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1417991

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Conversion Therapy: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will include safeguarding from sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy in his Department's guidance entitled Keeping children safe in education.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	905346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The department’s statutory safeguarding guidance 'keeping children safe in education' (KCSIE) contains extensive safeguarding advice which all schools and colleges must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.</p><p>It contains extensive advice about all forms of abuse and neglect including the indicators of these harms. KCSIE is clear that all staff should have an awareness of safeguarding issues that can put children at risk of harm. So-called conversion therapy, whilst not explicitly referenced, may well in many instances fall into this category.</p><p>Currently so-called conversion therapy is not illegal, though some of the practices will be as they are already considered to be abusive and/or illegal.</p><p>KCSIE currently contains guidance on matters such as female genital mutilation and other specific harms that are underpinned by legislation. Once similar legislation is in place for so-called conversion therapy we will consider whether it is necessary and/or appropriate to reflect any changes in KCSIE as we do on a routine and annual basis.</p><p>The department has undertaken extensive communications with the sector and continues to consider what more it can do on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) matters such as this.</p><p>We are currently consulting on revisions to KCSIE for 2022, in which we have incorporated departmental advice, such as on the issue of sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges. In particular we have reminded schools and colleges of their legal duties with regard to the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. We have also included a new section on how children who are LGBT can be targeted by other children. In some cases, a child who is perceived by other children to be LGBT (whether they are or not) can be just as vulnerable as children who identify as LGBT.</p><p>We expect to publish revised guidance for information in May 2022, with it coming into force in September 2022.</p><p>The consultation can be found here: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/safeguarding-in-schools-team/kcsie-proposed-revisions-2022/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/safeguarding-in-schools-team/kcsie-proposed-revisions-2022/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 31/01/2022 18:21:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1417992

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve adult participation in access programmes for careers in the health and care professions.
tabling member constituency	Newbury
tabling member printed	Laura Farris
uin	905349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>High quality careers information, advice and guidance is key to helping people to make informed decisions about their future, including being able to find out about and consider the different options, including those in the health and care professions, available to them. We are investing £100 million in careers provision for young people and adults in the financial year 2021-22. The National Careers Service, a free, government funded careers information, advice and guidance service draws on a range of labour market information to support and guide individuals. The National Careers Service is impartial, and careers guidance is tailored to individual needs, but careers advisers can play a key role in alerting people to the range of health and care profession careers available. The National Careers Service supports this through disseminating regular information to careers advisers.</p><p>The National Careers Service website gives customers access to a range of useful digital tools and resources to support them, including ‘Explore Careers’ which includes more than 130 industry areas and more than 800 job profiles, covering a range of health and care profession roles, describing what those roles entail, qualifications and entry routes.</p><p>The National Careers Service uses a range of techniques, including social media, to alert people to opportunities. For example, the Service has hosted free webinars in the North West about the range of roles available in health and social care. Virtual jobs fairs introducing potential employees to recruiting organisations regularly take place across England, for example the recent Gloucester Care Jobs Fair.</p><p>High-quality, employer-designed apprenticeships, from the Level 2 healthcare support worker to the Level 6 registered nurse degree apprenticeship, support people to begin or progress in health and care related careers.</p><p>We are also working with employers to develop an occupational traineeship in Adult Care to support those aged 24 and under into apprenticeships and employment in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 31/01/2022 18:45:27 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris

1417993

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) affordability of early years education and childcare.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	905350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>In terms of the availability of childcare spaces, we know from findings from the Childcare and early years providers survey 2021 that there is some spare capacity in the system. 7 in 10 (70%) group-based providers reported having spare places in their full day provision and almost half of childminders (49%) reported having spare capacity on average across the week. The Childcare and early years providers survey 2021 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2021</a>.</p><p>The department continues to monitor sufficiency of childcare places and liaise regularly with local authorities. Local authorities are not currently reporting any substantial sufficiency or supply issues.</p><p>In terms of affordability, this government provides a substantial offer to parents regarding childcare. All 3 and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds can benefit from 15 hours free early education, and eligible working parents can access an additional 15 hours (also known as ‘30 hours’), which can help save families over £6,000 per child a year. In 2021, 328,700 children had a government-funded early education entitlement place for 30 hours.</p><p>The tax-free childcare offer is also available for working families. This scheme means that for every £8 parents pay their provider via an online account, the government will pay £2, up to a maximum contribution of £2,000 per child each year (up to £500 every 3 months). Additionally, Universal Credit Childcare reimburses up to 85% of childcare costs for working parents on a low income. This is subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1108 for two or more children, payable in arrears.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 31/01/2022 18:34:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1416768

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of cases in which a fraud conviction has been secured involving the coronavirus Bounce Back Loan scheme and in which individuals have created a fake company in order to secure a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	112565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of prosecutions and convictions for Bounce Back Loan fraud offences where individuals created a fake company is not centrally held in the court proceedings database, as the Bounce Back Loan scheme is not separately identified from wider fraud offences in legislation. Identifying these offences separately would require a manual search of court records, which would be at disproportionate costs.</p><p>Published figures provide the number of prosecutions and convictions for the following offences may include offences of fraud involving the Bounce Back Loan scheme:</p><ul><li>False Accounting,</li><li>Fraud by false representation: other frauds,</li><li>Fraud by failing to disclose information,</li><li>Fraud by abuse of position,</li><li>Conspiracy to defraud,</li><li>Money Laundering,</li><li>Disclosure, obstruction, false or misleading statements.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of prosecutions and convictions can be found by searching for the above offences in the ‘Offence’ filter in the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">Outcomes by offence data tool</a>’ available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987715/outcomes-by-offence-2020.xlsx</a>.</p><p>As reported in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts, the latest estimate of the rate of fraud and error in Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) is 11.15%. This estimate is based on a sampling exercise which involved assessing a small proportion of BBLS facilities against potential fraud risk indicators. Such indicators included whether a business was trading at the point of application or prior to 1 March 2020. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will continue to refine these estimates as more data becomes available.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 31/01/2022 16:29:27 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1416769

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of fake companies that have obtained coronavirus Bounce Back Loans as part of the Coronavirus Bounce Back Loan scheme since that scheme was launched.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	112566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>This Government responded to the pandemic with over £400 billion in support for business and British jobs. Thanks to the action we took we’re now seeing a thriving jobs market with record numbers in work and our economy growing faster than many expected.</p><p> </p><p>I note at the time the Government announced its support package many, including the Labour Party, were calling for the Government to lower protections.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our latest estimate is contained in the Department’s 2020-21 Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 31/01/2022 17:48:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1416770

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Coronavirus
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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2021 to Question 107597 on Government Departments: Coronavirus, if he will list each piece of additional assorted guidance that has been issued to Cabinet Office staff to support them in relation to managing the risk of covid-19 in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	112570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave on 24 January to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-19/107597" target="_blank">PQ107597</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A list of every piece of guidance issued to Cabinet Office staff relating to managing the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace cannot be provided due to the disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 31/01/2022 17:48:00 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1416771

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	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to extend the reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector beyond April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	112707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July 2020 to support the cash flow and viability of around 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors. As announced at Spring Budget 2021, the Government extended the 5 per cent temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September 2021. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of 12.5 per cent was introduced for these goods and services to help ease affected businesses back to the standard rate. This new rate will end on 31 March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>This relief has cost over £8 billion and, whilst all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to extend the 12.5 per cent reduced rate of VAT. The Government has been clear that this relief is a temporary measure designed to support the sectors that have been severely affected by COVID-19. It is appropriate that as restrictions are lifted and demand for goods and services in these sectors increases the temporary tax reliefs are first reduced, and then removed, in order to rebuild and strengthen the public finances.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 31/01/2022 14:16:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1416791

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	Skin Diseases: Mental 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, whether his Department has a dedicated allocation of mental health funding for skin condition patients; and what steps his Department is taking to support the emotional and physical wellbeing of people with skin conditions.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	112653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>There is no dedicated allocation of mental health funding for skin condition patients. Such patients can be referred by their general practitioner or other health professional to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme and can also self-refer. All clinical commissioning groups are expected to commission IAPT services integrated into physical healthcare pathways.</p><p>We are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to enable an extra two million people in England to access National Health Service-funded mental health support, including those with skin conditions. In addition, we have published the Mental Health Recovery Action Plan, supported by an additional £500 million in 2021/22 to expand talking and psychological therapies and other adult mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 31/01/2022 14:40:29 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1416792

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 7 July 2020 to Question 65974 on Motor Vehicles: Delivery Services, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with representatives of food delivery companies on the use of motorcycle and moped-based delivery drivers, including inappropriate use of (a) cycle paths, (b) barriers and (c) cycle boxes at road junctions intended for use by cyclists only.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	112687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department has not had any discussions with food delivery companies on the use of motorcycle and moped-based delivery drivers.</p><p> </p><p>Employers have a duty to manage the risks of their work activities, and employees have a responsibility to drive safely and with consideration towards other road users. Motorcycle and moped riders, like other road users, are required to comply with road traffic law and may be fined, given penalty points on their licence or disqualified from driving if they disobey the legal requirements. If they do not adopt a responsible attitude or if their use of the highway creates an unsafe environment or causes nuisance, they may be committing a number of offences.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/01/2022 12:54:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1416793

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Afghanistan: Refugees
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 people and their families were approved as special cases by (a) her Department, (b) the Home Office and (c) the Ministry of Defence to leave Afghanistan under ministerial directions in the run up to the UK's departure from Kabul.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	112574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>'Special cases' can refer either to Category 4 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), or to an arrangement by which, during the evacuation, FCDO Ministers, in consultation with Home Office and MoD Ministers, decided which cohorts of other especially vulnerable Afghans should be prioritised for military evacuation as and when flight capacity permitted under 'Leave Outside the Rules' (LOTR). The LOTR provision enabled the Government to offer evacuation to almost 1200 people who would otherwise have been unable to leave Afghanistan. In addition, some special cases were part of the ARAP cohort. However, as the ARAP application process does not enable distinction between categories of application, it is not possible to provide a definitive figure.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 31/01/2022 18:02:28 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle