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1472578

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date	22/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Government Departments: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she is having with her Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that ethnic minority communities are able to choose the terminology used by the Government to indicate their community.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	23368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>On 17 March 2022 I published ‘Inclusive Britain’. It includes an action for the Cabinet Office Race Disparity Unit to lead work to engage with people from different ethnic groups to better understand the language and terminology with which they identify.</p><p> </p><p>This work, which is being delivered in partnership with the Office for National Statistics, is underway and I will report back to Parliament on progress with this, and the other 73 actions in Inclusive Britain, in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/06/2022 16:11:18 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1470806

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he had made an assessment of the potential impact of religious selection on socioeconomic inclusion in schools.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	18969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Church and faith schools represent a third of all state-funded schools. The department values the contribution that they make to a diverse school system.</p><p>Faith schools have played a longstanding and important role in our education system. Faith schools are popular with parents, with many being high-performing and are more likely to be rated good or outstanding by Ofsted than non-faith schools. New academies and free schools that have a faith designation must allow for a minimum of 50% of places to be allocated to children without reference to faith where the school is oversubscribed.</p><p>In 2018, the department published ‘Secondary school choice and selection: insights from new national preferences data’. The report found evidence that the smaller proportion of disadvantaged and minority ethnic pupils attending church schools compared to other schools was a result of a range of factors, including admissions oversubscription criteria, as well as parental preference.</p><p>The department expects all schools, including faith schools, to be open and inclusive. All schools, including faith schools, must ensure that their admission arrangements are fair and objective, and that the arrangements will not disadvantage unfairly a child from a particular social or racial group.</p><p>Many faith schools are oversubscribed, showing that parents value and want these schools. The department also understands that the ability to prioritise children of faith when oversubscribed is important to faith schools and we do not intend to change that.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 18970 question first answered 24/06/2022 13:18:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1470807

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to reduce the number of school places offered on a faith basis.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	18970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>Church and faith schools represent a third of all state-funded schools. The department values the contribution that they make to a diverse school system.</p><p>Faith schools have played a longstanding and important role in our education system. Faith schools are popular with parents, with many being high-performing and are more likely to be rated good or outstanding by Ofsted than non-faith schools. New academies and free schools that have a faith designation must allow for a minimum of 50% of places to be allocated to children without reference to faith where the school is oversubscribed.</p><p>In 2018, the department published ‘Secondary school choice and selection: insights from new national preferences data’. The report found evidence that the smaller proportion of disadvantaged and minority ethnic pupils attending church schools compared to other schools was a result of a range of factors, including admissions oversubscription criteria, as well as parental preference.</p><p>The department expects all schools, including faith schools, to be open and inclusive. All schools, including faith schools, must ensure that their admission arrangements are fair and objective, and that the arrangements will not disadvantage unfairly a child from a particular social or racial group.</p><p>Many faith schools are oversubscribed, showing that parents value and want these schools. The department also understands that the ability to prioritise children of faith when oversubscribed is important to faith schools and we do not intend to change that.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 18969 question first answered 24/06/2022 13:18:26 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1470324

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England plans to publish data on the number of patients waiting in Emergency Departments for 12 hours or more from their time of arrival in line with their responsibilities under the NHS Standard Contract 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	18010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Standard Contract for 2022/23 includes a 12-hour standard from time of arrival as a national quality indicator. While NHS England is currently considering arrangements for reporting against this standard, we are unable to confirm a publication date.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/06/2022 16:09:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466102

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support community arts projects.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	900249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>DCMS provides funding to community arts projects in England through our arm’s-length body, Arts Council England.</p><p>They are committed to supporting community arts projects, and have identified &quot;Cultural Communities&quot; as a key focus of its 10 year strategy “Let’s Create”.</p><p>One recently funded project is in Bath constituency; Bath Carnival CIC were recently awarded £79,000 from National Lottery Project Grants to support their 2022 community carnival inspired by the theme ‘Natural Habitats’.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/05/2022 09:47:02 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466354

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Drax Power Station: Timber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many tonnes of wood pellets were burnt at the Drax Power station in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021; and what the maximum quantity of wood pellets burnt permitted is under the contract which runs to 2027.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	9949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Data on tonnes of wood burned at Drax power station under the Renewable Obligation (RO) can be found here <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2020-21" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2020-21</a>. Figures for the Contract for Difference (CfD) are as follows:</p><ul><li>19/20 - 2,473,567.82 Tonnes</li><li>20/21 - 2,643,105.01 Tonnes</li></ul><p> </p><p>Drax’s support under the RO and their CfD contract sets no limits on the quantity of wood pellets that the generator may burn.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/06/2022 07:54:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466355

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of PM 2.5 emissions that has been produced by the (a) manufacturing and combustion sector as a whole, (b) burning of all types of biomass and (c) burning of wood pellets for energy.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	9950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Emissions of key air pollutants, including PM<sub>2.5</sub>, are compiled and reported by Defra</p><p>on an annual basis through the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. The latest data is available to view at <a href="https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data" target="_blank">https://naei.beis.gov.uk/data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/06/2022 16:34:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1466488

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Office of the Public Guardian
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays in the Office of the Public Guardian.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	9951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>A backlog of applications to register lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) built up during the pandemic. As restrictions eased, there was a subsequent significant increase in the numbers of applications being received.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is working hard to tackle the backlog. Frontline operational staff have worked in the office throughout the pandemic and continue to do so, with the OPG’s Birmingham office operating at maximum capacity. Staff are working day and evening shifts to maximise the use of office space. Managers are also encouraging staff to work overtime through the week and at weekends to increase the volume of LPAs registered.</p><p> </p><p>Staff are being recruited on a rolling basis and the use of agency staff is being extended.</p><p>We want to make it easier for the public to apply for LPAs, which is why we have announced plans to digitise the service, making it simpler and quicker to use.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/06/2022 12:57:47 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1465898

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	General Practitioners: Bath
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 his Department is taking to reduce GP waiting times in Bath.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	9092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is developing a communications plan to assist patients to select the most appropriate service to meet their needs and self-care where appropriate. Each Primary Care Network (PCN) is recruiting staff through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to increase capacity. Reception staff undertake training to direct patients to the appropriate member of the practice’s multi-disciplinary team. The CCG has commissioned Lantum to create a pool of multidisciplinary primary care staff to support PCNs to increase workforce capacity in general practice and enable local general practitioners to work flexibly.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 16:31:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1465900

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	General Practitioners
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 his Department is taking to (a) reduce national waiting times for GP appointments and (b) increase the number of GPs.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	9093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We have made £520 million available to improve access and expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. This is in addition to £1.5 billion announced in 2020 to create an additional 50 million general practice appointments by 2024. In April 2022 45.2% of appointments took place on the same day as the booking was made, with 72.8% taking place within seven days. We have also put in place a short-term solution to assist practices to provide additional capacity to respond to telephone calls from patients, while a long-term approach is developed.</p><p>We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Health Education England and the profession to increase recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice. In March 2022, there were 1,462 more full-time equivalent doctors in general practice compared to March 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 12:48:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse