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1303405

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure prompt action on missed child maintenance payments to avoid the accrual of large arrears.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	170762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Where someone fails to pay on time or in full, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will contact the parent concerned and aim to re-establish compliance to avoid the build-up of arrears.</p><p> </p><p>The CMS also has a range of strong enforcement powers, which can be used to to ensure children receive the financial support they deserve.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/03/2021 14:15:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1287511

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Spondyloarthritis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement NICE Quality Standard 170 on spondyloarthritis.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	155465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) promotes quality standards and other guidance via its website, newsletters and other media. Whilst providers and commissioners must have regard to NICE quality standards in planning and delivering services, they do not provide a comprehensive service specification and are not mandatory.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/02/2021 16:57:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1287512

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Spondyloarthritis: Diagnosis
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 effectiveness of NICE Quality Standard 170 on spondyloarthritis in reducing delays in diagnosis for people with axial spondyloarthritis.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	155466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. Quality standards issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are based on a thorough assessment of the available evidence and represent best practice for the health and care system. National Health Service organisations and healthcare professionals should take them fully into account in ensuring that services meet the needs of patients.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/04/2021 09:48:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1255169

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Political Impartiality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office on civil service impartiality and diversity and inclusion.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	909397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Civil Service is committed to developing inclusive workplaces. We are refreshing our approach based on new evidence of what works.</p><p>The focus will be on embedding best practice, ensuring the Civil Service acts as an exemplar employer.</p><p>Senior officials are consulting Departments and staff on the new approach, and are working closely with Ministers from across Departments who have an interest.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 25/11/2020 14:36:48 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1238393

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase Covid-19 testing capacity.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	96223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>We are increasing our testing capacity, both through current swab testing and new, rapid lateral flow tests to cut the spread of COVID-19 nationwide.</p><p>The United Kingdom’s daily testing capacity passed 500,000 on 31 October. Testing capacity in the UK across all pillars between 29 October and 4 November was at 4,367,049 tests - an increase of 21% compared to the previous week.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/01/2021 21:58:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 51976 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1231920

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish Professor Malcolm Bennett’s badger roadkill study of the Edge area.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	86204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The Defra-funded survey of TB in badgers in the Edge area of England involved examination and sampling of carcasses of found-dead badgers for the presence of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> (the bacterium that causes TB). Professor Bennett’s work formed part of that project. Researchers are currently working on a peer-reviewed publication of their study in a scientific journal and a final report will be published by Defra on the http://randd.defra.gov.uk/ website in due course.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 14/09/2020 15:50:27 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1231921

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Animal and Plant Health Agency maps of the Edge area.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	86205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>An interactive map showing the different bovine TB risk areas in Great Britain, including England’s Edge Area, can be found here: <a href="https://tbhub.co.uk/preventing-tb-breakdowns/bovine-tb-risk-map/" target="_blank">https://tbhub.co.uk/preventing-tb-breakdowns/bovine-tb-risk-map/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 14/09/2020 15:53:20 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1231922

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) carry out and (b) take into account additional wildlife surveillance when making his decision on whether to extend the badger culling programme.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	86206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>On 7 September Natural England published licences for areas that will undertake badger control operations in England this autumn. This includes the reauthorisation of licences for 33 existing areas alongside licences for 11 additional areas. All applications received were carefully assessed by Natural England to ensure that each cull company has suitable arrangements and plans in place to carry out an operation that is safe, effective and humane.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-badger-control-in-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-badger-control-in-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>This operational publication is a continuation of the long-term strategy to tackle the animal disease Bovine TB which was published in April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Prior surveillance for TB infection in badgers is not required to grant licences for the removal of badgers to control the spread of TB in the High Risk and Edge Areas of England.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 15/09/2020 16:21:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1226143

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What additional support he is providing to local authorities during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	904978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Government recognises the pressures councils face from Covid-19. We are providing councils with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3 billion for spending pressures, including £3.7 billion of unringfenced grants and the £600 million Infection Control Fund.</p><p>Overall, Government has committed nearly £28 billion to support councils, their communities and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 20/07/2020 16:29:49 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1222034

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: Hong Kong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department authorised the sale and export of (a) tear gas, (b) rubber bullets and (c) riot gear to Hong Kong in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	71191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend for South West Surrey, then Foreign Secretary, announced on 25<sup>th</sup> June 2019 that we would not issue any further export licences for crowd control equipment to Hong Kong unless we were satisfied that concerns raised about human rights and fundamental freedoms have been thoroughly addressed. Further, I can confirm that there are no extant licences for crowd control equipment to Hong Kong.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) about export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK. These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent publication will be on 14<sup>th</sup> July 2020, for licences issued up to the end of March 2020.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 13/07/2020 09:50:26 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall