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1604059

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date	15/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to reopen the ex gratia scheme for Afghan nationals.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	165302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to reopen the Ex-Gratia Scheme (EGS) which closed on 30 November 2022. EGS was replaced by the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme, which offers a safe and legal route for relocation to the UK for Afghan citizens who worked for or alongside UK forces in support of the UK mission in Afghanistan.</p><p>The scope of those eligible under ARAP includes, and is wider than, those who would be eligible for EGS.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/03/2023 17:55:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1604297

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Innovation and Research: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the Government’s 2022 Research and innovation workforce survey report.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	904142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text On 2 March the Government published the results of the first sector wide UK Research and Innovation workforce survey. The UK Science and Technology Framework outlines the Government’s strategic vision and actions for Talent and Skills. This report will support the Government’s work to make the UK the best place in the world to work in research and innovation. It will address evidence gaps related to skills, sectoral and geographical mobility and diversity and inclusion. The publication of the report is a key milestone in delivering the Government’s R&D People and Culture Strategy and will help us to create an attractive, inclusive and diverse working environment for top talent in research and innovation. answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/03/2023 12:17:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1604298

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Project Gigabit: Environment Protection
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 her Department is taking to protect landscapes while delivering Project Gigabit.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	904143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring everyone receives the coverage and connectivity they need and recognises the need to balance this with environmental considerations.</p><p>Broadband providers need to comply with the relevant planning requirements and legislation in conservation areas and protected landscapes.</p><p>This is supported by best practice guidance with Natural England and a joint accord with National Parks England on delivery of broadband within the 10 National Parks in England.</p><p>Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency is also set to benefit from our innovative Fibre in Water project, which will trial the use of water mains to deploy digital infrastructure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 15/03/2023 15:39:42 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1604299

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Artificial Intelligence
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 she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the growth of artificial intelligence technology companies of strategic importance to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	904148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>The strategic importance of AI is highlighted in our Science and Technology Framework published last week. The Government has invested more than £2.3 billion in AI since 2014. Our National AI Strategy sets out how we will grow the AI ecosystem, providing skills by funding more PhD and Masters courses, targeted sector stimulus including £110m for AI technology missions, and our upcoming White Paper will outline a pro-innovation regulatory regime for AI.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 15/03/2023 17:28:48 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1604351

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the mental health 10 year plan; and whether that plan will include measures to support people living with long-term conditions such as diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>A joined up Major Conditions Strategy instead of a standalone mental health strategy will ensure that mental ill-health is considered alongside other physical health conditions, meaning the interactions between them are reflected in any resulting commitments. An interim report will be published in the summer.</p><p>The Strategy will tackle conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality across the population in England: cancers; cardiovascular disease, including stroke and diabetes; chronic respiratory diseases; dementia; mental ill health; and musculoskeletal conditions.</p><p>The Strategy will set out a strong and coherent policy agenda that sets out a shift to integrated, whole-person care. Interventions set out in the Strategy will aim to alleviate pressure on the health system, as well as support the Government’s objective to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce ill-health related labour market inactivity.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2023 11:11:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1604352

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
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 plans to include a statutory duty to provide early intervention strategies to (a) detect and (b) address mental health issues for (i) children and (ii) young people in (A) primary and (B) secondary schools in the forthcoming Mental Health Bill; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bootle on 27 January 2023 to question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-23/129867" target="_blank">129867</a>.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/03/2023 15:19:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1604353

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) Bill
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 impact of the delay in the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill on organ donation and transplantation in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/03/2023 09:47:18 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1604354

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the consultation outcome on Proposed update to the 2023 statutory scheme to control the costs of branded health service medicines, what steps he taking to help secure an agreement that will deliver increased (a) access to medicines, (b) funding in research and development and (c) value for money for the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The recent update to the statutory scheme will ensure the continued affordability of the National Health Service medicines budget and will maintain the longstanding policy of broad commercial equivalence between the statutory scheme and the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS). By controlling growth in the cost of medicines we ensure value for money for the taxpayer and enable the NHS to continue investing in patient access to new medicines.</p><p>The Government remains firmly committed to VPAS and to the negotiation of a successor scheme that supports better patient outcomes, including access to new medicines; that ensures the sustainability of NHS spend on branded medicines; and that enables a strong United Kingdom life sciences industry. <strong> </strong></p><p>To this end, I have held roundtable discussions regarding the future voluntary scheme with a number of trade associations and leading companies, and the Department has held a series of workshops with industry bodies, patient organisations and civil society organisations.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/03/2023 14:14:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1604355

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Taxation
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 potential merits of introducing an investment allowance to the Electricity Generator Levy comparable with that under The Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Electricity Generator Levy (EGL) and the Electricity Profits Levy (EPL) are designed very differently. Unlike the EPL, the EGL is not a tax on a comprehensive measure of profit that is calculated after recognition of total revenues and costs. Instead, it is payable on the portion of revenues that exceed the long-run average for electricity prices. Rather than providing an investment allowance the government has taken into account the potential impact on investment in the design of the levy with the benchmark price, £75/MWh, being set at 1.5 times the pre-crisis level and indexed to CPI.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2023 15:52:38 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1604356

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Sizewell C Power Station: Finance
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 make assessment of the potential merits of classifying nuclear energy as sustainable to help support private financing for Sizewell C.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s investment in Sizewell C represents a major step forward to secure the UK’s energy independence, and project development continues, towards the objective of achieving a Final Investment Decision in this Parliament, subject to relevant approvals.</p><p> </p><p>In the Spring Budget, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer stated the Government’s intention to include nuclear in the UK Green Taxonomy, subject to consultation, incentivising private investment in this important technology alongside renewables. The Government will provide a further update on the taxonomy as part of its publication of the Green Finance Strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 23/03/2023 16:39:58 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon