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1240414

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Social Workers: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend bursaries for student mental health social workers.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>Final year students in receipt of the bursary whose studies were disrupted by the pandemic will receive a pro-rated 2019/20 bursary for the period of their course extension to enable them to complete their studies.</p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority administer the social work bursaries and we would encourage any student who needs a course extension to speak directly to their university who can advise on requesting one through the NHS Business Services Authority process.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/10/2020 16:37:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240411

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Green Deal Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason households without access to the internet are excluded from the Green Deal scheme; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that that scheme is open to everyone.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Green Deal scheme closed in 2015. The Green Homes Grant voucher scheme launched on 30<sup>th</sup> September 2020 and the scheme administrator will offer alternative means to apply such as by telephone or post.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme is open to all homeowners including park homes on a residential site (including Gypsy and Traveller sites) and residential landlords in private or social rented sectors (including local authorities and housing associations).</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/10/2020 11:41:16 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240409

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to reduce the duty paid by pubs and breweries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury has supported pubs and breweries with cuts and freezes to alcohol duties at six of the last seven Budgets, costing £6.2 billion in revenue since 2013. This has made a pint of beer 16p cheaper than it otherwise would have been had duty rates increased with inflation. Alcohol duties are kept under review and further announcements will be made at the next fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 10:22:34 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240408

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Breast Cancer: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allocate funding for a national secondary breast cancer audit covering diagnosis, treatment and access to support.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans in place for a dedicated audit into national secondary breast cancer.</p><p>The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership commissions, develops and manages the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme, on behalf of NHS England, Wales and other devolved administrations. The programme currently consists of over 30 national clinical audits, six clinical outcome review programmes and the National Joint Registry.</p><p>The existing audit of breast cancer in older women does include some sections on women with metastatic breast cancer. The latest audit is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hqip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/REF212_NABCOP-2020-Annual-Report-V1_high-res_20200702.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.hqip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/REF212_NABCOP-2020-Annual-Report-V1_high-res_20200702.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/11/2020 12:59:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240405

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Battersea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the timeframe within which all combustible and flammable cladding will be removed from residential buildings in Battersea.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear in its expectation that all owners of high rise residential buildings with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding complete remedial works by the end of 2021 or face further action. For other types of unsafe cladding, the Government is making £1 billion available to fund the removal of unsafe non-ACM cladding in 2020/21</p><p><br> In addition, the application guidance clearly states that applicants must be in a position to evidence that remediation works will commence onsite prior to 31 March 2021 and, once funding is granted, must subsequently ensure that remedial works are delivered at pace</p><p><br> The Department published registration statistics for the Building Safety Fund on 30 September and is continuing to work with building owners to progress applications.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98758 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:58 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240404

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to ensure combustible and flammable cladding has been removed from residential buildings across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, more quickly. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace, along with providing direct expert support to projects.</p><p> </p><p>Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action by Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities. We are also holding case conferences to discuss specific buildings of greatest concern with the relevant local authorities to agree action plans.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and building safety are devolved matters, and the progress of remediation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98757 99109 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240403

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Battersea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to ensure combustible and flammable cladding has been removed from residential buildings in Battersea constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In England, the Government is providing £1.6 billion to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding and make homes safer, more quickly. We have also appointed construction experts who are reviewing remediation timescales and identifying what can be done to increase pace, along with providing direct expert support to projects.</p><p> </p><p>Where building owners have failed to act, despite government support, the Government has supported enforcement action by Fire and Rescue Services and local authorities. We are also holding case conferences to discuss specific buildings of greatest concern with the relevant local authorities to agree action plans.</p><p> </p><p>Housing and building safety are devolved matters, and the progress of remediation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher grouped question UIN 98757 99110 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:13:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240402

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the equity of requiring residents in buildings with flammable cladding to pay for a fire watch by patrolling security staff.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	99108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been investigating what can be done to reduce the cost of Waking Watch. We will shortly publish data on Waking Watch costs so that there is transparency on the range of costs and comparisons can be clearly made. In addition, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has published updated guidance for buildings where <em>Stay Put</em> has been suspended, emphasising that these are short term measures and encouraging greater use of more cost-effective measures such as alarm systems to replace or reduce dependency on Waking Watch wherever possible. The Government is providing £1.6 billion of public subsidy to ensure remediation of high rise buildings with unsafe cladding happens at pace and so residents and their homes are made safe for the long term, and  interim measures, such as a Waking Watch, are no longer required.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/10/2020 16:56:22 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240024

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Hate Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the increase in levels of (a) transphobia and (b) misogyny.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	98762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Transphobia and misogyny are completely unacceptable and have no place in British society. We are determined that everyone in the UK should be free to live their lives and fulfil their potential regardless of their gender identity or sex.</p><p>Misogyny is not a hate crime in law, therefore no data is held about specific incidents. The Government has heard concerns about the coverage and effectiveness of existing legislation and asked the Law Commission to undertake a full review of hate crime legislation, which is due to report in early 2021. This includes considering whether there should be additional protections against misogyny or ageism for example, and bring parity to the law by making sexual orientation and transgender hate crimes aggravated offences. We will respond in full when it is complete.</p><p>We have funded multiple projects aimed at tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime and have taken steps to bolster the police response to hate crime through supporting additional police training. We have also invested £4m to support schools to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 14/10/2020 13:38:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240023

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Recognition Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her statement of 22 September 2020, Official Report, HCWS462, that she will improve the process and experience of transgender people applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate by making it kinder and more straightforward, what the Government's timeline is for developing that new process; whether she plans to consult stakeholders on that new process; and what the new nominal fee for that certificate will be.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	98761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>We want transgender people to be free to live and to prosper in modern Britain. We have looked carefully at the issues raised in the consultation, including the impact of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 on trans people. It is the Government’s view that the balance struck in this legislation is correct, in that there are proper checks and balances in the system and also support for people who want to change their legal sex.</p><p>We will make the gender recognition certificate process kinder and more straightforward. We will cut bureaucracy by enabling applications via <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> and reduce the fee. We are working with the Ministry of Justice, who lead tribunal fees policy, to agree the new fee level and plan the implementation of this change. We will be consulting relevant stakeholders to ensure implementation works from an operational perspective, but will not be consulting more widely since the GRA consultation provides evidence on people’s views of the fee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 14/10/2020 13:33:04 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova