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1692346

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date	28/02/2024
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	Dental Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanism she plans to use to ringfence NHS dentistry budgets in financial year 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	16179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>We currently invest more than £3 billion in National Health Service dental services each year. We are committed to protecting this funding for dentistry purposes and we will ringfence this funding in 2024 to 2025. We will issue guidance to integrated care boards (ICBs) shortly through NHS England’s 2024 to 2025 revenue finance and contracting guidance. To ensure compliance against this requirement, and to strengthen oversight of funding that is used to deliver access to NHS dental care, NHS England will meet with and collect monthly returns from all ICBs to establish current and planned spend against the ringfenced dental allocations budget.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/03/2024 16:39:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 21242 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1692347

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to reduce the time taken to process special educational needs and disabilities applications for education, health and care plans.
tabling member constituency	Halesowen and Rowley Regis
tabling member printed	James Morris
uin	16083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The department wants to ensure that education, health and care (EHC) plan applications are processed promptly and, where required, plans are issued as quickly as possible so that children and young people can access the support they need. In March 2023 the government set out its plans to reform and improve the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system through its SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan. The SEND and AP Improvement Plan commits to establishing a single national system that delivers for every child and young person with SEND so that they enjoy their childhood, achieve good outcomes, and are well prepared for adulthood and employment.</p><p>As part of these reforms, the department is currently testing measures to deliver a nationally consistent EHC plan system to improve the quality and speed with which support is put in place. The department is also considering the skills and training which local authority caseworker teams require and is offering some short-term legal training to local authority caseworker teams.</p><p>Where local authorities are failing to deliver consistent outcomes for children and young people with SEND, we work with them using a range of improvement programmes and SEND specialist advisors to address weaknesses.</p><p>The department is monitoring Sandwell’s EHC plan performance and is offering specialist support through a specialist SEND Advisor. Following the Ofsted and CQC visit in July 2023, three areas for improvement were identified. The local area has published its Sandwell Local Area Partnership Inclusion (SEND and AP) Plan 2023/2026 and progress on improvement will be continuously monitored by the department and NHS England.</p><p>Following the Ofsted and CQC re-visit to Dudley in February 2022, an Accelerated Progress Plan (APP) was put in place to address six areas of weakness. EHC plan timeliness was not identified as an area of weakness, although through the APP, the department, along with a specialist SEND Advisor and NHS England, works closely with the local area to ensure they are supported in addressing issues and driving improvements to services, including continuous improvement in EHC plan timeliness.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 14/03/2024 11:44:19 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	3992 label Biography information for James Morris

1692352

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	L3Harris: Export Controls
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 his oral contribution of 27 February 2024 on Israel and Gaza, Official Report, column 163, if he will provide a response to the queries raised by the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion in relation to licences for L3Harris.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	16084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>We have a robust arms export licensing regime, and all exports are regularly assessed against clear criteria. We regularly publish data on export licensing decisions.</p><p>We regularly review Israel's capability and commitment to International Humanitarian Law. We act in accordance with that.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/03/2024 15:04:21 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1692360

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Magazine Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department (a) allocated for and (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	16119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Budgets are not allocated to this level of detail. The annual Library budget allocation does not provide specific allocation to magazine subscription. The overall budget allocation covers magazines, (e-)books, print and online journals, document delivery, memberships, news coverage, analytical/economic tools and reference/full text databases.</p><p>The allocated library budget and spend on magazines and journals over the last three years since 2021/22 is outlined below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total Library budget</p></td><td><p>Spend on magazine and journals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£780,000</p></td><td><p>£487,281.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>£1,043,000</p></td><td><p>£412,074.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>£1,247,000</p></td><td><p>£538,098.20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Defra Library purchases magazines and journals for Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England staff to support them in their role.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/03/2024 18:08:11 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1692361

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Sewage: South Holland and the Deepings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many storm overflow discharges there have been in South Holland and The Deepings constituency in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	16069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>This Government has significantly driven up monitoring and transparency of water companies in recent years. The number of storm overflows monitored across the English network has increased from 7% in 2010 to 100% now monitored.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>To improve transparency this data is now publicly available on the Government website (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.data.gov.uk%2Fdataset%2F19f6064d-7356-466f-844e-d20ea10ae9fd%2Fevent-duration-monitoring-storm-overflows-annual-returns&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C290a84c9e3ff4dd3d5cc08dc39e7b836%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638448914584301038%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5dfvAkUufvy6lv6SBTsQPmz6yb2mL1kHL6eluwKVV6E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflows - Annual Returns - data.gov.uk</a>). This shows the following discharges records for South Holland the Deepings:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In 2019, 61 discharges were recorded, all from 1 asset.</li><li>In 2020, 52 discharges were recorded, all from 1 asset.</li><li>In 2021, 267 discharges were recorded, from 7 different assets.</li><li>In 2022, 187 discharges were recorded, from 7 different assets.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The difference in the figures is due to the increase in the number of assets being monitored. 2023 data will be available in March this year.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/03/2024 15:09:33 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1692363

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	India: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the protection of freedom of religion or belief in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	16187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all and promoting respect and tolerance between different religious and non-religious communities. We have a broad and deep partnership with the Government of India and we discuss all elements of our relationship, including human rights and FoRB. FoRB was among issues discussed by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, with the Government of India during his visit to India in February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 07/03/2024 17:35:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1692369

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of international undergraduate students at universities in England applied for indefinite leave to remain after their studies in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	16070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Student route is a temporary immigration route and does not lead to settlement in the UK. However, students may apply to extend their leave on other routes to remain in the UK, provided they meet the requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes data on how people move through the immigration system in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigrant-journey&amp;data=05%7C02%7CStudentMigrationPolicyTeam%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C58a50f2983144205479f08dc3937fabb%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448159792405545%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=E1LVVlPcStb%2BRJbHFTveaWl9wzNDp%2BXFcJ4RHUESVvw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migrant Journey report</a>. The report contains information on the number of people granted settlement each year by initial immigration route in dataset MJ_D02. The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmigrant-journey-2022-report&amp;data=05%7C02%7CStudentMigrationPolicyTeam%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C58a50f2983144205479f08dc3937fabb%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638448159792421357%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d%2BoRKrRKzstRpVJ1NmCpcN%2BMjX5f2vf2cylv%2FIaM9hA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">latest report</a> covers up to the end of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/03/2024 14:23:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1692370

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Gaza: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2024 to Question 15325 on Gaza: Internally Displaced People, whether he plans to seek guarantees from his Israeli counterparts on the right to return of Palestinians displaced from their homes in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	16188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>We have been clear that we need Israel to ensure effective systems to guarantee the safety of aid convoys, humanitarian operations and indeed IDP returns.</p><p>We are calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life. The Government continues to press these points, most recently when the Prime Minster spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 15 February.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/03/2024 15:01:06 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1692380

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Food: Labelling
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 make an assessment of the potential impact of calorie labelling on menus on (a) obesity levels, (b) people with eating disorders and (c) young people.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	16196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned independent research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the regulations, and these findings are expected in mid-2024. The NIHR is also funding research to explore the impact of the regulations on people with lived experience of eating disorders, with findings due in October 2025.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 16197 question first answered 08/03/2024 11:41:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1692382

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Food: Labelling
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 commission a review into the effectiveness of the requirement under the Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 to display calorie information on menus.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	16197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned independent research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the regulations, and these findings are expected in mid-2024. The NIHR is also funding research to explore the impact of the regulations on people with lived experience of eating disorders, with findings due in October 2025.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 16196 question first answered 08/03/2024 11:41:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford