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170297

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Scottish Power
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he received reports from the MacDonald Partnership in relation to mis-sold Scottish Power Power Plan warranties; what the titles of such reports were; and when he plans to respond to those reports.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	uin	218595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The initial report from Mr MacDonald was received on 17 July 2014 for review by the Insolvency Service. Further information including another more detailed report was received from him during September and October 2014, and these again have been reviewed by the Insolvency Service. The reports are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>The reports themselves do not require a direct response but I can confirm that the Insolvency Service has completed its review of this material and is in communication with Mr MacDonald.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 17/12/2014 11:11:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

1360223

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2021
	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, what assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the funding recommendation in part 2 of the Government’s Independent Review of Drugs by Dame Carol Black.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	57299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling substance misuse and working with Dame Carol Black to ensure high quality services are in place to support people dependent on drugs.</p><p>On 27 July we published an initial response to Part 1 and Part 2 of Dame Carol Black’s review, outlining the urgent action needed to turn the tide on drug-related deaths and get more people access to higher quality services. As part of this response, the government committed to publishing a new drug strategy which will respond in full to Dame Carol’s recommendations.</p><p>The strategy will build on the £148m package the Government announced in January, which included <em>£80m for drug treatment services right across England</em>. The strategy will present our whole of government approach to drive down drug supply and demand, including support for people through treatment and recovery.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/10/2021 16:13:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1403952

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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 First: Finance
	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 plans he has to allocate funding announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 to tackle homelessness to Housing First schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	106840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The Spending Review commits to over £2 billion of funding to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years. The detail of how this funding will be allocated will be determined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 21/01/2022 14:49:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404075

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to actively engage children and young people with a vision impairment in the upcoming SEND Review.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	106841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Review, we have engaged extensively with children and young people with a range of SEND, and their parents, to ensure we have heard their views directly about how the system needs to improve, including for those with a visual impairment</p><p>The outcome of the Review will be published in the first three months of this year as a Green Paper for full public consultation. We will ensure that our subsequent public consultation is accessible to a wide audience and provide a range of alternative formats to support those with vision, motor, cognitive or learning difficulties and deafness or impaired hearing engage fully in the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 106842 question first answered 25/01/2022 15:38:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404077

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has for engaging the parents and carers of children and young people with a vision impairment in the upcoming SEND Review.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	106842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Review, we have engaged extensively with children and young people with a range of SEND, and their parents, to ensure we have heard their views directly about how the system needs to improve, including for those with a visual impairment</p><p>The outcome of the Review will be published in the first three months of this year as a Green Paper for full public consultation. We will ensure that our subsequent public consultation is accessible to a wide audience and provide a range of alternative formats to support those with vision, motor, cognitive or learning difficulties and deafness or impaired hearing engage fully in the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 106841 question first answered 25/01/2022 15:38:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404100

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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	Private Rented Housing: Licensing
	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 steps he is taking to simplify the process through which local authorities are granted selective licensing powers.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	106843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to reducing the time taken between applications being submitted to the department and decisions on selective licensing applications being communicated, that have recently been longer due to covid pressures. We are reviewing our processes and updating relevant guidance to ensure councils have the information they need.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 21/01/2022 14:49:19 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404106

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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	Private Rented Housing: Databases
	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 steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of data on (a) the size and (b) other aspects of the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	106844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department uses a range of data from a variety of sources to inform our understanding of the private rented sector (PRS). The English Housing Survey (EHS) is our main source of information on the size and household/ dwelling characteristics of the PRS.</p><p>The EHS is badged as a National Statistic, which means it’s been deemed of the highest quality by the UK Office for Statistics Regulation, and we retained our badging in a recent audit of our methodologies. National Statistics must follow the principles and detailed practices outlined in the Code of Practice for Statistics (<a href="https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code" target="_blank">https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code</a>).</p><p>Alongside the main EHS data release, we also publish an annual Technical Report which details the steps that the EHS goes through to meet the high standards of trustworthiness, quality and value required of it. The most recently published report is here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fenglish-housing-survey-2019-to-2020-technical-report&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSamuel.Ford%40communities.gov.uk%7C04c3a861e9b64c130f1908d9db3398c1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637781836912034259%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=hSs0bb3mpr%2Ffwk0eOIXKWTZsAk7UWtkV8SZZRKM7PUY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-housing-survey-2019-to-2020-technical-report.</a></p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 21/01/2022 14:49:38 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404383

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Sleeping Rough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 9 of the Government Response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on protecting the homeless and the private rented sector, published on 24 May 2021, CP 439, and the planned independent review referred to in the Government's response to recommendation four in that document, when his Department will review the manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping by the end of this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>We have made excellent progress on our manifesto commitment to end rough sleeping this Parliament. The annual rough sleeping snapshot in 2020 saw a 37% reduction from the year before, and rough sleeping levels have fallen 43% since 2017.</p><p>To build on this progress, the Government will be spending over £2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years, with multi-year funding enabling local partners to better plan services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 27/01/2022 17:18:05 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404398

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to publish a the response to the consultation, A New Deal for Renting: Resetting the Balance of Rights and Responsibilities Between Landlords and Tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation, ‘A New Deal for Renting: Resetting the balance of rights and responsibilities between landlords and tenants’ sought views on how the new system should operate. This received almost 20,000 responses, which we are carefully considering as we develop our response.</p><p>We are committed to bringing in a Better Deal for Renters to deliver a fairer and more effective rental market that works for both tenants and landlords. We will publish a response to the consultation as well as a White Paper detailing our plans for reform of the private rented sector later this year.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/01/2022 17:14:34 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404400

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to publish a white paper for the Renters' Reform Bill announced in the Queen's Speech in May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government will publish a White Paper later this year to set out our plans to introduce once-in-a-generation reforms to create a fairer private rented sector. We are working with the sector to develop and deliver a balanced package of reforms that reflects the needs of tenants and landlords, while also learning from the pandemic and its impact on the sector.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 24/01/2022 17:14:59 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404414

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Care Homes: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 9 December 2021 to Question 90496, what steps his Department is taking to improve compliance with Government guidance relating to visiting residents in care homes.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission assesses visiting arrangements as part of its regular inspections of care settings or when investigating complaints. We also work with UK Health Security Agency health protection teams to resolve any local issues with non-compliance. The Department provides guidance and communicates through regular stakeholder meetings, newsletters and social media to state that blanket bans on visiting are not acceptable. The most recent data as of 21 December 2021 shows that 92.9% of care homes in England were accommodating visitors.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 02/02/2022 11:22:06 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404415

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Care Homes and Hospitals: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 18 January 2022 to Question 905095 on Care Homes: Visits, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to guarantee regular and safe visiting to (a) residents in care homes and (b) patients in hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to bring forward legislative proposals. Decisions on how to facilitate visiting are best taken locally, in the context of national guidance. Care homes, National Health Service trusts or other NHS bodies should make an assessment in the context of local prevalence of COVID-19 and the specific design of their facilities.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/01/2022 14:39:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404416

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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	Hospitals: Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 18 January 2022 to Question 905095 on Care Homes: Visits, whether he plans to issue further guidance to NHS trusts to improve consistency with regards to hospital visiting arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Guidance on hospital visiting is decided by NHS England and NHS Improvement which is kept under review and is updated when necessary. As was the case prior to the pandemic, hospital visiting is at the discretion of NHS Trusts and other bodies, based on national principles, who make their own assessment as to the visiting arrangements that can be in place given local prevalence of COVID-19 and the specific setup of their facilities. There are no plans to issue further guidance at this time.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/01/2022 14:35:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404452

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to encourage effective cross-department working to help ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities receive the relevant support for their needs.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Working across government to ensure the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are met, is a priority for this department.</p><p>In July 2021 the government published the National Disability Strategy, setting out our vision to improve the everyday lives of disabled people. We gave a range of commitments over supporting children and young people with disabilities in their education and preparation for adulthood.</p><p>One of the most frequently occurring types of SEN recognised in children and young people is autism. We are working closely with partners across government to improve support for autistic people of all ages.</p><p>In July 2021, we published jointly with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) the new ‘Autism Strategy’, which extended to children and young people for the first time, with funding in its first year of £74 million. In it, we set out how we will continue our programme of developing training and resources for education staff. We also committed to working in collaboration across government, with autistic people and their families, the NHS, local government, and the voluntary sector, to implement the strategy, and we are continuing to do so.</p><p>Focusing on the health and care needs of children and young people with SEND, the department contributes to the cross-system, cross-government building the right support delivery board which is responsible for driving further progress in reducing the number of autistic children, young people, and adults, with a learning disability in mental health inpatient settings. We are a key partner in the children and young people’s workstream, which is one of the board’s core priorities.</p><p>Working closely with DHSC, the department has lent its support to the Down’s Syndrome Bill, currently moving through parliament, and proposed by my right hon. Friend for North Somerset, which seeks to improve services and life outcomes for people with down’s syndrome. The bill would place a new duty on my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to issue guidance in England to certain health, social care, housing and education authorities on meeting the specific needs of people with down‘s syndrome.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/01/2022 16:25:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404453

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired were working in schools in England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is firmly committed to ensuring that children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), including visual impairments, receive the support they need to achieve in their early years, school and college.</p><p>Information on the number of qualified teachers of the visually impaired, and specialist habilitation workers, is not collected by the department.</p><p>It is a legal requirement for qualified teachers of classes of pupils who have sensory impairments to hold the relevant mandatory qualification in sensory impairment (MQSI). To offer MQSIs, providers must be approved by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>We intend to develop a new approval process to determine providers of MQSIs from the start of the academic year 2023/2024. Our aim is to ensure a steady supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing, and multi-sensory impairment, in both specialist and mainstream settings.</p><p>High needs funding, which is specifically for supporting children with more complex SEND, will be increasing by £1 billion in the financial year 2022-23 and will bring the overall total of funding for high needs to £9.1 billion. This unprecedented increase of 13% comes on top of the £1.5 billion increase over the last two years.</p><p>Decisions about how funding is used, including for the employment of specialist teachers for visually impaired children and specialist habilitation professionals, are made by local authorities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 107700 107701 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404456

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist habilitation workers were working within school settings in England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is firmly committed to ensuring that children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), including visual impairments, receive the support they need to achieve in their early years, school and college.</p><p>Information on the number of qualified teachers of the visually impaired, and specialist habilitation workers, is not collected by the department.</p><p>It is a legal requirement for qualified teachers of classes of pupils who have sensory impairments to hold the relevant mandatory qualification in sensory impairment (MQSI). To offer MQSIs, providers must be approved by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>We intend to develop a new approval process to determine providers of MQSIs from the start of the academic year 2023/2024. Our aim is to ensure a steady supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing, and multi-sensory impairment, in both specialist and mainstream settings.</p><p>High needs funding, which is specifically for supporting children with more complex SEND, will be increasing by £1 billion in the financial year 2022-23 and will bring the overall total of funding for high needs to £9.1 billion. This unprecedented increase of 13% comes on top of the £1.5 billion increase over the last two years.</p><p>Decisions about how funding is used, including for the employment of specialist teachers for visually impaired children and specialist habilitation professionals, are made by local authorities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 107699 107701 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1404457

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to increase the number of specialist professionals supporting children and young people with a vision impairment, including specifically habilitation professionals and qualified teachers of the visually impaired.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	107701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is firmly committed to ensuring that children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), including visual impairments, receive the support they need to achieve in their early years, school and college.</p><p>Information on the number of qualified teachers of the visually impaired, and specialist habilitation workers, is not collected by the department.</p><p>It is a legal requirement for qualified teachers of classes of pupils who have sensory impairments to hold the relevant mandatory qualification in sensory impairment (MQSI). To offer MQSIs, providers must be approved by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.</p><p>We intend to develop a new approval process to determine providers of MQSIs from the start of the academic year 2023/2024. Our aim is to ensure a steady supply of teachers of children with visual, hearing, and multi-sensory impairment, in both specialist and mainstream settings.</p><p>High needs funding, which is specifically for supporting children with more complex SEND, will be increasing by £1 billion in the financial year 2022-23 and will bring the overall total of funding for high needs to £9.1 billion. This unprecedented increase of 13% comes on top of the £1.5 billion increase over the last two years.</p><p>Decisions about how funding is used, including for the employment of specialist teachers for visually impaired children and specialist habilitation professionals, are made by local authorities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 107699 107700 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1405278

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on local economies of the number of free-to-use ATMs across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	109327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, which is why it has committed to legislate to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Government held an Access to Cash Consultation on proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The Government’s proposals intend to support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities. The Government will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding access to free-to-use ATMs, LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. LINK has committed to protect free-to-use ATMs more than one kilometre away from the next nearest free ATM or Post Office, and free access to cash on high streets (where there is a cluster of five or more retailers) that do not have a free-to-use ATM or a Post Office counter within one kilometre.</p><p> </p><p>LINK also publishes the total number of free-to-use ATMs across the UK. As of October 2021, LINK reported that there were around 41,000 free-to-use ATMs in the UK. LINK’s Monthly ATM Footprint Report also publishes information monthly on the break down by constituency.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes data on access to cash coverage across the UK. As of the second quarter of 2021, the FCA reported that nearly 96% of the UK population are within 2km of a free-to-use cash access point.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 109328 question first answered 26/01/2022 10:01:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1405308

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the reduction in free-to-use cash machines since 2017 on access to cash across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	109328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, which is why it has committed to legislate to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Government held an Access to Cash Consultation on proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The Government’s proposals intend to support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities. The Government will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding access to free-to-use ATMs, LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. LINK has committed to protect free-to-use ATMs more than one kilometre away from the next nearest free ATM or Post Office, and free access to cash on high streets (where there is a cluster of five or more retailers) that do not have a free-to-use ATM or a Post Office counter within one kilometre.</p><p> </p><p>LINK also publishes the total number of free-to-use ATMs across the UK. As of October 2021, LINK reported that there were around 41,000 free-to-use ATMs in the UK. LINK’s Monthly ATM Footprint Report also publishes information monthly on the break down by constituency.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes data on access to cash coverage across the UK. As of the second quarter of 2021, the FCA reported that nearly 96% of the UK population are within 2km of a free-to-use cash access point.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 109327 question first answered 26/01/2022 10:01:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1416391

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	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	Guinea: LGBT+ People
	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 she will hold discussions with the government of Guinea on the penalties in place in that country against LGBT people.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	111686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK stands with LGBT+ individuals globally to affirm our commitment to the principle of non-discrimination on all grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. We work through our Embassy in Conakry, as well as international organisations, to promote non-discrimination towards LGBT+ people in Guinea, and to address discriminatory laws. The UK encourages Guinea to oppose all forms of discrimination and uphold the obligations in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the principles of the African Charter.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 01/02/2022 15:16:20 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1416871

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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	Cancer: Nurses
	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 his Department is taking to encourage the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of cancer specialist nurses.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	112676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>We have provided £52 million in 2021/22 for Health Education England to invest in the cancer and diagnostics workforce, including offering training grants for 250 nurses wishing to become cancer clinical nurse specialists and for an additional 100 nurses wishing to become chemotherapy nurses. Following the Spending Review in 2021, individual budgets for 2022/23 to 2024/25, including for training the cancer workforce, will be subject to a detailed financial planning exercise and finalised in due course.</p><p>The NHS People Plan includes a programme to retain staff through prioritising health and wellbeing. All staff have access to resources such as health and wellbeing apps, a helpline and text service and 40 mental health hubs. The NHS Retention Programme is also targeting interventions to support staff to stay in the profession.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/01/2022 10:04:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1416889

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cancer: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a ringfenced fund for specialist cancer nurses.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	112677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>Investing in our NHS workforce is critical to delivering NHS services, and this includes specialist cancer nurses. The government is committed to delivering 50,000 additional nurses this Parliament and funding for this is already ringfenced. Alongside this commitment, the government will provide hundreds of millions of pounds in additional funding over the SR21 period to ensure a bigger and better trained NHS workforce. The Treasury is working closely with DHSC to develop detailed workforce spending plans and the cancer workforce requirements will be an important part of those considerations.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 31/01/2022 12:49:06 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1416997

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to (a) set national standards in respect of SEND provision and to (b) ensure equitable provision throughout the country where local authorities decide how specialist provision will be made in their area.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	112678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The department has heard throughout the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Review that the level of variation in SEND provision across the country is part of what drives some of the challenges and dissatisfaction with the current system. This is part of what we plan to address through the Review to ensure better outcomes and experiences for those with SEND, within a sustainable system. The department will publish proposals as a green paper for public consultation, in the first 3 months of 2022.</p><p>Currently, the department supports and hold local areas to account for the quality of their local SEND provision through joint inspections by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Once an inspection report has been published, SEND case leads in the department work closely with our regional SEND adviser team and NHS England advisers to support and challenge local areas to secure the improvements required.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 31/01/2022 17:55:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1417448

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	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	Private Rented Housing: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the finding in the report by the National Audit Office, entitled Regulation of private renting, published on 10 December 2021, that an estimated 23 per cent of privately rented homes are classified as non-decent, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce that proportion.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	113247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Latest figures from the English Housing Survey show 12% of privately rented homes contain a category 1 hazard, half the number from 10 years ago, and 21% are non-decent down from 37% in 10 years ago. This is a great improvement but there is more work to be done.</p><p>We are committed to tackling the worst issues in the private rented sector – driving up standards, giving tenants greater security and supporting local authorities to crack down on poor practice.</p><p>We have strengthened local authorities’ enforcement powers, introducing financial penalties of up to £30,000, extending rent repayment orders and introducing banning orders for the most serious and prolific offenders.</p><p>We will bring forward a White Paper later this year to set out a strategic vision for the Private Rented Sector. This will outline how our reforms will deliver a fairer, higher quality and more secure rental market.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 113248 question first answered 01/02/2022 17:35:14 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1417449

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	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	Private Rented Housing: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the finding in the report by the National Audit Office, entitled Regulation of private renting, published on 10 December 2021, that an estimated 13 per cent of privately rented homes contain serious health hazards, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce that proportion.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	113248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Latest figures from the English Housing Survey show 12% of privately rented homes contain a category 1 hazard, half the number from 10 years ago, and 21% are non-decent down from 37% in 10 years ago. This is a great improvement but there is more work to be done.</p><p>We are committed to tackling the worst issues in the private rented sector – driving up standards, giving tenants greater security and supporting local authorities to crack down on poor practice.</p><p>We have strengthened local authorities’ enforcement powers, introducing financial penalties of up to £30,000, extending rent repayment orders and introducing banning orders for the most serious and prolific offenders.</p><p>We will bring forward a White Paper later this year to set out a strategic vision for the Private Rented Sector. This will outline how our reforms will deliver a fairer, higher quality and more secure rental market.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 113247 question first answered 01/02/2022 17:35:14 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden