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1452733

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) administrative and (b) communication support is available to maintain relationships between birth and adoptive families (i) during and (ii) after child adoption processes where safe and appropriate.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	143718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities have a legal duty to provide a comprehensive adoption service.</p><p>This specifically includes 'Assistance, including mediation services, in relation to arrangements for contact between an adoptive child and a natural parent, natural sibling, former guardian or a related person of the adoptive child.'</p><p>As set out in our ‘Adoption Strategy: achieving excellence everywhere’, the department will be working with Regional Adoption Agencies to develop and trial what good practice around contact looks like, with a view to setting national standards in this area. This will include working closely with birth parents and those with lived experience.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/03/2022 17:53:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1440742

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether multi-employer last man standing pension schemes that have a guarantee from a public authority for one or more employers are eligible for the Pension Protection Fund.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	139395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>Under the Pension Protection Fund (Entry Rules) Regulations 2005, schemes which have a guarantee from a public authority are not eligible for the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and do not usually pay the PPF levy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/03/2022 11:45:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1440755

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to support families with the cost of childcare.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	139396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>The department knows that the cost of childcare is a key concern for parents, which is why the government has made an unprecedented investment in childcare over the past decade, with over £3.5 billion spent in each of the past three years on early education entitlements.</p><p>The government’s range of childcare offers includes 15 hours free early education for all three and four-year-olds, regardless of parental income or working status. This helps children to develop social skills and prepare them for school, regardless of their background.</p><p>In 2013, the offer was extended to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds, providing a developmental boost to disadvantaged children who are less likely to use formal childcare, but who stand to benefit from it the most.</p><p>In 2017, the department introduced 30 hours free childcare for working parents of three and four-year-olds. To be eligible for this, a lone parent must earn from just over £7,400 a year, and a couple, where both parents are working, from just over £14,800 per year, to access 30 hours. This can save parents over £6,000 per year.</p><p>The department have also introduced tax-free childcare, which is available for working parents of children aged 0-11 (or up to 16 if their child is disabled), with the same income thresholds as 30 hours free childcare. This scheme can save parents up to £2,000 per year (or up to £4,000 for children with disabilities) and can be used alongside 30 hours free childcare.</p><p>Working parents on Universal Credit may also be eligible for help with up to 85% of their childcare costs through the childcare element of Universal Credit. This is subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1108 for two or more children aged 0-16.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/03/2022 13:13:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1440791

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the Ukraine Family Visa Scheme to include Ukrainian nationals whose close relatives are in the UK on Skilled Worker visas.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	139397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Skilled workers who have not obtained settlement are not permitted to sponsor under the Ukraine Family Scheme. However, they may wish to consider sponsoring a relative under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. This bespoke scheme offers a route to those who want to come to the UK who have someone here willing to provide them with a home. It will enable individuals, charities, community groups and businesses to volunteer accommodation and provide a route to safety for Ukrainians, and their immediate family members, forced to escape their homeland.</p><p>Further information on the process and how to apply to sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be found here: <a href="https://homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/03/2022 19:01:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1438322

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will request the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to publish the interactive drug analysis profiles for each covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	135543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The Yellow Card scheme is the safety monitoring system operated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This scheme encourages reports of suspected adverse reactions from healthcare professionals, patients and the public for the purpose of detecting signals of new or changing safety issues. Data is used for the purpose of regulation and is held by the MHRA in confidence.</p><p> </p><p>The MHRA publishes weekly summaries of Yellow Card data associated with the COVID-19 vaccines, including detailed analyses of safety signals to support understanding of the vaccine safety profiles. More specific and contextualised data from reports of suspected adverse reactions associated with COVID-19 vaccines such as the type of data included in interactive drug analysis profiles will be available by the end of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 21/03/2022 17:57:19 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1437716

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Ambulance Services: South West
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 the Government is taking to improve ambulance response times in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group area.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	134032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>In the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group area, three Hospital Ambulance Liaison Officers are supporting patient handover at acute hospitals. Agency staffing is supporting front line paramedics on the clinical support desk, providing additional clinical triage to help avoid unnecessary ambulance responses. Staff have been redeployed to the Bristol clinical hub as appropriate to work as call takers, dispatch support clinicians and clinical validation. There has been engagement with acute trusts on handover delay issues, including monthly and daily meetings and information on pressures at acute hospital has been used to inform where ambulance patients are transported to.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/03/2022 13:54:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1437717

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a path to permanent UK residency for Hong Kong citizens who have studied at and graduated from UK universities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	134033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>International students, including those from Hong Kong, who successfully complete a degree at undergraduate level or above at a Higher Education Provider with a track record of compliance and hold valid permission in the UK as a Student (or Tier 4) may qualify for the Graduate route.</p><p>The Graduate route does not count towards settlement rights, although graduates are able to switch to the Skilled Worker route if they meet the relevant requirements, which allows them to stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer and contributes to settlement rights. Given the much wider range of professions which qualify for the current Skilled Worker Visa compared to its predecessor, there are many more opportunities to do this than in the past.</p><p>In addition, the BN(O) route which was launched on 31 January 2021 enables BN(O) status holders and their eligible family members to live, work and study in the UK on a pathway to citizenship should they decide it is the right choice for them.</p><p>On 24 February 2022, the Government announced changes to the BN(O) route to allow eligible adult children of a BN(O) status holder to apply for the route independently of their parents, provided they meet all other eligibility and suitability requirements for the route. This change will be implemented from the Autumn with further detail to be published in due course. Those who are eligible and already in the UK on a student visa can switch into the BN(O) route from within the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/03/2022 12:54:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 56905 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1437722

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department expects to start receiving supply of the Novavax covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	134035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK will only receive a supply of the vaccines it needs to meet its vaccination programme. The Government will continue to be guided by the advice of the JCVI on which vaccines should be deployed in the UK’s vaccination programmes. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) will provide advice to the Government, after taking into consideration the safety and efficacy of the Novavax vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 11/03/2022 13:51:55 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1437381

registered interest
date	02/03/2022
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	Coronavirus: Medical Treatments
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 he has made of the potential merits of offering covid-19 antiviral treatments as a pre-exposure prophylaxis to people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	133202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The RAPID C-19 collaboration has enabled multi-agency oversight of national and international trial evidence as it emerges for COVID-19 therapies for potential treatment and prophylactic indications. To date, the evidence has strongly supported treatment use, although the evidence on prophylactic use will be kept under review.</p><p>As part of the PANORAMIC national study, there will be a post-exposure prophylaxis sub-study which is expected to begin later in spring. This will investigate the effect of prescribing oral antivirals to those who are a household contact of a COVID-19 positive individual. In addition, the PROTECT-V study is trialling sotrovimab and niclosamide as prophylactic drugs administered over a six-month period in vulnerable renal and immunosuppressed patients.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 08/03/2022 17:16:54 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1434574

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Investigation Report into Child sexual exploitation by organised networks, what assessment the Government has made of the the implications for its policies of that report's recommendations; and whether the Government plans to accept and implement recommendation six of that report on unregulated placements.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	128311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The department welcomes the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s report on child sexual exploitation in organised networks and its findings. The department will carefully consider the inquiry’s recommendations and will respond within the inquiry’s deadline of six months.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/03/2022 15:30:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire