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1727875

registered interest
date	06/09/2024
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	Blood Cancer
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 made an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations of Blood Cancer UK's Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	4539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the potential implications of its policies based on the recommendations of Blood Cancer UK’s Action Plan.</p><p>However, we will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster. This is supported by NHS England’s key ambition on cancer to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard, which sets a target of 28 days from urgent referral by a general practitioner or screening programme to patients being told that they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out.</p><p>The Department is committed to implementing the recommendations of the Lord O'Shaughnessy review into commercial clinical trials, making sure that the United Kingdom leads the world in clinical trials, and to ensure that innovative, lifesaving treatments are accessible to NHS patients, including those with blood cancer.</p><p>Professor Lord Darzi has undertaken an independent investigation into the state of the NHS, the findings of which will feed into the Government’s 10-year plan to build a health service that is fit for the future. The Government will therefore set out any further priorities on cancer and health in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 19/09/2024 10:14:01 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1727878

registered interest
date	06/09/2024
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	Land and Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
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 recent progress his Department has made to meet the commitment to protect 30% of (a) land and (b) seas by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	4540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>In July, the Secretary of State confirmed the Government’s intention to launch a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). Our review will make sure that the EIP is fit for purpose to deliver on our ambitious targets, including 30by30, and we will communicate updates in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 19/09/2024 11:49:12 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1726715

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Education and Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report by Kinship entitled Forgotten: Support for kinship children’s education and mental health, published August 2024.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	3770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The government is determined to give every child the opportunities they deserve. It knows that many children in kinship care need extra support, including in school. The department is working to ensure their needs are met, and that they have the best possible opportunity to succeed.</p><p> </p><p>Children in kinship care can currently access pupil premium funding if they have been entitled to free school meals within the last six years and can receive pupil premium plus funding if they have left local authority care through a Special Guardianship or Child Arrangements Order. Children cared for under one of these orders are also eligible for school admissions through the Fair Access Protocol.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2024, the role of Virtual School Heads has been expanded to include championing the education, attendance and attainment of children in kinship care, ensuring that more children in kinship care receive the help they need to thrive at school.</p><p> </p><p>The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, helps adoptive and Special Guardianship Order children, and their families, access therapeutic interventions related to trauma and attachment. Since the fund was established in 2015, it has provided over £400 million in funding to support more than 50,000 children.</p><p> </p><p>This government is considering how to most effectively transform the children’s social care system to deliver better outcomes for children and families, including how best to support kinship children and families.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 12/09/2024 15:47:32 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1725650

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Bangladesh: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of potential implications for his policies of the human rights situation in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	3058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. In July, the UK government expressed concern about the situation in Bangladesh and called for all sides to work together to end the violence. We were clear that a full and independent UN-led investigation is important. The Interim Government in Bangladesh has the UK's full support as it works to restore peace and order including investigating alleged human rights violations. The UK supports the work of the UN as it works to conduct an impartial and independent fact-finding mission to identify human rights violations.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 09/09/2024 10:24:36 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1725652

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Internet: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online (a) disinformation and (b) misinformation.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	3059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Online Safety Act (OSA) will be the Governments key tool in combatting online mis- and disinformation. It sets out a clear regulatory framework to tackle both mis- and disinformation where it constitutes illegal content or harmful content to children.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are educating and empowering users through our work on media literacy to increase society’s resilience to mis- and disinformation.</p><p> </p><p>Officials also regularly meet with major platforms, about disinformation activity, emerging risks and platforms’ responses.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 09/09/2024 15:54:57 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1725653

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Institute of Alcohol Studies' article entitled £27.4 billion cost of alcohol harm in England every year, published on 20 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	3060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Following the recent alcohol duty reforms, all alcoholic products are now taxed by strength. This reflects public health priorities and helps to address potentially harmful products like ‘white’ ciders and strong fortified wines, which are often cited by health groups as being abused.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has confirmed that she will set out plans for tax – as well as spending and borrowing – in the usual way at the Budget on 30 October.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury welcomes representations as part of this policy making process and Budget submissions will be received through the online portal until 10 September.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 09/09/2024 14:09:10 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1725779

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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: Price Caps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Ofgem’s decision to increase the energy price cap from October 2024.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	3061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Ofgem’s price cap increased for the period 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024 due to the increase in global wholesale energy prices. The Government believes that the only way to protect billpayers permanently from price shocks, is to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards homegrown clean energy. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and have less reliance on foreign, volatile energy markets, and help in our commitment to produce all of the UK's energy from clean power sources by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 09/09/2024 09:00:01 answering member 5099
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1724477

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Pancreatic Cancer: 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, what steps his Department is taking to help improve pancreatic cancer outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	2466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working with NHS England to deliver interventions to improve outcomes for those with pancreatic cancer across England. Early diagnosis is imperative to improving outcomes for all types of cancer, especially pancreatic due to the non-specific nature of its symptoms. As the first step to ensuring faster diagnosis and treatment, we will deliver an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week.</p><p>For pancreatic cancer specifically, NHS England is providing a route into pancreatic cancer surveillance for those at inherited high-risk, to identify lesions before they develop into cancer. NHS England is additionally creating pathways to support faster referral routes for people with non-specific symptoms, and is increasing direct access for general practitioners to diagnostic tests.</p><p>Additionally, the Getting it Right First-Time team in NHS England is undertaking a deep dive into pancreatic cancer, which will highlight good practice and actions National Health Service providers need to take to improve services. NHS England is also funding a new audit into pancreatic cancer, aiming to provide regular and timely evidence to cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary, to increase the consistency of access to treatments and to stimulate improvements in cancer treatment and outcomes for patients.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/09/2024 11:48:05 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1724494

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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, whether her Department plans to extend contracts for Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in (a) the Liverpool City Region and (b) across England.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	2467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2024 answer text <p>The department is committed to ensuring that every child in an early years setting receives high quality education and care. Evidence shows that this has a positive impact on outcomes in both the short and long term, particularly for the most disadvantaged children.</p><p>The Stronger Practice Hubs Programme was launched in 2022 to address the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the youngest children, with a focus on the most disadvantaged areas. The Hubs support early years settings and childminders by sharing effective practice, learning from the best available evidence, and building lasting local networks.</p><p>The department is pleased to confirm that all Stronger Practice Hubs in England, including the Hub in the Liverpool City Region, have been offered the opportunity to extend their grants until 31 March 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 04/09/2024 13:54:01 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1723858

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the amount of time teachers are allocated to undertake (a) planning, (b) preparation and (c) assessment.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	1978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>All teachers who participate in the teaching of pupils are entitled to reasonable periods of planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time, which is a minimum of 10% of their timetable. <br> <br> This government is committed to resetting the relationship between the government and education profession in order to improve the experience of being a teacher. In July, alongside delivering a fully-funded 5.5% pay award, we clarified that teachers can use PPA time at home, to provide greater flexibility for teachers. <br> <br> The department knows that improving workload will play a key role in recruiting and retaining excellent teachers and leaders, which will support the government’s mission to transform the education system so that all children and young people get the skills, care and opportunities they deserve.</p><p><br> The department is now considering all options for future policy interventions to improve teacher workload and wellbeing to help deliver on the government’s ambition to recruit 6,500 additional new teachers, and is working with partners across the sector to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 05/08/2024 11:10:46 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden