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	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Flour: Folic Acid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on implementing the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	902450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>I can assure the honourable Member that we remain firmly committed to the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. This will help to prevent around 200 neural tube defects each year.</p><p> </p><p>This policy is being delivered across the UK as part of the wider review of the Bread and Flour Regulations. In January, we published the consultation response, and we will bring forward legislation to implement the policy later this year.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/04/2024 15:23:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1694123

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Community Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of 5 September 2023, Official Report, column 281, what progress her Department has made on publishing a consultation on barriers to developing community energy projects.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	17394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been codesigning the consultation with the community energy sector via the Community Energy Contact Group (CECG). The Government intends to publish the consultation as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/03/2024 13:50:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1689431

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential adequacy of protections to ensure that people on the seasonal worker visa scheme who (a) become ill and (b) are injured at work have access to (i) healthcare, (ii) accommodation and (iii) compensation for loss of work.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	14330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Seasonal Workers enjoy the same protections under UK law as resident workers. In addition, Seasonal Workers must receive a minimum of 32 hour’s pay each week for each week of their time in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As part of their duties as Seasonal Worker operators, sponsors provide seasonal workers with information about their rights and how to raise concerns. The Home Office monitors this by interviewing workers and engaging with sponsors to check what information is provided and in what format.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of workers also undertake pre-departure orientation courses, developed by the International Organisation for Migration.</p><p> </p><p>The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) also produce and distribute similar material at source of recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:15:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1689437

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Care Workers
	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 care workers on the health and care worker visa are employed by visa sponsors that (a) are and (b) are not registered with the Care Quality Commission as of 14 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	14336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record or publish data on this matter. However, care workers who are currently sponsored by non-CQC-registered providers will be able to continue working for those providers after the upcoming rules change.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:15:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1689438

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions
	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 take steps to support workers on the health and care worker visa to find an alternative sponsor in the event that their initial sponsor has its licence revoked.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	14337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>UKVI Compliance Command work with local authorities and the Association of Adult Social Care Directors.</p><p>Relevant authorities receive prior notification of suspended and revoked sponsors and the numbers of workers affected by a compliance action.</p><p>This allows time for authorities to relocate workers with other care providers in the area and ensure continuity of care provision.</p><p>UKVI work proactively with authorities in the timing of revocations and, where appropriate, delay revocation and cancellation to allow workers the opportunity to find new sponsors.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 17:15:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1696256

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is responsible for (a) accommodating, (b) maintaining, (c) supporting and (d) compensating workers in the UK on the Seasonal Worker visa who become ill; who is responsible for (i) monitoring and (ii) enforcing this right; and which body handles complaints on healthcare support for those workers.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	18727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Scheme Operators are responsible for monitoring pay, conditions, and worker’s general welfare whilst they are in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office works closely with DEFRA to monitor the scheme to ensure Scheme Operators adhere to the stringent requirements set for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the seasonal workers. This includes ongoing monitoring of the route’s performance, regular communication with Scheme Operators and ongoing compliance monitoring which is underpinned by compliance visits to both Scheme Operators and growers, which are carried out by UKVI. Action is taken if concerns are identified during sponsor visits, with sponsor licences being suspended while UKVI investigate further.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 18726 question first answered 22/03/2024 10:57:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1696255

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 14330 on Seasonal Workers, who is responsible for ensuring that seasonal workers receive a minimum of 32 hour’s pay each week for each week of their time in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to support enforcement of this.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	18726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Scheme Operators are responsible for monitoring pay, conditions, and worker’s general welfare whilst they are in the UK.</p><p>The Home Office works closely with DEFRA to monitor the scheme to ensure Scheme Operators adhere to the stringent requirements set for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the seasonal workers. This includes ongoing monitoring of the route’s performance, regular communication with Scheme Operators and ongoing compliance monitoring which is underpinned by compliance visits to both Scheme Operators and growers, which are carried out by UKVI. Action is taken if concerns are identified during sponsor visits, with sponsor licences being suspended while UKVI investigate further.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 18727 question first answered 22/03/2024 10:57:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald