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1716397

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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: Packaging
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 take steps to stop child friendly packaging being used to advertise unhealthy food to children.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	25204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with businesses to ensure that we create the conditions for a healthier nation, and we are implementing an ambitious programme of measures to tackle childhood obesity. On 1 October 2022, the Government introduced legislation to restrict the location of foods high in fat, salt, or sugar in shops and online. These restrictions will have the single biggest impact on reducing children’s calorie consumption, and are expected to accrue health benefits of over £57 billion, and provide the National Health Service savings of over £4 billion, over the next 25 years.</p><p>On 1 October 2025, the volume price promotion restrictions will come into force, restricting volume price promotions such as three for two offers on less healthy products. The Government will simultaneously introduce a United Kingdom-wide 9:00pm television watershed for products high in fat, salt, or sugar, and a restriction of paid-for advertising of these products online, also on 1 October 2025. We continue to work with industry on the Food Data Transparency Partnership, to co-develop voluntary reporting requirements for food business to demonstrate the healthiness of their sales.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/05/2024 11:17:21 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1702501

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
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	Health Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of classifying covid-19 as an occupational disease for healthcare workers; and whether his Department has had discussions with relevant professional bodies on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	22721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The DWP is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) can be paid.</p><p> </p><p>The Council considered the available scientific and epidemiological evidence around COVID-19 infection and published a Command Paper entitled, ‘COVID-19 and occupational impacts’ in November 2022 found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-occupational-impacts" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>The Command Paper recommends that the list of prescribed occupational diseases for which IIDB can be paid should be expanded to include health and social care workers with five serious pathological complications following COVID-19 infection.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently carrying out a detailed assessment of the report’s recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/04/2024 11:41:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1697447

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 17725 on Academic Freedom tabled by the hon. Member for Sheffield Central on 8 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	19605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>A response was published to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-08/17725" target="_blank">17725</a> on 21<sup>st</sup> March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 27/03/2024 17:25:03 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1695420

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of self-regulation by the sporting industry in reducing the quantity of gambling messaging seen by viewers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	18122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>In our approach to gambling advertising, we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising that is most likely to appeal to children, while recognising that advertising is an entirely legitimate commercial practice for responsible gambling firms.</p><p>We have welcomed the industry's whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting adverts during live sports programmes. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced the quantity of gambling advertisement views by children (age 4-17) by 70% over the full duration of live sporting programmes.</p><p>Further, alongside the Premier League’s announcement that it will ban gambling sponsors from the front of shirts by the end of the 2025/26 season, the gambling white paper commitment for a cross-sport Code of Conduct for gambling sponsorship has now been agreed by a number of the country’s major sports governing bodies. This will guarantee that where gambling sponsorship does appear, it is done in a responsible way to ensure fans, especially children, are better protected. This code will include provisions to ensure replica shirts for both children and adults are available without front-of-shirt gambling logos and a proportion of in-stadia advertising is dedicated to safer gambling messaging.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/03/2024 14:48:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1692757

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
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	Ophthalmic Services
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 take steps to ensure that appropriately-qualified optometrists are able to access NHS prescription forms to help reduce the onward referral of patients with eye health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	16322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>When commissioning community enhanced eye care services, we would expect integrated care boards to consider the need to give appropriately qualified optometrists access to National Health Service prescription forms.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/03/2024 14:28:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1674553

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
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	Ethiopia: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the response of the Ethiopian Government to the joint statement by the UK, US, Australia, Japan and New Zealand of 11 August 2023.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Our statement called for the immediate de-escalation of violence and for the protection of civilians; we continue to monitor the situation. The Minister for Africa subsequently raised the issue in his meeting with Ethiopian National Security Adviser and the Ambassador raises the issue in all his meetings in Addis Ababa. We urge the Government of Ethiopia to find a political solution to end the violence in the country. We continue to monitor the situation, in concert with others, while maintaining life-saving humanitarian assistance, and the provision of basic services to the people in Amhara affected by conflict.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/12/2023 17:22:36 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1669287

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the European Commission anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicle imports from China on the UK electric vehicle sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	1340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>On the 4th of October the European Commission initiated an anti-subsidy investigation into imports of new battery electric vehicles from China. Officials will continue monitoring developments around the investigation and will assess its implications for the UK as more information is publicly available.</p><p>The automotive industry is a vital part of our economy, and the Government is determined to ensure that the UK remains one of the best locations in the world for automotive manufacturing and continue to support industry through its longstanding programmes.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2023 08:26:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1653880

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the potential fiscal impact of increases of the (a) immigration health surcharge and (b) student visas on the (i) number of international students, (ii) economy and (iii) higher education sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	194748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>Regulations will be laid in Autumn to amend the Immigration Health Surcharge (Heath Charge) Order and a full economic impact assessment will be prepared.</p><p> </p><p>The expectation of the Government is that migrants coming to the UK to work should be able to maintain and support themselves, reflecting the need to maintain the confidence of the general public that immigration brings benefits to our country.</p><p> </p><p>The Immigration Health Surcharge rates have not increased since 2020, and the cost of providing public services has increased in that time. It is right that we keep the IHS level under review to ensure that it reflects the genuine cost to the NHS of providing healthcare to those who pay it.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/07/2023 15:15:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1604891

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to extend the eligibility criteria for free school meals to cover all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit and equivalent benefits.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	167087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, the number of pupils receiving a free school meal (FSM) has increased by more than two million. This increase in provision is due to the introduction of Universal Infant Free School Meals and generous protections put in place as benefit recipients move across to Universal Credit. Over a third of pupils in England now receive FSM, compared with one in six in 2010.</p><p>The Department believes that the current eligibility threshold level, which enables children in low income households to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right one. The Department does not have plans to change the current eligibility conditions for FSM, but will continue to keep eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. The Department continues to monitor the consequences of the rising cost of living and is working with other Government Departments to provide support to disadvantaged families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/03/2023 14:26:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1582925

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the letter of 26 January 2023 sent by the Office for Students to accountable officers at registered higher education providers, which states that £10 million which had been set aside for preparation for the Lifelong Loan Entitlement is no longer needed for the purpose originally identified, what progress has been made on implementing the Lifelong Loan Entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	137805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) will be introduced from 2025. The government has already introduced key legislation as part of the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022.Building on these measures, on 1 February 2023 the government introduced the Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill as a further step towards delivery of the LLE from 2025.</p><p>As part of the pathway towards the LLE, we will stimulate the provision of high-quality higher technical education (Levels 4 and 5) and have introduced pilots to inform future flexible and modular provision. As of the start of the 2022/23 academic year, we are trialling loan-funded access to tuition fees for over 100 short courses at Levels 4 to 6 at 22 providers across England. This will help us build and test towards the LLE, and will allow students to study and build up the skills they need more flexibly.</p><p>On 6 May 2022, the department concluded its consultation on the LLE, as part of the planned pathway to delivery from 2025. This consultation and other ongoing sector engagement is a critical part of delivering a transformation of student finance. We are carefully considering the contributions and will publish our response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/02/2023 12:57:35 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield