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1689908

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Legal Profession: Accountability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she is taking steps to encourage the legal sector to engage in corporate social responsibility.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	14469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General and I are champions of pro bono legal work in Government. Pro bono publico is undertaken for the public good and supports corporate social responsibility. As Solicitor General, I chair the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Committee, which meets twice annually and brings together professional representative bodies, and those from the public and the private sectors to share ideas and encourage greater cross-sector collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/02/2024 13:45:27 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1687077

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations in the Education Report 2023, published by the National Autistic Society on 30 May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	12768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The department is aware of the recommendations outlined in the National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Education Report. The department regularly engages with the NAS, for instance testing the reforms set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan.</p><p>​​The department’s ambition is for all children and young people, no matter what their SEND, to receive the right support to succeed in their education, and as they move into adult life. The department wants them to achieve well in their early years, at school and in further education, to find employment, lead happy and fulfilled lives, and to experience choice and control.</p><p>​​In the SEND and AP Improvement Plan, the department set out its vision to improve mainstream education through setting standards for early and accurate identification of need, and timely access to support to meet those needs. The standards will clarify the types of support that should be ordinarily available in mainstream settings and who is responsible for securing the support. This will give parents confidence and clarity on how their child’s needs will be met.​</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 12/02/2024 12:07:50 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1687078

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues on adapting school environments to support the needs of autistic students.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	12769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Huddersfield to the answer of 12 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-26/11638" target="_blank">11638</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 12/02/2024 16:46:38 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1687079

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled Outcomes of the review of the initial teacher training core content framework and early career framework, published in January 2024, whether her Department held discussions with autistic people and their families as part of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	12770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The department has reviewed the Initial Teacher Training Core Content Framework alongside the Early Career Framework (ECF) during 2023, in partnership with the Education Endowment Foundation and groups of sector experts, including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) specialists. This included a public call for evidence. Following this review, the updated and combined Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) was published on 30 January 2024, for delivery from 2025.</p><p>The department’s review of content for the ITTECF paid particular attention to the needs of trainees and Early Career Teachers (ECTs) when supporting pupils with SEND. There is now significantly more content related to adaptive teaching and supporting pupils with SEND, some of which has been adapted from the new National Professional Qualification for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Coordinators to be relevant for trainees and ECTs. The department has also made some edits to existing statements to improve inclusivity for SEND throughout the framework.</p><p>Recognising the importance of ensuring trainees and ECTs are confident in supporting pupils with SEND to succeed. The department will also be enhancing the requirements on ECF lead providers when creating SEND exemplification materials.</p><p>The ITTECF is based on the best peer-reviewed evidence about what works and is designed to emphasise the importance of high-quality teaching. The framework therefore deliberately does not detail approaches specific to particular additional needs, such as autism, but what makes the most effective teaching. When reviewing the frameworks in 2023, the department tested this approach with SEND educational experts, with the consensus that the approach of ‘quality-first teaching’ would be the best way to improve outcomes for all children, particularly those with SEN.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/02/2024 10:58:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1686367

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	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	Breast Cancer: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on (a) improving understanding of and (b) finding a cure for Lobular cancer as of 31 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	12277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department invests over £1 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), with NIHR expenditure for all cancers being £121.8 million in 2022/23.</p><p>Current NIHR research into breast cancer includes a £1.3 million project to determine whether an abbreviated form of breast magnetic resonance imaging can detect breast cancers missed by screening through mammography, such as lobular breast cancer. The NIHR also supports research on lobular breast cancer through its research infrastructure, including Biomedical Research Centres which are undertaking research on early detection and genetic aspects of breast cancer. It is difficult to attribute research infrastructure funding allocations to specific disease and therapy areas as the staff and facilities funded through the NIHR infrastructure supports research across disciplines.</p><p>Additionally, the NIHR supports breast cancer research funded by research partners in the charity and public sectors through the NIHR’s Clinical Research Network (CRN). Over the last five years the CRN has supported delivery of 10 lobular breast cancer-related studies.</p><p>Research on the underpinning science to understand the mechanisms of cancer, including lobular breast cancer, is funded through the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Medical Research Council who spend £125 million annually on cancer research. The NIHR also works closely with research funding partners including Cancer Research UK, Breast Cancer Now, Medical Research Council, and other cancer charities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 12665 question first answered 07/02/2024 17:33:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1685224

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Forensic Science
	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 impact of the standard of forensic science available to police officers on prosecution rates.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	901313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has made no direct assessment of its own, but we have worked with the National Police Chief’s Council and the Forensic Science Regulator to monitor the accreditation rates of forensic science providers.</p><p>The government also put the Forensic Science Regulator on a statutory footing through the Forensic Science Regulator Act (2021) and he has the necessary powers to enforce quality standards.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/02/2024 12:11:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1684472

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Floods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to support farmers whose lands have been flooded in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	10981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Farming Recovery Fund was activated in 2019 for farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land and were affected by exceptional flooding incidents as a result of significant rainfall. £1.4m was allocated towards reinstatement costs. £519,000 of this was claimed in 2020, £884,200 in 2021, and £750 in 2022. The fund was also announced on Saturday 6<sup>th</sup> January 2024 following Storm Henk, as part of the wider Flood Recovery Framework, but there is no claims data to report yet.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 07/02/2024 17:36:15 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1684473

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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	Food Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of food banks operating (a) as of 23 January 2024 (b) in 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	10982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The latest statistics show that in 2021/22, 7% (4.7m) of all individuals lived in food insecure households. For working age adults this figure was 7% (2.9m), for children it was 12% (1.7m) and for pensioners it was 1% (0.2m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. We do not have reliable statistics on the number of foodbanks operating.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 10983 question first answered 29/01/2024 14:51:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1684475

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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	Food Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people in food poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	10983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The latest statistics show that in 2021/22, 7% (4.7m) of all individuals lived in food insecure households. For working age adults this figure was 7% (2.9m), for children it was 12% (1.7m) and for pensioners it was 1% (0.2m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. We do not have reliable statistics on the number of foodbanks operating.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 10982 question first answered 29/01/2024 14:51:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1675747

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Rivers: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve the quality of water in rivers and streams in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	900430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Water is a devolved matter in Wales, as such the Welsh Labour Government is responsible for water in rivers and streams in Wales, not the UK Government. It is high time that the Welsh Government took greater action on this vital issue as a devolved responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 06/12/2023 14:30:08 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman