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227729

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will propose at an EU level (a) a review of the EU's classification of women's sanitary products as luxury items and (b) an end to the 5 per cent tax rate on such items.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	227738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Female sanitary products are not classified as luxury items. Indeed, a reduced rate of VAT of 5 per cent currently applies to female sanitary products. This has been in place since 2001 and is the lowest rate possible under EU law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/03/2015 16:23:33 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

229386

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mephedrone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the changes in the rate of mephedrone use in the (a) Gosport and Fareham area and (b) UK.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	228935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Data specifically on the Gosport and Fareham area is not available as the Crime Survey for England and Wales does not allow sufficiently robust estimates to be made for smaller geographic areas. <br><br>For England and Wales as a whole, the 2013/14 Crime Survey for England and Wales showed that the proportion of people aged 16 to 59 who said they had taken mephedrone in the last year was 0.6 per cent. This compares with 1.3 per cent in the 2010/11 survey. The table shows figures for each year available. Mephedrone was not specifically asked about in the survey before 2010/11.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><strong>Proportion of 16 to 59 year olds reporting use of mephedrone in the last year, 2010/11 to 2013/14</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>England and Wales, 2013/14 CSEW</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Percentages</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td><strong>1.3</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td><strong>1.0</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td><strong>0.5</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td><strong>0.6</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Source: 2013/14 Crime Survey for England and Wales</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 26/03/2015 10:16:18 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1362309

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2021
	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	Cancer: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of his Department’s cancer research budget was spent on childhood cancer research in the last three years; and if he breakdown those figures by types of childhood cancer that received that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	60393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR does not categorise research studies by age group or by type of childhood cancer.</p><p>In addition, not all studies research a specific condition but are aimed at prevention or to improve outcomes for multiple conditions.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/10/2021 09:42:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1362312

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2021
	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	Hospitals: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals offer food to parents in hospital with their child.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	60395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2021 13:38:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1365848

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: CCTV
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making CCTV compulsory in taxis.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	69072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2021 answer text <p>The Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards issued in 2020 provides the Government’s view on the merits of installing CCTV in taxis and private hire vehicles; that it can deter those drivers that seek to abuse their position of trust and be of investigative and evidential value when this is alleged.</p><p> </p><p>The use of CCTV can provide a safer environment not just for passengers but also for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers who often face verbal and physical assault, which is frequently racially motivated, and from false accusations.</p><p> </p><p>All licensing authorities should consult to identify if there are local circumstances which indicate that the installation of CCTV in vehicles would have either a positive or an adverse net effect on the safety of taxi and private hire vehicle users and drivers, taking into account potential privacy issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 10/11/2021 12:04:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1362310

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2021
	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	Hospitals: Children's Play
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals offer weekend play support staff for children.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	60394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>This information is not recorded centrally. These arrangements are managed by individual trusts.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 15/11/2021 14:06:30 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1366393

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mathematics: Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of young people studying mathematics at higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	70256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government, and they have control over decisions about who to admit to their courses.</p><p> </p><p>Mathematics remains the most popular A level subject and we are committed to increase participation in post-16 mathematics. We introduced reformed A levels which provide a better foundation to study Mathematics courses, including pure Mathematics, at a higher level. We fund the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme which supports schools and colleges to improve the effectiveness of level 3 maths teaching and provides targeted support for students preparing for study at higher education.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with universities and academy trusts to establish a specialist Mathematics school in each region (and a total of 11 nationally). These aim to prepare more of our most mathematically able students to succeed in Mathematics disciplines at top universities.</p><p> </p><p>We strongly believe effective careers guidance and advice is key to supporting young people in their education and career choices.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s Careers Strategy sets out a long-term plan to build a world class careers system to achieve this ambition. The delivery of the Careers Strategy will ensure that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) encounters, such as with employers and apprenticeships, are built into school career programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The government also supports around 25% of the total PhD population in the UK through grants awarded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Since January 2020, UKRI has awarded £104 million of additional funding into Mathematical Sciences, over and above the Engineering and physical Sciences Research Council’s core Mathematical Sciences Theme budget.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 15/11/2021 13:25:27 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1366394

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2021
	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	Mathematics: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of mathematics graduates required to meet the Government’s ambition to achieve an investment in research and development of 2.4 per cent of GDP by 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	70257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>In order to sustain the UK’s target of 2.4% research intensity of GDP by 2027, it is estimated the R&amp;D sector will need a minimum of 150,000 additional researchers and technicians between 2021 and 2030. The R&amp;D People &amp; Culture Strategy set out our plan to tackle skills gaps, anticipate future needs in both business and academia, and build the workforce the UK needs. BEIS is working with partners to better understand the skills and workforce needed for research and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to be a world leader in mathematics, and to support mathematics R&amp;D, UKRI has awarded £104 million of additional funding into Mathematical Sciences, over and above EPSRC’s core Mathematical Sciences Theme budget. The additional investment has funded institutes, small and large research grants, fellowships, doctoral studentships, and postdoctoral awards.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/11/2021 16:49:55 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1366889

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reconsider the Draught Relief policy so that it will apply to drinks served from draught containers less than 40 litres in order to benefit a wider range of breweries.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	uin	71324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>Our initial proposal is that the relief would apply to containers at least as big as the traditional firkin – a 40 litre cask. We will discuss the size of containers that will qualify for the relief with brewers as part of our consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/11/2021 14:42:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1415990

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will base the Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP) on the person's final salary at the end of service rather than their age.
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
	uin	110328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>Calculation of an individual's Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP) takes a number of factors into consideration. The GIP calculation takes account of both salary and age in determining the lifelong loss of earnings the individual is likely to face, both salary and pension, as a result of their service-caused injury or injuries. It also includes an enhancement for lost future military promotions. This calculation enables the department to provide a payment that not only recognises final salary but also loss of future potential earnings.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 31/01/2022 14:56:26 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage