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1727641

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many fines were issued to parents for taking children on holiday during term time at (a) independent and (b) maintained schools in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	4335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>The department collects information from local authorities on penalty notices issued for unauthorised absence. This is published in the statistical release on Parental Responsibility Measures, which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/parental-responsibility-measures" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/parental-responsibility-measures</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information is not collected on the type of school the penalty notice relates to. Independent schools set their own attendance policies and penalty notices are not issued for pupils in these schools.</p><p> </p><p>In England, in the 2022/23 academic year, 356,181 penalty notices were issued for unauthorised family holiday absence in state funded schools, including academies.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 10/09/2024 15:29:06 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1724265

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to enable EU citizens with pre-settled status to claim universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	2225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>EEA and Swiss citizens with pre-settled status have the same access to benefits as they did prior to the UK leaving the EU. They will be able to access income-related public fund benefits, such as Universal Credit, if they are exercising a qualifying right to reside in the UK, for example by being a worker. This is similar to the rules for UK citizens residing in EU member states on the basis of the Withdrawal Agreement. The eligibility of claimants with pre-settled status is verified through the Habitual Residence Test.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 04/09/2024 10:29:09 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1724084

	registered interest
	date	29/07/2024
	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	Pesticides: Neonicotinoids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the pesticide Cruiser SB is properly assessed before being authorised for use.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	2026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>Pesticides are strictly regulated based on the risks and benefits of use. The Government will always take decisions according to these legal requirements and with full consideration of the evidence.</p><p> </p><p>This government recognises that nature is at a crisis point across Britain. We will therefore change existing policies to prevent the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten our vital pollinators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 03/09/2024 09:05:59 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1722991

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals to make permanent the temporary weigh limits for volumetric mobile concrete plants.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	1178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>A temporary arrangement has been in place since 2018. The previous administration held a call for evidence last year and we will consider the evidence carefully before coming to a view.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 26/07/2024 13:14:15 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1715181

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Layan Nasir
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church has made to the Israeli government to secure the release of Layan Nasir from administrative detention.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	24356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>On 9<sup>th</sup> April the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, issued the following short statement in response to the news that Layan Nasir, a member of an Anglican congregation in the occupied West Bank, had been arrested by Israeli forces.</p><p>“I’m shocked and deeply concerned by this news. Together with our Palestinian Christian brothers and sisters, I pray for Layan and her family - and for the congregation of St Peter’s Anglican Church in the Occupied West Bank. Please pray for Layan’s safety and swift release.” The Bishop of Southwark, Christopher Chessun, joined the Archbishop’s call for prayers and her release.</p><p>On 28th April the Archbishop renewed his appeal for the release of Layan Nasir, who I understand is being held in Damon Prison, in Israel. A spokesperson for Lambeth Palace told Sky News:</p><p>“He is deeply concerned to learn that she is now facing administrative detention for four months, without charge and with no due process for her, her family, or lawyers to challenge this. Such processes against what is already a deeply threatened minority are contrary to commitments given over the years. This, along with daily harassment of Christian laity and clergy in East Jerusalem, indicates the predicament that many Christians now face in the West Bank and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. As the Occupying Power, the State of Israel is obliged by International Law to protect those at risk.”</p><p>The Bishop of Chelmsford, Guli Francis-Dehqani, met with members of the family of Layan Nasir last week during a visit to the Occupies Palestinian Territories. I understand from Church House officials that conversations are ongoing with both the Israeli and the British Government regarding Layan Nasir’s release from administrative detention.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/05/2024 13:34:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1714859

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Ground Rent
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, closed on 17 January 2024, whether he plans to reduce ground rents.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	24174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>I would refer my Rt Hon Friend to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-25/23795" target="_blank">23795</a> on 3 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 07/05/2024 16:44:17 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1714860

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2024
	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	Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report from the Patient Safety Commissioner entitled The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024, whether she is taking steps to implement the recommendation that women treated with mesh should be compensated.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	24175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government commissioned the Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC) to produce a report on redress for those affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. We are grateful to the PSC and her team for completing this report, and our sympathies remain with those affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. The Government is now carefully considering the PSC’s recommendations, and will respond substantively in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/05/2024 08:36:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1712929

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Hospices: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to end the funding of hospices through integrated care boards.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	902443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>I commend my Rt Hon. Friend’s tireless advocacy for high-quality end-of-life care, through his work on the APPG for Dying Well. <br> <br>I understand his concerns about potential variation in provision. However, the Health and Care Act 2022 included a legal duty for integrated care boards to commission palliative and end of life care, in line with wider NHS devolution. <br> <br>Integrated care boards are best positioned to understand and meet the needs of their local population, and commission appropriate end-of-life services, including from the NHS and voluntary sector organisations, such as hospices.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2024 15:11:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1698882

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the School Admissions Code.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	20490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The School Admissions Code (the Code) exists to ensure that places in all state-funded schools are allocated in a fair and transparent manner. Admission authorities for all state-funded schools are required to comply with the requirements of the Code and related admissions law.</p><p> </p><p>The latest version of the Code came into force on 1 September 2021. The department keeps the provisions of the Code under review to ensure they continue to remain fit for purpose, however there are currently no plans to change the Code.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/04/2024 12:43:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1698883

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for informing schools of the arrangements for reimbursement of the increased contributions they are required to make for teachers pensions.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	20491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>On 11 March 2024, the department announced an additional £1.1 billion in the 2024/25 financial year to support schools with the increased Teachers’ Pension Scheme employer contribution rate.</p><p> </p><p>The £1.1 billion will mean over £920 million for mainstream schools and over £135 million for high needs settings. Additional funding will also be provided to local authorities in respect of centrally employed teachers.</p><p> </p><p>This additional funding will be distributed via the new teachers’ pension employer contribution grant (TPECG) 2024. Further details can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-2024-for-schools-high-needs-settings-and-local-authorities-2024-to-2025" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teachers-pension-employer-contribution-grant-2024-for-schools-high-needs-settings-and-local-authorities-2024-to-2025</a>. To help with planning, the department has published a ready reckoner for mainstream schools and academies to estimate what their TPECG 24 allocation for 2024/25 will be. The ready reckoner can be found here: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65f2cf0eff117048966159fc%2FTPECG_2024-25_Calculator.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F65f2cf0eff117048966159fc%2FTPECG_2024-25_Calculator.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>With the extra funding for pension contributions, overall school funding is rising by £2.9 billion in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24, which takes the total to £60.7 billion and the highest ever level in real terms per pupil.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/04/2024 12:18:10 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne