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1659295

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date	08/09/2023
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	Huntington’s Disease: 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 plans his Departments has to produce guidelines on the treatment of Huntingdon’s disease.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent, expert body responsible for translating evidence into authoritative guidance on best practice for the health and care system in England.</p><p>NICE has published a number of guidelines relevant to the management of patients with Huntington’s disease, including on the recognition and referral of neurological conditions and depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem. A NICE guideline on rehabilitation for chronic neurological disorders, including acquired brain injury, is expected to be published in January 2025, and will include a specific category on progressive neurological diseases such as Huntington’s disease.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/09/2023 13:42:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659296

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
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	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will create an independent body to set required safety standards for e-bike and e-scooter batteries.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to establish such a body.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is responsible for the General Product Safety Regulations which set the safety requirements for batteries. OPSS and Local Authority Trading Standards Services already have the powers to remove unsafe products from sale and are using data and intelligence to target unsafe products.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS is prioritising work to understand and tackle the risks of e-bikes and e-scooters and has commissioned research into the safety of lithium-ion batteries. This work will help inform how this issue is tackled in future.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/09/2023 16:11:51 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659297

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the transforming forensics programme in strengthening forensic services.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has funded multiple programmes to strengthen forensic services. The programmes all undergo monthly assurance. The Transforming Forensics Programme, which concluded in March this year, has:</p><ul><li>Developed an end-to-end solution for the digitisation of fingerprinting, which will help forces to identify criminals more quickly</li><li>Supported the rollout of a suite of technological solutions helping forces to support victims of rape more effectively</li><li>Set up the Forensic Capability Network which provides ongoing support to over 4,000 forensics professionals by coordinating a wide range of national activities</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2023 09:34:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659298

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dogs: Artificial Insemination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 of non-veterinary surgeons who have performed canine artificial insemination in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra has made no prosecutions under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 of non-veterinary surgeons who have performed canine artificial insemination in the last five years. Defra does not have data for such prosecutions made by other organisations.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/09/2023 11:45:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659299

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions prisoners who were granted temporary release on compassionate grounds failed to return to prison on the date they were required to do so in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of prisoners that failed to return to English and Welsh prisons from temporary release on compassionate grounds in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of prisoners that failed to return from temporary release<sup>1,2,3</sup> on compassionate release<sup>4</sup> in England and Wales, 2018-19 to 2022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of failures to return<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(1) Figures can include incidents within the youth estate, but exclude incidents at Medway STC</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(2) A temporary release failure after a release on temporary licence (ROTL) occurs when a prisoner fails to adhere to any condition written into the licence that permits their temporary release. Such conditions include the date and time by which the prisoner is required to return to the prison and may also place restrictions on where the prisoner may go and whom they may visit during the period of release, etc.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(3) Failure to return after release on temporary licence is the subset of the above where an offender has not returned to the establishment by midnight on the date of return given in the licence.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(4) Figures for compassionate release include where the type of temporary release was either 'funeral/visiting dying relative', 'medical treatment' (special purpose medical only) or 'other compassionate release'</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(5) The figures include all failures to return, not only those where failure to return is the most serious type of failure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Data Sources and Quality</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). ROTL under special purpose licence (SPL) is permitted for compelling compassionate reasons not directly linked to resettlement; for example, to allow the prisoner to attend medical appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Public protection is our priority. All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a full risk assessment, involving all relevant agencies, before being considered for release on temporary licence (ROTL).</p><p> </p><p>By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison helps ensure offenders don't return to crime when they leave prison. Evidence shows the vast majority abide by their temporary release conditions, with the compliance rate standing at well over 99%. In 2022-23, for example, there were 7,165 temporary releases for compassionate reasons and only 3 failures to return. Non-compliance is, and will continue to be, dealt with robustly.</p><p> </p><p>Justice matters in Northern Ireland are devolved.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/09/2023 16:15:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659033

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an estimate of the number of gas boilers that have been taken out of service since the launch of the heat pump subsidy scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) operates in England and Wales. Up until the end of July 2023, there had been 6,378 grants paid towards the installations of heat pumps that were replacing gas systems.</p><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fboiler-upgrade-scheme-statistics-july-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7Cd58debfd104248787be108dbb3abe176%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638301323016174060%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NHqPUStwdW6jhhjggf25YCUnM65BL3BpjIjwby5O1vo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Boiler Upgrade Scheme statistics: July 2023</a></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/09/2023 16:24:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659034

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators on reciprocal licence exchange arrangements.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency officials wrote to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) about reciprocal licence exchange arrangements with the USA in December 2020. No response has been received to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 12/09/2023 15:54:30 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659035

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with Ofgem on the process for reviewing customer credit balances every six months and avoiding large build-ups of credit.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>DESNZ Ministers and officials regularly meet with Ofgem to discuss a range of issues relating to GB energy markets. The regulation of energy supply in Northern Ireland, including the avoidance of large credit balances on customer energy accounts is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/09/2023 06:49:21 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659036

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
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	Arthritis: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has shared recommendations from the Getting It Right First Time Rheumatology with devolved institutions.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The recommendations of the NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) 2021 national report on rheumatology are publicly available, including to the devolved Governments.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/09/2023 10:50:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1658548

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Office for Budget Responsibility: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of forecasts made by the Office for Budget Responsibility since 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>HMT supports the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as the UK Government’s independent official forecaster. The OBR is required by law to provide an assessment of the accuracy of previous fiscal and economic forecasts at least once each financial year. The most recent OBR Forecast Evaluation Report (FER) was published in January 2023. It examined how the OBR’s March 2021 forecast for 2021-22 compared to subsequent outturn data and identified lessons for future forecasts. The OBR also published a report called “The OBR’s forecast performance” in August 2023 which reviewed its forecast performance since its establishment in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2023 09:26:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell