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1274371

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Home Shopping: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle false advertising on online shopping websites.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	134148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>DCMS is considering how online advertising is regulated in the UK through our Online Advertising Programme (OAP). This work will look at the extent to which the current regulatory regime is equipped to tackle the challenges posed by the rapid technological developments seen in online advertising.</p><p>Our aim is to foster fair, accountable and ethical online advertising that works for citizens, businesses and society as a whole.</p><p>This work will complement other reviews in this area, including work by the CMA, the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/01/2021 16:37:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1243142

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to improve online safety (a) in general and (b) for people in protected characteristic groups.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	102929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is firmly committed to making the UK the safest place to be online, Under the new online harms legislation, companies will need to have robust systems and processes in place to keep their users safe, including those in protected characteristic groups.</p><p>Further details will be included in the full government response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation, which we will publish later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/10/2020 15:14:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1205276

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking support (a) theatres, (b) museums and (c) other tourist attractions in Wolverhampton after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	61594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>In order to support the sustainability of the Arts sector, including theatres and museums, DCMS has worked closely with Arts Council England (ACE) to provide a tailored package of financial support. In March, ACE announced a £160m emergency response package to complement the financial measures already announced by the Government and to ensure immediate resilience of this vital sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This package includes £140 million of support for artistic organisations including theatres and museums; and £20 million of financial support for individuals, including self-employed theatre practitioners, so they can better sustain themselves, and their work, in the coming months. More than 9000 individuals and organisations have been successful in applying for this emergency funding. Additionally, the National Lottery Heritage Fund launched the £50 million Heritage Emergency Fund, and Historic England has launched two £2 million Emergency Funds.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State, myself and officials continue to consult the Art and Tourism sectors extensively to ensure we fully understand the impacts of Covid-19 and remain well placed to respond as it develops.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/06/2020 11:22:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1142686

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Gene Therapies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans NHS England has to implement gene therapy treatments.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
uin	284172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, the National Health Service is committed to supporting the timely introduction of the most clinically and cost effective treatments for patients. Cell and gene therapies have the potential to provide great benefits for patients, and the NHS is leading the world in creating access to these treatments.</p><p>For example, patients in England were among the first in the world to benefit from CAR T cell therapy, which uses their own immune system to fight cancers. The NHS will also now be funding voretigene neparvovec, also known as Luxturna, a revolutionary form of new treatment for blindness in children.</p><p>The NHS is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and other partners in the Accelerated Access Collaborative to take a proactive approach in preparing for cell and gene therapies and other innovative treatments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 17:29:21 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

1141997

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Obesity: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase funding for research into the causes of obesity; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
uin	282406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR has a large programme of work to look at the causes of obesity, in addition to research on prevention and treatment. The NIHR has invested £5 million over five years in an Obesity Policy Research Unit which has a programme of work to provide robust evidence and a deeper understanding of the causes of childhood obesity, including research on marketing, food environment and behaviour change.</p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including obesity; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and 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.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 16:06:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

1136383

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
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	Genomics
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 consult with charities and patient organisations on whole genome sequencing.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
uin	272298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>Genomics England has consulted charities, patient groups and participants from the 100,000 Genomes Project during the development of consent materials for the use of data from whole genome sequencing in research. Genomics England has also engaged with and sought input from charities and participants as it explores how best to realise the ambition to sequence five million genomes.</p><p>The NHS Genomic Medicine Centres established by NHS England to support the delivery of the 100,000 Genomes project have engaged with patients, the public and the independent sector. In addition, as part of the development of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service, NHS England is working with charities and patient organisation to help develop patient facing materials and information that will be used to support the introduction of whole genome sequencing in the National Health Service.</p><p>The Government is committed to making the United Kingdom home of genomic healthcare and the National Genomic Healthcare Strategy, which we plan to launch in autumn 2019, will set out how the genomics community can work together to make the UK the global leader. The Government is consulting widely - including with charities and patient organisations - in the development of the National Genomics Healthcare Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/07/2019 16:22:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

720369

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	70461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows data on how many and what proportion of staff are employed by the Department for Education (DfE), on a contract which is full-time permanent and part-time permanent. The permanent headcount figures include staff who are on fixed-term contracts and have been employed for over 1 year but under 2 years. The fixed term/temporary figure shows staff on fixed-term contracts who have been employed for less than 1 year.</p><p>The total figure for (c) is therefore 212.</p><p> </p><p>Agency workers are not employees of DfE and have therefore not been included. DfE does not employ any staff on zero hours contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>GEO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Paid headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4697</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FT Permanent (a)</p></td><td><p>3941</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PT Permanent (b)</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Of Permanent (c) </em></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>FT contract (less than 2 years)</em></p></td><td><p><em>34</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other FT contract</em></p></td><td><p><em>109</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed Term/Temporary (c)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:49:22 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

720807

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	70476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows data on how many and what proportion of staff are employed by the Department for Education (DfE), on a contract which is full-time permanent and part-time permanent. The permanent headcount figures include staff who are on fixed-term contracts and have been employed for over 1 year but under 2 years. The fixed term/temporary figure shows staff on fixed-term contracts who have been employed for less than 1 year.</p><p>The total figure for (c) is therefore 212.</p><p> </p><p>Agency workers are not employees of DfE and have therefore not been included. DfE does not employ any staff on zero hours contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td><td><p>GEO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Paid headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4697</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FT Permanent (a)</p></td><td><p>3941</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PT Permanent (b)</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Of Permanent (c) </em></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>FT contract (less than 2 years)</em></p></td><td><p><em>34</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other FT contract</em></p></td><td><p><em>109</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed Term/Temporary (c)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:52:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

623409

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 48855, tabled on 17 October 2016 by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	50944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System sent a reply to the Hon. Member’s letter on 24 October 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 48855 question first answered 09/11/2016 14:01:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

604039

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West of 30 August 2016 on the Kingston Centre (Primary PRU), our case reference ZA5075.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	48855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System sent a reply to the Hon. Member’s letter on 24 October 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 50944 question first answered 09/11/2016 14:01:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris