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1173992

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the attainment of white British boys who are in receipt of free school meals.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	8963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>Educational achievement is at the heart of this Government’s commitment to ensure no young person is left behind because of the place or circumstances of their birth. Due to our reforms, 86% of schools are now Good or Outstanding compared with 66% in 2010.</p><p>The Department recognises that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds – including those currently or formerly claiming free school meals and currently or formerly looked after - may face extra challenges in achieving their potential at school. We introduced the pupil premium in 2011 and have invested over £15 billion – and another £2.4 billion this year – so that schools have the resources to provide extra support for disadvantaged pupils of all abilities. Our data shows that 95% of the pupils attracting the pupil premium do so on the basis of free school meal claims. White disadvantaged male pupils constitute the largest pupil group of eligible pupils and so benefit significantly from this extra support.</p><p>Against a background of rising standards, disadvantaged pupils are catching up with their peers. The attainment gap index shows that since 2011, the gap at the end of primary school has narrowed by 13% and the gap at the end of secondary school has narrowed by 9%. This indicates better prospects for a secure adult life for disadvantaged pupils. Our reforms, and the focus provided by the pupil premium, have supported this improvement.</p><p>The Department’s establishment of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) with a £137 million grant has ensured schools have access to high-quality, evidence-based effective practice drawn from hundreds of trials across England. We recommend schools consult the EEF’s resources, particularly its recent ‘Pupil Premium Guide’, when they are considering how best to support their pupils claiming free school meals to close the attainment gap.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/02/2020 13:19:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

757753

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that operators on the 101 non-emergency crime reporting service have sufficient knowledge of the local areas for which they are responsible.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	8963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The handling of 101 calls is an operational matter for the police. The Home Office does not request 101 data from forces.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 8983 question first answered 13/09/2017 16:11:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

416727

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Strokes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the national stroke strategy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	8963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Good progress has been made on stroke since the launch of the National Stroke Strategy in 2007. Examples include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- All ambulance trusts now treat stroke as a medical emergency and use the Face Arm Speech screening test to triage patients;</p><p> </p><p>- 80% of eligible stroke patients now receive clot busting drugs, giving them a better chance of regaining their independence following a stroke;</p><p> </p><p>- All hospitals admitting acute stroke patients have access to brain imaging 24 hours a day. 44% of stroke patients are scanned within one hour of hospital arrival and 88% within 12 hours; and</p><p> </p><p>- 96% of stroke patients are treated at a stroke unit at some time during their hospital stay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to update the National Stroke Strategy. However we want to ensure that the gains made are not lost and that this work is taken forward. This is why we published the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Outcomes Strategy in 2013, which includes many stroke specific strategic ambitions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England hosts a CVD expert forum focused on improving outcomes, which brings together the relevant National Clinical Directors, the main relevant national charities, NHS Improving Quality, the National CVD Intelligence Network, Public Health England and the Department of Health. This collaborative continues to coordinate delivery of the work which was initiated in the CVD Outcomes Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Stroke is working with the strategic clinical networks, clinical commissioning groups, voluntary agencies and individual providers to support better commissioning and provision of stroke care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 8962 question first answered 09/09/2015 15:56:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1465887

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Latin America
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy of the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	8963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>UK policy towards Cuba and Nicaragua is not affected by their Summit participation and we will continue to engage in support of our priorities. The UK does not recognise the result of the illegitimate National Assembly election in Venezuela held on 6 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 06/06/2022 09:44:20 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1681250

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	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	Artificial Intelligence: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Q811 of the oral evidence given by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on 13 December 2023, HC 38, what steps she is taking to work with social media companies to deploy tools to help protect democratic processes.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich North
	tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
	uin	8963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>We are working extensively across Government to ensure we are ready to rapidly respond to any threats to our democratic processes, through our Defending Democracy Taskforce and dedicated government teams. The threat to democracy from AI was discussed at the AI Safety Summit in November 2023, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to international collaboration on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology works closely with social media platforms to encourage them to put in place policies that are fit for purpose, consistently enforced, and respect freedom of expression. Implementation of the Online Safety Act will make a significant difference here.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 19/01/2024 13:44:14 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
	tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith