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1564829

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date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Sick Leave: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require companies to provide information on levels of sickness due to (a) stress and (b) other mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	119116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has no current plans for legislation regarding sickness reporting, but will keep this under review. DWP already provides a voluntary reporting framework for employers (voluntary reporting on disability mental health and wellbeing, (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing</a>)) and we encourage transparency in this space.</p><p> </p><p>DWP works closely with Mind, the Health and Safety Executive and the business-led Mental Health at Work Leadership Council to review guidance and practice for employers on mental health in the workplace.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/01/2023 15:09:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1564638

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	ECO+
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including homes in Council Tax Band E in the ECO+ scheme.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	117958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on the ECO+ scheme being open to households in the lower council tax bands (A-E in Scotland, A-D in England and A-C in Wales) with an EPC rating of D or below, as well as low-income households.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is currently analysing feedback received through its consultation, which closed on 23 December 2022, and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/01/2023 15:47:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1563150

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to provide financial support to people experiencing significant increases in their mortgage costs following the end of a fixed-term mortgage agreement.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	113395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>Around 75% of residential mortgage borrowers are currently on fixed-rate deals and therefore shielded from interest rate rises in the near term. If mortgage borrowers do fall into financial difficulty, or think they may struggle to keep up with payments once their fixed term comes to an end, it is vital they make contact with their lender early. FCA guidance requires firms to provide support through tailored forbearance options. Lenders affirmed that they stand ready to use the forbearance tools available to them to help vulnerable mortgage borrowers at a roundtable hosted by the Chancellor in December.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also taken a number of measures aimed at helping people to avoid repossession, including offering Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans for those in receipt of an income-related benefit. From spring, the Government will allow those on Universal Credit to apply for an SMI loan to help with interest repayments after three months, instead of nine. We will also abolish the zero earnings rule to allow claimants to continue receiving support while in work and on Universal Credit. In addition, the Government offers mortgage borrowers protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, which makes clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government has taken decisive action to support households across the UK through the cost-of-living challenges ahead, whilst remaining fiscally responsible. In addition to the £37 billion of support for the cost of living already announced for 2022-23, the Government has announced further support for next year designed to target the most vulnerable households. This cost-of-living support is worth £26 billion in 2023-24, in addition to benefits uprating, which is worth £11 billion to working age households and people with disabilities. The Government is also continuing to provide support to all households through the Energy Price Guarantee, which will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 09/01/2023 08:55:43 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1550218

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	Solar Power: Space
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential ecological impacts of the Space Based Solar Power Innovation Competition.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	107126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>Before launching the space-based solar power innovation competition, the Government funded the Frazer-Nash consultancy to produce an independent report looking at the feasibility of the technology, including the potential environmental and safety impacts. The report can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/space-based-solar-power-de-risking-the-pathway-to-net-zero. The main ecological impacts identified were related to the large potential size of the ground receiving station and the innovation competition is looking at developing concepts that will minimise these issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 20/12/2022 15:11:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1547189

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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	Social Media: Abuse
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 she is taking to help tackle abusive behaviour on social media.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	902506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill will stamp out illegal abusive behaviour on social media, while giving users greater control over their online experience.</p><p>The new duties in the Bill will increase transparency over companies’ terms of service, allowing users to make more informed choices about the services they use. Companies must also provide users with tools to protect themselves from abuse.</p><p>The Bill is currently at Report Stage and is due to return to the Commons on 5 December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/12/2022 15:36:17 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1546839

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a summer-born child with an Education, Health and Care Plan has the right to apply to (a) start and (b) maintain education outside their chronological year group as a compulsory school age start set out in the Admissions Code.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	99943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>A child does not have to start school until they have reached compulsory school age. For summer born children, this means that they do not need to start school until the September after their fifth birthday.</p><p>Where a child has an education, health and care (EHC) plan, the School Admissions Code does not apply to the admission decision. Instead, the Children and Families Act 2014 and Regulations made under the Act set out the process for a local authority drawing up such a plan. The local authority must set out, at section B of the plan, the needs of a child and, at section F, the special educational provision to meet those needs. The local authority must review the plan at least annually.</p><p>The local authority has various statutory duties that apply to its decisions over a plan. These include a duty to have regard to the views, wishes and feelings of the parents of the child. A parent of a summer born child, when an EHC plan is being reviewed or when a plan is first being drawn up, has a right to ask a local authority for them to be placed in a year group other than the usual for their chronological age.</p><p>If a child has special educational needs (SEN) that may be connected with their being summer born, such as a developmental delay, then the local authority will have to reflect these in Section B of the plan. The local authority must specify in Section F of the plan ‘special educational provision’ for each and every need specified in Section B. The local authority may decide that a child being placed in a year group other than the usual for their chronological age should be such special educational provision, and if so, the local authority must write this into Section F.</p><p>If the parents are dissatisfied with what an EHC plan does or does not say in relation to SEN or special educational provision, they have certain rights of appeal to the first-tier Tribunal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 05/12/2022 18:00:10 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1541938

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Menopause: Health Services
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 variations in access to menopause treatment and (b) ensure that women get equal access to the treatments they need.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	86557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The NHS National Menopause Care Improvement Programme aims to improve clinical menopause care in England and reduce disparities in access to treatment. The National Health Service is also developing an education and training package on menopause for healthcare professionals.</p><p>We are planning to introduce a pre-payment certificate (PPC) for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) from April 2023. The PPC will enable women to access as many NHS prescriptions for HRT medicines licensed for treatment of the menopause as needed for an annual cost of two single item prescription charges.</p><p>We are also working with suppliers to expedite resupply dates of HRT products and secure additional stock via Serious Shortage Protocols and we have allowed alternative products to be dispensed. We are also working with the pharmaceutical industry to increase capacity to meet demand.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/11/2022 18:17:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 35268 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1542016

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the HGV Skills bootcamp programme beyond 2023, to alleviate the shortage of HGV drivers.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	86674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving provide more opportunities for people to train as a HGV driver, gain their HGV driving licence and launch new careers in the sector, helping to alleviate the HGV driver shortage.  Since the launch in December 2021, the suppliers contracted to deliver Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving have seen high demand for places.</p><p>The department is investing up to £34 million to create up to 11,000 HGV driver training places for people that are new, returning to, or looking to upskill as an HGV driver. We have listened to HGV driver training companies and have confirmed that the new drivers can be trained between December 2021 and end of March 2023.</p><p>The department is currently reviewing HGV delivery, and more detail on the future availability of Skills Bootcamps in HGV driving will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 17/11/2022 15:58:05 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1541431

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Suez: General Service Medal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will revise the eligibility criteria for the General Service Medal (1918 GSM) with Canal Zone Clasp in order to allow service personnel who served in the Canal Zone at other times besides those specified in the present criteria to receive that medal in recognition of their service.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	84947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the award of the General Service Medal with Canal Zone clasp. The Canal Zone clasp was introduced in 2003 and was awarded retrospectively for 30 days’ service between 16 October 1951 and 19 October 1954.</p><p> </p><p>A challenge to the eligibility criteria was the subject of an independent review in 2013. That review recommended that there were insufficient grounds to extend the criteria, and this decision was endorsed by the Advisory Military Sub Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/11/2022 17:07:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1541377

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Canterbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in Canterbury with a medical condition have been waiting more than a year for a new driving licence.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	83717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>While the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) holds this information, due to the very low number of cases, it is being withheld because it is considered to be personal information that could lead to the identification of an individual.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has to consider whether releasing the information would breach any of the data protection principles. In this instance, it would not be fair to release information that could lead to the identification of individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 14/11/2022 14:38:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield