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1729715

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made for future graduate recruitment into the prison workforce (including for the cohort graduating in 2025).
	tabling member printed	Baroness Porter of Fulwood
	uin	HL1132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>HMPPS recognises the value that graduate prison officers bring to prisons and is committed to continuing to invest in its pipeline of future leaders. Several options for talent schemes, including graduate programmes, are being explored.</p><p> </p><p>The contract with the current graduate scheme provider will run until October 2026. All participants will continue to receive full support from our staff to thrive in their career with HMPPS.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 18/09/2024 10:42:11 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	5009 label Biography information for Baroness Porter of Fulwood

1729601

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Farming Recovery Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £50 million extension of the Farming Recovery Fund, announced on 24 May, has been distributed to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We are acutely aware of the challenges farmers have been facing following the winter storms and the wet weather in late 2023 and early 2024. All eligible farmers that were identified in the original fund from April 2024 have been offered payment. This represents 679 farmers who were paid a total of £2.19 million. We are committed to maintaining food production and supporting thriving farm businesses as well as protecting communities from flooding. More information on the expanded Farming Recovery Fund will be made available soon (following the previous Government’s announcement on this scheme in May).</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 17/09/2024 14:39:30 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729604

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme; and what consideration they have given to the introduction of a similar scheme in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mott
	uin	HL1063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Agriculture is a devolved area, and Wales’s Sustainable Farming Scheme is therefore a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and devolved administration officials meet routinely to share experiences and insight regarding our respective agricultural policies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 18/09/2024 13:38:36 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	4984 label Biography information for Lord Mott

1729608

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Children: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they are promoting collaboration between the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care on the rising number of mental health cases among children in primary school; and what meetings Health and Education ministers have had on this topic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
	uin	HL1074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department of Health and Social Care will continue to work closely with colleagues at the Department for Education, as part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, and that supports the mental health needs of children of primary school age.</p><p>We are working with our colleagues at NHS England and the Department for Education to consider options to deliver our commitments to recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across children and adult mental health services, and to introduce a specialist mental health professional in every school, so that mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, can be identified early on and prevented from developing into more serious conditions in later life. Ministers have not yet met to discuss this particular topic, but there are plans to do so in the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 18/09/2024 09:01:10 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1729641

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Civil Servants: Clothing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 7 August (HL346), whether this clothing policy applies to all staff in the Department for Work and Pensions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	uin	HL1037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The DWP’s standards of behaviour statement requires employees to dress in a professional and business-like way. Professional and business-like has a normal, everyday meaning.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock question first answered 18/09/2024 13:38:17 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

1729648

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Transgender People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Work and Pensions (1) currently has, or (2) has previously had, a National Diversity Ambassador on Trans Issues; and if so, (a) who they were, and (b) during what time period(s) they served.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	uin	HL1054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>DWP does not have a National Diversity Ambassador on Trans Issues.</p><p>Since 2018, under the current Permanent Secretary, there has been no formally recognised role of this description. Before this, the term Ambassador may have been used colloquially within the Department to raise awareness of Trans and wider Equity, Diversity and Inclusion matters. However, this role was not confirmed in any official capacity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sherlock question first answered 18/09/2024 13:24:45 answering member 4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1729650

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Sexuality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 12 August (HL426), whether the Ministry of Justice has received such representations from the Public and Commercial Services Union; and what was their response.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
	uin	HL1056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Public and Commercial Services Union has not made any representations to the Ministry of Justice regarding this motion and therefore no response was given.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 18/09/2024 10:51:29 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
	tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1729658

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Alan Milburn
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings Alan Milburn has had with the Department of Health and Social Care or NHS England since the general election (1) with, and (2) without, Ministers being present; and whether his commercial and financial interests were declared ahead of such meetings.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL1069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care stated in Parliament on 9 September 2024, the Rt. Hon. Alan Milburn is a former Member of the House of Commons, a member of the Privy Council and a former Secretary of State for Health. At every Departmental meeting he has attended, he has been present at the request of ministers.</p><p>Ministerial meetings attended by third parties are declared in the quarterly transparency publication on GOV.UK. The Secretary of State also assured the House of Commons that nothing commercially sensitive has been shared with Alan Milburn.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron grouped question UIN HL1071 question first answered 17/09/2024 15:56:55 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1729660

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2024
	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	Alan Milburn
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 9 September (HC Deb col 578), whether Alan Milburn joined any ministerial discussions, or viewed any ministerial papers, relating to private sector involvement in the NHS.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL1071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care stated in Parliament on 9 September 2024, the Rt. Hon. Alan Milburn is a former Member of the House of Commons, a member of the Privy Council and a former Secretary of State for Health. At every Departmental meeting he has attended, he has been present at the request of ministers.</p><p>Ministerial meetings attended by third parties are declared in the quarterly transparency publication on GOV.UK. The Secretary of State also assured the House of Commons that nothing commercially sensitive has been shared with Alan Milburn.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron grouped question UIN HL1069 question first answered 17/09/2024 15:56:55 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1728782

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 August 2024 to Question HL548 on Government Departments: Remote Working, whether his Department holds comparative headquarters occupancy data for (a) June and (b) July 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The publication of this data was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Pre-Election Period. We will provide an update on future publication plans in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould grouped question UIN 5023 question first answered 18/09/2024 16:41:42 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1729053

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	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	General Practitioners: Digital Technology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 1 August (HL348), what percentage of GP surgeries and primary care centres currently offer an online booking option for GP appointments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kamall
	uin	HL969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information on what percentage of general practice (GP) surgeries and primary care centres currently offer an online booking option for GP appointments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 17/09/2024 15:57:13 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall

1729058

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Press Recognition Panel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 August (HL330), on what basis the Ministry of Justice made a payment to the Press Recognition Panel of £430,000 in April; and whether they intend to place in the House of Lords Library a copy of all correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and Press Regulation Panel relating to the payment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the press sets out that The Exchequer (acting through the Lord Chancellor) will fund the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) until it becomes effective. It also sets out that in the event that the PRP considers its income is likely to be insufficient it will have a right to request further reasonable sums so it is not frustrated by a lack of funding. Whilst the Lord Chancellor is the conduit for the PRP with HM Treasury, they have no policy responsibility under the Royal Charter that created the PRP. The PRP publish their accounts on an annual basis, confirming their annual income of £430,000.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 18/09/2024 10:46:01 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1729071

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable prisoners with work outside the confines of prison to be paid a wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>We know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. That is why we have committed to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with employers and the voluntary sector to get more people with convictions into work.</p><p> </p><p>Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) allows prisoners to be released temporarily into the community for specific purposes, including to engage in employment. Prisoners working on ROTL are paid the same as their counterparts in the community and are subject to the same income tax, National Insurance and child support requirements, as well as other court ordered deductions.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Prisoners’ Earnings Act 1996 (PEA) gives governors the power to deduct up to and including 40% from prisoners’ earnings on ROTL. Currently, the money deducted is given to the charity Victim Support. An average of £296 per prisoner per month was raised through the levy; totalling £4.2 million raised for the year ending March 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson question first answered 18/09/2024 10:41:17 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1729083

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2024
	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	Countryside: Access
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to retain the public access offer within Environmental Land Management schemes so that more people can benefit from improved access to the countryside.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Scott of Needham Market
	uin	HL1002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Presently Countryside Stewardship scheme supports land managers to offer educational access visits to school age children and care farming groups and also offers a supplement to support access to woodlands. In protected landscapes, the Farming in a Protected Landscape programme offers permissive access.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management schemes. The government will optimise Environmental Land Management schemes over time, so they produce the right outcomes for all farmers - such as small, grassland, upland and tenanted farms - while delivering food security and nature recovery in a just and equitable way. This will also consider improved access to the countryside.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 17/09/2024 14:38:38 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
	tabling member	2542 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Needham Market

1728419

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of terminating the furnished holiday lettings tax regime on local (a) economies and (b) employment in tourist destinations.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will abolish the Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) tax regime from April 2025, which will equalise the tax treatment of landlords’ property income and gains.</p><p> </p><p>The government wants to support visitor accommodation alongside housing for long term-residents to rent or buy. Achieving this balance is crucial in supporting the tourism sector, and many of the people who work in the sector need access to local housing.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 17/09/2024 16:22:15 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	5362

1728420

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rising transaction fees for non-European Economic Area cards on small businesses in (a) the Highlands and (b) other tourist areas; and whether her Department has plans to take steps to reduce those transaction fees.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting competition in the payments sector and recognises the importance of ensuring the fees charged for card payments are fair for all parties, including merchants.</p><p> </p><p>Card transaction fees are made up of different components. These include interchange fees paid to card issuers, and scheme and processing fees paid to the card scheme operators. Domestic interchange fees are capped under law and the Payment Systems Regulator is responsible for enforcing these caps.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR also has a broader programme of work to review aspects of card fees and assess whether the markets are working well, including for merchants. For example, earlier this year, the PSR published the interim findings of its investigation review into recent increases in scheme and processing fees, which can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.psr.org.uk%2Four-work%2Fmarket-reviews%2Fmarket-review-into-card-scheme-and-processing-fees%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjamie.slater%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Ca71be03d9b4b4f8833c308dcd26ce366%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638616612338031072%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mg0VGri%2FK0wKEgXtmNlmZWtBgSNSOX8fBx8TyttFNL0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 17/09/2024 08:40:35 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	tabling member	5362

1728421

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Great British Nuclear: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to his Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2122 on Great British Nuclear: Recruitment, if he will list (a) the organisations from which personnel have been seconded to Great British Nuclear and (b) the number of personnel recruited from each.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	5089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>GBN has grown rapidly as an organisation to deliver on its mission and now has over 100 personnel working for it, including those seconded from a range of organisations. Permanent recruitment for the Executive Team is actively underway and this will be followed by recruitment for the rest of the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 18/09/2024 16:36:16 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1728422

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	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	Winter Fuel Payment: Aldridge-Brownhills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments on pensioners in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	5060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The State Pension is the foundation of income in retirement and will remain so protecting 12 million pensioners through the triple lock. Based on current forecasts, the full rate of the new state pension is set to increase by around £1,700 over the course of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>In making a decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Government had regard to an equality analysis in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty requirements</p><p> </p><p>Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households or £300 for eligible households with someone aged 80 and over.</p><p> </p><p>We know there are low-income pensioners who aren’t claiming Pension Credit, and we urge those people to apply. This will passport them to receive Winter Fuel Payment alongside other benefits – hundreds of pounds that could really help them. We will ensure that the poorest pensioners get the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is also being extended for a further six months, from 1 October 2024 until 31 March 2025.</p><p>We are also providing support for pensioners through our Warm Homes Plan which will support investment in insulation and low carbon heating – upgrading millions of homes over this Parliament. Our long-term plan will protect billpayers permanently, reduce fuel poverty, and get the UK back on track to meet our climate goals.</p><p>The Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales provides eligible low-income households across Great Britain with a £150 rebate on their electricity bill. This winter, we expect over three million households, including over one million pensioners, to benefit under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 18/09/2024 09:59:20 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1728423

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	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	Health Services: Rural Areas
	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 work with the devolved governments to help ensure that NHS services in rural areas can attract and retain adequate numbers of staff.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department makes it a priority to work collaboratively with the devolved nations to drive forward our objective of improving health and care outcomes across the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Government will make sure the National Health Service has the staff it needs to be there for all of us when we need it, and will put staff in places where patients and the NHS need them most.</p><p>We will work with all those who share our commitment to ensuring that we train the workforce that we need in all parts of the country, not least in rural areas that struggle to attract and retain staff.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 18/09/2024 14:52:52 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	5362

1728424

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	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	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people over the age of 65 receive adequate financial support through the State Pension.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
	tabling member printed	Angus MacDonald
	uin	5160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>We are absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to the Triple Lock, which means that in April 2025, the basic and new State pension will increase by the higher of the growth in average earnings, price increases or 2.5%.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Over 12 million pensioners will benefit through our commitment to protect the Triple Lock. Over the course of this parliament, the full yearly rate of the new State Pension is forecast to increase by around £1,700.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 18/09/2024 09:45:48 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	5362

1728425

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	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	Allergies: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) medical researchers and (b) other professionals on trends in the level of severe allergies in children in the last 10 years; and steps his Department is taking to screen more children for severe allergies.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into all aspects of human health, including research into allergies. The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. These are judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money, and scientific quality, and the NIHR will work with researchers to facilitate the development of good-quality proposals that will move the evidence base forward.</p><p>An Expert Advisory Group for Allergy (EAGA) was established in 2023, and brings together key stakeholders, including clinical organisations, with the aim improving the quality-of-life of people with allergies. Chaired jointly by the Department and the National Allergy Strategy Group, the EAGA identifies priority areas for the Department, NHS England, and other Government departments and agencies relating to allergies that require policy change or development, and advises on how to best achieve improved outcomes.</p><p>The Department has also held a number of meetings with the National Allergy Research Foundation (NARF) to discuss both the research and policy aspects of allergies. The NARF is a charity with a mission to make allergy history through pioneering scientific and medical research, to change the lives of those living with allergies, starting with food allergies.</p><p>Blood and skin allergy tests can detect a patient's sensitivity to common allergens, including food allergens, and advice on the circumstances under which such tests should be offered are contained in the guidance, Food allergy in under 19s: assessment and diagnosis [CG116], published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The NICE maintains surveillance of new evidence that may affect its published guidance, and would consult on proposed changes if significant new evidence were to emerge.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 16/09/2024 15:50:24 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728426

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Shoplifting: Crime Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase deterrents for shoplifting.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Shoplifting continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.</p><p>This Government will end the effective immunity, introduced by the previous Government, granted to low level shoplifting of goods under £200 and introduce a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 16/09/2024 14:33:43 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728427

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Football: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide levelling-up funding for community football grounds in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2024, £2.2 million of levelling up investment was committed to the redevelopment of the South Stand at Crusaders FC. The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech forecasted an overspend of £21.9 billion above limits set by the Treasury in the Spring. We must ensure that we are making responsible decisions on public spending. Decisions that have fallen on this Government to take. In this context, the Chancellor has set out a path to confirming plans for this year and next at the forthcoming Budget on October 30th.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 18/09/2024 11:34:51 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728428

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the provisions of the proposed Employment Rights Bill will extend to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering its Plan to Make Work Pay in full. Ministers are identifying the most appropriate delivery mechanisms for the commitments in the Plan, including an Employment Rights Bill that will be introduced to Parliament within 100 days of taking office.</p><p>The scope of the Bill is still to be determined and engagement continues with stakeholders with an interest in this legislation. This includes all Devolved Governments including the Northern Ireland Executive. The Plan is a core part of the Government’s mission to grow the economy and raise living standards across the country.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 18/09/2024 15:07:26 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1728429

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	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	Israel: Arms Trade
	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 he will publish the legal advice upon which he relied to block arms exports to Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	5053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published a summary of the international humanitarian law (IHL) process, used to assess and review Israel's compliance with IHL. This summary was informed by legal advice, and alongside the Foreign Secretary's Oral Statement, it outlines the decision and instances where we have deemed there are risks that UK arms might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of IHL. This shows an unprecedented level of transparency about a decision of this nature.[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-the-international-humanitarian-law-ihl-process-decision-and-the-factors-taken-into-account#:~:text=The%20government%20has%20conducted%20a%20thorough%20review%20of%20Israel%E2%80%99s%20compliance].</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 16/09/2024 15:31:33 answering member 5148
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey