Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken steps to ensure that medical advisors at Veterans UK are trained to (a) monitor and (b) record cancer incidences among veterans who have worked in close proximity to radio frequency radiation emitters.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The role of Medical Advisers is to provide medical advice regarding the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and to certify medical decisions in the War Pensions Scheme (WPS).
Their role does not encompass the monitoring of, or recording of cancer incidence of veterans who have worked in close proximity to radio frequency radio emitters. Owing to their role and the information available to them, there would be no circumstances under which it would be possible for them to do so.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of working in close proximity to (a) radar systems and (b) other radio frequency radiation emitters on incidences of cancer.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Joint Service Publication (JSP) 392, Management of radiation protection in defence, provides defence staff with guidance on radiological protection of personnel within establishments and units to prevent harm. This includes applying safety standards which set the limits for exposure, and ensuring defence personnel are aware and equipped to manage working with these hazards.
In conjunction with JSP 392, JSP 375, Management of health and safety in Defence, mandates that all military activities must be risk assessed to identify and manage potential risks, including working in close proximity to radio frequency emitters. The accountable person, who may be a commander or manager, is responsible for identifying risks and providing mitigations to prevent harm.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential level of risk posed by working in close proximity to radio frequency emitters.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Joint Service Publication (JSP) 392, Management of radiation protection in defence, provides defence staff with guidance on radiological protection of personnel within establishments and units to prevent harm. This includes applying safety standards which set the limits for exposure, and ensuring defence personnel are aware and equipped to manage working with these hazards.
In conjunction with JSP 392, JSP 375, Management of health and safety in Defence, mandates that all military activities must be risk assessed to identify and manage potential risks, including working in close proximity to radio frequency emitters. The accountable person, who may be a commander or manager, is responsible for identifying risks and providing mitigations to prevent harm.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people who have been employed by the United Kingdom Atom Engineering Authority receive their pension.
Answered by Andrew Bowie - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Members of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Pension Scheme, who currently work or previously worked for UKAEA, are entitled to receive their pension from the scheme based on the scheme rules in force. The scheme continues to pay pension benefits to eligible members.
The UKAEA Pension Scheme is audited annually by the National Audit Office and the latest set of audited accounts can be found on the gov.uk publications website.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent energy companies from attempting to recover debt that customers have inherited from previous tenants.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Residential tenants are responsible for paying energy bills from the start date of their tenancy only. Incoming tenants will not be responsible for any unpaid energy bills from a previous tenancy and can request a new bill from their supplier to reflect this if they have been billed incorrectly.
With regard to non-domestic tenants, Ofgem's recent non-domestic market review found some issues with changing of tenancies, including debt repayment issues from previous tenants. The Retail Energy Code Company is working on new rules in this area and aims to publish a solution overview and draft legal text by early December.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Wallasey of 13 October 2023 on an identity theft matter relating to a tax rebate.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The correspondence was received in HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on 16th October 2023.
HMRC apologises for the delay. They replied on 23rd November 2023.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Pension Tracing Service plans to the follow-up to the hon. Member for Wallasey’s original correspondence of 10 January 2023 on tracing a United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority pension.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Despite an extensive search, officials have been unable to trace your correspondence of 10 January 2023. If you would care to send a copy of that letter to the Department, I can ask my officials to look into the matters raised for you.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will ask Companies House for a planned timescale for its response to the correspondence of 2 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Wallasey on a company unknown to the resident registered at a residential address.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Companies House has issued a response to the hon. Member for Wallasey. Companies House regrets the delay in responding.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to lay before Parliament legislative proposals relating to the consultation entitled Regulation of Buy-Now Pay Later: consultation on draft legislation.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government’s consultation on proposed draft legislation to bring Buy-Now Pay-Later into regulation closed in April. The Government has been carefully considering stakeholder feedback to this consultation and intends to publish a consultation response in which it will set out next steps, in due course.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of the consultation entitled Regulation of Buy-Now Pay Later: consultation on draft legislation.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government’s consultation on proposed draft legislation to bring Buy-Now Pay-Later into regulation closed in April. The Government has been carefully considering stakeholder feedback to this consultation and intends to publish a consultation response in which it will set out next steps, in due course.