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	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on reducing air passenger duty on domestic flights from Northern Ireland's airports; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	269001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text The government has established a technical working group that is considering the operational and legal context of APD in Northern Ireland. The group met in Belfast in March, and will meet again next month to continue discussions with stakeholders.<p> </p><p>For domestic journeys, airlines are liable on both outward and return leg domestic journeys as APD applies to all departures from a UK airport. It is not possible under current EU law to have different rates of APD on intra-UK flights than on flights from the UK to other European Union destinations.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/07/2019 12:27:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1137740

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Diesel: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 272300, what the diesel duty revenues were from (a) shipping, (b) agriculture, (c) road users, (d) rail and (e) any other sectoral information held by his Department in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	275232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text Duty is collected when fuel leaves a refinery or import terminal, so HMRC data does not break down diesel duty revenues by sectors where fuel is used. HMRC publishes information on historic fuel duty receipts on Page 5 of the <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Tax%20and%20Duty%20Bulletins/Oils0519.xls" target="_blank">Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin</a>. This shows receipts for diesel taxed at the full rate of duty for road use and also for rebated ‘gas oil’. This refers to marked diesel which is taxed at a reduced rate of duty because it is intended for off road use in sectors such as agriculture and construction, as well as for maritime and rail transport. answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2019 12:39:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1507207

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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	Barts Health NHS Trust: Patient Choice Schemes
	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 her Department's guidance, The NHS Choice Framework: what choices are available to me in the NHS?, updated 14 January 2020, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the implementation of her Department's policy on equality of access to a hospital of choice by Barts Health NHS Trust.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	53324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>‘The NHS Choice Framework: what choices are available to me in the NHS?’ is currently being updated to reflect changes arising from the Health and Care Act 2022. The updated guidance will be published later this year. The existing Framework remains applicable and is available to commissioners, providers and patients.</p><p>All services offered by Barts Health NHS Trust are subject to the Framework and there are local policies for each hospital within the Trust to implement it. The Trust will investigate any complaint received, either directly from a patient or via an intermediary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:26:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1506387

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	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	Dementia: Clinical Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what further measures she will take to raise awareness of the importance of (a) improving the clinical research infrastructure in the UK; and (b) increasing clinical trial participation in relation to the development of new treatments for dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
	uin	49793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>‘Saving and Improving Lives: The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery’, published in March 2021, sets out the ambition to create people-centred, pro-innovation and digitally enabled clinical research infrastructure. ‘The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery: 2022 to 2025 implementation plan’, published on 30 June 2022, summarises the actions we will take over the next three years.</p><p>The platform Join Dementia Research, funded and delivered by the Departmentally funded National Institute for Health and Care Research with Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer Scotland and Alzheimer’s Research UK, allows people to register an interest in dementia research and be matched to trials. This aims to improve participation and diversity in dementia research.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 11:14:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1518941

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Hospital Beds: Social Services
	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 she has made of the implications for her policies of (a) increasing ambulance delays and (b) the occupation of hospital beds by patients who are medically fit to leave but who cannot be accommodated by social and community care services; what recent assessment she has made of the level of pressure under which the NHS is operating; and if she will take steps to increase the social care workforce in order to ensure vulnerable people get the support they need.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	59012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’ sets out action on ambulance handover delays and supporting National Health Service capacity with the equivalent of 7,000 additional beds. The Government announced £500 million for social care this winter to accelerate the safe discharge of patients from hospital and recruit and retain care workers to support people who no longer need to be in hospital.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2022 11:38:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1507864

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2022
	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	NHS: Standards
	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 her Department's policy paper our plan for patients, published on 22 September 2022, what steps they are taking to measure progress on that paper's targets for ambulances, backlogs, care, doctors and dentists; and when she plans to deliver those targets.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	55068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’ commits to increase the number of 999 and NHS 111 call handlers by December 2022 and launch a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund. This aligns with previous commitments, such as the ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’. This will be monitored through the relevant national statistics and performance data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 11:33:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1519388

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	NHS: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the measures in the Government’s Our plan for patients plan announced in September 2022 will be implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Reading East
	tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
	uin	60026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’ commits to increase the number of 999 and 111 call handlers by December 2022, launch a £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund for winter 2022/23, and open an additional 7,000 National Health Service beds. The relevant national statistics and published performance data will allow progress to be assessed and further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2022 13:31:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1587816

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 10 of the National Transfer Scheme Protocol for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, Version 4.0, what proportion of transfers under the National Transfer Scheme of unaccompanied asylum seeking children not in the care of a local authority are taking place within five working days of a referral.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	149437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>pressures on local authority care placements for young people. Out of necessity, and with the best interests of the child in mind, we have had no alternative but to temporarily use hotels to give unaccompanied children a roof over their heads whilst local authority accommodation is found.</p><p>1,727 transfers from hotels took place from 24 August 2022 to 27 February 2023, of which 886 (51.3%) transferred within 5 working days. The time it takes for a local authority to identify a placement varies and has meant some young people experiencing delays in transferring. Delays may also occur where a child refuses to transfer to the placement.</p><p> </p><p>The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) transferred 4,187 children to local authorities with children’s services between 1 July 2021 and 31 December 2022. This is more than a fourfold increase in number of children transferred compared to the same period in previous years. In order to expand the scheme further, we are providing local authorities with children’s services with an additional £15,000 for every eligible young person they take into their care from a dedicated UASC hotel by the end of February 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and wellbeing of those in our care is our primary concern. Robust safeguarding and welfare procedures are in place to ensure all children and minors are safe and supported as we seek urgent placements with a local authority. This includes support workers being onsite in the hotels 24 hours a day, supported by nurses and social workers. UASC are not detained and are free to leave the accommodation. All contingency sites have security staff and providers liaise closely with local police to ensure the welfare and safety of vulnerable residents.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/03/2023 13:38:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1541736

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides additional funding to local authorities where hotels have been block booked for an indeterminate period for the sole use of asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich North
	tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
	uin	86435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>ocal authorities are key partners in enabling us to procure sufficient accommodation to end the use of hotel contingency. The Full Dispersal model, announced on 13 April 2022, aims to reduce then end the use of hotels by allowing the Home Office to procure dispersal properties within the private rental sector in all local authority areas across England, Scotland and Wales, rather than the minority of local authorities which currently participate. This more equitable approach is supported by £21million of un-ringfenced grant funding to make sure eligible local authorities can provide wraparound support locally. Local authorities will also receive £3,500 for each new dispersal accommodation bed space in the 22/23 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/11/2022 11:42:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

1583546

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Hazara
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Hazara community in Afghanistan have been granted asylum in the United Kingdom since August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	139262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>he Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on initial decisions on asylum applications by nationality can be found in table Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to the year ending September 2022. Data for the year ending December 2022 will be published on 23 February 2023. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish initial decisions on asylum applications by ethnicity, as ethnicity is not routinely collected as part of an asylum application in a way that is reportable.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/02/2023 16:22:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield