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1683391

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date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radioactive Materials: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2016 to Question 27158 on Radioactive Materials: Transport, how many flights were undertaken between the United States and the UK by Royal Air Force aircraft carrying Defence Nuclear Materials between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	10543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023, a total of 13 flights carrying Defence Nuclear Materials were undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/01/2024 11:16:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1683394

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Radioactive Materials: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which types of RAF aircraft are authorised to carry special nuclear materials over UK territory; and which types of RAF aircraft are authorised by the US administration to carry such materials over US territory.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	10544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>All flights between the UK and the United States are on fixed wing aircraft under the control of UK Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/01/2024 12:54:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682064

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Higher Education
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 the statutory guidance entitled Prevent duty guidance: for higher education institutions in England and Wales (2015), updated on 31 December 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that guidance on (a) academic research, (b) the number of students applying to higher education institutions, (c) students’ experience in higher education, (d) freedom of speech and (e) people with protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The updated and refreshed guidance places no additional burdens on the education sector. There are no new requirements as a result of the refresh or additional responsibilities for the sector. The guidance reinforces that settings should understand their Prevent duty requirements as part of their wider safeguarding and welfare responsibilities.</p><p>The Prevent duty should not limit academic research but encourage debate, challenge ideas and advance knowledge on contentious topics. The government has legislated to ensure that universities in England are a place where academics, students and visiting speakers can express a diverse range of views without fear of repercussion.</p><p>In the most recent published assessment by the Office for Students (OfS) on the implementation of the Prevent programme in the English higher education sector in 2019, they found no cause for concern that free speech was being undermined by Prevent in external speakers’ policies and their implementation. The assessment is available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.officeforstudents.org.uk%2Fpublications%2Fprevent-review-meetings-programme-findings%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChanelle.Stuart%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C3645b75497b6483d2f0d08dc1689929c%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638410027347878878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=L6KyykU5x8i5V1p7AO9Ye5Sz2VZwginChfWmOcv0MbM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/prevent-review-meetings-programme-findings/</a>.</p><p>Institutions should encourage students to respect other people with particular regard to the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010 Institutions should also be mindful of their commitments to protecting freedom of speech, provided that the speech is lawful.</p><p>A full Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken in line with responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty. The Home Office commissioned an independent research agency to conduct in-depth research with frontline staff, particularly those with Prevent-specific responsibilities, across the key sectors of education, healthcare, local authorities, police and prisons &amp; probation, to make sure that the new guidance is as robust as possible. This consultation covered England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/01/2024 16:29:31 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682070

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Bipolar Disorder: Waiting Lists
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 her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to investing £2.3 billion of extra funding a year in expanding and transforming mental health services by March 2024, enabling an extra two million people, including people with bipolar disorder, to be treated by mental health services within the National Health Service.</p><p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are also expanding community mental health services. This includes new integrated community models for adults with severe mental illness including bipolar disorder. These new models are still in the early stages, and will take time to embed nationally, but will give at least 370,000 adults greater choice and control over their care and support them to live well in their communities by March 2024.</p><p>The Department also provided an additional £500 million in 2021/22 to accelerate our expansion plans and help address waiting times for mental health services. The NHS is also working towards implementing five new waiting time standards for people requiring mental healthcare in both accident and emergency and in the community, to ensure timely access to the most appropriate, high-quality support.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/01/2024 12:36:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682074

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing risk assessments using (a) breast density assessment software and (b) other tools during initial breast cancer screening appointments.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is aware of the growing interest in issues related to screening women with dense breast tissue in the National Health Service breast screening programme. In 2019, the UK NSC reviewed the benefit of additional screening with ultrasound after a negative mammography screening, for women with dense breasts. The Committee concluded that there was insufficient evidence to recommend additional screening at that time.</p><p>We are aware of the Breast Screening Risk Adaptive Imaging for Density trial which is investigating the use of supplementary imaging techniques for women within the standard breast screening programme who are found to have radiographically dense breast tissue. The UK NSC will review this evidence when it becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 14:41:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682075

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department plans to adopt (a) 3D Mammography and (b) other new cancer screening technologies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is aware of research into the use of three-dimensional (3D) mammography and the growing interest to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the National Health Service breast screening programme. Guidance has been published on GOV.UK on the use of Tomosynthesis 3D imaging in a clinical trial setting as part of the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK NSC had also worked with Health Technology Assessments to design an evaluation of existing AI in a prospective study to look at whether it could be used to read breast screening mammograms.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to adopt these technologies, but evidence to inform a UK NSC decision on the use of 3D mammography and AI in the NHS breast screening programme will be reviewed by the Committee when available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 13:39:20 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682076

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the breast cancer screening age to 40.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) currently recommends that all women aged from 50 years old up to their 71st birthday are invited for breast every three years, which are the parameters used for the national breast screening programme in England. There are circumstances where some women are offered screening more regularly, or outside this age bracket, for example those known to be at very high risk of breast cancer.</p><p>A research trial, AgeX, has been looking at the effectiveness of offering some women one extra screen between the ages of 47 and 49, and one between the ages of 71 and 73. The UK NSC will review the results of this trial as soon as they are available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 09:43:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1679727

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a target for his Department producing net zero carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to contributing to the achievement of the UK legal commitment to reach net zero target by 2050 by reducing carbon emissions and accelerating sustainability activity, while preserving military capability.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition, as well as the range of initial actions the MOD is taking in support of the UK meeting the Net Zero target, is set out in our Strategic Approach to Climate Change and Sustainability published in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/01/2024 12:44:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1679728

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department issues guidance to healthcare professionals on having conversations with Black and Asian parents on potential medical risks to them and their baby.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Improving personalised maternity care is a key element of NHS England’s Three Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services, which commits to ensuring that all women have a Personalised Care and Support Plan in place and make informed decisions about their care through fully understanding the risks, benefits and consequences of the choices they have.</p><p>The Three Year Delivery Plan also aims to improve equity for mothers and babies, and outlines the responsibility of Integrated Care Boards to publish and lead implementation of their Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) Equity and Equality Action Plans. LMNSs have published their plans to tackle disparities in outcomes and experiences of maternity care at a local level, which NHS England supported with £6.8 million investment and national guidance. Trusts are responsible for providing services that meet the needs of their local population, paying particular attention to health inequalities.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 10/01/2024 10:26:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1679736

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to update the HM Prison and Probation Service Strategy for care-experienced people.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>We are grateful for the work Barnardo's have done to highlight the challenges faced by young black care-experienced people in our criminal justice system, and look forward to working with Barnardo's further to ensure we are tackling these issues.</p><p>Across the criminal justice system, we are taking forward an extensive programme of work to tackle unexplained disparities where they are identified. The Inclusive Britain strategy is central to the development of this work and contains some of our flagship efforts.</p><p>We are also updating our strategy for people with care experience in the criminal justice system, to ensure we are using care-experienced people’s time in the criminal justice system to support them to lead crime-free lives. This will include a focus on race and its role in shaping the experiences and outcomes of those with care experience in the criminal justice system.</p><p>We are aiming to publish this strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 8189 question first answered 10/01/2024 16:27:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy