Information between 21st April 2024 - 1st May 2024
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24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 282 |
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 144 |
24 Apr 2024 - Regulatory Reform - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 50 |
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 143 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 172 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 237 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 164 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 222 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 169 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 234 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Ian Lavery voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 168 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 229 |
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Blue Badge Scheme
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Monday 22nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce processing times for blue badge applications. Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Department for Transport sets the legislation that governs the Blue Badge scheme and provides guidance for local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme, including issuing the badges.
There are no timescales set for administering applications other than a suggested guideline that issuing authorities should aim to complete end to end applications within 12 weeks.
80% of citizens apply for a badge using the Blue Badge Digital Service (BBDS) operated by the Department for Transport. The Department has a programme of continuous improvement to the BBDS. Working closely with local authorities and citizen users as part of its National Disability Strategy commitments, the Department’s aim is to make online badge applications quicker and easier for both applicants and local authorities.
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Football: Disadvantaged
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Monday 22nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase access to grassroots football in deprived areas. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) The Government is committed to delivering top class sports facilities across the country, so that everyone can take part in sport and physical activity. As part of this commitment, the Government is delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots sport facilities across the UK. Between 2021 and 2025, the UK Government is delivering investment of over £400 million to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. The largest component of this funding is the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, which is investing over £320 million between 2021 and 2025 into football and multi-sport pitches, changing rooms and other ancillary facilities. Through this programme over £56,000 has been awarded to Northumberland County Council to improve grass pitches on Morpeth Common. Central to this investment is a clear objective to level up access for under-represented groups through investment in deprived areas and an emphasis on equal access. 50% of funding will go to the 40% most deprived local authority areas, based on a combined inactivity and deprivation ranking. All projects are assessed against their ability to deliver increased participation by under-represented groups - including women and girls, ethnic minority communities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. All projects can be viewed here on gov.uk. In addition to facilities funding, in November 2023 Sport England announced £250 million of funding that will provide a major expansion of their investment into local communities across England to ensure those in greatest need are able to be physically active.
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Freight: Railways
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Monday 22nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of cargo is transported by train in the UK. Answered by Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport) In 2022, 7% of total freight moved in the UK was by rail - 81% was by road and 12% by water.
Source: Transport Statistics Great Britain, table TSGB0401 Freight (TSGB04) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
Universal Credit
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Monday 22nd April 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) allowing people that are moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit to use a countersignature as proof of ID and (b) opening Job Centres on (i) evenings and (ii) weekends for people who are in full-time employment. Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Countersignatures or vouching can be used to verify an identity as an exception where the customer does not have any other method to prove who they are. This method is more time consuming for both the customer and agent and we have found that the majority of our customers can meet the identify verification criteria.
A number of our Jobcentres across the network already offer a Saturday service. We do not offer evening appointments, but it is important to emphasise that we have a number of different mechanisms through which customers can access our services; for example, through our Universal Credit (UC) system which is a digital platform where customers can leave messages on their journal to update UC agents on their current circumstances. A number of our service lines also offer telephony services into the evening. |
Swimming
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance entitled Designate a bathing water: guidance on how to apply, published on 3 July 2023. Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The updated bathing water guidance for England, published in July 2023, makes applying for bathing water designation clearer and more streamlined for applicants. The main changes to the designation guidance were:
Defra engages with a range of stakeholders on bathing waters and welcomes views on the application guidance. |
Wildlife: Crime
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Wednesday 24th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) classifying wildlife crimes as either-way offences with a maximum sentence of up to five years imprisonment, (b) giving wildlife crime notifiable status and (c) incorporating wildlife crime into the Policing Education Qualification Framework. Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government takes crimes against wildlife seriously. In 2022 Defra more than doubled its funding of the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) from a total of £495,000 over the three previous years to £1.2 million for the three-year period of 2022-25.
Significant sanctions are already available to judges to hand down to those convicted of wildlife crimes - up to an unlimited fine and/or a six-month custodial sentence. Furthermore, the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 realises the Government’s manifesto commitment to increase the sentences available to our courts for the most serious cases of animal cruelty – including acts against wildlife - by increasing the maximum penalty for this offence to five years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. Sentencing those convicted of wildlife crimes is, however, a matter for judges; these decisions are rightly taken independently of Government.
Defra has actively supported stakeholders in making representations to the Home Office regarding the issue of making wildlife crimes notifiable. However, regardless of notifiable status, when it comes to responding to the most prevalent wildlife crimes, Chief Constables have operational independence to tackle the crimes that matter most to their communities.
Wildlife crime is not mandated as authorised professional practice and therefore is not a training requirement via the College of Policing. However, the NWCU (funded to a large degree by Defra) currently provides training to police officers across the UK. This training reflects the National Police Chiefs' Council wildlife crime strategy and provides comprehensive training in UK wildlife crime priorities and emerging trends. Since November 2022 the NWCU has trained 890 officers and is in the process of building a comprehensive digital training platform for wildlife crime which police officers and police staff will be able to access nationwide. Additionally, the NWCU provides a digital information hub for almost 1000 police staff, with up-to-date guidance on investigating wildlife crime.
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Housing: Northumberland
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Wednesday 1st May 2024 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of housing (a) need and (b) mix in (i) Cambois, (ii) Sleekburn and (iii) North Blyth since the failure to agree a deal to build an electric vehicle gigafactory in Cambois. Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) In January 2023, as part of the second round of the Levelling Up Fund, we announced that £14.7 million was awarded to Northumberland County Council for two new high-quality cycling and pedestrian routes in Hexham and Bedlington. The Government will continue to work with stakeholders across Northumberland to deliver long term support to the area, including working with Northumberland County Council. The National Planning Policy Framework expects strategic policy-making authorities to follow the standard method for assessing local housing need. The standard method does not dictate where homes should go. |
Active Travel: Bedlington
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Wednesday 1st May 2024 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department still plans to provide funding for (a) walking and (b) cycling routes in Bedlington in the context of the failure to agree a deal to build an electric vehicle gigafactory in Cambois. Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) In January 2023, as part of the second round of the Levelling Up Fund, we announced that £14.7 million was awarded to Northumberland County Council for two new high-quality cycling and pedestrian routes in Hexham and Bedlington. The Government will continue to work with stakeholders across Northumberland to deliver long term support to the area, including working with Northumberland County Council. The National Planning Policy Framework expects strategic policy-making authorities to follow the standard method for assessing local housing need. The standard method does not dictate where homes should go. |
Football
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Football Association on an extension to the football season. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Weather
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of weather related postponements on grassroots football clubs. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Children
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of venues with artificial surfaces increasing prices for junior sides on clubs. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Weather
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to provide financial assistance to junior football clubs impacted by weather related postponements. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Children
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Football Association’s decision not to allow an extension to the season for junior football on clubs. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Sportsgrounds
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Football Association on increasing funding for drainage works on grass pitches. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Weather
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to provide financial assistance to non-league football clubs impacted by weather related postponements. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Weather
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many junior football matches have been postponed this season as a result of weather. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Sportsgrounds
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of playing home games at alternative venues on non-league football clubs. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Playing Fields
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the state of grass pitches maintained by local authorities on junior football. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Children
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Football Association on an extension to the football season for junior sides. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Playing Fields: Repairs and Maintenance
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with local councils on the maintenance of grass pitches. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) Maintenance of grass football pitches is the responsibility of individual clubs in conjunction with the FA. Clubs that play at Step 1 to 6 of the National League System and Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid are eligible to apply for grants through the Premier League Stadium Fund in order to make improvements to their grounds. Administration of the grants is managed by the Football Foundation. Government is also delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. This includes £327 million to provide up to 8,000 new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025. The Government recognises the logistical difficulties posed by weather-related postponements, and the consequent fixture congestion caused. This is exacerbated for clubs that have been forced to play their home fixtures at an alternative venue where the surface at their home ground is unplayable. However, the decision of whether or not to extend a football season is one that must be made by the FA as national governing body of the sport. |
Football: Sportsgrounds
