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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 8 September 2022, (b) 10 October 2022, (c) 31 October 2022, (d) 1 December 2022 and (e) 15 December from the Hon. member for Basildon and Billericay on a constituent, reference MC2022/17880 and JB38817.

Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.

A reply has been sent to the hon. Member today.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 8th February 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 17 October 2022, (b) 14 November 2022, (c) 15 December 2022 and (d) 17 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on a constituency case, references JB39225 and MC2022/21132.

Answered by Trudy Harrison

I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member. A reply will be sent shortly.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Thursday 26th January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to correspondence about a constituent from the Hon. member for Basildon and Billericay dated (a) 20 September 2022, (b) 19 October 2022, (c) 16 November 2022 and (d) 20 December 2022, reference JB38900.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 19 January 2023.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Monday 23rd January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will to respond to correspondence of (a) 3 October 2022, (b) 1 November 2022, (c) 1 December 2022 and (d) 15 December 2022, from the Hon. member for Basildon and Billericay on a constituent, reference MC2022/19778 and JB39102.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member. A reply will be sent in due course.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 18th January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will respond to correspondence of (a) 11 October 2022, (b) 14 November 2022 and (c) 15 December 2022 from the Hon. member for Basildon and Billericay on a constituent, reference JB39171.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

The Home Office responded to the hon. Member’s correspondence on 12 January 2023.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 18th January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will respond to correspondence of (a) 1 September 2022, (b) 5 October 2022 and (c) 13 December 2022 from the Hon. member for Basildon and Billericay on a constituent, reference JB38749.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Energy and Climate wrote to the Hon. Member on 11 January 2023 about the cost of oil and gas.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 17th January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to correspondence about a constituent from the Hon. member for Basildon and Billericay dated (a) 29 September 2022, (b) 26 October 2022, (c) 21 November 2022 and (d) 22 December 2022, reference MPAM/0252841/22 and JB36437.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

MPAM/0442456/22 – The Home Office responded to the hon. Member’s correspondence on 11 January 2023.

MPAM/0456786/22 – The Home Office responded to the hon. Member’s correspondence on 11 January 2023.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 17th January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will respond to the correspondence of (a) 21 September 2022, (b) 19 October 2022, (c) 16 November 2022 and (d) 21 December 2022 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay regarding a constituent, reference JB38910.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

MPAM/0442456/22 – The Home Office responded to the hon. Member’s correspondence on 11 January 2023.

MPAM/0456786/22 – The Home Office responded to the hon. Member’s correspondence on 11 January 2023.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Monday 16th January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the he will respond to correspondence dated (a) 11 October 2022, (b) 31 October 2022, (c) 2 December 2022 regarding a constituent ref JB38651.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

I apologise for the delay in responding to my Hon. Friend's correspondence. The Department attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from Honourable Members. A response was issued to my Hon. Friend on 13 January 2023.


Written Question
Refugees: Afghanistan
Wednesday 11th January 2023

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to process security and other checks for British Council contractors in Afghanistan under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Those eligible for resettlement to the UK will be subject to security checks as set out in the GOV.UK guidance.