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1544901

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Services and Children: Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking fiscal steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide local councils with additional funding for the provision of (a) children’s and (b) adult social care services.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	94821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Following the Autumn Statement, Government will work to publish the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 30/11/2022 11:27:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1544907

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HM Revenue and Customs on the potential merits of providing additional support to people affected by the loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	94822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that tax burdens including those related to the Loan Charge can add significant pressures.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a well-established approach to supporting taxpayers who are struggling to pay their liabilities in full. HMRC offers taxpayers affordable and sustainable instalment arrangements based on their specific circumstances. These Time to Pay arrangements are flexible, have no maximum length and can be amended if the taxpayer’s circumstances change.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is committed to identifying and supporting taxpayers who need extra help with their tax affairs. HMRC has a dedicated telephone line for those seeking to exit a tax avoidance scheme and a debt helpline, with guidance and training in place for staff on how to identify taxpayers who need extra support.</p><p> </p><p>Where appropriate, HMRC refers taxpayers to outside organisations that can provide further advice and support. In October, HMRC began piloting a new service with Samaritans to provide specialist emotional support via a dedicated helpline number.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/11/2022 15:38:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1544974

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for immigration decisions.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	94823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>UKVI has faced extremely high pressures over the past two years. All visa routes have seen extremely high demand following the end of the pandemic and the easing of travel restrictions.</p><p>UKVI is working hard to reduce processing times and is now back within service standard across a number of our visa routes. UKVI is working hard to speed up decision making by rolling out more efficient technology, including digital interviewing, moving away from a paper-based system, and recruiting more decision-making staff. UKVI have updated guidance on expected waiting times so that customers have a realistic indication of how long their applications will take to be processed. We encourage customers to continue to refer to these updates as our processing times change on a regular basis. The link to this guidance for in country applications is: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKelly.Humphries%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C74a59619230540b4914508daac4514bd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638011709934849952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AxwVcWefBq2iClW%2FyRP9G1oQPdkacB0NpwdAfayHQTQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> and out of country applications is: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKelly.Humphries%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C74a59619230540b4914508daac4514bd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638011709934849952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nnr%2FIcP%2Bq1T4JTrA4A71n%2Be6qcRJQmcJal4FqlzvJsI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 94824 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:54:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1544975

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) financial and (b) personal impacts of delayed immigration decisions on people awaiting a decision.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	94824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>UKVI has faced extremely high pressures over the past two years. All visa routes have seen extremely high demand following the end of the pandemic and the easing of travel restrictions.</p><p>UKVI is working hard to reduce processing times and is now back within service standard across a number of our visa routes. UKVI is working hard to speed up decision making by rolling out more efficient technology, including digital interviewing, moving away from a paper-based system, and recruiting more decision-making staff. UKVI have updated guidance on expected waiting times so that customers have a realistic indication of how long their applications will take to be processed. We encourage customers to continue to refer to these updates as our processing times change on a regular basis. The link to this guidance for in country applications is: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKelly.Humphries%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C74a59619230540b4914508daac4514bd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638011709934849952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AxwVcWefBq2iClW%2FyRP9G1oQPdkacB0NpwdAfayHQTQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> and out of country applications is: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKelly.Humphries%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C74a59619230540b4914508daac4514bd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638011709934849952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nnr%2FIcP%2Bq1T4JTrA4A71n%2Be6qcRJQmcJal4FqlzvJsI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 94823 question first answered 30/11/2022 14:54:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1544984

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Tobacco: Sales
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 merits of (a) increasing the age of sale for tobacco products in the UK and (b) providing more funding for services that help people quit smoking.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	94825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made. However, we are considering the recommendations made in ‘The Khan review: making smoking obsolete’, including the potential merits of raising the age of sale of tobacco products and additional funding for stop smoking services.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 30/11/2022 10:15:31 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1544425

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
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	Care Homes: Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to guarantee care home residents' access to in-person support from at least one designated person important to them such as a (a) relative or (b) friend.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	93596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s guidance states that every resident should be able to receive at least one visitor in all circumstances. We are considering options to ensure this guidance is followed by all care homes.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/11/2022 09:23:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1543783

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	First Time Buyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support first-time house buyers.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	902306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Getting people on the housing ladder realising their dream of owning a home has been a long held conservative value. I am proud that since Spring 2010, over 800,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through Government-backed schemes, including Right to Buy and shared ownership.</p><p>And the annual number of first-time buyers was at a 20-year high in 2021.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/11/2022 16:16:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1543552

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	General Practitioners: Telephone Services
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 taking steps to encourage general practices to call patients a second time when they miss an initial telephone appointment.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	90851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>Individual general practitioner (GP) practices are responsible for managing appointment booking systems to meet the reasonable needs of registered patients. NHS England’s guidance advises GP practices to provide a specific timeframe or exact appointment time for telephone or video appointments.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/11/2022 15:03:50 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1542896

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual reports 2019 to 2021, published on 26 October 2022, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) investigating that report's findings on animal welfare in laboratories and (b) taking steps to support scientists in the development of new approach methodologies to help reduce animal testing.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	88963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>The Regulator has strengthened its regulatory oversight and published its process establishment audits at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-research-technical-advice#process-and-standards-for-establishment-full-system-audits</a>. The audit process includes an animal welfare assessment.</p><p>Government policy is to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of techniques that Replace, Reduce and Refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs). This is achieved through funding UK Research and Investment who fund the National Centre for the 3Rs and fund further research through Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council into the development of alternatives.</p><p>The Regulator has a responsibility to assess all project licence applications for the full application of the principles of the 3Rs and all licence holders have a standard condition in their licences that requires them to deliver the 3Rs. In addition, all establishments have an Animal Welfare and Ethical Review body that has a responsibility to advise the Establishment Licence Holder and Project Licence Holders on the 3Rs.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 25/11/2022 11:03:45 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1542906

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Food Strategy Report published in July 2021, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the School Food Standards to remove the mandatory servings of (a) meat including fish and (b) dairy as suggested in that report.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	88964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department believes that the current standards provide a robust yet flexible framework to ensure that pupils continue to receive high quality and nutritious food that builds healthy eating habits for life.</p><p>The Department’s current focus is on promoting compliance with the School Food Standards, and it will keep this under review. In February 2022, the Levelling Up White Paper outlined what the Department is doing to strengthen adherence. This includes piloting work with the Foods Standards Agency, funding of up to £200,000 in a pilot Governor Training Scheme and encouraging schools to complete a statement on their websites setting out their whole school approach to food.</p><p>The Department will consider the National Food Strategy Report’s recommendations in future updates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2022 14:29:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq