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1700813

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date	15/04/2024
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	Trade Agreements: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress she has made on trade discussions with Switzerland.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Since launching trade negotiations with Switzerland in May 2023, the UK has held four rounds of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement. The fourth round took place from 4 to 8 March 2024. Discussions were productive, provisionally closing the chapter on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This will help UK SMEs expand their operations more easily into the Swiss market.</p><p> </p><p>The fifth round of negotiations is scheduled to take place in early summer where we will look to make further positive progress.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep Parliament and the public informed through regular <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-03-21/hcws359" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/enhanced-uk-switzerland-fta-negotiations-update-march-2024" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> updates.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 17/04/2024 17:27:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1701094

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Mental Health Services: Warwickshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of average waiting times for young people to access mental health services in Warwickshire.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	21761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Department has made no such assessment, we know that some children and young people are waiting longer than we would like to get help with their mental health, which is why we have been increasing access to services. Over the year to December 2023, over 750,000 children and young people aged under 18 years old were supported through National Health Service-funded mental health services, representing a 31% increase since March 2021.</p><p>NHS England is working to improve the quality of data on access and waiting times for children and their families and carers waiting to receive community-based mental health care. NHS England began publishing this new data in 2023 to improve transparency and drive local accountability.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/04/2024 16:06:13 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1701130

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	First Minister of Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to meet the First Minister of Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>I met with the First Minister on Wednesday 27 March 2024 and congratulated him on his appointment.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 17/04/2024 13:00:20 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1699944

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Dental Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will introduce a system of redress for NHS dentists that fulfil less than (a) 80%, (b) 50% and (c) 10% of their performance target.
tabling member constituency	Suffolk Coastal
tabling member printed	Dr Thérèse Coffey
uin	21013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>National Health Service dental contract holders are awarded funding at the start of each financial year, based on the contracted number of Units of Dental Activity (UDA). Contractors are required to deliver at least 96% of their contracted activity on an annual basis. Where this does not occur, the NHS reclaims the difference between the monies paid to contractors and the value of work which has been delivered. NHS England will encourage commissioners and contractors to work together to resolve underperformance against the contract at the mid-year review point, or by voluntarily rebasing their contract in the first instance. Where this is not possible, and where there have been three consecutive years of persistent underperformance, commissioners will be able to rebase contracts to the highest level of UDAs delivered over the three-year period from the following year, and recommission unused activity to other providers.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/04/2024 15:52:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey

1699947

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2024 to Question 17274 on Offences against Children, on what evidential basis the National Crime Agency has stated that the number of child sex offenders in the UK is between 550,000 and 800,000.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	20851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency publishes an overview of the Child Sexual Abuse threat annually as part of the National Strategic Assessment. This includes an estimate of the number of UK based adult offenders who pose varying degrees of risk to children. An explanation of the CSA Scale Methodology has been <a href="https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/images/campaign/CSA_Scale_Methodology_2023.pdf" target="_blank">published as an Annex</a> to the National Strategic Assessment.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 17/04/2024 14:20:33 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1699961

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a veteran awareness day in schools.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The department wants all children to leave school with the knowledge, skills, and values that will enable them to understand the world around them and prepare them to be active and responsible citizens in modern Britain. This could include activities focusing on the role of the armed forces and learning from the experiences of veterans.</p><p>It is important for schools to have flexibility over the design of their curriculum to ensure that it meets the needs of their pupils and the local context. Schools are able to use this flexibility to include a veterans awareness day or to teach about British veterans and the armed forces through subjects within the national curriculum, such as citizenship, history or English literature, or as part of wider remembrance activities.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/04/2024 15:03:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1699962

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing veteran awareness training for teachers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>A key principle behind the government's plan for education is to give teachers and school leaders the freedom to use their professional judgement to do what works best for their pupils. As such, headteachers are ultimately responsible for employment in their schools and the department trusts them to take decisions about the right mix of qualifications, skills and experience that they expect teachers in their schools to have.</p><p>The department recently reviewed the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework (CCF) and Early Career Framework (ECF) alongside each other and revised the ITT CCF and the ECF into the combined and updated Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). This now covers the first three years or more at the start of a teacher’s career, and sets out the entitlement of every trainee and early career teacher (ECT) to the core body of knowledge, skills and behaviours that define great teaching. The ITTECF is universal and designed to work for all teachers, across all phases and subjects.</p><p>Beyond this, school leaders are responsible for ensuring their workforce has appropriate training to meet the needs of all pupils, which is in line with the department’s position on school autonomy and school leaders being best placed to assess the needs of their pupils and workforce.</p><p>The government remains committed to supporting veterans with a passion for teaching to enter the profession, both in schools and the further education sector. The department is working with the Ministry of Defence to ensure veterans are aware of the range of programmes and support available through the department’s services and bursaries.</p><p>Veterans are eligible for a tax-free undergraduate bursary of £40,000 if they are:</p><ul><li>A veteran who has left full-time employment with the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy no more than 5 years before the start of the teacher training course.</li><li>Training to teach secondary biology, chemistry, computing, languages, maths or physics.</li><li>Doing an undergraduate degree leading to qualified teacher status (QTS) in England.</li></ul><p>Graduate veterans may also be eligible for a postgraduate scholarship or bursary if they are training to teach priority subjects.</p><p>More information on how the department support veterans to become teachers, including the offer of one-to-one support from a teacher training advisor, can be found here: <a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 20857 question first answered 17/04/2024 12:16:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1699963

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Veterans: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging veterans to become school governors.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the valuable skills, experience and perspectives that former military personnel can bring to schools and academy trusts. The department will continue to encourage schools and academy trusts, and the organisations that support them, to look for volunteers with a broad range of backgrounds, so that pupil outcomes can benefit from the best possible governance.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/04/2024 15:26:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1699964

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of employing veterans in schools to provide courses on leadership and resilience for (a) teachers and (b) students.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>A key principle behind the government's plan for education is to give teachers and school leaders the freedom to use their professional judgement to do what works best for their pupils. As such, headteachers are ultimately responsible for employment in their schools and the department trusts them to take decisions about the right mix of qualifications, skills and experience that they expect teachers in their schools to have.</p><p>The department recently reviewed the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework (CCF) and Early Career Framework (ECF) alongside each other and revised the ITT CCF and the ECF into the combined and updated Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). This now covers the first three years or more at the start of a teacher’s career, and sets out the entitlement of every trainee and early career teacher (ECT) to the core body of knowledge, skills and behaviours that define great teaching. The ITTECF is universal and designed to work for all teachers, across all phases and subjects.</p><p>Beyond this, school leaders are responsible for ensuring their workforce has appropriate training to meet the needs of all pupils, which is in line with the department’s position on school autonomy and school leaders being best placed to assess the needs of their pupils and workforce.</p><p>The government remains committed to supporting veterans with a passion for teaching to enter the profession, both in schools and the further education sector. The department is working with the Ministry of Defence to ensure veterans are aware of the range of programmes and support available through the department’s services and bursaries.</p><p>Veterans are eligible for a tax-free undergraduate bursary of £40,000 if they are:</p><ul><li>A veteran who has left full-time employment with the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy no more than 5 years before the start of the teacher training course.</li><li>Training to teach secondary biology, chemistry, computing, languages, maths or physics.</li><li>Doing an undergraduate degree leading to qualified teacher status (QTS) in England.</li></ul><p>Graduate veterans may also be eligible for a postgraduate scholarship or bursary if they are training to teach priority subjects.</p><p>More information on how the department support veterans to become teachers, including the offer of one-to-one support from a teacher training advisor, can be found here: <a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 20855 question first answered 17/04/2024 12:16:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1699965

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2024 to Question 17304 on Teachers: Veterans, how many people applied for the undergraduate veteran teaching bursary in the academic years (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of undergraduate veteran teachers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	20858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Initial teacher training (ITT) providers are responsible for the management and administration of bursary payments, including assessment of eligibility. Trainees do not need to apply for a bursary and will automatically receive this from their ITT provider if eligible.</p><p>The undergraduate veteran teaching bursary is paid over the final two years of the course, with £20,000 payable in each year. In the 2022/23 and 2023/24 academic years, five individual trainees received the undergraduate veteran teaching bursary, three of whom received a bursary in both years. Figures may be subject to change due to ongoing data collection and assurance.</p><p>The department supports veterans into teaching in primary, secondary, and further education through its broad support services and bursaries. Since the publication of its commitments in the ‘Veterans Strategy Action Plan 2022 to 2024’, the department has tailored support and communications for the veteran community including dedicated teacher training advisers, webpages, case study blogs on the ‘Get Into Teaching’ website and information in Civvy Street publications. More information from Get Into Teaching is available here: <a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran</a> and here: <a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training</a>. More information from Civvy Street can be found here: <a href="https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/" target="_blank">https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/</a>.</p><p>Also available are bespoke webinars, and the opportunity to attend regional employer fairs with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) and British Forces Resettlement Service (BFRS). More information about the CTP can be found here: <a href="https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching" target="_blank">https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching</a>. More information about the BFRS can be found here: <a href="https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/" target="_blank">https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/04/2024 12:07:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe