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1363859

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Irish Government on addressing the legacy of the Troubles.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	903827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>Following the British and Irish Intergovernmental Conference in June, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and I jointly initiated an intensive period of engagement on legacy, with a view to finding a way forward as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Since then my officials and I have and continue to engage with the Northern Ireland parties and other key stakeholders as part of this process, and in partnership with our colleagues in the Irish Government.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/10/2021 09:19:27 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1404229

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	COP26
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What priorities he has for his COP26 Presidency year.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	905172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the UK’s Presidency year, we will work with Egypt as the incoming Presidency, and all countries, to deliver on the agreed outcomes in the Glasgow Climate Pact and keep 1.5 in reach.</p><p>In doing so we will continue to champion science, especially the IPCC and its major reports in 2022, and the urgency of action on emissions reductions, adaptation, finance to support developing nations and loss and damage.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 905165 905171 question first answered 19/01/2022 16:28:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1580404

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	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	Mental Health Services: 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, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that his Department's Major Conditions Strategy will (a) adequately take into account the views and experiences of the 14,000 young people who responded to the Long-term Mental Health Strategy consultation and (b) achieve the ambitions set out in the Green Paper on Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision, Cm 9523, published in December 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	131458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>We received over 5,000 submissions to our mental health and wellbeing call for evidence, and we appreciate the engagement work many stakeholders carried out with children, young people and adults with lived experience, and more broadly, to inform their responses to the call for evidence. We have analysed the responses to the call for evidence, and we will consider them as part of the process for developing the Major Conditions Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to delivering the Green Paper on Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision and we have made progress.</p><p> </p><p>Mental health support teams now cover 26% of pupils, a year earlier than originally planned.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England piloted a four week waiting time standard and has consulted on the definition and introduction of a range of waiting time standards, including that children, young people and their families/carers presenting to community-based mental health services, should start to receive care within four weeks from referral.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has committed to offer all state schools and colleges a grant to train a senior mental health lead by 2025, and over 10,000 schools and colleges have taken up the training offer so far.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 31/01/2023 09:41:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1624277

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2023
	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	Gambling: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of gambling regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	904674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Today we have published our white paper on the Gambling Act Review which sets out a wide-ranging, proportionate package of reforms to ensure the regulatory framework is fit for the smartphone age and the right protections are in place to protect the public from gambling-related harm. The suite of proposals strike a balance between respecting the choices of people who gamble safely, and ensuring those that are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected and safeguarded.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/04/2023 15:44:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1401182

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of provisions in the Armed Forces Bill on (a) defence personnel and (b) the Armed Forces Covenant.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	904835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Defence has delivered the Armed Forces Act 2021 to ensure Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families are better supported when accessing key public services.</p><p>The Act enshrines the Armed Forces Covenant in law for the first time to help prevent service personnel and veterans being disadvantaged when accessing essential services like healthcare, education and housing.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 10/01/2022 17:50:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1588028

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2023
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Scotland Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of defence spending in Scotland on the Scottish economy.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	903697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Defence spend contributes significantly to delivering thousands of high-skilled jobs and investment in Scotland, not least through shipbuilding at which we are a world leader.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures show that in 2021/22, MoD expenditure with industry and commerce in Scotland totalled more than £2 billion.</p><p> </p><p>That is the equivalent of £370 per person and higher than the average of £310 per person for the whole UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont grouped question UIN 903692 question first answered 22/02/2023 14:14:55 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1353197

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	903249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses of all sizes across the UK. We put in place an economic support package totaling £352 billion through the furlough and self-employed income support schemes, as well as support for businesses of all sizes through grants and loans, business rates and VAT relief, and a commercial rents moratorium.</p><p> </p><p>We want to help small businesses across the UK to scale and grow as they recover from the pandemic. At Budget, we announced Help to Grow: Digital and Management. Help to Grow: Digital provides a new online platform and voucher to support SMEs to adopt software which could help them save time and money and grow faster. Help to Grow: Management offers a new, world-leading management skills training programme to upskill 30,000 small businesses across the UK over three years, to help boost their business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth through practical leadership and management training.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 903257 question first answered 07/09/2021 15:19:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1441155

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps he has taken to support investment in UK infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	906072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Budget and Spending Review in October 2021 confirmed a total £100 billion of investment in economic infrastructure over the Spending Review period to benefit every part of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The new UK Infrastructure Bank also opened for business in June 2021 and is partnering with the private sector and local governments to increase investment in infrastructure. With £22 billion of financial capacity, the Bank has already successfully supported three loans, including two private sector loans, investing in offshore wind, solar energy, and broadband.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/03/2022 16:41:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1623197

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the rollout of Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	904584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>This week marks 10 years since the first Universal Credit Pathfinder. UC was successfully rolled out to all Jobcentres by December 2018 and has improved employment outcomes for claimants, got rid of the old cliff edges and navigated the pandemic in a way Legacy Benefits could never have done. We are presently moving all tax credit recipients onto Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2023 15:55:23 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1355639

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential merits of a separate independent public inquiry into the handling of the covid-19 outbreak in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	903365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>It is for the Welsh Government to consider the merits of a separate public inquiry. It is vital that all such inquiries rigorously examine public bodies’ handling of the Covid crisis and provide at least the same level of scrutiny as the UK public inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is working closely with the devolved administrations on the scope of the UK public inquiry. I look forward to this beginning its work next year.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 15/09/2021 16:17:51 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher