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1399804

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the size of the economy (a) at the time of the EU referendum on 23 June 2016 (b) on 5 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	98263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for measuring the size of the economy. In the second quarter of 2016, the size of the economy as measured by current price – or nominal GDP, was estimated at £502,284 million. The latest data, for the third quarter of 2021 estimate that the size of the economy was £587,198 million. Data for the first quarter of 2022 will be published in May 2022. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/01/2022 11:14:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1399536

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Dentistry: Hendon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) private and (b) NHS dentists there were in Hendon constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	96856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held as data on the number of private dentists and National Health Service dentists at constituency level is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/01/2022 14:09:15 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387676

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the level of personal debt accrued by individuals in the UK as of 14 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	92892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government regularly monitors personal debt levels to help people access the support they need to get their finances back on track. It does so by working closely with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_and_Pensions_Service" target="_blank">Money and Pensions Service</a> (MaPS), the Financial Conduct Authority (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCA" target="_blank">FCA</a>) and engages regularly with a range of other stakeholders on their research and findings.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA conducts a biennial Financial Lives Survey of 16,000 adults which provides a comprehensive insight into the finances of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" target="_blank">UK</a> population. The latest findings from the survey were published in February 2021. They showed that between March and October 2020, the number of people with low financial resilience increased by 3.5 million, from 10.7 million to 14.2 million.</p><p> </p><p>MaPS monitors financial difficulty through the Debt Need Survey of approximately 22,000 people, with data on regional levels of over-indebtedness last published in 2018. MaPS will publish the results of the 2021 Debt Need Survey early next year, which will include a regional breakdown of their new Need for Debt Advice measure.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/12/2021 08:25:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387677

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy: Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional financial resource his Department allocated to the teaching of the systematic synthetic phonics programmes in England.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	92893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is continuing to deliver year on year, real terms per pupil increases, investing a further £4.7 billion by the 2024-25 financial year for the core schools budget, over and above the Spending Review 2019 settlement for schools in the 2022-23 financial year. Since 2010, the government has prioritised the effective teaching of phonics by placing it at the heart of the curriculum and providing £23.7 million of matched funding for resources and training for 14,000 schools between 2011 and 2013. In 2018, we launched a £26.3 million English hubs programme dedicated to improving the teaching of reading. We have since invested a further £17 million in this school-to-school improvement programme, which focusses on systematic synthetic phonics (SSP), early language, and reading for pleasure.</p><p>For the academic year 2021/22, the department has launched the Accelerator Fund, which is providing funding to scale up existing effective programmes in schools to support education recovery. As part of the Accelerator Fund, £5 million has been allocated to the English hubs programme to allow hubs to fund eligible schools to purchase complete SSP programmes from the department’s validated list, including their associated training and resources.</p><p>Monitoring and assessment is key to effective teaching of early reading, particularly for pupils with reading difficulties. The department’s validation of SSP programmes is a mechanism to support schools to be able to select a high-quality SSP programme. Programmes featured on the validated list have been assessed by an independent panel and are judged to have a sufficiently robust system for the effective monitoring and assessment of pupil progress, and for ensuring all children keep up.</p><p>The department mandates a national screening test at the end of year one. This is the phonics screening check which was introduced in 2012 to check how may children are on track with decoding.</p><p>Schools can use their phonics screening check data to measure the impact of their chosen SSP programme.</p><p>In July 2021, the department published ‘The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy’. This is non-statutory guidance for teachers and school leaders, aimed at improving the teaching of the foundations of reading in primary schools by defining best practice. It aims to support schools to meet existing expectations on early reading, as set out in the national curriculum, the early years foundation stage statutory framework and the Ofsted education inspection framework. The reading framework articulates how SSP is an essential element of the teaching of reading and includes guidance for choosing a phonics programme.</p><p>The department published an update to its list of high-quality phonics programmes on 16 December 2021. Programmes on this list meet all the department’s criteria for an effective SSP. Schools and headteachers are encouraged to consider the full range of validated SSP programmes before deciding what will best support their children’s rapid progress in reading.</p><p>English hubs can offer impartial support with choosing an SSP programme to eligible schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 92894 92895 question first answered 05/01/2022 15:00:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387678

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy: Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how his Department plans to quantify the results of the systematic synthetic phonics programmes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	92894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is continuing to deliver year on year, real terms per pupil increases, investing a further £4.7 billion by the 2024-25 financial year for the core schools budget, over and above the Spending Review 2019 settlement for schools in the 2022-23 financial year. Since 2010, the government has prioritised the effective teaching of phonics by placing it at the heart of the curriculum and providing £23.7 million of matched funding for resources and training for 14,000 schools between 2011 and 2013. In 2018, we launched a £26.3 million English hubs programme dedicated to improving the teaching of reading. We have since invested a further £17 million in this school-to-school improvement programme, which focusses on systematic synthetic phonics (SSP), early language, and reading for pleasure.</p><p>For the academic year 2021/22, the department has launched the Accelerator Fund, which is providing funding to scale up existing effective programmes in schools to support education recovery. As part of the Accelerator Fund, £5 million has been allocated to the English hubs programme to allow hubs to fund eligible schools to purchase complete SSP programmes from the department’s validated list, including their associated training and resources.</p><p>Monitoring and assessment is key to effective teaching of early reading, particularly for pupils with reading difficulties. The department’s validation of SSP programmes is a mechanism to support schools to be able to select a high-quality SSP programme. Programmes featured on the validated list have been assessed by an independent panel and are judged to have a sufficiently robust system for the effective monitoring and assessment of pupil progress, and for ensuring all children keep up.</p><p>The department mandates a national screening test at the end of year one. This is the phonics screening check which was introduced in 2012 to check how may children are on track with decoding.</p><p>Schools can use their phonics screening check data to measure the impact of their chosen SSP programme.</p><p>In July 2021, the department published ‘The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy’. This is non-statutory guidance for teachers and school leaders, aimed at improving the teaching of the foundations of reading in primary schools by defining best practice. It aims to support schools to meet existing expectations on early reading, as set out in the national curriculum, the early years foundation stage statutory framework and the Ofsted education inspection framework. The reading framework articulates how SSP is an essential element of the teaching of reading and includes guidance for choosing a phonics programme.</p><p>The department published an update to its list of high-quality phonics programmes on 16 December 2021. Programmes on this list meet all the department’s criteria for an effective SSP. Schools and headteachers are encouraged to consider the full range of validated SSP programmes before deciding what will best support their children’s rapid progress in reading.</p><p>English hubs can offer impartial support with choosing an SSP programme to eligible schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 92893 92895 question first answered 05/01/2022 15:00:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387679

registered interest
date	14/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy: Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has published for headteachers to decide which systematic synthetic phonics programmes are appropriate for their school.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	92895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The department is continuing to deliver year on year, real terms per pupil increases, investing a further £4.7 billion by the 2024-25 financial year for the core schools budget, over and above the Spending Review 2019 settlement for schools in the 2022-23 financial year. Since 2010, the government has prioritised the effective teaching of phonics by placing it at the heart of the curriculum and providing £23.7 million of matched funding for resources and training for 14,000 schools between 2011 and 2013. In 2018, we launched a £26.3 million English hubs programme dedicated to improving the teaching of reading. We have since invested a further £17 million in this school-to-school improvement programme, which focusses on systematic synthetic phonics (SSP), early language, and reading for pleasure.</p><p>For the academic year 2021/22, the department has launched the Accelerator Fund, which is providing funding to scale up existing effective programmes in schools to support education recovery. As part of the Accelerator Fund, £5 million has been allocated to the English hubs programme to allow hubs to fund eligible schools to purchase complete SSP programmes from the department’s validated list, including their associated training and resources.</p><p>Monitoring and assessment is key to effective teaching of early reading, particularly for pupils with reading difficulties. The department’s validation of SSP programmes is a mechanism to support schools to be able to select a high-quality SSP programme. Programmes featured on the validated list have been assessed by an independent panel and are judged to have a sufficiently robust system for the effective monitoring and assessment of pupil progress, and for ensuring all children keep up.</p><p>The department mandates a national screening test at the end of year one. This is the phonics screening check which was introduced in 2012 to check how may children are on track with decoding.</p><p>Schools can use their phonics screening check data to measure the impact of their chosen SSP programme.</p><p>In July 2021, the department published ‘The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy’. This is non-statutory guidance for teachers and school leaders, aimed at improving the teaching of the foundations of reading in primary schools by defining best practice. It aims to support schools to meet existing expectations on early reading, as set out in the national curriculum, the early years foundation stage statutory framework and the Ofsted education inspection framework. The reading framework articulates how SSP is an essential element of the teaching of reading and includes guidance for choosing a phonics programme.</p><p>The department published an update to its list of high-quality phonics programmes on 16 December 2021. Programmes on this list meet all the department’s criteria for an effective SSP. Schools and headteachers are encouraged to consider the full range of validated SSP programmes before deciding what will best support their children’s rapid progress in reading.</p><p>English hubs can offer impartial support with choosing an SSP programme to eligible schools.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 92893 92894 question first answered 05/01/2022 15:00:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387190

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Pets: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of domestic pets being left for rehoming with animal welfare charities in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	91932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>Defra does not hold exact data on the number of domestic pets being left for rehoming annually over the last three years. However, the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH) annual returns for 2018, 2019 and 2020 show that:</p><p> </p><p>The intake for dogs in 2018 was 72,191;</p><p> </p><p>The intake for cats in 2018 was 90,815;</p><p> </p><p>The intake for dogs in 2019 was 65,080;</p><p> </p><p>The intake for cats in 2019 was 99,738;</p><p> </p><p>The intake for dogs in 2020 was 44,771;</p><p> </p><p>The intake for cats in 2020 was 56,672.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ADCH figures for 2021 will be available early next year.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/12/2021 13:06:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387246

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Barriers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to reduce barriers to global trade for British businesses.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	91933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government has an ambitious programme to reduce barriers to global trade for British businesses. Our work on market access focuses on removing regulatory barriers and other impediments to trade globally. As a result, we fully or partially resolved 217 trade barriers across 74 countries in 2020-21, up 20% from 2019-20. We are opening up markets through bilateral trade agreements. We have so far secured trade agreements with 70 countries, plus the EU, covering trade worth £766 billion last year, delivering benefits for communities across the country.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/12/2021 17:18:06 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387247

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase public confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	91934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to do everything in its power to deliver improvements within policing and across the criminal justice system to secure confidence in the police and ultimately keep people safe.</p><p>As at 30 September 2021, the Metropolitan Police Service has recruited 2,070 additional officers and have been allocated a total of 2,713 additional officers for years one and two of the uplift combined. Preventative activity set out in the Beating Crime Plan is also vital to ensuring we create safer streets and neighbourhoods in London.</p><p>To provide assurance on progress made in counter-corruption, vetting and other areas of concern, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) are currently undertaking a thematic inspection into the MPS at the Home Secretary's request. HMICFRS have also agreed to look at lessons learned from the investigative failings in the Stephen Port case.</p><p>The establishment of the Angiolini Inquiry which will shine a light on the failings that allowed a serving police officer to abuse his power in such a horrific manner and make recommendations for change within policing.</p><p>The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report highlighted a number of recommendations across crime and policing earlier this year, including on improving trust and confidence by strengthening the systems of accountability and transparency. The Government will respond to these recommendations shortly.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/12/2021 16:13:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1387248

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the legacy of the Troubles.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	91935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, this Government is committed to bringing forward legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>That is why, on 14 July, the Government published a Command Paper setting out its legacy proposals, with a focus on information recovery, reconciliation and delivering for those most directly affected by the Troubles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has, and continues to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and reflect on what we have heard, and are considering our next steps carefully in advance of introducing legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 17/12/2021 10:52:23 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord