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1416704

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Merseyside and Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the economic connections between Northern Ireland and Merseyside; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	905218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>This Government is protecting and enhancing the connections between Northern Ireland and Merseyside through the Union Connectivity Review. We have accepted the Review’s primary recommendation, for the establishment of a strategic UK-wide transport network which will improve access to our ferry ports.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 26/01/2022 15:49:14 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1416705

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	NHS: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources for tackling NHS waiting times in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	905219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Executive has committed to transforming the health service through its Elective Care Framework, and to reducing waiting lists by 2026. In support, the Government is providing £445 million for the transformation of public services in Northern Ireland. This is in addition to the £15 billion per year we provide on average for this purpose, which is the largest funding settlement since devolution.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 26/01/2022 15:50:07 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1416706

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: 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 improve skills in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	905220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>While responsibility for skills is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive, we are also investing in Northern Ireland’s skills as we level up the UK. Made possible through £15 million of Government funding from the New Deal for Northern Ireland, the ‘Skill Up’ initiative will fully fund further education colleges and universities to deliver approximately 15,000 training places to support key growth sectors. The Government has also committed £617 million through City &amp; Growth Deals, with skills a key part of the Belfast Region City deal.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 26/01/2022 15:51:02 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1416760

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department are working on allegations of benefits fraud where the recipient is believed to be living overseas as of 26 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	112468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 112464 112465 112466 112467 112469 question first answered 03/02/2022 17:31:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1416761

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Coronavirus: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is providing support to employers to ensure that their clinically extremely vulnerable or severely immunosuppressed employees can work from home if they wish to and are able to.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	112622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>People previously considered clinically extremely vulnerable are advised to follow general guidance while considering additional precautions to reduce the risk of infection. The latest guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19</a></p><p> </p><p>On 24 December 2021 updated public health advice was issued for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance issued by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport recommends that employers should give additional consideration to people who may consider themselves to be at higher risk and to workers facing mental and physical health difficulties. Employers should also consider other workers who are at higher risk and for whom additional precautions, advised by their doctors, should be considered. The guidance is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-2-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-2-2</a></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 07/03/2022 10:47:30 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1416762

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of recent trends in pupil absences at schools in England.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	112692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The daily education settings survey asks schools and colleges to report data such as on-site attendance and COVID-19 absence.</p><p>The most recent published data at national level is 20 January 2022 and can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/attendance-in-education-and-early-years-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/02/2022 16:56:21 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1416763

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	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, how many people in hospital with covid-19 have not received a covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	112555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency’s weekly Vaccine Surveillance reports show that between 2 January 2022 to 23 January 2022, there were 4,807 cases presenting to emergency care resulting in overnight inpatient admission who had not been vaccinated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/02/2022 11:35:48 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416764

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Dermatitis
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 people have been diagnosed with eczema in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	112556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The information is not collected in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 02/02/2022 17:48:15 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416765

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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, what steps he is taking with his counterparts in the Devolved administrations to tackle child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	112557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to tackling the horrific crime of child sexual exploitation, to ensure that our children are kept safe and that offenders are brought to justice.</p><p>Through our Tackling Child Sexual Abuse strategy, we continue to drive improvement at pace in the response to child sexual exploitation in England and Wales. This includes funding a Tackling Organised Exploitation programme, which supports police to uncover and prosecute more exploitation of children, and a Prevention Programme, delivered by the Children’s Society, which delivers tailored interventions to improve understanding of this crime amongst frontline professionals and wider partners.</p><p>The services involved in tackling child sexual exploitation, including health, social services and policing, are devolved, and as such it is for the Governments of Scotland and Northern Ireland to drive work in those nations to tackle this issue though we continue to share learning and best practice.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 02/02/2022 16:16:43 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1416766

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Energy: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to incentivise and provide financial support to energy providers with low carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	112558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>Schemes such as Contracts for Difference are vital to developing domestic sources of renewable electricity in Great Britain, which will reduce exposure to potentially volatile global fossil fuel markets and protect consumers in the long term. The competitive nature of the Contracts for Difference scheme has been hugely successful in driving the deployment of renewable energy while rapidly reducing costs. This year’s Contracts for Difference round is the largest yet, with a total budget of £285 million a year allocated to the round; offshore wind will be supported by £200 million funding a year, with £24 million initially allocated for floating offshore wind and £20 million on tidal stream projects.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/02/2022 17:00:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon