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1722983

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Health Services: Disability
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 expects NHS England to publish the updated Accessible Information Standard.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	1339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) review has been completed, and the updated standard and supporting documents are in the process of being transferred to web copy. NHS England is working on ensuring accessible versions are available for publication, and is making updates to the AIS e-learning modules in line with the new standard. NHS England is ensuring that all stakeholders involved in the review of the AIS have had ample opportunity to feedback on the process. The AIS documentation is going through NHS England's publication approval process. NHS England cannot provide a specific date for publication of the AIS, but aim to publish it soon.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 30/07/2024 11:16:34 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1722984

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Health Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the number of people accessing NHS services who did not receive information in an accessible format.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	1340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The requested data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 30/07/2024 09:46:00 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1722985

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Health Services: Disability
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 ensure that all NHS providers are producing information in format that is in line with the Accessible Information Standard.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	1341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Under the Equality Act (2010), health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers must comply with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) to meet the communication needs of patients and carers with a disability, impairment, or sensory loss.</p><p>Once the revised standard receives publishing approval, NHS England will continue work to support implementation with awareness raising, communication and engagement, and updated e-learning modules on the AIS to ensure NHS staff are better aware of the standard, and their roles and responsibilities in implementing it.</p><p>NHS England is in the process of developing updated e-learning training modules on the AIS, to complement the updated AIS. These will raise awareness of the standard and ensure that NHS staff can access up to date training on their roles and responsibilities under the AIS, which should support better and more consistent implementation of the standard.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 1342 question first answered 30/07/2024 11:30:11 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1722986

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Health Services: Disability
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 barriers faced by patients who wish to access information in an alternative format.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	1342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Under the Equality Act (2010), health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers must comply with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) to meet the communication needs of patients and carers with a disability, impairment, or sensory loss.</p><p>Once the revised standard receives publishing approval, NHS England will continue work to support implementation with awareness raising, communication and engagement, and updated e-learning modules on the AIS to ensure NHS staff are better aware of the standard, and their roles and responsibilities in implementing it.</p><p>NHS England is in the process of developing updated e-learning training modules on the AIS, to complement the updated AIS. These will raise awareness of the standard and ensure that NHS staff can access up to date training on their roles and responsibilities under the AIS, which should support better and more consistent implementation of the standard.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 1341 question first answered 30/07/2024 11:30:11 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1722987

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Health Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of implementing the Accessible Information Standard.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	1343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to implementing the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) effectively. NHS England has identified a number of ways to support the standard, including through a self-assessment framework, and has committed to reviewing the efficacy of implementation. This will be achieved through existing staffing and team allocations.</p><p>For health and care systems, the AIS is an existing standard which has been in place since 2016, and we would expect systems to implement it within existing budgets, making it a priority where any costs are accrued to implement it. NHS England has invested officer time in developing the standard, and will invest further staff time in the launch and suitable communications as planned.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 30/07/2024 09:48:57 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1722988

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Health Services: Disability
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 his Department is taking to ensure NHS England is complying with the Accessible Information Standard.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	1344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>NHS England remains committed to implementing the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) effectively, and this remains a priority for the People and Communities division. NHS England has identified a number of ways to support the standard, including through a self-assessment framework, and has committed to reviewing the efficacy of implementation.</p><p>When NHS England publishes anything, the item will require approval via their publications approval process. This involves checking the item for compliance with website accessibility guidelines as well as general accessibility, for example complexity of language. In addition, their Equality and Involvement team will, as part of the process, review the proposed content and approach, with a view to ensuring that it is compliant with the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality duty, before giving clearance. The Department has included the AIS within the NHS England mandate, which illustrates the commitment to NHS England implementing the AIS in its work.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 30/07/2024 09:41:59 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1721698

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Furs: Trade
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 publish the results of his Department's consultation entitled 'The Fur Market in Great Britain', which closed on 31 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 23 July 2024 to the Rt Hon Member for Islington North, PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-07-18/592" target="_blank">592</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 25/07/2024 13:26:18 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1721699

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Pigs: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of farrowing crates; and if he will commission a consultation on such a ban.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards.</p><p> </p><p>The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue we will want to fully consider in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 15:54:27 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1719869

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visa schemes are available to Palestinians seeking to reunite with family in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	27551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/05/2024 11:27:21 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1718072

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Gaza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to support Palestinian families seeking reunification with relatives from Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	26252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce bespoke arrangements for people arriving from the region. Those wishing to come to the UK who currently have no visa can apply under one of the existing visa routes.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/05/2024 14:39:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova