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1239926

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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	Education: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will set out the critieria his Department uses to define a girls' education programme.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	98684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Girls' education programmes are FCDO investments to increase education access, attainment and opportunities for girls. Standing up for the right of every girl to 12 years of quality education is a major priority for this Government and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. As the effects of the COVID-19 crisis play out, the socio-economic impact on girls has become increasingly clear and the focus on girls' education across the world is more important than ever.</p><p>Between 2015 and 2020, the UK supported at least 15.6 million children to gain a decent education, of which 8.1 million were girls. Our bilateral programmes and funding to organisations like the Global Partnership for Education and Education Cannot Wait make the UK a global leader in promoting girls' education.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 07/10/2020 15:46:55 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1239925

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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	Development Aid: Females
	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 effect the £2.9 billion projected reduction in the Official Development Assistance budget in 2020 has had on the Adolescent Girls' Education and Empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	98683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Championing the right of every girl to 12 years of quality education is a top priority for this Government and the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. As the effects of the COVID-19 crisis play out, the socio-economic impact on girls has become increasingly clear and the focus on girls' education across the world is more important than ever.</p><p>The review of the ODA budget has made sure there continues to be support and commitment to ODA priorities, including girls' education. We are continuing with plans for a new girls' education programme in Africa that will empower marginalised girls.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 07/10/2020 15:52:19 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1239924

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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	Development Aid: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any girls' education programmes have been (a) paused, (b) undergone budget reductions and (c) ceased as a result of the £2.9 billion projected reduction in the Official Development Assistance budget in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	98682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Championing 12 years of quality education for all girls is a top priority for this Government and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. As the effects of the COVID-19 crisis play out, the socio-economic impact on girls has become increasingly clear and the focus on girls' education across the world is more important than ever.</p><p>Difficult decisions have been necessary to identify the savings needed to ensure we meet the 0.7 per cent Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment this year. As a result, some programme spend for this financial year has been reduced or deferred. The Foreign Secretary chaired a review process across government looking at all strands of the ODA budget, evaluating the impacts of spend and making sure the UK can maintain operational capacity. This process has made sure there continues to be support and commitment to ODA priorities, including girls' education long term.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 07/10/2020 15:43:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1682428

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Telecommunications: Permitted Development Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of permitted development rules on the commercial performance of telecommunications companies that have built networks under those rules.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	9791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring gigabit broadband is available across the country as soon as possible. To support this, we are working to support efficient network deployment and promote market competition in a variety of ways. Permitted Development Rights for telegraph poles form part of this strategy, enabling operators to deploy their infrastructure without costly and disruptive roadworks, increasing the speed of rollout, and increasing competition and consumer choice.</p><p>Separately to the Permitted Development Rights regime, we have introduced a number of changes to legislation aimed at making it easier for operators to upgrade and share the use of existing infrastructure, reducing the need for future installations. These measures came into force in February and April of last year and we will continue to promote their use and monitor their impact.</p><p>Since the Permitted Development Rights regime forms part of a wider deployment strategy and legal framework, it would be extremely difficult to assess the impact of that regime on the commercial performance of operations in isolation. Furthermore, while creating the right environment to attract investment is a key pillar of our strategy, we do not set operational targets for commercial projects which are privately funded and managed.</p><p>DSIT is looking closely at the way operators install fixed networks and as part of this, will consider whether additional guidance is needed.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/01/2024 09:44:08 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1682426

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2024
	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 Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing pharmacy students to access the NHS Learning Support Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	9790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times the Government must strike a balance between the level of support students receive and the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money. There are no immediate plans to make changes to the scheme design.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 10:42:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1546072

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Care Homes: Abuse
	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 the Government is taking to stop the abuse of vulnerable people by care home staff.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	97586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>All regulated providers, including care homes, are responsible for assuring the skills and competence of staff to prevent any abuse of those with care and support needs. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) holds regulated providers to account to ensure that care homes provide safe care. Where the CQC identifies evidence of abuse, it will take appropriate action, including raising concerns with the relevant local authority, integrated care board or the police.</p><p> </p><p>The local authority also has a statutory duty to make enquiries regarding safeguarding concerns in all settings, including care homes. The local authority must decide what action is necessary to protect individuals and ensure that any such action is taken. The Health and Care Act 2022 includes provision for the CQC to assess the performance of local authorities’ delivery of adult social care statutory duties and improving safety is a consideration in the development of the framework. This is expected to be implemented from April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/12/2022 16:19:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1169222

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British National (Overseas)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to provide British National Overseas passport holders in Hong Kong with (a) full UK citizenship and (b) a pathway to full citizenship.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary stated in Parliament on 26 September, the status of British Nationals (Overseas) (BN(O)) was a part of the delicate balance in negotiations that led to the Sino-British Joint Declaration. We are not seeking to change the status of any one part of that package but rather to ensure it is respected by both sides. As such, we have no plans to change the status of BN(O) or to provide pathways to full citizenship beyond those that already exist. The best outcome for BN(O) is for the high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms set out in the Joint Declaration and provided for in the Basic Law to be upheld. This is where we are focusing our efforts.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 13/01/2020 13:52:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1169219

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the Castleford Corridor enhancement project in central Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the performance and capacity problems in Manchester and therefore commissioned Richard George and Network Rail to recommend service and infrastructure options. Officials have now received the first recommendations, which they are currently considering and expect more of over the course of the next few months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/01/2020 15:41:56 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1169217

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the classification of drugs following the June 2019 recommendations of the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has considered the recommendations of the Global Commission on Drug Policy’s report of June 2019. We keep drug control under constant review and work in consultation with our independent experts, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), to consider any new evidence of misuse and harms.</p><p>Following any advice or recommendation from the ACMD, the Government will act to classify substances in the appropriate way, based on an assessment of harm or potential harms.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 15/01/2020 16:49:51 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1169216

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway (a) lines and (b) stations closed under Beeching the Government plans to bring back into service.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>To help communities across the country, we have pledged £500m to start reopening lines closed following the Beeching report, reconnecting smaller towns, regenerating local economies and improving accessibility to jobs, homes and education.</p><p> </p><p>Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/01/2020 14:54:44 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi