Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether it has instructed the Board of Tower Hamlets Community Housing to discontinue the negotiations with Poplar HARCA about the proposed merger of the organisations.

Answered by Jacob Young

The Regulator of Social Housing is an Arms Length Body with operational independence from government. It operates according to the regulatory framework which sets out the economic and consumer standards that registered providers of social housing are required to meet.

Tower Hamlets Community Housing is an independent private sector organisation that makes its own commercial decisions.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether they have had discussions with any of the large G15 housing associations on taking over Tower Hamlets Community Housing.

Answered by Jacob Young

The Regulator of Social Housing is an Arms Length Body with operational independence from government. It operates according to the regulatory framework which sets out the economic and consumer standards that registered providers of social housing are required to meet.

Tower Hamlets Community Housing is an independent private sector organisation that makes its own commercial decisions.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether the Board of Tower Hamlets Community Housing has produced an improvement plan as of 26 April 2024.

Answered by Jacob Young

The Regulator of Social Housing is an Arms Length Body with operational independence from government. It operates according to the regulatory framework which sets out the economic and consumer standards that registered providers of social housing are required to meet.

Tower Hamlets Community Housing is an independent private sector organisation that makes its own commercial decisions.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he asked the Regulator of Social Housing to report on the effectiveness of its involvement in the proposed merger between Swan Housing and Orbit in 2022.

Answered by Jacob Young

The Regulator of Social Housing is an arm’s-length body with operational independence from government. It sets the economic and consumer standards that registered providers of social housing are required to meet. The details of the Regulator’s engagement on the proposed merger between Swan Housing Association and Orbit is a matter for the Regulator.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to submit its next nationally determined contribution to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; and if she will make it her policy that the next nationally determined contribution will set out how the UK will adhere to the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

In line with the Paris Agreement, the UK will communicate its next nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change at least 9 to 12 months ahead of COP30 (i.e. between November 2024 and February 2025).

In communicating the NDC, the UK will take account of the Global Stocktake which encourages Parties to come forward in their next NDCs with ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction targets, covering all greenhouse gases, sectors and categories and aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, as informed by the latest science, in the light of different national circumstances.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the UK's compliance with the UN Human Rights Council resolution on the Situation of human rights in Myanmar of 4 April 2024, A/HRC/55/L.17, in the context of the involvement of UK-based companies in supply chains delivering jet fuel to Myanmar that could be used by the military in that country.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan

In 2022 we updated our Overseas Business Risk Guidance to make it clear that UK businesses operating in Myanmar should conduct thorough supply chain due diligence. This guidance is regularly updated. Additionally, we have met and will continue to meet with representatives of the UK Insurance Sector, noting the importance of conducting thorough supply chain due diligence in Myanmar to ensure that commodities, such as aviation fuel, do not reach the Myanmar military. We continue to look at further sanction and non-sanction measures to tackle the military's ability to use air capabilities to target civilians.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Office for Product Safety and Standards will publish the findings of its Product Safety Review of e-bikes.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent and (b) raise awareness of the risks of e-bike fires.

Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Found: Resolved , That Rushanara Ali be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Kier Mather be added

Found: Harriett Baldwin (Conservati ve, West Worcestershire) (Chair) (added 20 Jun 2022) 16 of 16 (100.0%) Rushanara

Found: Harriett Baldwin (Conservati ve, West Worcestershire) (Chair) (added 2 Mar 2020) 70 of 82 (85.4%) Rushanara

Found: (Conservative, Newton Abbot) (added 21 Nov 2022) 3 of 4 (75.0%) Former members Attendance Rushanara

Found: Conservative, Newton Abbot) (added 21 Nov 2022) 29 of 40 (72.5%) Former members Attendance Rushanara

Found: legislation w as too broad in relation to the convictions it would quash.94 For Labour, shadow minister Rushanara

Found: legislation w as too broad in relation to the convictions it would quash.94 For Labour, shadow minister Rushanara