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Football Association on increasing funding for third and fourth generation playing surfaces. Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) The Government is committed to delivering top class sports facilities across the country, so that everyone can take part in sport and physical activity. As part of this commitment, the Government is delivering an historic level of direct investment to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots sport facilities across the UK. Between 2021 and 2025, the UK Government is delivering investment of over £400 million to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK. The largest component of this funding is the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, which is investing over £320 million in, among other things, new third generation playing surfaces. Government recognises the importance of levelling up grassroots facilities across the country and as part of the delivery of the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, we are analysing the need for future funding and how this will be delivered, taking into account the upcoming Spending Review. Government has been clear that the Football Association plays an integral role in the funding of grassroots facilities, and investment in both 3G and grass pitches remains a key priority. Government will continue to work with the Football Association to encourage future investment into facilities through the Football Foundation. |
Batteries: Factories
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) Tuesday 30th April 2024 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the establishment of a data centre at the Cambois site on the availability of the industrial land to provide the additional electricity infrastructure needed for a gigafactory at that site. Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Assessing the impact of new projects connecting to the electricity grid, such as data centres, and designing the network to do so, is the responsibility of licensed electricity network companies, regulated independently by Ofgem. |
MP Financial Interests |
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15th April 2024
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses Name: Hilary Lavery Relationship: Spouse Role: Senior Secretary Working pattern: Full time Source |
Early Day Motions Signed |
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Monday 13th May Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 14th May 2024 22 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024) Tabled by: Mick Whitley (Labour - Birkenhead) That this House expresses its deep concerns regarding the Israeli offensive on Rafah, which it believes will seriously worsen what is already one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises; reiterates its calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire; further expresses its frustration at the Government’s continued refusal to suspend … |
Wednesday 8th May Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Monday 13th May 2024 34 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024) Tabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) That this House condemns the mismanagement and underinvestment which led to untreated sewage being discharged into English waterways for more than 3.6 million hours in 2023; notes that water companies in England have incurred debts of more than £64 billion and paid out £78 billion in dividends since they were … |
Monday 29th April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Monday 13th May 2024 24 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024) Tabled by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields) That this House recognises the financial and emotional hardship experienced by vulnerable, elderly building society customers and their families through being introduced by building societies which they trusted to firms offering unregulated wills and trusts; acknowledges that the products sold were unsuitable and failed, with investments that did not match … |
Thursday 2nd May Ian Lavery signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th May 2024 21 signatures (Most recent: 14 May 2024) Tabled by: Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North) This House applauds World Press Freedom Day in declaring its respect and admiration for all journalists and media representatives around the world who face the horrors of possible harassment, incarceration, injury, and death; deplores the targeting of journalists who are simply carrying out their invaluable work; mourns those journalists who … |
Tuesday 30th April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 Price cap on baby milk formula 25 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024)Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent North) This House recognises the impact that food price inflation has had on family budgets in recent years, with annual inflation of 19.1% to March 2023, which was the highest rate of food inflation in 45 years; notes with dismay that some retailers have taken to placing baby milk formula under … |
Friday 26th April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport 23 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses support and solidarity to members of the PCS union taking industrial action against their employer, Border Force, at Heathrow Airport; notes that on 29 April around 250 staff are being forced out of their current jobs on passport control as the Home Office have indicated they … |
Wednesday 24th April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 30 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House recognises the new research from the End Child Poverty Coalition which highlights the extent to which the two-child limit impacts single parents and families with disabled children; notes that 20% of all households impacted by the two-child limit are families with at least one disabled child, which … |
Wednesday 24th April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 Disability benefits assessment process 16 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth) That this House expresses its concern about the application and assessment process for disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payments and Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity; notes that the Government is proposing to end GP involvement in the process; further notes that disability rights campaigners have … |
Wednesday 24th April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 12 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth) That this House expresses its concern at the excessive levels of student debt and loan repayment rates; notes that the average student leaves university with £50,000 worth of debt and is currently required to repay 9% on everything they earn over £27,295 a year; further notes that as of April … |
Wednesday 24th April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 Diversion schemes for drug-related offending 14 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House endorses the recognition from Dame Carol Black and the Home Affairs Committee that improved use of diversion schemes, where police deal with low-level offending without the involvement of courts, can be an important tool in reducing drug-related crime; pays tribute to the pioneering work of Police-led Drug … |
Tuesday 23rd April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 15 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024) Tabled by: Dan Carden (Labour - Liverpool, Walton) That this House is alarmed at the rocketing rise of alcohol harm; notes that the Office for National Statistics' figures released on 22 April revealed a new record of over 10,000 alcohol-specific deaths in the UK in 2022, representing an increase of a third since 2019; further notes the warning … |
Tuesday 23rd April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 Drug and alcohol treatment services for women 19 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House acknowledges that women’s substance use often results from trauma and abuse; notes that women’s access to trauma-informed, safe spaces has been limited, as cuts and contract competition have driven service provision to concentrate on its majority male user-base; welcomes the Centre for Justice Innovation’s guide to commissioning … |
Tuesday 23rd April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 24 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow) That this House congratulates Lesbian Visibility Week on their fifth anniversary; notes that the theme for this week is unified not uniform to celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ women everywhere; welcomes the representation and acknowledgement of incredible LGBTQ women that Lesbian Visibilty week brings; acknowledges that there are still unique … |
Monday 22nd April Ian Lavery signed this EDM on Monday 22nd April 2024 36 signatures (Most recent: 15 May 2024) Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West) That this House notes that civil service pay has been eroded over the past 40 years, which has seen wages fall from above the national average to below average; regrets that, despite this, the Government did not ring-fence funding for a pay rise for civil servants in the recent Budget; … |
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Wednesday 1st May 2024
Attendance statistics - Business and Trade Committee attendance statistics up to 27 March 2024 Business and Trade Committee Found: of 16 (50.0%) Jane Hunt (Conservative, Loughborough) (added 21 Nov 2022) 2 of 16 (12.5%) Ian |
Friday 26th April 2024
Report - Fourth Report - Performance of investment zones and freeports in England Business and Trade Committee Found: North ) Antony Higginbotham MP (Conservative, Burnley ) Jane Hunt MP (Conservative, Loughborough ) Ian |
Wednesday 24th April 2024
Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, Lord Ricketts, UK Lawyers for Israel, and Richard Kemp CBE Business and Trade Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antony Higginbotham; Jane Hunt; Ian Lavery; |
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Jane Davies (former Group Chief People Officer at POL) relating to a Speak Up complaint, 18 March 2024 Business and Trade Committee Found: At the BTC in June 2023, and again on 27th February 2024 MP Ian Lavery asked about his pay, to which |
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Oral Evidence - Resolution Foundation, and Centre for Brexit Policy Export-led growth - Business and Trade Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Douglas Chapman; Jane Hunt; Ian Lavery; Anthony |
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Oral Evidence - European Centre for International Political Economy, Competere Group, and The Rt Hon Lord Frost of Allenton CMG Export-led growth - Business and Trade Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Douglas Chapman; Jane Hunt; Ian Lavery; Anthony |
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May. 01 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Ben Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian |
Apr. 30 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Ben Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian |
Apr. 29 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Ben Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian |
Apr. 25 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Ben Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian |
Apr. 24 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Ben Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian |
Apr. 23 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Ben Lake Stella Creasy Dawn Butler Caroline Lucas Cat Smith Debbie Abrahams Mohammad Yasin Ian |
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Tuesday 30th April 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Labour markets reform: Workers’ rights and protections At 10:00am: Oral evidence Peter Hebblethwaite - Chief Executive Officer at P&O Ferries At 10:20am: Oral evidence Sean Toal - Managing Director at WHSmith Albert Ellis - CEO at Staffline Group PLC At 10:50am: Oral evidence Nye Cominetti - Principle Economist at Resolution Foundation Nicola Smith - Head of Economics, Employments Rights and Social Affairs at TUC Ben Franklin - Interim Chief Executive at Centre for Progressive Policy Paul Todd - Chief Operating Officer at NEST At 11:30am: Oral evidence Margaret Beels - Director of Labour Market Enforcement at Department for Business and Trade Jenny Herrera - CEO at Good Business Charter View calendar |
Tuesday 21st May 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Tuesday 21st May 2024 2:15 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar |
Tuesday 21st May 2024 9:45 a.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Industrial policy View calendar |
Tuesday 21st May 2024 2:15 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK arms exports to Israel At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Alan Mak MP - Minister for Industry and Economic Security at Department for Business and Trade Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP - Minister of State at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View calendar |