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1546421

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	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	Livestock: Drug Resistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2022 to Question 6702 on Poultry: Factory Farming, whether she has made a recent assessment of the implications for her policies of levels of antimicrobial resistance in (a) cattle and (b) poultry in UK farms.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Our annual UK report on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fveterinary-antimicrobial-resistance-and-sales-surveillance-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C2ca77a8f244e486f8f9408dad38c7a4a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638054897554920441%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=e6AGvRUBrpatQ0t%2FHqB%2Fh6xQ3UtTGFQ%2BYlx9EaAXUjE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance, Sales and Surveillance</a> (UK-VARSS 2021) was published on 8<sup>th</sup> November 2022, and presents the findings of our monitoring programmes on veterinary antibiotic sales, usage and resistance.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 07/12/2022 16:48:07 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1400063

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Compassionate Leave: Perinatal Mortality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending entitlement to parental bereavement leave and pay to parents of babies miscarried or stillborn during early pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that losing a child at any age is deeply upsetting, and in April 2020 we legislated to give parents who lose a child under the age of 18 a right to take up to two weeks off work in the 56 weeks following the death of their child. This right extends to parents of babies stillborn after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy. In the Explanatory Memorandum published alongside the legislation, we committed to taking forward a review of the scheme’s impact in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who do not feel able to return to work following a miscarriage before 24 weeks may be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay while off work. All employees are also entitled to 5.6 weeks of Annual Leave a year and many employers also offer ‘Compassionate Leave’. We encourage employers to respond sensitively to each individual’s specific needs.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/01/2022 16:30:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1400061

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	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	NHS: Staff and Care Workers
	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 he is taking to (a) recruit and retain NHS and social care workers, (b) tackle the staffing shortage in the NHS and social care services.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Workforce statistics for October 2021 show that there are over 1.2 million full time equivalent staff working in the National Health Service or over 1.3 million, headcount. We are on schedule to deliver 50,000 more nurses by the end of this Parliament and ensure a sustainable long-term workforce supply in the future. We have funded an additional 1,500 undergraduate medical school places each year for domestic students in England - an increase of 25% over three years. This expansion was completed in September 2020 and has delivered five new medical schools in England. The NHS People Plan aims to retain staff by assisting organisations to provide ongoing support to staff to improve their health and wellbeing.</p><p>The adult social care reform white paper, ‘People at the Heart of Care’, sets out an investment of at least £500 million in the adult social care workforce. This aims to deliver a rewarding career with opportunities to develop and progress, where social care staff are recognised and their wellbeing prioritised. On 10 December we announced £300 million for local authorities and care providers to recruit and retain care staff through the winter. This funding will enhance the existing £162.5 million Workforce Recruitment and Retention Fund. On 24 December, we announced that care workers, care assistants and home care workers will be eligible for the Health and Care Visa for a 12-month period. These roles will also be added to the Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/01/2022 13:41:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1400060

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the state of the economy in respect to the environmental impact of businesses and individuals.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>Since 1990 the UK has reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 44%, while growing our economy by over 75%.</p><p>The Net Zero Strategy sets out our long-term plan to end the UK’s domestic contribution to man-made climate change by 2050. However, the government recognises that sustainable economic growth goes further than tackling climate change.</p><p>Our response to the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity recognises that nature sustains our economies, livelihoods and well-being, and commits to a nature positive future in which we leave the environment in a better condition than we found it. The world leading Environment Act 2021 supports this ambition.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/01/2022 09:00:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1400059

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that local agencies have the required powers to (a) visit, (b) check and (c) close unsafe schools.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Education is the regulator for independent schools in England and sets the Independent School Standards (ISS) that registered schools must meet, including those in the important area of safeguarding. The department commissions Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) to carry out inspections of registered schools on a regular cycle to assess their compliance with the ISS. Where an inspection finds that a school has not met the ISS, the department may issue a statutory notice requiring an action plan to bring about rapid improvement. It also has powers to take enforcement action. Enforcement action is the strongest step the department can take to achieve compliance with the ISS. This can take one of two forms. The department can either impose a ‘relevant restriction’ on the proprietor of the school, or where appropriate, remove a school from the register of independent schools. This has the effect of requiring it to cease operating as a school.</p><p>There are approximately 2,500 registered independent schools in England of which, 143 are currently failing to meet the legal requirements set out in the ISS. Of the 143 schools, 135 are in regulatory action and the remaining 8 are under enforcement action.</p><p>It is a criminal offence under section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 to conduct an unregistered independent school. All unregistered schools are unsafe since they are not regulated or subject to regular inspection against agreed standards. The department and Ofsted continue to investigate schools believed to be operating as unregistered schools. As set out in section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, Ofsted can carry out inspections without notice where it has reasonable cause to believe that an unregistered school is being operated on the premises. Evidence gathered through these investigations is used to support the prosecution of those responsible for running such schools.</p><p>The department has committed to introducing legislation to bring measures to make it easier for Ofsted to investigate and gather evidence of breaches of section 96 of the 2008 Act and prosecute those responsible for running unregistered schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 98213 question first answered 14/01/2022 12:59:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1400057

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current number of schools that fail to meet legal standards is.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	98213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Education is the regulator for independent schools in England and sets the Independent School Standards (ISS) that registered schools must meet, including those in the important area of safeguarding. The department commissions Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) to carry out inspections of registered schools on a regular cycle to assess their compliance with the ISS. Where an inspection finds that a school has not met the ISS, the department may issue a statutory notice requiring an action plan to bring about rapid improvement. It also has powers to take enforcement action. Enforcement action is the strongest step the department can take to achieve compliance with the ISS. This can take one of two forms. The department can either impose a ‘relevant restriction’ on the proprietor of the school, or where appropriate, remove a school from the register of independent schools. This has the effect of requiring it to cease operating as a school.</p><p>There are approximately 2,500 registered independent schools in England of which, 143 are currently failing to meet the legal requirements set out in the ISS. Of the 143 schools, 135 are in regulatory action and the remaining 8 are under enforcement action.</p><p>It is a criminal offence under section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 to conduct an unregistered independent school. All unregistered schools are unsafe since they are not regulated or subject to regular inspection against agreed standards. The department and Ofsted continue to investigate schools believed to be operating as unregistered schools. As set out in section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, Ofsted can carry out inspections without notice where it has reasonable cause to believe that an unregistered school is being operated on the premises. Evidence gathered through these investigations is used to support the prosecution of those responsible for running such schools.</p><p>The department has committed to introducing legislation to bring measures to make it easier for Ofsted to investigate and gather evidence of breaches of section 96 of the 2008 Act and prosecute those responsible for running unregistered schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 98214 question first answered 14/01/2022 12:59:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1546160

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing Associations: West Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of housing association properties constructed in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) the wider Kirklees Council area, (c) Calderdale and (d) Wakefield in the year 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	97511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of building control reported new build dwelling completions, by tenure, in each local authority district in England, are shown in Live Table 253, at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-house-building&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6g2gfLzQnKSmAXMNxjxJXhifHIoZqMCiA5TvtaNypO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The department also publishes an annual release entitled '<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jw8C0KSdPySjL9pgxDNv5%2FQXSwEs2e29vNFYHu95amo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England'</a>, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p><p>Information on new build units by provider and geography can be derived from the affordable housing supply open data available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ftQso4DlgZhFJriSMfIkFO2ma9erQ2BNxynnd0ZgC4g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the financial year 2021-22.</p><p>Statistics at Huddersfield parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 97510 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:14:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1546159

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Housing: West Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of private properties constructed in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) the wider Kirklees Council area, (c) Calderdale and (d) Wakefield in the year 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	97510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Estimates of building control reported new build dwelling completions, by tenure, in each local authority district in England, are shown in Live Table 253, at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-house-building&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6g2gfLzQnKSmAXMNxjxJXhifHIoZqMCiA5TvtaNypO4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>These cover new build dwellings only and should be regarded as a leading indicator of overall housing supply. The department also publishes an annual release entitled '<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jw8C0KSdPySjL9pgxDNv5%2FQXSwEs2e29vNFYHu95amo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England'</a>, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply.</p><p>Information on new build units by provider and geography can be derived from the affordable housing supply open data available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7cc485c26b80451982f108dad7acc8dd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638059434336897953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ftQso4DlgZhFJriSMfIkFO2ma9erQ2BNxynnd0ZgC4g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The latest available data is for the financial year 2021-22.</p><p>Statistics at Huddersfield parliamentary constituency level are not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 97511 question first answered 06/12/2022 17:14:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1239402

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence fee.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	97469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The government believes that it is right to look again at whether the criminal sanction remains appropriate for TV licence fee evasion, given ongoing concerns about whether the criminal sanction is unfair and disproportionate.</p><p>On 5 February 2020, the Government launched a public consultation on decriminalising TV licence evasion.</p><p>The consultation closed on 1 April, and received over 150,000 responses. We will listen carefully to those that have responded before setting out our next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 07/10/2020 13:55:00 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1239157

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of e-scooters being sold by UK retailers and used illegally on roads.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	97468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the number of e-scooters being sold by UK retailers. Using a privately-owned e-scooter on the road or pavement is illegal and retailers should make their customers aware of this at the point of sale.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that people want to take advantage of the benefits that e-scooters offer and we are running trials of rental e-scooters in several areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/10/2020 10:34:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman