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1386883

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date	10/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Scholarships: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has provided to support the 300 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for Afghan nationals at UK universities under Operation Warm Welcome; and how many of those scholarships have been awarded.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	90918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>A significant cross-government effort is under way, dubbed ‘Operation Warm Welcome’, to ensure Afghans arriving in the UK receive the vital support they need to rebuild their lives, find work, pursue education, and integrate into their local communities.</p><p>As part of Operation Warm Welcome, it was announced there would be further funding for up to 300 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships for Afghans at UK universities. The department will update with further details of this programme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 14/12/2021 17:21:08 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

1386552

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Bank of England on steps to help tackle rising inflation rates.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	90418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor and Governor of the Bank of England regularly meet to discuss a wide range issues affecting the economy. However, it is the responsibility of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to maintain price stability through its use of monetary policy. The MPC has been successful in doing so, with inflation averaging close to target since the Bank’s independence. The separation of fiscal and monetary policy is a key feature of the UK’s economic framework, and essential for the effective delivery of the MPC’s objectives, so the Government does not comment on the conduct of monetary policy.</p><p> </p><p>Although inflation is a shared global problem that is not unique to the UK, the Government is taking action to ease cost of living pressures where it can. As part of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review the Chancellor announced a package of measures to help with cost of living pressures, including reducing the taper rate in Universal Credit from 63% to 55%, and increasing the National Living Wage by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour in April 2022. Alongside the Budget and Spending Review the Chancellor also wrote to the Governor of the Bank of England to reaffirm their remit to achieve low and stable inflation, confirming the Government’s commitment to price stability was absolute.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/12/2021 09:04:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386561

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Health and Social Care Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and (b) the Scottish Government on the financial impact of the Social Care Levy on (i) private and (ii) voluntary sector employers in the social care sector in (A) the UK and (B) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	90439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>HM Treasury Ministers and officials have had several discussions with the devolved administrations, including the Scottish Governments, on the implementation of the Health and Social Care Levy. These discussions cover a range of issues and will continue until and beyond its introduction from April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made a number of assessments of the impact of the introduction of the Health and Social Care Levy, which were published alongside the announcement. These include the distributional analysis of the impact of the combined tax and spending announcements, a technical annex in our plan for health and social care and a Tax Information and Impact Note.</p><p> </p><p>Further, the Office for Budget Responsibility set out their assessment of the economic effects of the Levy in their latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook. This can be found here: <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-october-2021/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-october-2021/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 14/12/2021 12:46:38 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1386563

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Lord Advocate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has received recent communications from the Scottish Government on the role of the Lord Advocate.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	90504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>I have not received any recent communications from the Scottish Government regarding the role of the Lord Advocate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 14/12/2021 11:13:46 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1386573

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Surgery
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 the Answer of 6 December 2021 to Question 85192 on Hospitals: Waiting Lists, and in the context of the additional funding for the NHS on tackling hospital waiting times announced by the Prime Minister, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of additional elective surgical procedures by speciality that the NHS will have the capacity to carry out in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	90344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made. It is not yet known what the demand for specialties will be over the next three years. The additional funding provided to the National Health Service for elective recovery for the next three years aims to increase activity to 30% above pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/12/2021 13:13:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1386576

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	UK Mission to the European Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff have been employed by the UK Mission to the EU in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	90494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Mission to the European Union currently employs over 150 people, comprising both permanent civil servants from multiple government departments and locally recruited staff. The vast majority of staff are funded by FCDO and the evolution of FCDO staff numbers from 2014-2021 is set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reference Date</p></td><td><p>Total FCDO funded UK Mission to the European Union posts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2021</p></td><td><p>140-159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2020</p></td><td><p>160-179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2019</p></td><td><p>160-179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2018</p></td><td><p>140-159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2017</p></td><td><p>120-139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2016</p></td><td><p>120-139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2015</p></td><td><p>120-139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/03/2014</p></td><td><p>120-139</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 14/12/2021 16:45:55 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1386578

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to take steps at the United Nations Human Rights Council to promote human rights in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	90444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>Bahrain is a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office human rights priority country. We regularly raise human rights issues and individual cases with senior members of the Government of Bahrain, and continue to raise specific cases with senior interlocutors, as well as with the independent human rights oversight bodies.</p><p>We are happy to work with partners, including the Human Rights Council, to promote human rights in Bahrain and elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 14/12/2021 17:57:47 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1386579

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Long Covid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Armed Forces personnel who have experienced symptoms and side effects typically associated with Long Covid after testing negative for covid-19; and how many personnel are experiencing those symptoms as of 9 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	90323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>As of 9 December 2021, there were 219 UK Armed Forces personnel whose medical records indicated on-going COVID symptoms and post-COVID syndrome. It is not possible to identify from military medical records how many of these personnel had previously tested negative for COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 14/12/2021 12:04:09 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1386583

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the degree of compliance by UK Government departmental offices located in the devolved nations with the guidance on the need for continued home working issued by the devolved administrations.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	90441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>Civil Service employers are responsible for following and embedding government guidance across all of the four nations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/12/2021 17:27:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1386592

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether organisations that have received funding from the Tampon Tax Fund will continue to receive Government funding after the end of the fund.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	90511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced on 1st January 2021 that the ‘Tampon Tax’ would end. This was due to exiting the EU and the UK no longer being bound by the EU VAT Directive to charge 5% tax on all sanitary products. The final competition round for funding took place in 2021 with all successful applicants announced on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/14-charities-to-receive-tampon-tax-funding" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> on Tuesday 16th November.</p><p>As is set out in organisations’ grant agreements (and originally within guidance to applicants) funding is delivered for projects over a set period of time, and projects are designed on this basis. Applicants were asked to outline the long-term sustainability of project activities, demonstrating that the impact of the project will last beyond Tampon Tax funding. Furthermore, applicants were asked to explain how they would use up to 10% of their grant funding to improve the sustainability of their organisations.The 26 live Tampon Tax Fund grants will end by 31st March 2023.</p><p>As VAT on sanitary products ceased on the 1st January 2021, there will be no further funds to distribute.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/12/2021 09:32:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare