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1356094

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to improve digital infrastructure and connectivity in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	903489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The government is focused on improving digital infrastructure and connectivity in rural areas, with our £5bn Project Gigabit and £1bn Shared Rural Network. As such, the government recently announced more details about our procurement pipeline, specifically, for the 2.2 million hard to reach premises in England in Phases 1 and 2 of the delivery plan.</p><p>Alongside Project Gigabit and the Shared Rural Network, we are continuing with our strategy to reduce barriers and to promote competition and investment.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/09/2021 15:54:41 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1356095

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help prevent people from becoming digitally excluded.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	903490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked closely with providers to put in place social tariffs. These provide low cost landline and broadband services for people on means-tested state benefits. We are encouraging providers who do not currently offer social tariff packages to do so. The telecoms industry has also removed data caps on fixed broadband packages, and provides free or low cost data boosts on mobile services to support vulnerable consumers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In February DCMS also launched a £2.5 million Digital Lifeline Fund to reduce the digital exclusion of people with learning disabilities.This fund has provided tablets, data and free digital support to over 5,000 people with learning disabilities, enabling them to connect with friends and family, and access services and support groups, promoting overall well being.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has also introduced a digital entitlement for adults with no or low digital skills to undertake specified digital qualifications, up to level 1, free of charge.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Finally, around 2,900 public libraries in England provide accessible locations offering free Wi-Fi, computers, and other technology. Library staff, often supported by volunteers, can provide library users with digital support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 28/09/2021 10:39:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1355276

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of the Afghan nationals who supported the British armed forces during the conflict and requested to be relocated have now been supported in leaving Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2021 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP), around 7,000 Afghans who worked in support of the UK defence and security mission were found eligible and relocated to the UK. This is the vast majority of those found eligible for the scheme prior to OP PITTING.</p><p>Regrettably, 311 eligible ARAP applicants were not evacuated from Afghanistan as part of Operation PITTING, however 46 of these individuals have since made their way to a third country or the UK by other means.</p><p>The ARAP scheme remains open and we continue to receive and assess applications. From the conclusion of Operation PITTING on 28 August up to 14 August, a further 40 Afghan nationals have been found eligible for the scheme. All those eligible for the scheme will be supported to come to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 17/09/2021 12:12:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355277

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Lung Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2021 to Question 36638 on Lung Cancer: Diagnosis, how many people have been invited for screening as part of the lung health check programme; and how many and what proportion of those people invited have attended a lung cancer screening appointment across each of the 19 locations since the programme's launch.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>As of July 2021, the latest available data, the National Health Service has invited 125,680 people for targeted lung health checks and performed more than 38,000 lung health checks.</p><p>The following table shows the number of people invited for a lung health check within each of the 18 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) where data is available and the number of health checks carried out following the invitation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of invitations July 2021</p></td><td><p>Number of lung health checks July 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Knowsley CCG</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Luton CCG</p></td><td><p>9,124</p></td><td><p>2,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Hull CCG</p></td><td><p>9,102</p></td><td><p>3,255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Southampton CCG</p></td><td><p>10,929</p></td><td><p>3,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Thurrock CCG</p></td><td><p>8,464</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Doncaster CCG</p></td><td><p>9,318</p></td><td><p>2,431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG</p></td><td><p>1,181</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Corby CCG</p></td><td><p>1,599</p></td><td><p>703</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Mansfield and Ashfield CCG</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td><p>512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Salford CCG</p></td><td><p>11,890</p></td><td><p>5,668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Manchester CCG</p></td><td><p>36,571</p></td><td><p>9,111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG</p></td><td><p>4,148</p></td><td><p>1,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Hillingdon CCG</p></td><td><p>5,452</p></td><td><p>1,606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Sutton CCG</p></td><td><p>3,041</p></td><td><p>506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Stoke CCG</p></td><td><p>8,989</p></td><td><p>3,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Liverpool CCG</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Coventry and Warwickshire CCG</p></td><td><p>4,048</p></td><td><p>964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>125,680</p></td><td><p>38,363</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>* Data for Liverpool CCG and Knowsley CCG are still being validated.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 51696 question first answered 18/10/2021 12:27:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355278

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Lung Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2021 to Question 36637 on Lung Cancer: Screening, what criteria his Department plans to use to inform its decision on the introduction of population screening for lung cancer as a result of the recommendation from the National Screening Committee.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is currently considering the evidence for a population lung cancer screening programme. A recommendation will then be submitted to the Department ministers for a final decision alongside a Departmental impact assessment. The UK NSC will assess the effectiveness of the test and subsequent interventions, as well as cost effectiveness and feasibility of implementation in making their recommendation. The Department will review these criteria alongside the recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/09/2021 16:40:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355279

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anjem Choudary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to monitor Anjem Choudary speaking in public since his release from prison.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	49144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>I am not able to comment on individual cases. Any monitoring of individuals speaking in public is an operational matter for police where legal, necessary and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/09/2021 13:36:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1355281

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Churches: Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Commissioners will make representations to Church leaders on allowing people to marry in any church of their choosing.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Since 2008 a couple can marry in a Church of England church of any parish where either of them resides or is on the church electoral roll, or any parish where either was baptised, prepared for confirmation, or had formerly lived or worshipped. They also qualify if the parents of either of them have lived in the parish of that church, or have worshipped there, or the parents or grandparents of either of them were married there. <br> <br>Being married in a church not only reflects the faith commitment of the couple but their connection to the communities to which they are linked, whether through present circumstances or family histories. This policy of ‘qualifying connections’ allows couples great flexibility in choosing their wedding venues while also maintaining those important community links. <br> <br>There are many positive effects of attending a church in order to get married there and the website yourchurchwedding.org encourages couples to ‘just ask’ to find out how they can get married in church.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/09/2021 16:22:55 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1355282

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make representations to Ofgem on ensuring that its supplier licensing proposals do not cause significant mutualisation costs for consumers.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	49296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>Ofgem has been clear that their supplier licence reforms aim to ensure suppliers have the capacity and capability to effectively serve their customers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/09/2021 16:13:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1355283

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce pre-notification requirements for foods of animal origin and certain foods of non-animal origin from 1 October 2021 and (b) physical checks for foods of animal origin and certain foods of non-animal origin at border control posts from 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	49117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The requirement to pre-notify imports of Products of Animal Origin (POAO) for human consumption will be introduced on 1 January 2022. From 1 July 2022, these imports of POAO must also be accompanied by a certified Export Health Certificate and enter via a point of entry with a designated Border Control Post (BCP), where they will be subject to documentary, ID, and physical checks.</p><p>The requirement for pre-notification, phytosanitary certificates and risk-based import checks (documentary, identity and physical) have been in place for many years for all regulated plants and plant products from non-EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2021, these requirements were extended to also include ‘high priority’ plants and plant products from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. ‘High priority’ plants and plant products are those which present the greatest potential biosecurity risk to GB and includes all plants for planting, potatoes and some seed.</p><p> </p><p>The requirements will be further extended during 2022, to include all other regulated plants and plant products from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, such as fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers, starting with pre-notification on 1 January and followed by phytosanitary certificates and risk-based import checks on 1 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/09/2021 13:55:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1355284

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Assessments: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fund for parents and guardians of home-schooled children to receive remuneration for the costs of (a) GCSE and (b) A level examination fees.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The department recognises the choice of parents and guardians to home educate their children. For most children, particularly the most vulnerable, we are clear that school is the best place for their education. Our guidance on elective home education highlights that parents/carers who home educate will need to assume full financial responsibility for their child’s education. This includes paying for the cost of entering their child for examinations. Some local authorities may provide financial or other assistance to home-educating families for public examinations, but this is discretionary.</p><p>In 2021, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, GCSE grades were determined by teachers (Teacher Assessed Grades). To support centres with the additional requirements of assessing private candidates in 2021, the department provided an exceptional grant to centres of £200 per private candidate entry. This funding aimed to avoid these additional costs being passed on to private candidates, so that they could access qualifications at a similar cost to a normal exam year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/09/2021 16:31:39 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord