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1666059

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Ultrasonics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of (a) MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) and (b) non-MRgFUS treatments for NHS patients on their [levels of?] wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	203584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>We have not made a specific assessment. On the National Health Service, transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy is only recommended for the treatment of medication-refractory essential tremor in patients that are not eligible for deep brain stimulation and within the criteria set out in the NHS’ guidance, which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/transcranial-magnetic-resonance-guided-focused-ultrasound-thalamotomy-for-treatment-of-medication-refractory-essential-tremor/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/transcranial-magnetic-resonance-guided-focused-ultrasound-thalamotomy-for-treatment-of-medication-refractory-essential-tremor/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/10/2023 14:23:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1666067

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny of trade deals with the US; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	203429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>In June the Prime Minister and the President of the United States announced the Atlantic Declaration and accompanying Action Plan to cover the full spectrum of our economic, technological, commercial and trade relations, and to explore further ways to expand our bilateral trade.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations remain at an early stage and it is not clear what form agreement will take but we remain committed to effective and proportionate scrutiny of our trade negotiations and will ensure Parliament has the information it needs to scrutinise outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to update Parliament as our work on US trade develops.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/10/2023 13:53:22 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1666118

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Waste: Landfill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Scottish Government on its proposals to prohibit biodegradable municipal waste from being sent to landfill sites by 2025; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of these proposals on landfill sites in England.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	203569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>My officials regularly engage with counterparts in the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government, to discuss policy developments and interactions. Earlier this summer we issued a Call for Evidence relating to the near elimination of biodegradable waste disposal in landfill in England from 2028. As part of this Call for Evidence we included two questions related to the inter-UK disposal of biodegradable waste in landfill.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/10/2023 12:48:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1666190

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Leukaemia: Young People
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 increase the leukaemia diagnosis rate in young people in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	203468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Increasing the diagnosis rates of cancers, including leukaemia, in young people is a priority for the Government. Several organisations, including the Department, are taking steps across England to increase diagnosis rates, including setting stretching ambitions, supporting general practitioners (GPs) in referring patients, expanding diagnostic capacity and enabling more precise diagnosis through technology.</p><p>NHS England is working to deliver the ambition it set in its Long Term Plan to diagnose 75% of cancers at stages one and two by 2028.</p><p>The Department is working to support GPs in improving referrals for suspected cancer. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance underpinning cancer referrals sets out detailed guidance for GPs on the symptoms of cancer in children and young people, recommending very urgent referral, namely an appointment within 48 hours, for those presenting with a range of potential cancer symptoms, including any unexplained lump, bruising or bleeding, neurological symptoms or bone pain. For many of these symptoms, GPs now have direct access to request diagnostic tests including X-ray and ultrasound.</p><p>Backed by £2.3 billion of capital funding, the Department is expanding diagnostic capacity across the National Health Service by rolling out more Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs), delivering vital tests, scans and checks. With 123 CDCs open already and up to 160 set to open by March 2025, these offer millions of patients the chance to access quicker, more convenient checks outside of hospitals, with capacity prioritised for cancer. This is contributing to the elective recovery delivery plan ambition for 75% of patients urgently referred by their GP for suspected cancer to receive a diagnosis or have cancer ruled out within 28 days.</p><p>Additionally, the NHS now offers all children and young people with cancer whole genome sequencing to enable more comprehensive and precise diagnosis, and access to more personalised treatments.</p><p>These steps being taken across England, including in Romford, are improving early diagnosis and giving more children and young people the best chance of beating cancer.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/10/2023 14:19:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1666224

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Commercial Clinical Trials in the UK Review
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 plans to take to ensure that implementation of the recommendations made in the Lord O’Shaughnessy review of commercial clinical trials in the UK takes into account the particular needs of (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	203447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government will publish a full response to the Lord O’Shaughnessy independent review into commercial clinical trials in autumn 2023. The response will include an update on progress and implementation of the initial five headline commitments and foundational actions that the Government made in May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/10/2023 14:25:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1666235

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Grievance Procedures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require employers to include information about grievance procedures in employment contracts.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	203563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>By law employers must set out a grievance procedure and share it in writing with all employees, for example in their employment contracts or staff handbook. The government has no plans to bring forward legislation to require employers to include this information in employment contracts.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/10/2023 10:55:05 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1665670

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pension Protection Fund: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether money a person receives from their pension scheme via the Fraud Compensation Fund is taxable; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	203192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Fraud Compensation Fund pays compensation to pension scheme administrators or trustees, who then provide benefits to members. Those benefits will be taxed like any other pension benefits. An individual pays income tax if their total annual income is more than their Income Tax Personal Allowance which is currently £12,570. Where an individual has income above the Personal Allowance, payments of pension (including pension benefits arising from a compensation payment) is subject to income tax, which is collected through Pay As You Earn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 23/10/2023 13:10:28 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1665672

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	People's Postcode Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number charities that are funded through the charity lotteries managed by People’s Postcode Lottery that reached their annual sales limit in the last 12 months; and if her Department will bring forward legislative proposals to raise those limits.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	203179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of society lotteries as a fundraising tool for charities and other organisations. Society lotteries are a vital source of funds for these organisations, raising over £400 million a year.</p><p>In 2020, we legislated to raise the annual sales limit for large society lotteries from £10 million to £50 million. Each organisation with a society lottery licence is therefore able to sell up to £50 million of tickets per year. Most society lottery operators have sales well within this annual limit, meaning there is plenty of scope for them to continue to grow.</p><p>The People’s Postcode Lottery (PPL) has indicated that 4 trusts are at the £50m limit and 10 trusts are expected to reach it by 2025. We have shared advice with PPL on mechanisms under the current framework that could help alleviate the pressure on their higher selling trusts.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 23/10/2023 13:38:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1665681

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) statistics and (b) information releases his Department is required to publish before the end of this year; and when he plans to publish each of them.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Information on upcoming statistical releases is available via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence/about/statistics#calendar-of-upcoming-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence/about/statistics#calendar-of-upcoming-statistical-releases</a></p><p> </p><p>Other releases are done on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/10/2023 12:35:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1665682

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement of 19 September 2023 by the Minister for Veterans Affairs, Official Report columns 1253 to 1255, how many Afghan families housed in bridging hotels before March 2023 moved into private accommodation without assistance from the Government.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>There is no published breakdown of the number of individuals who moved into private accommodation during the requested period.</p><p> </p><p>Transparency data has recently been released (published on 19 September 2023), following the end of bridging accommodation use. This provides a helpful overview of the best available operational data as of 31 August 2023, and can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-bridging-hotel-exit-operational-data" target="_blank">Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/10/2023 09:50:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey