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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-12more like thismore than 2021-11-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Cannabis: Medical Treatments more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to empower clinicians to prescribe medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 73803 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-18more like thismore than 2021-11-18
answer text <p>Whether to prescribe any medicine is a clinical decision and the Government has enabled the prescription of cannabis-based products for medicinal use where it is clinically appropriate. The Chief Medical Officer and NHS England have written to doctors and pharmacists to highlight the available guidance on the prescribing and use of unlicensed medicines and to clarify the procedure for prescribing and supplying cannabis-based products for medicinal use. Health Education England has also published an e-learning module on medicinal cannabis.</p><p>The licensed cannabis-based medicine Epidyolex is prescribed and routinely funded by the National Health Service for Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has recently approved Epidyolex for a third form of epilepsy and it is now being assessed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for this indication. The licensed medicine Sativex is also routinely funded to treat moderate to severe spasticity in adults with multiple sclerosis. On 6 September, NHS England issued a reminder to clinical commissioning groups of NICE’s guidance relating to Sativex and will be monitoring its uptake.</p><p>The latest NICE guidelines demonstrate a clear need for more evidence to support routine prescribing and funding decisions for unlicensed cannabis-based products on the NHS. The Government continues to support the establishment of clinical trials with NHS England and NHS Improvement and the National Institute for Health Research and from 1 April introduced a national patient registry to record patient outcomes. Since January 2020, the Refractory Epilepsy Specialist Clinical Advisory Service has been in place to provide advice and support for doctors to optimise the treatment of refractory epilepsy.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Charnwood more like this
answering member printed Edward Argar more like this
grouped question UIN
73766 more like this
73767 more like this
73768 more like this
73769 more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2021-11-18T10:20:44.513Z
answering member
4362
label Biography information for Edward Argar more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1366950
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-08more like thismore than 2021-11-08
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Primary Education: Teachers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) steps his Department is taking and (b) incentives his Department is offering to help increase the proportion of male teachers in primary education. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 71313 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-17more like thismore than 2021-11-17
answer text <p>Schools should reflect society and the communities they serve, and it is important to attract and retain high-skilled, talented men into teaching.</p><p>The department does this through effective pay structures and by ensuring teaching remains a financially rewarding career. We remain committed to increasing teacher starting salaries to £30,000 to make teaching an attractive graduate option. While the pay restraint in academic year 2021/22 means we are now delivering this commitment to a revised timescale, the 5.5% uplift to starting pay in September 2020 has already made a substantial difference to the competitiveness of the early career pay offer.</p><p>The department’s ‘Teaching – Every Lesson Shapes A Life’ recruitment campaign is targeted at audiences of students, recent graduates and potential career changers regardless of gender, and we take every effort to ensure that our advertising is fully reflective of this across the full range of marketing materials we use.</p><p>In October, Apply for Teacher Training (Apply), our new application service for initial teacher training (ITT) in England, was rolled out nationally. Apply has been designed to be user-friendly and has been extensively tested with a diverse range of potential applicants, including men, to ensure it helps remove barriers to great teachers applying for ITT courses. Apply will also allow us to collect more data, giving us greater insight into candidate behaviour and the behaviour of providers of teacher training so that the department can identify barriers and work closely with ITT providers to explore, design and test new interventions to recruit more candidates from under-represented backgrounds into the sector.</p><p>Alongside a focus on recruitment, it is important we retain male teachers. This will be supported by our work to ensure that all new entrants to teacher training have the best possible start to the early stage of their career, regardless of gender.</p><p>World-class programmes developed by the Department for Education to support the school workforce, including our Early Career Framework (ECF) reforms for those at the beginning of careers and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) to develop our best teaching and leadership talent, is the best training for everyone whatever their background. The ECF reforms provide a funded entitlement for all early career teachers in England to access high quality professional development at the start of their careers. NPQs are now freely available to all teachers in state-funded schools, as well as state-funded 16-19 organisations.</p>
answering member constituency Worcester more like this
answering member printed Mr Robin Walker more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-17T13:42:36.66Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-17T13:42:36.66Z
answering member
4091
label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1367018
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-08more like thismore than 2021-11-08
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Aerospace Technology Institute: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a statement on the Government’s Spending Review commitment to extend funding for the Aerospace Technology Institute to 2031 to meet its Jet Zero ambitions. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 71314 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
answer text <p>At the October Spending Review, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer extended the £1.95 billion funding commitment to the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme from 2026 to 2031. To date, £1.6 billion has been awarded to over 340 collaborative R&amp;D projects spread across the UK. This activity will help to drive the development of new low and zero-carbon emission aircraft technology, which forms an important part of our Jet Zero ambition to decarbonise aviation.</p><p> </p><p>We will work through the annual profile of funding for the ATI programme, including when the programme will re-open to new R&amp;D grant applications, over the coming months. Further information on the programme will be provided following that work.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Lee Rowley more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-16T09:10:50.587Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-16T09:10:50.587Z
answering member
4652
label Biography information for Lee Rowley more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1365659
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-02more like thismore than 2021-11-02
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Education: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the £1.8 billion in education recovery funding, announced at the Spending Review on 27 October 2021, will be used to fund catch-up health and care services for (a) disabled and (b) other young people. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 68208 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-09more like thismore than 2021-11-09
answer text <p>Health services are accessed through the NHS and not funded by the Department for Education. Local authorities are responsible for providing respite care and short breaks for disabled children, these services are funded through the main local government settlement.</p><p>Helping children and young people to catch up on education missed due to the COVID-19 outbreak remains a top priority of this government. Our £1.8 billion investment announced as part of the Spending Review is targeted at those who most need help catching up. It includes over £800 million to provide a universal uplift with an additional 40 hours of education for students aged 16-19 who have the least time left to recover; and an additional £1 billion of catch up funding directly to schools so they can best decide how to support education recovery for the pupils that need it, focused on evidence-based approaches.</p><p>The department has consistently prioritised children with SEND in our recovery programmes, for example by providing additional uplifts for those who attend specialist education providers (including SEND units in mainstream schools) in both the catch-up premium in the 2020/21 academic year and the recovery premium for the 2021/22 academic year, and providing additional funding to special and alternative provision schools to provide one to one tutoring for their pupils, with greater flexibility to schools to make it easier for them to take on local tutors or use existing staff to supplement those employed through the existing National Tutoring Programme. The 16-19 tuition fund continues to support students with SEND as at present through small group tuition.</p><p>The department is providing over £42 million in the 2021-22 financial year to continue funding projects to support children with SEND. This investment will ensure that specialist organisations around the country can continue to help strengthen local area performance, support families and provide practical support to schools and colleges. It will strengthen participation of parents and young people in the SEND system, ensuring they have a voice in designing policies and services and have access to high quality information and support.</p><p>Alongside recovery funding, the department is investing £2.6 billion between the financial years 2022 and 2025 to deliver new places and improve existing provision for pupils with SEND or who require alternative provision. This funding represents a significant, transformational investment in new high needs provision and will help deliver tens of thousands of new places.</p><p>More widely, the department has continued to provide local authorities with their full high needs revenue funding allocations throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, including more than £1.5 billion of high needs funding over financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22, bringing the total high needs funding allocated this year to more than £8 billion. The department announced in summer 2021 that high needs funding will increase by a further £780 million, or 9.6%, in the next financial year, compared to this year. Through the Spending Review the department secured for schools and children and young people with high needs an increase of £4.7 billion by financial year 2024-25, compared to our original 2022-23 plans. This includes £1.6 billion in additional funding for 2022-23 budgets, on top of the year-on-year increase of £2.4 billion already confirmed at the 2019 Spending Review, and which is intended to help the sector respond to the pressures the department knows they are seeing: in overall costs, in national insurance, on high needs, in managing COVID-19 and in supporting children and young people to recover from the COVID-19 outbreak. The department will confirm in due course how this funding will be allocated in 2022-23 for schools and high needs.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-09T16:30:59.817Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-09T16:30:59.817Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1364627
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-29more like thismore than 2021-10-29
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Food: Wholesale Trade more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.67 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, whether food and drink wholesalers will be eligible for the 50 per cent business rates relief discount. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 66183 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-05more like thismore than 2021-11-05
answer text <p>Guidance setting out eligibility for the 2022-23 retail, hospitality and leisure reliefs will be published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-05T13:58:03.73Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-05T13:58:03.73Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1364305
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-28more like thismore than 2021-10-28
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Vacancies more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what she is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer through the Plan for Jobs to fill vacancies in the labour market. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 65397 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-05more like thismore than 2021-11-05
answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has provided historic levels of support to the economy<em>. </em>DWP’s Plan for Jobs programmes, including Kickstart, are delivering tailored support for claimants in receipt of Universal Credit to support them into work.</p><p>Alongside Plan for Jobs measures, DWP is working across government to support people into sectors with immediate or growing demand for jobs but with barriers to entry. We are also working with industry to provide our work coaches with the knowledge they need to identify suitable candidates and to develop relationships with key employers and stakeholders in their local areas. As a result, local jobcentres continue to connect directly with employers in their area, to discuss their recruitment needs and to offer advice on the support available, including work trials, work experience and Sector-based Work Academies Programmes (SWAPs).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
grouped question UIN 65420 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-05T15:10:40.613Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-05T15:10:40.613Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1365138
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-28more like thismore than 2021-10-28
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Travel: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help make international travel (a) easier and (b) less expensive during the covid-19 pandemic. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 904031 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-04more like thismore than 2021-11-04
answer text <p>Thanks to our successful vaccine rollout, the government has made international travel easier and cheaper for fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and over 135 countries and territories covered by our inbound vaccination policy.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving in the UK now only require a lateral flow test on arrival. From 1 November, we removed the last 7 countries from the red list.</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to keep travel under review and ensure that health measures for international travel remain proportionate and necessary.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Witney more like this
answering member printed Robert Courts more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-04T07:28:09.037Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-04T07:28:09.037Z
answering member
4589
label Biography information for Robert Courts more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1361394
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Cancer: Health Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the new NHS England Quality of Life survey for people diagnosed with a less survivable cancer. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 58813 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-10-27more like thismore than 2021-10-27
answer text <p>All people with a cancer diagnosis, including those with a less survivable cancer, are invited to complete the Cancer Quality of Life Survey. This is an initiative aimed specifically at supporting long term survivorship. For cancer patients who sadly do not survive for 18 months from diagnosis other approaches to assessing their experience, such as the Cancer Patient Experience Survey, will be more appropriate.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Maria Caulfield more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-10-27T13:15:34.5Zmore like thismore than 2021-10-27T13:15:34.5Z
answering member
4492
label Biography information for Maria Caulfield more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1361395
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Cancer: Health Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the survivability bias in the Cancer Patient Experience Survey; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 58814 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-05more like thismore than 2021-11-05
answer text <p>The Cancer Patient Experience Survey captures experiences from people treated for cancer, including those with less survivable cancers. Due to the need for statistical robustness, there is a time lag between the experience of treatment and the issue of the survey questionnaires. The Picker Institute reviewed the survey in 2018 and revised guidance to trusts to streamline preparations for the survey, ensured consistency in fieldwork across trusts to reduce delays in data collection and centralised checks on survey samples.</p><p>The national cancer quality of life survey in England was launched in September 2020 to introduce an innovative quality of life metric to track and respond to the long-term impact of cancer. The first report of the survey was published on 26 October 2021 and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/cancer-quality-of-life-survey-summary-report-first-data-release-october-2021/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/cancer-quality-of-life-survey-summary-report-first-data-release-october-2021/</a></p>
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Maria Caulfield more like this
grouped question UIN 58815 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-05T13:55:32.4Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-05T13:55:32.4Z
answering member
4492
label Biography information for Maria Caulfield more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1361397
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-10-19more like thismore than 2021-10-19
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Cancer: Health Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the experiences of, and quality of life for, people with a less survivable cancer are monitored by national mechanisms to allow issues in care and support to be identified and addressed. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 58815 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-05more like thismore than 2021-11-05
answer text <p>The Cancer Patient Experience Survey captures experiences from people treated for cancer, including those with less survivable cancers. Due to the need for statistical robustness, there is a time lag between the experience of treatment and the issue of the survey questionnaires. The Picker Institute reviewed the survey in 2018 and revised guidance to trusts to streamline preparations for the survey, ensured consistency in fieldwork across trusts to reduce delays in data collection and centralised checks on survey samples.</p><p>The national cancer quality of life survey in England was launched in September 2020 to introduce an innovative quality of life metric to track and respond to the long-term impact of cancer. The first report of the survey was published on 26 October 2021 and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/cancer-quality-of-life-survey-summary-report-first-data-release-october-2021/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/cancer-quality-of-life-survey-summary-report-first-data-release-october-2021/</a></p>
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Maria Caulfield more like this
grouped question UIN 58814 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-05T13:55:32.447Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-05T13:55:32.447Z
answering member
4492
label Biography information for Maria Caulfield more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this