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1712650

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	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	house id	2
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government response to the consultation on amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme sets out the responses received by industry stakeholders, including evidence to support the removal of the legal requirement to have no outstanding recommendations for cavity and loft insulation which was determined a barrier to access the scheme.</p>
	tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

1712667

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	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>In England, early cancer screening is already in place for cervical, breast, and bowel cancer. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) does not currently recommend screening for prostate cancer due to the inaccuracy of the current best test, called Prostate Specific Antigen. We are providing £16 million of funding to Prostate Cancer UK's £42 million trial, which is aimed at helping us find a way of catching prostate cancer in men as early as possible. The UK NSC is also commissioning evidence for six possible approaches to targeted prostate screening for those at higher risk. The UK NSC will publish its recommendations when complete.</p><p>NHS England is responsible for the running of the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme, and its conversion to a nationally rolled out NHS Targeted Lung Cancer Screening Programme by 2030.</p>
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1712759

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	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Under the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, backed by more than £2.4 billion over the next five years, the National Health Service will focus on expanding the number of clinicians, including nurses, who train to take up enhanced and advanced roles, and work as part of multidisciplinary teams with the right skills to meet the changing needs of patients. The ambition is to train at least 3,000 advanced practitioners in 2024 and 2025 across all specialties, and to increase the number in training to 5,000 a year by 2029. The Long Term Workforce Plan also sets out actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention.</p>
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1712760

	registered interest
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Under the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, backed by more than £2.4 billion over the next five years, the National Health Service will focus on expanding the number of clinicians, including nurses, who train to take up enhanced and advanced roles, and work as part of multidisciplinary teams with the right skills to meet the changing needs of patients. The ambition is to train at least 3,000 advanced practitioners in 2024 and 2025 across all specialties, and to increase the number in training to 5,000 a year by 2029. The Long Term Workforce Plan also sets out actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention.</p>
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1712833

	registered interest
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1702390

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	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Science and Technology framework (updated February 2024) outlines the Government’s actions to ensure the UK becomes a Science and Technology Superpower by 2030, including addressing access to finance and skills.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports access to talent through programmes such as the Global Talent Network attracting overseas skills, and via the British Business Bank (100% Government owned) running multiple programmes e.g. Future Fund Breakthrough a £425 million direct equity investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also provides support for attracting tech companies to the UK, including the Global Entrepreneurs programme (which supports tech companies to bring their global HQs to the UK).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1702392

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	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 9 February 2024, my department published an update on progress implementing the Science and Technology framework: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-science-and-technology-framework/the-uk-science-and-technology-framework-update-on-progress-9-february-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-science-and-technology-framework/the-uk-science-and-technology-framework-update-on-progress-9-february-2024</a></p><p> </p><p>It outlines a series of steps the government is taking over the next 12 months on the procurement strand of the Framework.</p>
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1702394

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	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Many police forces provide amnesty bins all year round to provide the public with a facility to safely dispose of unwanted knives and other offensive weapons. It is for Chief Constables, directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Mayors with PCC functions to make operational decisions including how to allocate resources based on their local knowledge and experience.</p><p>The Government continues to encourage police forces to undertake a series of coordinated national weeks of action to tackle knife crime under Operation Sceptre. The operation includes targeted stop and searches, weapon sweeps of hotspot areas, surrender of knives, including through amnesty bins, test purchases of knives from retailers, and educational events. The latest phase of the operation took place between 13 to 19 November 2023 and saw 12,149 knives surrendered or recovered.</p><p>On 25 January we laid the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 in Parliament. Subject to parliamentary approval, this will prohibit the manufacture, supply, sale and possession of zombie-style knives and machetes in England and Wales from 24 September 2024. From 26 August 2024 to 23 September 2024 we will be running a surrender and compensation scheme so that those who own zombie-style knives and machetes which will be banned, can surrender them and receive compensation.</p>
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1702396

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	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>I am withholding this information as it is held by the Ministry of Defence with a view to its publication, at an undetermined future date. This information will be published in the form of the UK Armed Forces Equipment and Formations 2024, which will be accessible here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations.</a></p>
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1702397

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	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	house id	1
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>For reasons of commercial sensitivity, UK Export Finance does not comment on ongoing commercial discussions.</p>
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones