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1658153

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Nurseries: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to assess maintained nurseries for risks associated with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	197808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Nothing is more important than the safety of children and staff, and it has always been the case that where the Department is made aware a building may pose an immediate risk, immediate action is taken. The Department knows how important it is for young people to be in classrooms with their friends and teachers, but their safety must come first. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department has been talking to schools about the potential risks of RAAC since 2018 when it first published a warning note with the Local Government Association. The Office of Government Property wrote to all Government Property Leaders in 2019, and again in September 2022, highlighting safety alerts on RAAC and signposting guidance on identification and remediation. The Government also created a cross-Government working group on RAAC this year to collectively address the issue. Since then, Departments have been surveying properties and depending on the assessment of the RAAC, decided to either continue or monitor the structure, reinforce it, or replace it. This is in line with the approach recommended by the Institution of Structural Engineers. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department discovered details of three new cases over the summer, where RAAC that would have been graded as non-critical had failed. The first of these was in a commercial setting. The second was in a school in a different educational jurisdiction. It was right to carefully consider the cases and scrutinise the technical details from these. Departmental technical officials were able to investigate the situation in one case where the plank that had failed was fully intact as it was resting on a steel beam after it failed. They concluded that it would previously been rated non-critical. Ministers were carefully considering the first two cases and advice from officials when a third failure of a panel occurred, at a school in late August. The Department’s technical officials also visited this school to investigate the failure.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In light of all three cases, it was right to make the difficult decision to change our guidance for education settings and take a more cautious approach within the education estate in England. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Following careful analysis of these recent cases, a precautionary and proactive step has been taken to change the approach to RAAC in education settings ahead of the start of the academic year, as outlined in our guidance. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Maintained nursery schools are treated the same as schools and FE colleges. In 2022, the Department’s questionnaire to all responsible bodies, including those who run maintained nursery schools, asked them to provide information on RAAC.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK higher education (HE) system is amongst the best in the world. Attracting the brightest students internationally is good for our universities and delivers growth at home.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Domestic students continue to make up the vast majority of overall undergraduate students within UK universities. The proportion of international acceptances on results day this year was 12.3%, having been 14.7% at the same point in 2019.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This year on A level and T level Results Day, 186,710 English-domiciled 18-year-olds were accepted to HE providers in England compared to 162,680 in 2019.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access a world class education remains a top priority and is fundamental to the department’s ambition to level-up skills, growth, and economic opportunity across the country.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As autonomous bodies independent from the government, universities are responsible for their own recruitment decisions. Most universities have separate home and international student recruitment targets, set before the admissions cycle even begins. Universities plan their student numbers very carefully, not least because there are important implications for the provision of student support and wellbeing services, accommodation, and everything else needed to deliver the best student experience.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The department and I regularly engage with the HE sector to support policy making and delivery and did so throughout the 2023 cycle.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Most recently, on 7 September 2023, I attended the Universities UK annual conference and discussed how the government is supporting universities to maximise their immense economic and social impact. Key topics discussed included degree apprenticeships, the Lifelong Loan Entitlement and Horizon.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/09/2023 15:09:59 question first ministerially corrected 16/10/2023 13:42:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 95935 answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon answering member 3985
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1639270

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for (a) asylum, (b) indefinite leave to remain and (c) citizenship were submitted more than 12 months ago; and how many and what proportion of such applications submitted in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009 took more than 12 months to be processed.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	186163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Protecting the vulnerable and tackling MSHT is a top priority for Border Force. As First Responders, frontline Border Force Officers play a key role in identifying both victims and perpetrators of human trafficking as they seek to cross the UK border. Border Force work to prevent exploitation from happening, to safeguard and protect vulnerable persons and in collaboration with other law enforcement colleagues seek to bring to justice those who commit MSHT crime. All frontline Border Force officers are trained to spot the signs of MSHT and make necessary safeguarding referrals. Border Force also has a cadre of over 500 specialist Safeguarding &amp; Modern Slavery (SAMS) officers.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">All Border Force safeguarding and Modern Slavery training is reviewed and updated to ensure it continues to fulfil those ICIBI (Independent Chief Inspector for Borders &amp; Immigration) and IASC (Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner) expectations which the Home Office has accepted</del>.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is not readily available in the format requested. Data on asylum applications and on indefinite leave to remain and citizenship applications, including on the age of outstanding asylum applications, is published as part of immigration statistics (at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2023) and Migration Transparency data (at www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data).</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/05/2023 11:17:20 question first ministerially corrected 07/06/2023 17:23:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 76881 answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines answering member 4816
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1610472

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	LGBT+ People: Kenya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing routes for the resettlement of LGBTI people from Kenya in the UK; and whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure the safety of those people.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	180605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees. Since 2015, we have offered a place to just under half a million individuals seeking safety.</p><p>Whilst the UK has made a generous resettlement offer, with worldwide displacement now standing at around 100 million people, we are unable to make routes available for every eventuality.</p><p>The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).</p><p>Referrals for the UKRS, Community Sponsorship<del class="ministerial">,</del> <ins class="ministerial">and the </ins>Mandate Resettlement and<del class="ministerial"> Pathway 2 of the ACRS</del> are assessed and submitted by UNHCR. These assessments are based on people’s needs and vulnerabilities and the UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by UNHCR.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/04/2023 17:38:26 question first ministerially corrected 20/04/2023 10:19:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 68803 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601341

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licences were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 that involved the use of the Forced Swim Test in each year since 2018.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	159005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 that authorised the use of the Forced Swim Test in each year since 2018 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of project licences granted</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">1</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">4</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 09/03/2023 14:43:24 question first ministerially corrected 25/04/2023 09:50:14 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat previous answer version 60843 answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1599365

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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	Health and Care Professions Council: Registration
	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 intends to advise the Privy Council to reject the Health and Care Professions Council decision to increase their registrants’ fees by 20 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	153854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is independent of Government and is funded by its registrants’ fees on a cost recovery basis. The HCPC has concluded its consultation on the proposed fee rise and its Council has agreed to seek parliamentary approval for increasing annual registration fees by £19.62 from 1 July 2023. The proposal is subject to the <del class="ministerial">affirmative</del> <ins class="ministerial">negative </ins>parliamentary process in both the Westminster and the Scottish Parliaments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2023 15:11:36 question first ministerially corrected 21/03/2023 16:06:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 59007 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1551324

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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	Sodium Valproate: Prescriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the data available on patients who have been prescribed sodium valproate,; and if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits of a register of patients who have been prescribed medicines with a known and significant risk.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	109629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We expect integrated care boards to commission fertility services according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidelines, ensuring equal access to fertility treatment in England. NICE’s fertility guidelines currently recommend that the National Health Service provides fertility preservation for patients being treated for cancer who wish to preserve their fertility. NICE is currently reviewing these guidelines and we expect that this review will be published in 2024.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">The Medicines and Pregnancy Registry uses National Health Service dispensing data from community pharmacies in England and NHS maternity services to identify female patients who have received anti-epileptic medication, including sodium valproate and those who have received a prescription in a month that they were pregnant. While this dispensing data accurately reflects the medicines received, it relates to patients in England and may not include patients prescribed sodium valproate in hospitals or private healthcare or those who do not present to NHS maternity services.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All medicines may potentially cause side effects and some of these side effects could be classified as significant risks when used as prescribed, in specific patient populations or in certain circumstances such as during pregnancy. While registries can be helpful when investigating or monitoring specific aspects of prescribed medicines, the integration of records within existing healthcare systems may be more effective at monitoring patient outcomes.</ins></p></ins></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield previous answer version 43428 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield 43935 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/12/2022 17:21:21 question first ministerially corrected 20/12/2022 19:16:18 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1452286

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Mortality Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the levels of mortality as a result of covid-19 in (a) York and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	142028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>As of 17 March 2022, COVID-19 mortality rates within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test continue to decline in York and England.</p><p>In England, recent data shows that mortality rates within 28 days of a positive test steadily declined from the start of 2022, and since late February, vary at approximately <ins class="ministerial">70</ins> <del class="ministerial">7</del> to 80 deaths per day. The current stable trend in levels of COVID-19 deaths is consistent across all regions and age-groups up to mid-March 2022.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to monitor COVID-19 levels nationally and regionally. UKHSA’s regional teams have regular contact with Directors of Public Health and local authority public health teams to discuss trends in local data and offer guidance regarding measures required to address cases in identified settings.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 04/04/2022 13:23:09 question first ministerially corrected 28/04/2022 10:19:46 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 62365 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1434684

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2022
	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	Foreign Companies: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to introduce a publicly available register for residential property that has foreign ownership.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	128333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Tomorrow, the Government will introduce a register of beneficial ownership, and is continuing to progress the draft Registration of Overseas Entities legislation.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">As announced by the Secretary of State on 28 February, a Register of Overseas Entities will be legislated for within the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, introduced to Parliament on 1 March.</ins></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/02/2022 18:06:01 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2022 10:00:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 53953 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1361129

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government plans to make available to the people of Afghanistan who do not meet the criteria of the Afghanistan citizens' resettlement scheme but who have a connection with the UK.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	58936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will provide those put at risk by recent events in Afghanistan with a route to safety. The ACRS is one of the most generous schemes in our country's history under which we will welcome up to 5,000 vulnerable Afghans over the next year and up to a total of 20,000 in the coming years. There will not be a formal application process for the ACRS. The scheme is not yet open and further details, including eligibility criteria, will be announced in due course by the Home Office. Further details on the scheme will be published here: <ins class="ministerial">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</ins><del class="ministerial">Afghanistan resettlement and immigration policy statement - GOV.UK</del>. Unfortunately not all who wish to leave Afghanistan will be eligible under the ACRS. The Government continues to do all it can to ensure safe passage for the most vulnerable Afghans and is committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/10/2021 16:38:52 question first ministerially corrected 01/11/2021 12:42:38 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 28195 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1342933

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Water Supply: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many water pumps and wells overseas has the Government funded in each of the last 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	25888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services. <del class="ministerial">The table below shows the total UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation between 2015 and 2019, as presented in respective annual Statistics on International Development publications:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">£183 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£170 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£177 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£207 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£176 million</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial"><em>(Total UK Bilateral ODA Spend on Water Supply and Sanitation, as presented in annual Statistics on International Development publications)</em></del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Yearly UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation can be found in the respective annual Statistics on International Development publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/07/2021 16:31:06 question first ministerially corrected 08/07/2021 13:31:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 12008 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell