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1600719

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date	02/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
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 biometric residence permits which were printed in the weeks commencing (a) 30 January 2023 and (b) 6 February 2023, what the average time taken was (i) from an immigration decision being made to a production request being submitted, (ii) from a production request being submitted to the permit being printed and (iii) from the permit being printed to the permit being received by the applicant.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	156938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The waiting times for biometric residence permits (BRP) are dictated by the BRP production and delivery processes. Regarding the individual production time of each BRP from the time a decision is made, the information is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost<strong>.</strong></p><p>We aim to deliver a BRP within 7 working days of the immigration decision. BRPs are produced at the secure delivery facility (Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA)) within 48 hours of the production request being made and are collected by our secure delivery partner the same day. Our secure delivery partner aims to attempt to deliver the BRPs within 48 hours of receipt of the BRPs. This equates to a minimum of 5 working days from date of production request being made to delivery of the BRP. We have added an additional 2 working days to the timeline advised to applicants to allow us to resolve any production issues.</p><p>Since 1st April 2022, DVLA have produced all BRPs within 48 hours of the production request, with 97.7% being produced within 24 hours. Since 1st April 2022, our delivery partner attempted to deliver over 99% of BRPs within 48 hours, and delivered over 75% of BRPs successfully on first delivery attempt.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/03/2023 17:05:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1600773

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces and Veterans: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department keeps a list of (a) approved and (b) unapproved (i) courses and (ii) subjects for Standard Learning Credits for (A) serving members of the armed forces and (B) veterans.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	156939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Standard Learning Credits (SLC) Scheme provides financial support throughout a Service persons’ career to enhance their educational and vocational achievements in service. It allows for multiple, small-scale learning purposes and courses that have been approved by their Line Manager and discussed with Education Staff as part of a Service persons’ Personal Development Plan. Veterans are not eligible for the SLC scheme unless specific criteria are met, as outlined in Joint Service Publication (JSP) 534 – Tri Service Resettlement and Employment Support Manual.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not maintain a list of individual courses eligible for SLCs. Instead, Defence has criteria which a course must meet in order to be eligible for a Service person to use SLCs on. This is set out in JSP 882, Section 2.3 Eligibility to Claim: <a href="https://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com/uploads/documents/jsp_822_-_vol_9_-_elective_education_-_v5_-_sept_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com/uploads/documents/jsp_822_-_vol_9_-_elective_education_-_v5_-_sept_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/03/2023 12:28:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1600775

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2023 to Question 117547 on Armed Forces, if his Department will send the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall a copy of AGAI 57; and whether this AGAI covers the use of Standard Learning Credits.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	156940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Private Office of the Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families sent a hard copy of the document in question on 17 January 2023 and emailed a seperate copy on 6 March. AGAI 57 does not cover the use of Standard Learning Credits. Standard Learning Credits policy is contained in JSP 822. There is no Army specific policy regarding Learning Credits.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/03/2023 17:52:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1589057

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
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	Mental Health Services
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 mental health is given the same priority in the Major Conditions Strategy as in the proposed ten-year mental health plan.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	152206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Strategy will cover prevention to treatment for all six conditions and we are working with stakeholders to identify actions that will have the most impact.</p><p>Mental ill health will be a significant element of the new Strategy. By bringing mental ill health and other conditions strategies together, we will be able to focus on where there are similarities in approach and ensure care is better centered around the patient.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 02/03/2023 17:00:41 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1586161

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail Customer Service point closures on (a) that organisation meeting its Universal Service Obligation and (b) people with protected characteristics; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	146861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on the closure of customer service points are an operational matter for Royal Mail, provided they are consistent with Ofcom’s regulatory obligation on Royal Mail to provide access points for the universal service.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government has no role in Royal Mail’s operational decisions, I understand that Royal Mail has completed the first stage of its review of customer service points and decided to maintain the current estate.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/02/2023 11:43:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1586223

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Community Diagnostic Centres: Endoscopy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Community Diagnostic Centres are (a) operational in England and (b) provide endoscopy treatments; and if he will list the Diagnostic Centres that (i) currently provide and (ii) plan to provide endoscopy treatments.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	146862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>92 Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) are operational in England. The following provided endoscopy treatments in 2022/23:</p><p>- Barking Community Hospital CDC</p><p>- Basildon Community Diagnostics CDC</p><p>- Bishop Auckland CDC</p><p>- Cannock Chase CDC</p><p>- CDC Poole at Dorset Health Village</p><p>- Clacton CDC</p><p>- Clatterbridge Diagnostics CDC</p><p>- Coventry City Community</p><p>- Darlington Memorial CDC</p><p>- East Norfolk CDC</p><p>- East Surrey CDC</p><p>- Humber Coast and Vale CDC</p><p>- Kidderminster Treatment Centre CDC</p><p>- Kings Mill CDC</p><p>- Lymington New Forest Hospital CDC</p><p>- Manchester and Trafford CDC</p><p>- Mile End Hospital CDC</p><p>- Norfolk and Waveney CDC</p><p>- Northern Care Alliance CDC – multi-site</p><p>- Northern Care Alliance – Salford</p><p>- Penrith CDC</p><p>- Portsmouth CDC</p><p>- Preston Fatima CDC</p><p>- Preston Healthport CDC</p><p>- Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton CDC</p><p>- Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton CDC (Kingston)</p><p>- Rossendale CDC (Burnley General Hospital)</p><p>- Slough CDC</p><p>- South Warwickshire CDC</p><p>- St Helen’s CDC</p><p>- St Mary’s Community Hospital CDC</p><p>- Stoke on Trent CDC</p><p>- University Hospital of North Durham CDC</p><p>- Warwickshire North CDC</p><p>- West Berkshire Community Hospital CDC</p><p>- West Norfolk CDC</p><p> </p><p>The following approved CDCs including expansions to existing CDCs are planning to provide endoscopy treatments:</p><p>- Andover CDC</p><p>- Bradford District and Craven CDC</p><p>- Cannock Chase CDC</p><p>- CDC Poole @ Dorset Health Village Club</p><p>- Clacton CDC</p><p>- East Surrey CDC</p><p>- Hinckley CDC</p><p>- Island CDC</p><p>- Kidderminster CDC</p><p>- Lymington New Forest Hospital CDC</p><p>- Manchester and Trafford CDC</p><p>- Mansfield CDC</p><p>- Northern Care Alliance CDC – Oldham</p><p>- Queen Mary’s Roehampton CDC</p><p>- Rossendale CDC</p><p>- St Helens CDC</p><p>- Westmorland CDC</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/02/2023 17:27:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1586224

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Community Diagnostic Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for the commissioning and delivery of care within (a) Community Diagnostic Centres and (b) Surgical Diagnostic Hubs; and whether his Department has plans to publish data on the activities of (i) Community Diagnostic Centres and (ii) Surgical Diagnostic Hubs.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	146863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Local commissioners are responsible for the commissioning of care within Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) and surgical hubs. Data on the activities of CDCs and surgical hubs will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/02/2023 16:30:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 56941 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1586676

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children who are eligible for free school meals have been diagnosed with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	146864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department publishes figures on the proportion of pupils in England with special educational needs (SEN) who are eligible for free school meals (FSM). The most recent figures, from the January 2022 school census, can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england/2021-22" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england/2021-22</a>.</p><p>A table showing counts of FSM eligibility by SEN status for all pupils in England as of January 2022 can be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/dd7aa9b8-0366-4317-9409-08db08498a11" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/dd7aa9b8-0366-4317-9409-08db08498a11</a>.</p><p>The table shows that 27% of pupils who were eligible for FSM had SEN. The school census does not collect information on pupils with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/02/2023 17:11:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1586677

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of assessing children with special educational needs and disabilities when they enter primary school as part of their baseline assessment; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	146865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>All early years and childcare providers currently have a responsibility to identify children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and make sure they put in place support as early as possible to help these children learn and progress. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards and requirements that all early years providers must follow to ensure that every child has the best start in life and is prepared for school.</p><p>The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision, including children with SEND, and practitioners must consider whether a child may have a SEND which requires specialist support.</p><p>The EYFS framework includes two specific points where assessments or progress checks must be undertaken - when a child is aged between two and three, and when they turn five. These are used to review a child’s development, and identify where progress is not as expected so that appropriate support can be put in place.</p><p>During the reception year, pupils also take the reception baseline assessment (RBA). The RBA acts as the starting point to enable the department to measure the progress primary schools are making with their pupils. The assessment has been designed so that almost all children, including children with SEND, will be able to access the assessment.</p><p>The department has always been clear that the RBA is not a diagnostic assessment and should not be used to track or group individual children. Data gathered from the assessment is only used to create a baseline for school-level progress measures and is not shared with schools, teachers, or parents.</p><p>Schools are expected to have arrangements for identifying the SEND of their pupils and for providing appropriate support to allow them to learn and progress.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 22/02/2023 16:38:06 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1585441

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential opportunities for increasing the (a) development and (b) uptake of non-animal alternatives to experiments on animals.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	142650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and continues to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) for the use of animals in scientific procedures. This is achieved through UK Research and Innovation’s funding of the National Centre for the 3Rs, which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies, and through research into the development of alternatives by Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 142652 142653 question first answered 21/02/2023 14:55:23 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma