Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the increase in the FTE establishment of Border Force has been since 2021.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2021 to 2022 can be found at: Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force personnel have been recruited since April 2022.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
Staffing and financial figures for Border Force from 2021 to 2022 can be found at Home Office annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Staffing and financial figures for 2022 – 2023 have not yet been published.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of making representations to US counterparts on that country's proposals to increase the costs of short- and long-term visas for touring performers.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Whilst US immigration policy is ultimately a matter for the US authorities, the UK Government has engaged with the US authorities on this matter to make clear the concerns that the UK music industry has about the increase in US visa costs.
We are continuing to engage our counterparts in the US on this matter. In parallel, we have encouraged the music sector to respond to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services' consultation.
My Department regularly engages across Government, and with the music sector, on issues concerning touring professionals.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with North Yorkshire County Council in 2018 on plans for a new special educational needs and disability school.
Answered by Nick Gibb
North Yorkshire County Council submitted its application for a special school in 2018. The application was approved with conditions in March 2019. The Department has appointed a full project delivery team that works closely with the Council to deliver the project. I am aware of recent correspondence from my right hon. Friend, the Member for Selby and Ainsty, and a response will be issued shortly.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects construction work to commence on the Flood Alleviation Scheme for Tadcaster.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Environment Agency has accelerated work on the Tadcaster Flood alleviation scheme following flooding in 2020. This includes completion of small scale work to existing flood defences and accelerating modelling, feasibility and design, alongside ongoing community engagement. Further formal public engagement will take place in March 2023. This will influence the Outline Business Case which is scheduled for submission in April 2023. The application for planning permission and detailed design will follow and construction is still scheduled to commence in early 2024.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to the combined heat and power tariff from 10 to 20 per cent efficiency on the (a) use and (b) price of energy generated by Organic Rankine Cycle turbines.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The Renewable Heat Incentive consultation on support for Biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant closed on 10 March. This consultation proposed changing the current 10% power efficiency requirement for biomass CHP plants applying to the RHI scheme to a 20% power efficiency requirement. The consultation can be found here.
Annex A to the consultation document contained an assessment of impacts for the proposed change.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to continue support for the production of steam from renewable energy sources used for industrial applications.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Support for the production of steam from renewable energy sources used for industrial applications is provided through the Renewable Heat Incentive. As set out in the 2015 Autumn Statement, the budget for the Renewable Heat Incentive has been confirmed to financial year 2020/21.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what evaluation his Department has made of the overall efficiency of a combined heat and power plant.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Combined heat and power (CHP) plants use a range of technologies, which can offer efficiency savings of up to 30% compared to the separate generation of heat and electricity. Their efficiency varies depending on the particular technologies used and how they are operated. The CHP Quality Assurance Scheme assesses plants’ energy efficiency to ensure all those benefitting from government support meet a minimum level.
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) which broadcasters have been sanctioned by Ofcom under the broadcast code in the last 10 years and (b) how many times each of these broadcasters was sanctioned.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The consideration of a sanction follows a decision by Ofcom that a broadcaster has breached a relevant requirement. There are a variety of sanctions available to Ofcom which include, for example, issuing a direction to a broadcaster or imposing a financial penalty. A case will normally be considered for the imposition of a sanction when Ofcom considers that a broadcaster has seriously, deliberately, repeatedly, or recklessly breached a relevant requirement.
Ofcom regularly publishes any broadcasting sanctions and regulatory decisions on its website. Since 1 January 2007 Ofcom has imposed 84 sanctions against 57 broadcasters as follows:
Licensee | Number of sanctions |
30 of GCap Media plc’s ‘One Network’ radio stations | 1 |
Al Ehya Digital Television Limited | 2 |
Al Mustakillah Television Limited | 1 |
ARY Digital UK Limited | 1 |
Asia TV Limited | 1 |
Bang Channels Limited and Bang Media (London) Limited | 1 |
BBA Media Ltd | 1 |
Biditis Limited | 1 |
Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd | 1 |
Channel Four Television Corporation | 3 |
Channel S World Limited | 1 |
Channel Television Ltd | 4 |
Club TV Limited | 1 |
Connection Makers Ltd | 1 |
CSC Media Group Limited | 1 |
Dama (Liverpool) Limited | 1 |
Discovery Communications Europe Limited | 1 |
DM Digital Television Limited | 4 |
DM Global Media Limited | 1 |
E Entertainment UK Limited | 1 |
ESPN (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Limited | 1 |
Gamecast UK Limited | 1 |
GMTV Ltd | 1 |
Granada Television Limited | 1 |
International Television Channel Europe Limited | 1 |
Islam Channel Limited | 1 |
ITV Broadcasting Limited | 1 |
ITV2 Limited | 1 |
Just4Us TV Limited and Playboy TV UK/ Benelux Limited | 1 |
Lakeland Radio Limited | 1 |
Leith Community Mediaworks Ltd | 1 |
Life Show-Case Ltd | 1 |
Life TV Media Ltd | 1 |
LWT (Holdings) Limited | 2 |
Majestic TV Limited | 1 |
Mohiuddin Digital Television Limited | 1 |
More FM Ltd (formerly One Gold Radio Ltd) | 1 |
MTV Networks Europe | 1 |
Neath Port Talbot Broadcasting CIC | 1 |
Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited | 1 |
Portland Enterprises (C.I.) Limited | 1 |
Press TV Limited | 1 |
Radio Asian Fever Community Interest Company | 1 |
Regis 1 Limited | 1 |
RHF Productions & Portland Enterprises | 1 |
Satellite Entertainment Limited | 4 |
Springdoo Media and User Generated Broadcasting | 1 |
Square 1 Management Limited | 2 |
St Albans and Watford Broadcasting Limited | 1 |
Sunrise TV Ltd | 1 |
Takbeer TV Limited | 1 |
TalkSPORT Limited | 1 |
Teletext Limited | 1 |
The British Broadcasting Corporation (“the BBC”) | 13 |
The Light Academy Limited | 1 |
Venus TV Ltd | 1 |
Voice of Africa Radio Limited | 2 |
Asked by: Nigel Adams (Conservative - Selby and Ainsty)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times 21st Century Fox has been sanctioned by Ofcom under the broadcast code in the last 10 years.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Ofcom has not imposed a statutory sanction (such as a financial penalty) under the Broadcasting Code on 21st Century Fox Inc or any entity of which we are aware in which it holds shares, in the last 10 years.