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1651113

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date	07/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that sustainable materials are used to retrofit existing public housing stock.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking action on supporting the production and use of sustainable construction materials and on retrofitting our existing social housing stock.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 17/07/2023 12:19:15 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1651115

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department produced a ministerial response under the write round process to the Department for Education's review of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	192978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has been clear she is very concerned about reports of inappropriate materials being used to teach relationships and sex education (RSHE). The Government has brought forward the review of the RSHE statutory guidance as a result, including conducting a public consultation as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance clearly states that the guidance will be reviewed every three years from first teaching (September 2020) and so the decision to review the guidance does not require collective agreement. The Secretary of State for Education will seek collective agreement to the consultation documents through a write-round process, before publishing the consultation in the autumn. This process is not yet underway.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the review, an expert panel has been established to advise the Secretary of State on what topics should and should not be taught in school and the introduction of age limits. This will provide clear guidance for teachers about when certain topics can be addressed.</p><p> </p><p>In tandem to this work, the Oak Academy is producing a suite of materials to support teachers to create age-appropriate lessons plans and ensure that they have access to appropriate materials.</p><p>The Government is determined to make sure RSHE teaching leaves children equipped to make informed decisions about their health, wellbeing and relationships, in a sensitive way that reflects their stage of development.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects new statutory guidance to be released in the coming months. It will then be subject to public consultation to conclude by the end of the year, coming into statutory force as soon as possible after that.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/07/2023 09:36:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1651116

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department produced a ministerial response under the write round process to the Department for Education's review of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	192979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has been clear she is very concerned about reports of inappropriate materials being used to teach relationships and sex education (RSHE). The Government has brought forward the review of the RSHE statutory guidance as a result, including conducting a public consultation as soon as possible.</p><p>The statutory guidance clearly states that the guidance will be reviewed every three years from first teaching (September 2020) and so the decision to review the guidance does not require collective agreement. The Secretary of State for Education will seek collective agreement to the consultation documents through a write-round process, before publishing the consultation in the autumn. This process is not yet underway.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/07/2023 16:34:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1651117

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department produced a ministerial response under the write round process to the Department for Education's review of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	192980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has been clear she is very concerned about reports of inappropriate materials being used to teach relationships and sex education (RSHE). The Government has brought forward the review of the RSHE statutory guidance as a result, including conducting a public consultation as soon as possible. <br> <br> The statutory guidance clearly states that the guidance will be reviewed every three years from first teaching (September 2020) and so the decision to review the guidance does not require collective agreement. The Secretary of State for Education will seek collective agreement to the consultation documents through a write-round process, before publishing the consultation in the autumn. This process is not yet underway. <br> <br> As part of the review, an expert panel has been established to advise the Secretary of State on what topics should and should not be taught in school and the introduction of age limits. This will provide clear guidance for teachers about when certain topics can be addressed.</p><p> </p><p>In tandem to this work, the Oak Academy is producing a suite of materials to support teachers to create age-appropriate lessons plans and ensure that they have access to appropriate materials.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined to make sure RSHE teaching leaves children equipped to make informed decisions about their health, wellbeing and relationships, in a sensitive way that reflects their stage of development.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects new statutory guidance to be released in the coming months. It will then be subject to public consultation to conclude by the end of the year, coming into statutory force as soon as possible after that.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 17/07/2023 16:15:35 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1651118

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department produced a ministerial response under the write round process to the Department for Education's review of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	192981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education has been clear she is very concerned about reports of inappropriate materials being used to teach relationships and sex education (RSHE). The Government has brought forward the review of the RSHE statutory guidance as a result, including conducting a public consultation as soon as possible.</p><p>The statutory guidance clearly states that the guidance will be reviewed every three years from first teaching (September 2020) and so the decision to review the guidance does not require collective agreement. The Secretary of State for Education will seek collective agreement to the consultation documents through a write-round process, before publishing the consultation in the autumn. This process is not yet underway.</p><p>As part of the review, an expert panel has been established to advise the Secretary of State on what topics should and should not be taught in school and the introduction of age limits. This will provide clear guidance for teachers about when certain topics can be addressed.</p><p>In tandem to this work, the Oak Academy is producing a suite of materials to support teachers to create age-appropriate lessons plans and ensure that they have access to appropriate materials.</p><p>The government is determined to make sure RSHE teaching leaves children equipped to make informed decisions about their health, wellbeing and relationships, in a sensitive way that reflects their stage of development.</p><p>The Government expects new statutory guidance to be released in the coming months. It will then be subject to public consultation to conclude by the end of the year, coming into statutory force as soon as possible after that.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/07/2023 11:18:21 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1651119

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department produced a ministerial response under the write round process to the Department for Education's review of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	192985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it is very concerned about reports of inappropriate materials being used to teach relationships and sex education (RSHE). It has brought forward the review of the RSHE statutory guidance as a result, including conducting a public consultation as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance clearly states that the guidance will be reviewed every three years from first teaching (September 2020) and so the decision to review the guidance does not require collective agreement. The Secretary of State for Education will seek collective agreement to the consultation documents through a write-round process, before publishing the consultation in the autumn. This process is not yet underway.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the review, an expert panel has been established to advise the Secretary of State on what topics should and should not be taught in school and the introduction of age limits. This will provide clear guidance for teachers about when certain topics can be addressed.</p><p> </p><p>The Oak Academy is producing a suite of materials to support teachers to create age-appropriate lessons plans and ensure that they have access to appropriate materials.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined to make sure RSHE teaching leaves children equipped to make informed decisions about their health, well-being and relationships, in a sensitive way that reflects their stage of development.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects new statutory guidance to be released in the coming months. It will then be subject to public consultation to conclude by the end of the year, coming into statutory force as soon as possible after that.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/07/2023 09:03:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1651120

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
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	Ophthalmology: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the shortage of ophthalmologists in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	193002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that there are workforce capacity challenges facing ophthalmology services, which is why we have increased training places in 2022, with further places planned for 2023. This sits alongside action being taken to train existing ophthalmology staff so they are able to work to the top of their clinical license.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, backed by over £2.4 billion to fund additional education and training places over the next five years, sets out the steps the National Health Service and its partners need to take to deliver an NHS workforce that meets the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. This is a high-level plan to support the NHS workforce as a whole, covering doctors, nurses, and other key health professions. The plan sets out how the primary eye care workforce could deliver more eye care services in the community to help build capacity.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/07/2023 12:03:16 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1651121

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department of Transport: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department uses best practice guidance when setting the duration for which consultations are open.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	193003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department, its executive agencies and arm’s-length bodies publish a large number of consultations and calls for evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Department conducts consultations in line with the Government Consultation Principles. These state that consultations should last for a proportionate amount of time. The length of any consultation is decided based on legal advice and taking into account the nature and impact of the proposal.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the current consultations on railway ticket offices, these are industry and not Government proposals. The train companies are consulting on proposals to make changes to ticket offices under the established Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2023 13:36:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1651123

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of public libraries on children's educational outcomes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>​​​The Department recognises the role of public and school libraries in supporting children’s access to books and the development of reading for pleasure.</p><p>The National Curriculum promotes reading widely and often, both for pleasure and information, with evidence showing that reading for pleasure is more important for children's educational development than their parents' level of education. This evidence can be found here: <a href="https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Readingforpleasurestoppress.pdf" target="_blank">https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Readingforpleasurestoppress.pdf</a>.</p><p>In 2018, the Department launched the £60 million English Hubs Programme to improve the teaching of reading, with a focus on phonics, early language development and reading for pleasure. The English Hubs have delivered intensive support to 1,700 schools to date, with a focus on supporting those children making the slowest progress in reading, many of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p>The Department recognises the importance of both public and school libraries in increasing children’s access to books and promoting reading for pleasure. A National Literacy and Chase survey conducted in December 2022 reported that nearly 30% of parents stated they were borrowing more children’s books from libraries, and a quarter said they were asking their children to borrow more books from school libraries. Findings from the survey can be found at: <a href="https://literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-reports/children-young-people-book-access-cost-of-living/" target="_blank">https://literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-reports/children-young-people-book-access-cost-of-living/</a>.</p><p>The Department welcomes schemes such as the Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge, which looks to improve reading for pleasure and children’s access to books in school and public libraries. The Challenge encourages nearly three quarters of a million children into libraries, and keeps them reading over the summer holidays, ready for the start of the new academic year.</p><p>The 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) data reported that pupils’ confidence on the ‘Confidence in Reading’ scale in England is related to the number of books they reported having in their home. Pupils in England who reported having more books at home had considerably higher scores in PIRLS than those reporting that their homes had fewer books. The PIRLS data can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1156633/PIRLS_2021_-_national_report_for_England__May_2023.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1156633/PIRLS_2021_-_national_report_for_England__May_2023.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Autumn Statement 2022 announced that funding for mainstream schools and high needs is £3.5 billion higher in 2023/24, compared to 2022/23. That is on top of the £4 billion, year on year increase provided in 2022/23. This is an increase of £7.5 billion, or over 15%, in just two years.</p><p>It is for individual schools to decide how to manage their budgets, including how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils. Many head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/07/2023 15:07:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1651124

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
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	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of providing NHS staff with individual learning accounts to support (a) staff gaining higher qualifications, (b) raising standards and (c) improving practice and service efficiencies delivered by staff.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of individual employers to invest in the future of their staff and provide continuing professional development (CPD) funding.</p><p>To supplement local employer investment for CPD, the Government announced in September 2019 a £210 million funding boost to provide every nurse, midwife and allied health professional (AHP) working in the National Health Service in England with a personal budget of £1,000 over three years to 2022/23.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June 2023, sets out NHS England’s commitment to continue national CPD funding for nurses, midwives and AHPs. The operation of this scheme will be kept under review, to ensure subsequent funding is in line with workforce growth and inflation, well-targeted and achieving the desired outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/07/2023 15:13:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell