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1700340

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence AI Skills Framework.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The development of a Defence AI Skills Framework is underway, and we expect work to accelerate following the recruitment of our Capability Lead for AI Talent and Skills. We are working closely with Digital Skills for Defence (DS4D) and other key stakeholders to ensure coherence with other complimentary skills frameworks within the department, but also across government and with allies.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/04/2024 14:50:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1700339

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Artificial Intelligence Strategy, published on 15 June 2022, whether his Department has appointed a Head of AI Profession.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Defence AI Centre (DAIC) is currently onboarding a Capability Lead, AI Talent and Skills. They are expected to be in post in quarter 2 of this financial year.</p><p>This individual will work with colleagues across Government to advance the AI skills agenda while also exploring novel ways to attract talent into the department.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/04/2024 14:43:16 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1700338

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to recruit Covert Surveillance Officers to gather evidence to prove or disprove offences relating to benefits claims.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>DWP is recruiting Covert Surveillance Officers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Counter Fraud, Compliance &amp; Debt directorate (CFCD) undertakes directed surveillance as part of the criminal investigation process.</p><p> </p><p>All surveillance activity is applied for under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 and is conducted in line with the surveillance Code of Practice. It is undertaken only where necessary and proportionate to the alleged offence.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/04/2024 10:38:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1700337

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Patients: Safety
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 never events occurred within NHS England in each year since 2019; and how many and what proportion of these incidents involved Physician Associates in each year.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Information on Never Events is published by NHS England, and all available data on Never Events is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.england.nhs.uk%2Fpatient-safety%2Fnever-events-data%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjonathan.stones%40dhsc.gov.uk%7C01ce069ba0534a13ed8d08dc5d394868%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638487747817797496%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OXO3AEoXR3j0kiT5wETru35oEd3BrgsFWwvxdso0HI4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/never-events-data/</a></p><p>NHS England does not collect specific data relating to Physician Associate involvement in Never Events, and as such the information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 08:58:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697534

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 her Department spent on the Healthy Start Scheme in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The cost of operating the Healthy Start scheme was £78,148,555 in 2021/22 and £78,761,339 in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/03/2024 16:28:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25900 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697537

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 people were eligible for Healthy Start vouchers in January (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The number of those eligible for Healthy Start in January 2022 was 553,601, and the number of those eligible in January 2023 was 578,067.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/03/2024 15:45:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697450

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of November 2023 to the Minister for Primary Care and Public Health from public healthcare professionals on the Healthy Start scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has received the correspondence and will respond in due course. The Healthy Start scheme is an important nutritional safety net for families who need support and the interest from public healthcare professionals is welcomed.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/03/2024 11:51:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25899 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697570

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care to the hon. Member for South Shields of December 2023, for what purpose her Department requested personal identifiable data from the Department for Work and Pensions on people who are eligible for Healthy Start.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care does not receive personal data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) runs the scheme on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Department is continuing to work closely with the NHS BSA and the DWP, in order for the NHS BSA to receive the personal data held by the DWP for those potentially eligible citizens, as soon as possible. The NHS BSA will use this data to reach out to those eligible, who are not currently in receipt of Healthy Start, to encourage them to apply for the Healthy Start scheme.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19624 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:58:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25902 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697568

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Healthy Start Scheme
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 correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care to the hon. Member for South Shields of December 2023, whether her Department has received personal identifiable data from the Department for Work and Pensions on people who are eligible for Healthy Start.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care does not receive personal data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) runs the scheme on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care. The Department is continuing to work closely with the NHS BSA and the DWP, in order for the NHS BSA to receive the personal data held by the DWP for those potentially eligible citizens, as soon as possible. The NHS BSA will use this data to reach out to those eligible, who are not currently in receipt of Healthy Start, to encourage them to apply for the Healthy Start scheme.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19625 question first answered 26/03/2024 16:58:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 25901 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1697797

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Community Wealth Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department will publish a response to the Technical consultation on a Community Wealth Fund in England, which closed on 19 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	19879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The government is grateful to all those who took the time to respond to the technical consultation. Officials from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities are carefully considering all of the responses received. The government response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/03/2024 10:01:59 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck