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1524348

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date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating social housing to young professionals.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating social housing through schemes they set locally. These are governed by a framework of rules set by central government which ensure social housing is prioritised for those in housing need.</p><p>In 2015, government introduced the Right to Move to make it even easier for tenants to move closer to work or to take up a job offer.</p><p>The Right to Move prevents local authorities applying a local connection test that could disadvantage tenants who need to move across local authority boundaries for work related reasons, and ensures that social tenants who need to move for work related reasons, such as young professionals, are given appropriate priority under the local authority's allocation scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/10/2022 16:17:34 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524349

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of rules on speed guidance systems in cars; and if she will take steps to introduce new requirements to ensure in-vehicle systems (a) follow road rules and (b) can be overridden by drivers when they do not.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no mandatory requirements for speed guidance systems fitted to cars in Great Britain. Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) is such a system and was mandated for new vehicles by the European Union (EU) from this year under an agreed a package of measures known as the General Safety Regulation (GSR) but does not apply to the UK following our EU Exit.</p><p>The UK’s departure from the EU provides the platform to capitalise on regulatory freedoms and make decisions that are right for road safety in Great Britain. An assessment is being undertaken on vehicle technologies introduced by GSR and a decision will be taken in due course as to whether to mandate any of those in Great Britain.</p><p>Irrespective of the technology deployed on a vehicle and how it performs, the driver is required by law to be in control of their vehicle at all times. Therefore, as a principle, any Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), like ISA, can be overridden or switched off by the driver at any time.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 25/10/2022 12:22:18 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524350

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	BTEC Qualifications: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of BTEC qualifications in widening professional and educational opportunities available to disadvantaged students.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>As part of the post-16 qualifications review, the department has considered the available evidence about outcomes for students who have taken BTECs and other Applied General qualifications (AGQs), which many students from disadvantaged backgrounds take.</p><p>The evidence suggests that after taking into account a student’s background characteristics and prior attainment, those who followed an A level-only route generally experience better outcomes in terms of attainment and future employment impacts. Considering access to higher education (HE) and reformed AGQs, the department found that across different prior attainment bandings, students with A levels were consistently more likely to enter HE than those just holding AGQs. For those with the lowest prior attainment, mixed A level and AGQ programmes were slightly more likely to lead to HE than those with a study programme consisting only of A levels.</p><p>The department will continue to fund some alternative level 3 qualifications including BTECs where they do not overlap with A levels or T Levels, and where they meet the new quality criteria being implemented as part of the funding approval process for 2025 and beyond. Details of this will be published in due course. Qualifications such as BTECs will continue to play an important role for 16-to-19-year-olds and adults. This includes students taking these qualifications in mixed programmes alongside A levels, or as an alternative programme in areas that may be less well-served by A levels or T Levels.</p><p>The updated impact assessment published alongside the response to the second-stage consultation looked at the potential impact of the review on students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-post-16-qualifications-at-level-3-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-post-16-qualifications-at-level-3-in-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 25/10/2022 16:10:09 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524351

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the consultation on Childcare: regulatory changes published on 4 July 2022, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing childcare ratios on safety of children; and when he expects to announce the result of that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The consultation on ‘Childcare: regulatory changes’ closed on 16 September, and the department will respond in due course. Responses from this consultation will help to build the evidence base, including understanding more around the potential effect of safeguarding in the event that department guidelines are changed.</p><p>Alongside the consultation the department ran a survey of early years providers to establish the likely impact of the changes on providers. This survey will be published in due course.</p><p>The department’s priority continues to be to provide safe, high-quality early years provision for our youngest children.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 15:26:19 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524352

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to develop of new early years training routes to support workforce development and retention in early years education and childcare.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>As part of work to support recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the department has announced up to £180 million in programmes to support workforce development, including increasing the number of places available for early years initial teacher training. Training for up to 5,000 special educational needs coordinators is also part of the development programmes</p><p>The department is also developing new early years training routes. Employer trailblazer groups have developed level 2 and 3 apprenticeships, and in August 2021, we launched a level 5 apprenticeship</p><p>Free level 3 early years qualifications are available through the Lifetime Skills Guarantee for adults without a level 3 or higher qualification. From April 2022, eligibility was expanded to include adults who are unemployed or earning below the National Living Wage annually, or £18,525, regardless of any other qualifications held.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 25/10/2022 15:33:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524400

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Media: Privacy
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 her Department is taking to protect the public from media intrusion.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to a free and independent press, and does not intervene in what the press can and cannot publish. We are clear, however, that with this freedom, comes responsibility, which media organisations must take seriously.</p><p>It is important that there exists an independent self regulatory regime to ensure that the press adheres to a wide set of clear and appropriate standards, and to offer individuals a means of redress where these are not met.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/10/2022 14:57:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524403

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Brazil: Democracy and Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on democracy and freedom of expression in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK and Brazil have a close dialogue on a number of bilateral and global issues of mutual interest, including freedom of expression and freedom of the press. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Brazil's Foreign Minister on 10 October and expressed his hope that the second round of Brazil's elections, on 30 October, is carried out in a free, fair and peaceful manner. Both Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court and the official observer mission of the Organisation of American States have concluded that Brazil's first round of voting, on 2 October, was carried out peacefully and fairly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2022 16:17:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524404

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help rail companies ensure that passengers are not subject to unfair (a) costs and (b) overcrowded services.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is taking decisive action to reduce the impact inflation will have on rail fares during the cost of living crisis and, in august, we guaranteed we will not be increasing fares by as much as the July RPI figure. We are also again delaying any change to March 2023, temporarily freezing fares for passengers to travel at a lower price for the entirety of January and February.</p><p>Earlier this year we launched the Great British Rail Sale, the first ever nationwide rail sale. Over 1.3 million tickets were sold, offering around £7million worth of savings for passengers.</p><p>There are also several railcards available to passengers which offer discounts against most rail fares.</p><p>As the pandemic has changed travel habits, train operators are using this opportunity to reassess their services to ensure they provide rail timetables that meet new passenger travel patterns, are fit for the future, and carefully balance cost, capacity and performance.</p><p>The new timetables are demand-led and built with flexibility in mind, so if passenger numbers increase as we continue to recover from the pandemic, we can look to accommodate additional services. Where operators have modified their timetables, the changes will be kept under review and, where appropriate, adjusted to reflect fluctuations in demand.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2022 11:33:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1507806

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the methodology previously published, if he will take steps to publish the assumptions and intermediate calculations used in calculating the relative losses of Equitable Life policyholders following maladministration.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	54619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016. The methodology for calculating payments to Equitable Life policyholders was published in 2011 and extensively reviewed and there are no plans to reopen any previous decisions relating to the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The value of payments made to With-Profits Annuitants from the Equitable Life Payment Scheme in each financial year since 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2019-20 £31,137,789</p><p>2020-21 £30,246,425</p><p>2021-22 £27,986,074</p><p> </p><p>The projected value of remaining payments to WPAs until 2050 is £251 million.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 54620 54621 question first answered 11/10/2022 09:48:14 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1507807

registered interest
date	22/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require Willis Towers Watson to publish the assumptions and intermediate calculations used in calculating the relative losses of Equitable Life policyholders following maladministration.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	54620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016. The methodology for calculating payments to Equitable Life policyholders was published in 2011 and extensively reviewed and there are no plans to reopen any previous decisions relating to the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The value of payments made to With-Profits Annuitants from the Equitable Life Payment Scheme in each financial year since 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2019-20 £31,137,789</p><p>2020-21 £30,246,425</p><p>2021-22 £27,986,074</p><p> </p><p>The projected value of remaining payments to WPAs until 2050 is £251 million.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 54619 54621 question first answered 11/10/2022 09:48:14 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq