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1670236

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date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Swimming: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will made an estimate of the number and proportion of children aged 11 who can swim 50 metres unassisted.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	2162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>Sport England’s Active Lives Survey for Children and Young People collects annual data on the engagement in, and attitudes to, sport and physical activity. The release of the 2022-23 Active Lives data for Children and Young People is scheduled for 7 December.</p><p>The Active Lives Survey captures swimming capability based on whether children can: swim; tread water; swim 25 metres unaided; and swim 200 metres unaided (the latter capturing years 7-11 only).</p><p>The survey informs us that in the academic year 2021/22:</p><ul><li><p>Over 3 million infant and junior children could swim</p></li><li><p>2.7 million could tread water</p></li><li><p>1.8 million could swim 25 metres unaided</p></li><li><p>1.5 million secondary school children could swim 200 metres unaided</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/11/2023 14:13:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1670237

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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	Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable ratification of the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	2107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK was pleased to be among the first signatories to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement when it opened for signature at the UN on 20 September 2023 and the Agreement was laid before Parliament for scrutiny on 16 October 2023. Work is in hand on the legislation and other measures needed to translate the detailed and complex provisions of the Agreement into UK law before we can ratify the Agreement, which will be taken forward when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/11/2023 14:11:09 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1670238

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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	Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to (a) page 8 of the Home Office's Tackling violence against women and girls strategy, published July 2021 and (b) Section 54 of the Online Safety Act 2023, whether men and boys are included within Ofcom's guidance on protecting women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	2224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The phrase Violence Against Women and Girls (otherwise known as ‘VAWG’) is an umbrella term used by the Government, which refers to acts of violence or abuse that we know disproportionately affect women and girls. This definition is set out in our 2021 Tackling VAWG Strategy which seeks to support all victims of these crimes, including male victims.</p><p> </p><p>The Online Safety Act takes an approach which will protect all users online, which includes men and boys. The section 54 guidance is a summary document, pulling together measures that protect users from content and abuse as set out in the Act, that <em>disproportionately</em> affects women and girls, but do not <em>only</em> affect women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 24/11/2023 12:20:08 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1670239

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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	Internet: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Section 54 of the Online Safety Act 2023, what guidance Ofcom issues to media providers on the type of (a) content and (b) activity that disproportionately affects women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	2241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>Ofcom will produce guidance which will summarise in one clear place measures that can be taken to tackle the abuse that women and girls disproportionately face online.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance will capture online activity and content as set out in the Act, including the priority offences, the priority harms to children, and relevant content and activity subject to the Category 1 duties.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s timelines for producing the guidance are set out in its implementation plan which was published on 26 October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 24/11/2023 12:17:38 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1670240

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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	Cannabidiol: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish all the scientific data supporting the findings in the Joint position paper from the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) and Committee on Toxicity (COT) on establishing a provisional acceptable daily intake (ADI) for pure form (≥98%) cannabidiol (CBD) in foods, based on new evidence, which was published on 12 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	2052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The scientific data was summarised in the joint position paper from the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes and Committee on Toxicity, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://acnfp.food.gov.uk/JointpositionpaperfromACNFP%26COTonestablishingprovisionalADIforpureformCBDinfoods" target="_blank">https://acnfp.food.gov.uk/JointpositionpaperfromACNFP%26COTonestablishingprovisionalADIforpureformCBDinfoods</a></p><p>Further detailed information will be published on the Food Standards Agency’s website in safety assessments relating to the novel foods applications for cannabidiol, as required by Article 23 4 (e) of Novel Foods Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, which are in preparation.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2023 17:06:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1670241

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of his Department's Land Industrial Strategy, published on 18 May 2022, what the cost of spending by his Department on Land domain system technologies relating to advanced materials science, survivability and protection was in the (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>Due to the wide scope of the question, it is taking time to collate all the relevant information. I will write to the Right Hon. Member as soon as practical and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/11/2023 17:57:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1670242

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of spending by his Department on (a) novel and (b) directed energy weapons for land domain system technologies in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	2086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The only “Novel” weapons technology work is the Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) work. There are currently two technology funding streams for DEW. These are the funding committed via the MOD Strategic Programmes Area as part of the Novel Weapons Programme and, secondly, the money that is spent in this area by the Chief Scientific Adviser’s (CSA) Science and Technology Programme.</p><p>The MOD is unable to disclose per year breakdown of research spend due to commercial and national security sensitivities. It is also not possible to provide specific details on spend per year per technology owing to the nature of these programmes and the Department’s federated approach to capability development.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/11/2023 17:18:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1670243

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Potholes Fund; and how many potholes have been repaired through the Potholes Fund since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	2057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government provides funding for local highway authorities to carry out their statutory duties. It is up to them to determine how this funding is used on their highway networks. Funding for highways maintenance, including the Potholes Fund, is unringfenced; the Department does not collect statistics on the number of potholes filled by each local authority.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail on how the Government plans to repair potholes was published on 17 November on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/8-billion-boost-to-repair-roads-and-back-drivers." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/8-billion-boost-to-repair-roads-and-back-drivers.</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 20/11/2023 14:23:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1670244

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS digital mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	2058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken such an assessment. Early Value Assessment is a new process designed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to assess the clinical effectiveness of health technologies that have an emerging evidence base, earlier and faster than a full NICE appraisal. The initial topics selected for consideration include technologies for use in mental health.</p><p>The Spring 2023 Budget contained a number of packages that support mental health, including around £200 million for digital mental health. This funding is to modernise and digitise mental health services in England, provide wellness and clinical grade apps free at the point of use, pilot cutting-edge digital therapies and digitise the NHS Talking Therapies programme.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/11/2023 16:55:39 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1670245

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
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	Tuberculosis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, , with reference to the World Health Organisation's 2023 Global Tuberculosis report, what steps the Government is taking to help reduce the cost of treatment for people with tuberculosis globally.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	2121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ending the Tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Through our £1 billion funding to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's seventh replenishment, the UK will help to provide treatment and care for more than one million people with tuberculosis. In addition we also fund catalytic interventions through Unitaid, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and MedAccess to bring down the prices of new TB products and tackle barriers to widespread access. We also provide funding to TB Reach to support innovative projects towards finding missing Tuberculosis cases.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/11/2023 14:26:06 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma