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1385305

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by how many percentage points undergraduate and postgraduate loans for maintenance increased in the 2020-21 academic year compared to the 2019-20 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	87801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Maximum grants and loans for living and other costs for undergraduate students and maximum postgraduate disabled students’ allowances were increased for the 2020/21 academic year by the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast of inflation (RPI-X) for the first quarter of the 2021 calendar year, which was 2.9%.</p><p>The same increase was applied to maximum postgraduate master’s degree loans and postgraduate doctoral degree loans for students starting courses in the 2020/21 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 09/12/2021 18:12:22 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1385306

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures he is putting in place to facilitate the return of international student in January 2021 in response to increasing covid-19 related travel restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	87802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Visa concessions for those on student (or Tier 4) visas allow for the provision of online learning for students outside the UK until 6 April 2022. These visa concessions have been implemented so that students have a greater degree of flexibility on when they travel into the UK, if required.</p><p>Students should look to travel to the UK in keeping with their course requirements and should speak to their education provider to understand these. Individual higher education providers make the decision about face-to-face learning in relation to students’ learning needs.</p><p>The government is working closely with the higher education sector to ensure that providers are prepared to support students who may wish to stay in their university accommodation over the holidays due to possible travel disruption as well as international students returning in January.</p><p>In addition, the government has liaised with the higher education sector throughout the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure they have been provided with the latest travel guidance that affects their international student population.</p><p>During the COVID-19 outbreak, the UK higher education sector has gone above and beyond to ensure that international students’ physical and mental health are prioritised. The government will continue to work alongside the higher education sector to ensure international students are supported throughout their time in higher education.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 13/12/2021 11:48:30 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1124187

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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	Energy Company Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Energy Company Obligation ECO3 installations have been made in each Parliamentary constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	249946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of measures delivered under the current phase of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO3) for the latest data available (October 2018 – February 2019) for each Parliamentary constituency in Great Britain. In order to manage the risk of revealing personal or commercial data, our approach is not to release non-zero counts of less than five for a small geographic area so these have been shown as 1-4 where applicable.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/05/2019 16:52:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name ECO3 by constituency final.xlsx title ECO3 measures by Constituency, Oct 2018-Feb 2019
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1133562

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	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	Park Homes
	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 progress the Government has made in implementing the proposals outlined in the Government response to the Review of park homes legislation: call for evidence part two.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	267245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made on the implementation of the proposals set out in the Government’s response to the review.</p><p>A working group has been set up to consider how information about rights and responsibilities can be improved and shared more widely.</p><p>The Government intends to shortly publish a consultation on introducing a fit and proper person test for park home site licence holders and managers.</p><p>Research will be commissioned later this year to assess the likely impacts of a change to the rate of commission paid on the sale of a mobile home. In scoping research, careful consideration will be given to the judicial review decision of the Welsh Government’s earlier proposal to reduce the rate of commission.</p><p>The proposals which require primary and secondary legislation will depend on parliamentary time being available.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 25/06/2019 11:27:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1133563

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	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	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are offering disability leave to disabled employees as part of reasonable adjustments.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	267246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting people with disabilities in the workplace and The Equality Act 2010 places obligations on employers with disabled employees, including the requirement to make reasonable adjustments, which may include granting leave related to the employee's disability.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Act recognises the need to strike a balance between the needs of disabled people and those of employers. What is ‘reasonable’ will be different for each employer because of factors such as the practicality and the cost of making the adjustment. A court or tribunal may ultimately make a final decision on whether a particular person meets the definition of disability in the Act and whether an adjustment request is reasonable.</p><p> </p><p>Practical advice on reasonable adjustments is available from a number of sources, including Acas and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC’s examples of reasonable adjustments for employers include disability leave.</p><p> </p><p>If a disabled person feels that they have not been treated fairly by an employer, the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) offers information and advice about discrimination, including disability discrimination. EASS can be contacted by telephone, via an online contact form or by post.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/07/2019 13:31:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1134284

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing
	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 his Department plans to publish a social housing White Paper.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	268636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans for a White Paper. The consultation on the Green Paper, ‘A new deal for social housing’, closed on 6 November 2018. We received a large number of responses, along with feedback from eight engagement events held with social housing residents around the country. We are currently assessing the responses and finalising our response.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/06/2019 16:32:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1137014

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	Social Rented Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington of 13 June 2019, Official Report, column 860, whether his Department plans to adopt the target to build 155,000 social rented homes a year with at least 100,000 being council homes.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	273481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to increasing the supply of social housing and have invested over £9 billion into our Affordable Homes Programme to deliver 250,000 affordable homes by 2022, including at least 12,500 for social rent.</p><p>We do not publish yearly targets but deliver flexibly throughout the years of the programme to achieve our overall target and hold Homes England and the GLA to account for delivery.</p><p>We have increased the size of the Affordable Homes Programme, re-introduced social rent, removed the HRA borrowing cap for local authorities, and have set out a long-term rent deal for councils and housing associations in England from 2020. Housing associations and local authorities now need to accelerate delivery and build more affordable homes.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/07/2019 16:06:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1138968

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Government Equalities Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to respond to Question 267246 on Employment: Disability, tabled by the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington on 20 June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	277263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>I have today responded to the hon. Member's Question 267246.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/07/2019 14:57:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1142089

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	NHS: Pensions
	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 senior staff left the NHS pension scheme in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019; and how people leaving the scheme affects other members of the scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	282449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Pension Scheme records opt-out data based on staff occupation, for example, doctors or nurses, rather than seniority. It is not possible to identify ‘senior staff’ within the available data.</p><p>The following table presents scheme opt-out data provided by the NHS Business Services Authority, who administer the NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scheme year</p></td><td><p>Number of active members electing to opt-out from scheme membership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>39,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>35,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>47,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>44,890*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>43,309*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: *Figures for years 2017-18 and 2018-19 are provisional.</p><p>Over the five-year period ending 31 March 2019, there was a total of 211,485 opt-out elections recorded. Due to auto-enrolment legislation the data will include a member who has opted-out twice within the five years.</p><p>Where a member elects to opt-out, it has no direct effect on the benefit entitlements of other members.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/09/2019 11:56:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1142090

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people's mental health services.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	282450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We have introduced two waiting time standards for children and young people with particular conditions and the National Health Service is on track to meet both of these.</p><p> </p><p>The first aims for 95% of children (up to 19 years old) with eating disorders to receive treatment within a week for urgent cases and four weeks for routine cases. 80.6% of children and young people’s eating disorder patients started urgent treatment within one week and 82.4% of patients started routine treatment within four weeks in the period January – March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The second aims for 50% of patients of all ages experiencing a first episode of psychosis to receive treatment within two weeks of referral. Nationally, the National Health Service is exceeding the target with 76.7% of patients starting treatment within two weeks in May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England is piloting four week waiting times in 12 areas across the country to establish how to achieve a four week waiting time for all children and young people’s community mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Plan, NHS England will also ensure that specific waiting times targets for emergency mental health services for all, including children and young people, will take effect from 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/09/2019 14:22:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western