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1503297

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the independent review of the research, development and innovation landscape.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	44969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department has no plans to make an assessment of the impact of the medical cannabis industry on the economy or employment levels. The Department annually publishes data on the impact on the economy and employment of the wider Life Sciences sector in the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fbioscience-and-health-technology-database-annual-reports&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRobert.Reid%40officeforlifesciences.gov.uk%7C52a0f4af72164a3b141608da90ba3996%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637981426767702174%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xG98g%2B1%2BBzW72DAM8Cpp8i%2FEn2ic5G1qf2ZbOzZsXXU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Bioscience and health technology sector statistics</a>, and this includes analysis of the bio-pharmaceuticals sector of which the medical cannabis industry is an important part.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In leading his independent Review of the Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape, Sir Paul Nurse has gathered input from members of the Review’s Scoping Group and Sounding Board, alongside hundreds of organisations in the UK’s RDI landscape. Work is underway to consider and finalise the Review’s recommendations, which will consider input from those group members, ahead of the Review’s publication in the coming months.</ins></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/09/2022 09:25:52 question first ministerially corrected 03/10/2022 12:34:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 20886 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1489538

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Zimbabwean Government on the detention of (a) Job Sikhala and (b) Godfrey Sithole.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	37486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is monitoring the ongoing detention of opposition Members of Parliament Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole in Zimbabwe. I met with the Foreign Minister of Zimbabwe on 30 June and reiterated the need for all political parties to respect the rule of law, refrain from violence and respect the right of others' to campaign freely ahead of upcoming elections in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/07/2022 10:48:08 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1488750

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian nationals in the UK on the agricultural Seasonal Workers visa have had their visas extended until the end of 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	35930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on these matters and a manual trawl would be required to determine these figures which would not be feasible.</p><p>To date the seasonal work providers have nominated 2914 individuals eligible for the Seasonal Worker Ukrainian Extension Scheme. These workers are also eligible for the more favourable Ukrainian Extensions Scheme which provides for 36 months of leave and does not tie individuals to a specific employer.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 35931 question first answered 25/07/2022 09:49:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1488751

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian nationals in the UK on the agricultural Seasonal Workers visa, who have had their visas extended until the end of 2023, have also received their biometric residency permits displaying details of the extended right to be in the UK under this scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	35931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on these matters and a manual trawl would be required to determine these figures which would not be feasible.</p><p>To date the seasonal work providers have nominated 2914 individuals eligible for the Seasonal Worker Ukrainian Extension Scheme. These workers are also eligible for the more favourable Ukrainian Extensions Scheme which provides for 36 months of leave and does not tie individuals to a specific employer.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 35930 question first answered 25/07/2022 09:49:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1486985

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Dental Health: Children
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 will publish the results of the oral health survey of 5-year-old children.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	31823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>We aim to publish the results of the 2021/22 oral health survey of five year old children in December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 14/07/2022 14:52:24 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1486987

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Dental Health: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing (a) dentistry and (b) other oral health statistics more frequently for the purpose of (i) analysing oral health and (ii) identifying appropriate interventions.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	31824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to make such an assessment. In England, local authorities are responsible for assessing oral health needs, developing strategies and commissioning oral health improvement programmes for the local population. Dental and other oral health statistics can be used to assess such needs and the Department has published resources to support local authorities with commissioning evidence based oral health improvement programmes.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 15/07/2022 11:26:23 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1486988

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Expert Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond the letter from the victims’ commissioner for London, Claire Waxman, and others on the use of unregulated psychological experts in the family courts.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	31825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>I thank both Claire Waxman and the Survivor Family Network for their letters on the use of unregulated experts in the family courts. This is an important issue, and we take the concerns raised within the letters seriously. We are actively considering our response and will be replying to both Claire Waxman and the Survivor Family Network ahead of the summer recess.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/07/2022 15:35:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1486989

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Birds of Prey: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 141136 on Birds of Prey: Conservation, whether his Department has taken recent steps to work with the police to identify cases of white-tailed eagles that have been deliberately killed.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	31826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Enforcement of wildlife offences is an operational matter for the police and it is not for the Government to comment on individual police investigations. However, where any protected birds are killed illegally the full force of the law should apply to any proven perpetrators of the crime. We have significant sanctions for this type of wildlife crime in place which includes an unlimited fine and/or a six-month custodial sentence. Defra officials have been in regular contact with the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) with regard to two fatal poisonings of white-tailed eagles in the south of England. The NWCU monitors and gathers intelligence on wildlife crime and aids police forces in their investigations when required.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes all wildlife crime seriously. To address concerns about the illegal killing of birds of prey, senior government and enforcement officers have identified raptor persecution as a national wildlife crime priority. Defra continues to be fully involved with the police-led national Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group and Natural England continues to work closely with wildlife crime officers. This year, Defra has also more than doubled its funding of NWCU from £165,000 per year to over £1.2 million over the next three years to target wildlife crime priorities including raptor persecution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 15/07/2022 14:18:36 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1486990

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of permitting the use of identity documents other than a passport and driving license for verifying Government Gateway accounts.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	31827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Before sharing any personal data with a customer online the Government have a duty to establish their identity to a sufficient degree of confidence. The Government aims to strike a balance between making this journey as straightforward as we can for customers but, at the same time, setting the bar high enough to deter fraudsters.</p><p>When asked to prove their identity, customers are currently able to select two items from the following where they are available:</p><p>• Tax credit claim details</p><p>• P60 or most recent payslips</p><p>• UK passports</p><p>• Information held on credit file (such as loans, credit cards or mortgages)</p><p>• Self-assessment tax return details</p><p>• Northern Ireland and British driving licences</p><p>Most customers can use Government services securely online, but we do recognise that not every customer currently can. HMRC is constantly working on the Government Gateway service and the identity verification capability that supports it to help more people gain access while keeping customer information secure. Some of these developments include:</p><p>• Following discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency the UK driving licence was been added as an additional evidence source within the HMRC identity verification service on 1 July 2022; and</p><p>• Government Digital Service (GDS) is developing a new mobile app that will allow people to use the camera on their smartphone/device to confirm a match with photographic identification, starting with the driving licence but extending to support other biometric documents over time. HMRC will be adopting this from the summer, giving some of our customers an alternative way to prove their identity. HMRC will be working with GDS to make it available to more customers in phases.</p><p>In the longer term, HMRC intends to move services to One Login for Government, the new cross-government sign-on and identity verification system being developed by GDS. HMRC is working closely with GDS on the design and development of the new service to ensure it best meets the needs of all our customers.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2022 13:35:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1471823

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Ukrainian nationals entering the UK on seasonal worker visas after 18 March 2022 are not eligible to have their visa extended in line with Ukrainians in the UK on other types of visas; and whether she has plans to expand the eligibility window for the extension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	21175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Since 18 March 2022 both the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes For Ukraine have been available, for free, to all Ukrainian nationals and their families wishing to come to the UK for up to three years.</p><p>Any Ukrainian national choosing to arrive in the UK by any other route (including as seasonal workers) after this date is therefore expected to comply with the conditions of the leave they chose to apply for. If they subsequently wish to stay longer, they can apply for permission to stay on any existing routes they qualify for, the Ukraine Family Scheme (if they qualify), or leave the UK and apply to return under the Homes For Ukraine Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/06/2022 14:22:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield