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1194739

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pieces of written correspondence his Department has received (a) in favour of (b) against High Speed Two since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	45431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s correspondence handling system holds records of 7062 items of written correspondence received by the High Speed Rail and Major Projects Group since February 2016. The records management policy for the system is to hold records for the current year and previous three years. The number of items of correspondence for and against HS2 could only be provided at disproportionate cost as each case would have to be opened and checked.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/05/2020 16:26:09 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1196011

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received from members of the public on the HS2 project since he took office; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	47440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport holds records of 1604 pieces of written correspondence received by the High Speed Rail and Major Projects Group from members of public since July 2019, when the Secretary of State for Transport took office. The content of those written representations could only be provided at disproportionate cost as each case would have to be opened and checked.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/05/2020 14:41:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1251036

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Minister of State at the Department for Transport plans to respond to the letter of 12 October 2020 from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton on HS2 Phase 2b (Western Leg) Birchfields Road Vent Shaft.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	114315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>A response to your letter of 12 October was sent on 12 November.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/11/2020 12:32:57 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1251037

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Manchester Gorton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Minister of State at the Department for Transport will meet with local stakeholders in Manchester Gorton to discuss the proposed Birchfields Road Vent Shaft for Phase 2b (Western Leg) of HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	114316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the 2019 Design Refinement Consultation of HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg on the 7<sup>th</sup> October, in which I set out my decision on the location of the vent shaft. Notwithstanding this, if your constituents do wish to continue to engage regarding the vent shaft they can still do so directly with HS2 Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/11/2020 15:58:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1678470

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	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	Lisdexamfetamine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of the availability of Elvanse medication.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision, including for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment and support, to meet the health and care needs of their local population, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. NICE guidelines for ADHD diagnosis and management aim to improve the diagnosis of ADHD and the quality of care and support people receive. The Department is looking into options for improving data collection and reporting on ADHD assessment waiting times, to help improve access to ADHD assessments in a timely way and in line with the NICE guidelines.</p><p>Disruptions to the supply of medicines used for the management of ADHD, including Lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse), have been primarily driven by issues which have resulted in capacity constraints at key manufacturing sites. The Department has been working closely with the respective manufacturers and some issues have now been resolved. However, we know that there continue to be disruptions to the supply of some other medicines, which should resolve by April 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 10/01/2024 10:05:59 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1387227

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Midlands and North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Integrated Rail Plan, if he will publish a delivery plan that contains (a) details of next steps, (b) a full list of schemes and (c) planned timescales for delivery.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	92002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) sets out the Government’s delivery plan for a core pipeline of rail investment in the North and Midlands and outlines the potential delivery timescales and sequencing for the rail schemes contained within the IRP.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/12/2021 10:41:46 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1689212

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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	Liver Cancer: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on (a) care for patients with and (b) treatment for liver cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	14139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government works with international partners in various fora to tackle some of the biggest health challenges of our time, including cancer.</p><p>The care of and treatment for patients with cancers, including liver cancer, is a priority for the Government. National Health Service cancer standards have been reformed with the support of clinicians to speed up diagnosis for patients, which means people will receive a diagnosis or have cancer ruled out within 28 days of an urgent cancer referral from their general practice (GP). NHS England’s Early Diagnosis of Liver Cancer Programme is contributing to the NHS Long Term Plan’s commitment to diagnose 75% of all cancers at stage one or two, by 2028. Identifying those at risk and ensuring patients are tested and referred to a surveillance programme, where necessary, will lead to improved patient outcomes.</p><p>The Government is working jointly with NHS England on implementing the delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlogs in elective care, and plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help drive up and protect elective activity, including cancer diagnosis and treatment activity.</p><p>The Department has also committed support to the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce, which targets cancers with poor survival rates. This partnership focuses on liver, pancreas, lung, brain, oesophagus and stomach cancers, raising awareness of these less survivable cancers so more people understand their symptoms and go to see their GP if they have concerns.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/02/2024 15:30:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1693686

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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	Drugs: Shortages
	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 her Department is taking to help tackle medicine shortages.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	901812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>I know how distressing medicine shortages can be for patients and their families. The Department works with the pharmaceutical industry, NHS, MHRA and others and uses a range of tools to help manage issues, such as securing supplies from alternative manufacturers, expediting deliveries and where necessary, enabling use of different products.</p><p>Supply disruption is unfortunately a common issue affecting countries around the world. Whilst issues can’t always be prevented, in the vast majority of cases they can be managed with minimal disruption to patients.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/03/2024 17:05:54 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1354962

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points on the motorway network.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	48274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>In May last year, we published an ambitious vision for rapid charging infrastructure along strategic roads in England over the next decade. By 2023 we aim to have 6 rapid chargepoints at every motorway service area in England. By 2030 we aim to have 2,500 across the SRN and 6,000 by 2035. To support this goal, the Government will invest £950 million in the Rapid Charging Fund which will future-proof electrical capacity at motorway and major A road service areas to prepare the network for 100% ZEV uptake ahead of need. We are also working closely with devolved administrations to provide support for their plans to improve chargepoint availability on the motorway networks in their areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Today, a driver is never more than 25 miles away from a rapid chargepoint anywhere along England’s motorways and major A roads.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/09/2021 12:59:01 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1355933

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence; and whether he plans to amend the requirement for that certificate to help tackle driver shortages.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	50010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>In 2016, the Government published a post-implementation review of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) 2007 regulations. The review considered the extent to which the regulations improved road safety and increased the professionalism of driving as an occupation. Road safety has improved but it is not possible to isolate the effect of the regulations from other measures.</p><p> </p><p>HGV drivers continue to be required to hold a DCPC. Many employers are offering training packages to allow drivers whose DCPC has lapsed to renew it and return to driving.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/09/2021 16:36:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham