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1670562

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	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	Cyprus: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the number of British citizens who are not able to travel directly to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; and whether he has had recent discussions with his Turkish Cypriot counterpart on this matter.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	2373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. Under the Chicago Convention, only the Republic of Cyprus may designate an airport for international flights. It has not done so for Ercan airport. As such, it is not possible to fly directly between the UK and the north of Cyprus. Ministers have not discussed this topic with the Turkish Cypriot administration and the FCDO does not hold information about how many British citizens are unable to travel directly to the north of Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 23/11/2023 10:30:22 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1668487

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airports: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with airport operators on the adequacy of provision within airports for people with (a) autism and (b) other conditions that cause sensory overload.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Aviation accessibility is a priority for government. The Department for Transport is in regular discussions with airport operators and will be hosting workshops on accessibility with the industry in November. These will include considerations around non-visible disabilities and neurodiversity. The government's Disability and Access Ambassador for Aviation also ran a workshop on 5 October 2023 covering how the UK standard for designing and managing the built environment for people with neurodiversity, ‘Design for the Mind,’ can be incorporated into UK airports.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/11/2023 17:10:00 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1661152

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	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	Pancreatic Cancer: 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 steps his Department is taking to tackle regional disparities in pancreatic cancer survival rates.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	200015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Reducing inequalities and variation in cancer treatment is a priority for the Government, as is increasing early cancer diagnosis, which is a key contributor to reducing cancer health inequalities and improving survival rates, as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>The pancreatic cancer clinical audit, led by the Royal College of Surgeons, began in 2021, with the first outcomes expected in 2024. A key aim of the audit is to support services in the National Health Service to stimulate improvements in cancer detection, treatment, and outcomes for patients, including improving survival rates.</p><p>To improve early diagnosis, the NHS is implementing non-specific symptom pathways (NSS) for patients who present with vague and non-site specific symptoms which do not clearly align to a tumour type. This includes symptoms of pancreatic cancer. By March 2024, the NSS programme will achieve full population coverage across England for non-specific symptom pathways as set out in the 2023/24 NHS Operational Planning Guidance.</p><p>On 24 January 2023, the Government announced that it will publish a Major Conditions Strategy. The strategy will cover cancer as one of the six conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality across the population in England. The strategy will apply a geographical lens to each condition to address regional disparities in health outcomes, supporting the levelling up mission to narrow the gap in healthy life expectancy by 2030.  We published the Major Conditions Strategy Case for Change and Our Strategic Framework on 14 August 2023 which sets out our approach to making the choices over the next five years that will deliver the most value in facing the health challenges of today and of the decades ahead, including for cancer.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/10/2023 13:53:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1658402

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	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	Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding for the research and development of treatments for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	197968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department invests in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).</p><p>DIPG is a difficult research area with a relatively small research community, and we are relying on researchers to submit high-quality research proposals. In May 2018 the Government announced £40 million for brain tumour research as part of the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission. The Government is committed to funding high-quality brain cancer research, and we expect to spend more as new research progresses. The £40 million funding remains available; if we can spend more on the best quality science we will do. It is also worth noting that all applications that were fundable in open competition have been funded.</p><p>The NIHR has supported delivery in the health and care system for eight DIPG research studies funded by research funding partners in the charity and public sectors since 2018.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/09/2023 15:39:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1653226

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	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	Breasts: Plastic Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take further steps to support women who were affected by Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants prior to 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	194294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to protecting patient safety and women’s health.</p><p>Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) breast implants have not been re-introduced to the United Kingdom market since their withdrawal in 2010.</p><p>The 47,000 women who were given PIP implants, mainly in private clinics, can come forward and have those implants removed on the National Health Service if their doctors agree. Information and advice for women who think they might have PIP implants is available on NHS webpages.</p><p>Since PIP breast implants were withdrawn in 2010, the health system has enacted important changes to protect against future events. The Breast and Cosmetic Implant Registry collects and publishes data on all types of breast implant and removal surgery in the UK since 2016.</p><p>The future regulations for medical devices will enhance the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) proactive patient safety monitoring of devices, enabling earlier identification of safety issues. The future regulations will also look to enhance pre-market requirements, ensuring medical devices receive increased risk-proportionate scrutiny before they reach the market.</p><p>In addition, the MHRA will improve the traceability of devices through the introduction of Unique Device Identifier requirements. The MHRA gained powers from the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 to improve transparency with respect to safety issues with devices, such as breast implants.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/07/2023 09:57:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1653227

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of the criteria for releasing prisoners who have committed a serious crime.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	194295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>This Government has ensured that the courts have the fullest range of sentencing powers available to deal effectively with serious offenders, with release provisions that protect the public.</p><p> </p><p>Those who commit the most serious offences may be given a life sentence, where the court sets a minimum period in custody (the tariff) after which the prisoner may be released by the Parole Board only if it is satisfied that detention is no longer necessary to protect the public. Other serious sexual and violent offenders may be given an Extended Determinate Sentence or a Sentence for Offenders of Particular Concern where they must serve their custodial term in full unless the Parole Board assesses they are safe to release before that point, having served at least two-thirds in prison. In the Victims and Prisoners Bill, we are strengthening the test which the Parole Board must apply when considering the release of prisoners. The new test makes clear that protecting the public must be the sole consideration - a prisoner must not be released unless there is no more than minimal risk of the prisoner committing a further offence that would cause serious harm. We also introduced a Serious Terrorism Sentence where a minimum custodial period of 14 years is imposed which must be served in full.</p><p> </p><p>Most prisoners serve a standard determinate sentence of imprisonment which, in most cases, means release is automatic at the half-way point on licence for the remainder of the sentence. In the Police Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, for those sentenced to 4 years or more for certain serious sexual and violent offences, we strengthened the provisions to require those offenders to serve two-thirds of their sentence in prison, to better reflect the severity of their crimes. The Act also introduced a new power to prevent the automatic release of prisoners who receive a standard determinate sentence, if they pose a danger to the public.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/07/2023 13:21:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1653228

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of checks on decisions made by (a) prison governors and (b) other prison and probation authorities on the release of prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	194296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Most prisoners are released automatically or by the Parole Board but prisoners serving standard determinate sentences of at least 12 weeks, but less than four years may be considered for release before their automatic release date under the Home Detention Curfew (HDC) scheme. Decisions on HDC are taken on behalf of the Secretary of State by the prison Governor or delegated decision-maker, informed by a report from probation who assess the suitability of release to the proposed address.</p><p> </p><p>HDC provides a managed transition from custody to the community for lower risk offenders serving sentences of less than four years. Offenders are released subject to strict licence conditions including electronically monitored curfew and only once a robust risk management plan is in place.</p><p> </p><p>The operation of the scheme is kept under review and a new Policy Framework was issued in June 2023. This added specified offences linked to domestic abuse to the list of offences that presume offenders unsuitable for the scheme. This followed changes we made last year to mandate checks with police and children’s services for domestic abuse and safeguarding risk information in all HDC cases. The new Framework, building on learning since it was last issued in 2019, also made the assessment more robust, ensuring account is taken of the risks presented overall, and not just to those at the address; and that all necessary information-sharing takes place before there is a decision to release on HDC.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/07/2023 13:25:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1653229

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling families of victims of crime to participate in the process of taking decisions on prisoner release.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	194297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Victims can already participate in the process of considering a prisoner’s release in a number of ways.</p><p> </p><p>Any victim, or bereaved family member, of a serious sexual or violent offence where an offender receives a custodial sentence of 12 months, or more is entitled to join the Victim Contact Scheme. Victims who join the Scheme will be allocated a Victim Liaison Officer who will provide the victim with regular updates including key information about how the sentence and release processes operate. Victims can request that the offender on release is subject to specific licence conditions for their safety and peace of mind, such as exclusion zones and non-contact conditions. These requests must be considered by the Probation Service.</p><p> </p><p>Where the prisoner’s release is subject to a review by the independent Parole Board then, in addition to requesting licence conditions, victims may also submit a Victim Personal Statement to explain to the Parole Board how the crime has affected the victim and their family. We have committed to going further by allowing victims the opportunity to make written submissions to the Parole Board. Information in the submissions could include their views on the offender’s potential release and questions to the Parole Board. This change will be enshrined in the updated Victims’ Code which is expected to be introduced in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on whether to grant parole is based entirely on risk. Where a victim has information relevant to the assessment of future risk, there are mechanisms in place that enable the victims’ information to be provided to the Parole Board by the Probation Service. This approach protects the victim from being liable to be called as a witness to the parole hearing and subject to questioning by the Panel or the prisoner and/or their legal representative.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/07/2023 13:26:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1649305

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to the Metropolitan Police on handling climate protests in accordance with the Public Order Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	191958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The College of Policing have primary responsibility for publishing police guidance and are operationally independent. They have recently published specific guidance on the measures in the Public Order Act 2023 that have already commenced (<a href="https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/2023-06/Public-Order-Act-2023-supplementary-content-July.pdf" target="_blank">Public Order Act 2023: Supplementary content (college.police.uk)</a>). Further guidance on the remaining measures will be published in due course.</p><p>The College of Policing have also worked with the National Police Chiefs’ Council to publish the National Protest Operational Advice document (<a href="https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/2023-06/National-protest-operational-advice.pdf" target="_blank">National protest operational advice (college.police.uk)</a>), which provides operational guidance on the handling of protests and the application of the Public Order Act 2023.</p><p>In addition, the College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice on Public Order Public Safety (<a href="https://www.college.police.uk/app/public-order-public-safety" target="_blank">Public order public safety | College of Policing</a>) has recently been updated and signposts to both the Public Order Act 2023 and the National Protest Operational Advice document.</p><p>The Home Office will continue to provide support where appropriate to assist the College of Policing in publishing accurate and up to date guidance on the Public Order Act 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/07/2023 14:23:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1647695

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Business: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Draft Bill on rural businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	191167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Terrorism (Protection of premises) draft Bill is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny by the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC). As part of this process, the Home Office have published a full Impact Assessment, which can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/terrorism-protection-of-premises-draft-bill-overarching-documents" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p>A fundamental consideration when developing this draft Bill is proportionality, and it is vital that we balance this against the threat we face today.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 04/07/2023 16:33:29 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson