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1216595

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Hospitals: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on the building of new hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Elliot Colburn
uin	903704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Considerable progress has been made since the announcement of the Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP) schemes last September, despite coronavirus impacts. A number of the six HIP 1 schemes for new hospitals are approaching early enabling works. HIP 2 schemes have received seed funding and are working up their business cases at pace. We remain committed to, and on target to deliver, on our pledge to build 40 new hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/06/2020 16:14:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4775 label Biography information for Elliot Colburn

1216596

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the availability of covid-19 testing for (a) care home residents and (b) home care recipients (i) under and (ii) over 65 years old.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	903706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Testing kits for staff and residents are available for all adult care homes in England through the whole care home portal.</p><p>Over 9,000 care homes for older people and those with dementia have had their testing kits and we are currently getting testing kits out to residential homes for adults under 65.</p><p>Home care workers - and those who receive care at home - with symptoms of coronavirus can book tests via the National Health Service portal or 119.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/06/2020 15:49:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1216597

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that children and young people who do not meet the threshold for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services support are able to access mental health and wellbeing support during summer 2020.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	903710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting children and young people’s mental wellbeing.</p><p>We have released tailored guidance for parents and carers about supporting their children’s mental health and wellbeing during the pandemic and we are promoting this through Every Mind Matters. A number of digital resources are also available through the National Health Service Apps Library.</p><p>We recently announced a further £4.2 million for mental health charities – including Young Minds and others supporting children and young people – in addition to the £5 milion Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund administered by Mind.</p><p>Where established in schools and colleges, mental health support teams are expected to be available all year round and are adapting to ensure they remain accessible for those most in need.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 23/06/2020 16:59:28 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1216598

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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	Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle obesity.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	903718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>This is our decade of change to drive forward this important work.</p><p>To achieve our bold ambition of halving childhood obesity by 2030, we are delivering a wide range of measures through the three chapters of ‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action’.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/06/2020 16:20:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1215884

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Qualifications: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Ofqual on the arrangements for awarding GCSE, AS and A level grades for the 2019-20 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	903530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>I meet the Ofqual Chief Regulator regularly as do our officials. Given the current unprecedented circumstances, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has also issued a direction to Ofqual to help shape its work in developing calculated grades for students in place of exam results, ensuring outcomes are as fair as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2020 16:57:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1215885

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Assessments: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure that students due to sit exams in academic year 2019-20 will be able to progress into employment or the next stage of education.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	903533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator, has put in place arrangements that will enable students to receive a grade wherever possible.</p><p>The calculated grades awarded this summer will be formal grades, with the same status as grades awarded in any other year. They will therefore be accepted by all institutions.</p><p>University representatives have already confirmed that they expect universities to do all they can to support students and ensure they can progress to higher education.</p><p>Students who cannot get a grade or would like the opportunity to improve their grades will be able to sit exams in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/06/2020 16:58:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

1215886

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support for early years providers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	903538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>We know this is a challenging time for many businesses.</p><p>I am in continual contact with early years sector organisations through regular meetings and working groups and are feeding those messages right into the heart of government.</p><p>This year we plan to pay £3.6 billion into early years entitlements.</p><p>We will continue to ensure that early years providers get the best possible support from the numerous government schemes.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/06/2020 16:53:34 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1215970

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of educational support for disabled children during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	903540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Every family has had challenges during this period but those families with disabled children face the greatest.</p><p>We have surveyed families, schools and local authorities to monitor the situation.</p><p>90% of special schools were open last week, and we have invested £10 million in the Family Fund and provided specialist online resources.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/06/2020 15:54:28 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1204882

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Directors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2020 to Question 52599 on Directors: Pay, how many of those directors reported as directors of a close company in the (a) less than £10,000, (b) £10,000-20,000, (c) £20,000-30,000, (d) £30,000-40,000 and (e) £40,000-50,000 bands of income reported in the last 12-month period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	60890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Individuals can report that they are a director, and whether this directorship is of a Close Company, to HMRC on their Self-Assessment return.</p><p> </p><p>The estimates are based on HMRC administrative data for the 2018/19 tax year. The data will not account for some late filing, those who have chosen not to report this information on the form, nor those who do not need to complete Self-Assessment returns.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of directors of close companies and their income is set out in the table below. These numbers are rounded to the nearest 10,000 for individuals and the nearest £10 million for total dividends.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Income Reported</p></td><td><p><ul><li>60890</li></ul>Number of Close Company Directors</p></td><td><p><ul><li>60891</li></ul>Total dividend income of directors</p></td><td><p><ul><li>60891</li></ul>Median dividend income of directors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than £10k</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10-20k</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td><td><p>£1.07bn</p></td><td><p>£2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£20-30k</p></td><td><p>180,000</p></td><td><p>£2.55bn</p></td><td><p>£10,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£30-40k</p></td><td><p>160,000</p></td><td><p>£3.78bn</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£40-50k</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td><td><p>£8.01bn</p></td><td><p>£31,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 60891 question first answered 23/06/2020 14:42:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1205072

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan and USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress she has made on negotiating free trade agreements with (a) the US and (b) Japan.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	903459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>We have launched negotiations with both the US and Japan and we want to secure ambitious trade deals that benefit every part of the UK. Scotland is expected to be a particularly strong beneficiary from both deals.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/06/2020 16:54:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan