambling: Children 61 Free School Meals 78 Gambling: Regulation 62 Higher Education: Equality 79 Greyhound Racing: Holiday Activities and Food Coronavirus 63 Research Fund 80 Hotels: Coronavirus 63 Members: Correspondence 80 Hotels: Small Businesses 64 Postgraduate Education: Loans 80 Local Broadcasting 64 Private Education: Charities 80 Lotteries 65 Pupils: Counselling 81 Music: Culture Recovery Fund 66 Pupils: Disadvantaged 82 Music: Government Assistance 66 Pupils: ICT 83 National Lottery: Regulation 67 Pupils: Nutrition 83 Performing Arts: Finance 67 Pupils: Quarantine 84 Telecommunications: Russia 68 Remote Education 85 Television Licences: Remote Education: Concessions 68 Gravesham 86 Third Sector: Coronavirus 69 Remote Education: Standards 87 Video Games: Gambling 69 Schools: Coronavirus 87 EDUCATION 70 Schools: Gravesham 88 Academies: Uniforms 70 Schools: Hygiene 89 After School Clubs 70 Schools: Kent 90 Apprentices: Public Sector 71 Secondary Education: Curriculum 90 Care Leavers: Digital Technology 71 Student Numbers 91 Children: Day Care 72 Students: Disadvantaged 92 Children: Mental Health 73 Teachers: Protective Clothing 93 Children's Centres: Technology: Adult Education 94 Coronavirus 74 T-levels: Student Numbers 94 4 Tuesday, 8 September 2020 Daily Report Vocational Education: Africa: Overseas Aid 114 Assessments 95 Bangladesh: Overseas Aid 114 Vocational Guidance 95 Belarus 114 Young People: Training 96 Belarus: Elections 114 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Business: Ethics 115 RURAL AFFAIRS 96 China: Embassies 115 Angling: Devon 96 China: Freezing of Assets 116 Animal Products: Imports 97 China: Human Rights 116 Animal Welfare: Regulation 98 China: Sanctions 116 Cats and Dogs: Meat 99 China: Uighurs 117 Chemicals: Registration 99 Colombia: Paramilitary Forces 119 Dogs: Smuggling 100 Colombia: Peace Negotiations 120 Environment Protection 101 Colombia: Violence 120 European Chemicals Agency 101 Coronavirus: Disease Control 121 Food: Waste Disposal 102 Coronavirus: International Game: Gun Sports 102 Cooperation 122 Hen Harriers: Conservation 103 Democratic Republic of Hydrogen: Air Pollution 104 Congo: Overseas Aid 122 Livestock Industry: Zoonoses 104 Department for International Metaldehyde 105 Development: Consultants 122 Microplastics: Health Hazards 105 Department for International Development: Staff 123 Nature Conservation 106 Developing Countries: Pets: Coronavirus 107 Corruption 123 Pets: Imports 108 Ernesto Aguilar Barrera 124 Pets: Loneliness 110 Ethiopia: Overseas Aid 124 Plastics: Recycling 110 Foreign, Commonwealth and Tree Preservation Orders 110 Development Office: Waste Disposal: Private Interserve 125 Sector 111 Foreign, Commonwealth and Zoo Animals Fund 112 Development Office: Staff 125 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 112 Coronavirus 125 [Subject Heading to be Ghana: Overseas Aid 126 Assigned] 112 Human Rights: Coronavirus 126 Africa: Coronavirus 113 India: Coronavirus 127 Tuesday, 8 September 2020 Daily Report 5 International Assistance: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 139 Security 127 Batten Disease: Coronavirus 139 Liberia: Coronavirus 128 Brain: Coronavirus 139 Liberia: Overseas Aid 128 Cancer: Mental Illness 140 Malawi: Overseas Aid 128 Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups 140 Mozambique: Overseas Aid 129 Dental Services: Myanmar: Overseas Aid 129 Homelessness 141 Nepal: Overseas Aid 129 Drugs: Young People 142 Nigeria: Overseas Aid 130 Genito-urinary Medicine: Nutrition: Overseas Aid 130 Coronavirus 142 Overseas Aid 130 Health Services: Ventilation 143 Poland: Council of Europe Hygiene: Products 143 Convention on Preventing and Obesity and Smoking 144 Combating Violence against Ophthalmic Services 144 Women and Domestic Violence 131 Prostate Cancer: Screening 144 Poland: LGBT People 132 Protective Clothing: Retail Trade 145 Poverty: Standards 133 HOME OFFICE 145 Rohingya: Offences against Children 134 Animal Experiments 145 Rwanda: Overseas Aid 135 Animal Experiments: Dogs 146 Sahel: Overseas Aid 135 Animal Experiments: Primates 147 Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid 135 Aviation: Quarantine 148 Somalia: Overseas Aid 136 Biometric Residence Permits: Migrant Workers 148 South Sudan: Overseas Aid 136 Cybercrime 148 Southern Africa: Coronavirus 136 Domestic Abuse and Stalking: Sri Lanka: Power Stations 137 Reoffenders 149 Sudan: Overseas Aid 137 Driving: Training 149 Sustainable Development 137 Fines: Racial Discrimination 149 Tajikistan: Overseas Aid 138 Gangmasters: Licensing 150 Tanzania: Overseas Aid 138 Immigration Controls 151 Uganda: Overseas Aid 138 Immigration: EU Nationals 152 Zambia: Overseas Aid 138 Offences against Children: Zimbabwe: Overseas Aid 139 Philippines 152 Police: Finance 153 6 Tuesday, 8 September 2020 Daily Report Seasonal Workers: Pilot INTERNATIONAL TRADE 168 Schemes 153 Arms Trade 168 UK Visas and Immigration: Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia 169 Coronavirus 155 Cane Sugar: Import Duties 169 UK Visas and Immigration: Fees and Charges 155 Developing Countries: Coronavirus 170 Visas: Health Professions 155 Minerals: Industry 171 Windrush Generation: Compensation 156 Riot Control Weapons: USA 171 HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND Trade Agreements 171 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 157 Trade Agreements: Affordable Housing 157 Environment protection 172 Buildings: Insulation 157 Trade Agreements: Greenland 173 Children: Day Care 158 Trade Agreements: Israeli Settlements 173 Coronavirus: York 159 JUSTICE 173 Green Belt: Greater Manchester 159 Administration of Justice: Equality 173 High Rise Flats: Insulation 160 Burial 174 Housing: Greater Manchester 161 Business: Fraud 175 Local Plans: Climate Change 162 Civil Partnerships and Local Plans: Rossendale 163 Marriage: Coronavirus 175 Local Plans: Wirral 164 Courts: Coronavirus 175 Mortgages 164 Debts: VAT 176 Non-domestic Rates: Emergency Services: Crimes Coronavirus 165 of Violence 177 Public Lavatories: Non- Judicial Review 177 domestic Rates 165 Offences against Children: Religious Buildings: Sanitation 165 Prosecutions 178 Social Media: Antisemitism 166 Offensive Weapons: Social Rented Housing 166 Reoffenders 178 Tax Collection: Local Prisoners' Release: