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1536444

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date	26/10/2022
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	Environmental Land Management Schemes
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that farmers are consulted on expansions to the Environment Land Management Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	72390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Farmers and land managers are at the heart of our Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. We use a range of methods including social science research, user testing, and co-design to make sure that schemes are developed with and tested by farmers. Their input is ensuring our schemes are accessible, attractive, and fit for purpose.</p><p> </p><p>We have learnt a lot about how to successfully introduce new schemes from our experience developing the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). For example, the application process and guidance for SFI were made simpler in direct response to the farmers who tested these. To date, our work with farmers and other stakeholders has included:</p><ul><li>Practitioner Working Groups, running since March 2022, where farmers directly shape elements of policy, standards and service design.</li><li>Monthly meetings with 40 stakeholders on specific policy design related to Local Nature Recovery and Sustainable Farming Incentive.</li><li>Fortnightly stakeholder meetings to provide technical updates on the Sustainable Farming Incentive application service and receive feedback.</li><li>Testing and trialling components of the scheme and launching in a controlled way to ensure farmers receive the support they need.</li><li>Piloting our schemes like SFI with farmers to learn from their experiences to improve before schemes go live.</li></ul><p> </p><p>As the ELM scheme offer expands, we will continue to shape our proposals with farmers and land managers – including those with specific requirements, such as tenants, commoners, and those with sites of Special Scientific Interest on their land.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 03/11/2022 16:03:37 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1536446

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Dental Services: Somerton and Frome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentistry provision in Somerton and Frome constituency.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	72391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England asked dental practices to return to full delivery of contracted activity from July 2022 including in Somerton and Frome constituency. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet National Health Service (NHS) dental needs and increase access to dental services, including in Somerton and Frome constituency.</p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 03/11/2022 12:53:58 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1536448

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Dental Services: Somerset
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 increase the (a) recruitment, (b) training and (c) retention of NHS dentists in Somerset.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	72392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to monitor the number of dental school places in England to ensure that the NHS has the necessary dental workforce to meet future demand.</p><p>The Department worked with NHSE and negotiated with the BDA on a package of improvements to the NHS dental systems which was announced on 19 July 2022. These improvements, which are supported by the sector will mean dentists are more fairly rewarded for the NHS care that they deliver, making NHS dentistry a more attractive place for dentists and their teams to work. The Department is now working with NHS England and the sector on longer-term improvements to NHS dentistry.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) have undertaken a three-year Advancing Dental Care Review of education and training which they are now implementing through their Dental Education Reform Programme to improve recruitment and retention including in Somerset constituency.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 03/11/2022 13:06:46 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1536450

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Motor Neurone Disease: Medical Treatments and Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for motor neurone disease research and treatment.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	72393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into dementia and neurodegeneration, including motor neurone disease (MND).</p><p>In November 2021, the government committed to invest at least £50 million in MND research over the next five years and this commitment was reaffirmed in September of this year.</p><p>As part of this investment, the government has collaborated with charity funders to deliver a new £4.25 million partnership, bringing together the MND research community to boost research and speed up the delivery of new treatments. The Department of Health and Social Care funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) welcomes research applications from MND researchers and has recently signalled that MND research is a priority area by launching a Highlight Notice on MND, which invites ambitious MND research proposals.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/11/2022 15:57:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1535160

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate
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 off-grid energy users will be able to access the one-off support payment towards their energy bills this winter.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	69745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>Eligible households in Great Britain will receive £100 as a credit on their electricity bill this winter. For Northern Ireland, the Government is working with electricity suppliers to explore how the payment could be delivered via electricity bills.</p><p> </p><p>Households that are eligible for, but do not receive AFP, because they do not have a relationship with an electricity supplier, will receive £100 via the AFP Alternative Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS) will provide equivalent support of £400 for energy bills to the small minority of households who will not be reached through the EBSS. This includes those who do not have a domestic electricity meter or a direct relationship with an energy supplier, such as those who live off-grid.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/10/2022 16:55:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1535161

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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: Somerset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to improve social housing stock in Somerset.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	69746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is implementing an ambitious programme of work, including the Social Housing Regulation Bill to improve the quality and regulation of social housing. This legislation aims to change landlord behaviour to focus on the needs of social housing tenants and ensure landlords are held to account for their performance</p><p>The Government has made funding available for social housing providers and local authorities to make energy efficiency upgrades, including for social housing through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. Somerset West and Taunton District Council are partners to a project that has received funding.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/11/2022 14:21:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1535162

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Somerton and Frome
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 improve access for young people to mental health services in Somerton and Frome constituency.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	69747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>In September we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will increase access to National Health Service mental health services, including in Somerton and Frome. Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand NHS mental health for adults, children and young people in England, including in Somerton and Frome.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/11/2022 17:10:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28508 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1525018

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in addition to the one-off £100 support payment, what steps he will take to ensure that off-grid energy users are able to receive equal support to on-grid households.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	68565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p><em>The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) delivers a £400 non-repayable discount to households with an electricity meter. For those not on standard gas or electricity contracts the EBSS Alternative Fund will provide equivalent support.</em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/10/2022 17:00:33 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1518930

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 ensure that NHS England patients who have previously lived in and received covid-19 vaccinations in the devolved nations can use the National Booking Service for booster vaccinations.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	59060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>Data sharing agreements between England and devolved administrations allow COVID-19 vaccination records to be transferred and updated when required and subject to an individual’s consent. Once an vaccination record for patients within NHS England is updated to reflect COVID-19 vaccinations in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, individuals can use the National Booking Service or 119 to arrange further doses in England. This is subject to the individual's eligibility for an additional dose or doses.</p><p>A service is available for individuals to correct their COVID-19 vaccination record where they have received COVID 19 vaccination outside of England and where data has not been transferred.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 20/10/2022 14:20:27 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1518931

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that households living in park homes who do not directly deal with an energy supplier have prompt access to the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	58989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave the hon. Member for St Albans on <del class="ministerial">14th</del> <ins class="ministerial">22nd</ins> September to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-06/48498" target="_blank">48498</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 16:18:55 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2022 17:02:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 23922 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton