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1379578

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Disability History Month
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support Disability History Month and promote its message across (a) educational settings and (b) Government departments and agencies.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	76674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to transforming the everyday lives of disabled people. We published the National Disability Strategy in July 2021. This sets out a wide-ranging set of practical actions to improve the lives of disabled people, including in relation to education.</p><p>Individual education settings may make their own arrangements, internally and externally, to recognise Disability History Month. The Department for Education has a long history of celebrating difference, including Disability Awareness Month internally, and is also taking a range of actions to improve the education of disabled children and young people. In particular, we will be consulting in the first three months of 2022 on ways to strengthen the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system through the SEND Review.</p><p>We have also increased high needs funding for children and young people with complex SEND. In the summer, we announced a further £780 million for financial year 2022-23, building on an increase of more than £1.5 billion over the two years since 2019-20, and bringing the total high needs budget next year to £8.9 billion. The autumn 2021 Spending Review delivers an additional £4.7 billion for the core schools’ budget (schools and high needs) by financial year 2024-25, including an additional £1.6 billion in 2022-23, on top of the funding increases we announced last summer.</p><p>We are also investing £2.6 billion between 2022 and 2025 to deliver new places and improve existing provision for pupils with SEND or who require alternative provision. This funding represents a transformational investment in new high needs provision and will help deliver tens of thousands of new places.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/11/2021 16:26:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1363922

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Park Homes: Fees and Charges
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 plans his Department has to amend the Mobile Homes Act 1983 to use CPI rather than RPI as the measure of inflation for the purposes of annual pitch fee reviews for park homes.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	64598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to improving protections for park home residents and this includes changing the pitch fee review inflationary index from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). We will introduce the required legislation when the parliamentary timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 04/11/2021 14:47:07 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1362972

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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 assessment his Department has made of the risk of waning covid-19 vaccine immunity posed to people who were vaccinated early to prevent the wastage of doses and who are too young to receive a booster vaccine under the current criteria.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	62712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Health Security Agency observed limited waning in vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation and death more than 20 weeks post-vaccination with Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) or Comirnaty (Pfizer). This was less evident in younger adults not in a clinical risk group, suggesting that if such individuals were vaccinated early, they should still be protected for longer than older individuals.</p><p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advised that booster vaccines should be offered to those more at risk from serious disease and who were vaccinated during phase one of the programme in priority groups one to nine. Younger, healthy individuals may be expected to generate stronger vaccine-induced immune responses from primary course vaccination compared to older individuals.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 03/11/2021 15:54:48 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1363011

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Pets: Tagging
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 his Department is taking to make checking pet microchip databases as efficient as possible.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	62714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>We are carrying out a post-implementation review of the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations that came into effect in 2016, which will consider whether improvements can be made to the current regime, including the operation of the databases.</p><p> </p><p>We will come forward with proposals shortly. A public consultation on the 2016 Regulations will take place following this.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter and these developments relate to the situation applying in England.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/11/2021 18:05:32 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1363012

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Pets: Tagging
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a single pet microchip database.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	62715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Database operators are commercial enterprises which offer a range of services and provide choice for pet owners. We are confident that improvements can be made to the current regime.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring the possibility of creating a single point of access to compliant databases for authorised users, such as vets, police and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>We will come forward with our proposals shortly.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter and these developments relate to the situation applying in England.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/11/2021 17:59:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1363013

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Pets: Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Government has spent on campaigns to encourage the microchipping of pets in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	62716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to microchipping pets. There has not been Government spending on specific campaigns to encourage microchipping of cats and dogs in in the last three years. However, the Government promotes microchipping in the statutory codes of practice for the welfare of cats, dogs and horses. In addition, the Government’s Petfished campaign, which encourages responsible pet acquisition, advises people to ask whether a cat or dog is microchipped before buying.</p><p> </p><p>The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations came into effect in 2016 and we launched a public consultation on compulsory cat and dog microchipping and scanning in England in December 2020 which highlighted the importance of cat and dog microchipping.</p><p> </p><p>The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 require that all equines in England (except those semi-wild ponies permanently resident in certain designated areas) must be microchipped from 1 October 2020. Government comms campaigns were launched in July and September 2020 to remind those in England with horses born before 1 July 2009 (which were provided with a grace period in the interim) of the legal requirement to have them microchipped by 1 October 2020. Details of the cost of these campaigns is not however available.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter and this response relates to the situation applying in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/11/2021 17:49:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1359201

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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 discussions has he had with his international counterparts on recognising AstraZeneca vaccines administered in (a) Turkey and (b) TRNC within the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	56269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>From 11 October, travellers vaccinated in over 37 countries and territories became eligible for reduced testing and quarantine requirements for ‘rest of the world’ category countries, if they have not visited a ‘red list’ country or territory in the 10 days before arriving in England. These travellers should also be fully vaccinated with one of the four Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved vaccines, AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria, Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen. This includes derivations, such as Covishield. <br></p><p>Those fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine arriving from Turkey can demonstrate their status with a vaccine certificate from the relevant public health body. Arrivals from Cyprus must use the Cypriot EU Digital COVID Certificate to demonstrate their vaccine status.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 27/10/2021 09:07:06 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1359389

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will revise the current dispensing fee scale and changes to dispensing fees effective from 1 October 2021 to ensure that dispensing GP practices' finances and resources are not reduced as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	56344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Dispensing funding for the 12 months commencing 1 April 2021 represents a 0.1% decrease on the envelope for the 12 months commencing 1 April 2020. Therefore, NHS England and NHS Improvement do not expect there to be a significant change in total dispensing fees received. Under the agreed methodology, if there is any over or underspend in the 12 months commencing 1 April 2021, this will be taken into account when calculating funding from 1 April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 57011 question first answered 22/10/2021 11:37:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1359912

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: South Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussion he has had with officials in South Africa on South Africa's covid-19 red travel list designation.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	57008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>South Africa was removed from the red list at 4am on Monday 11 October.</p><p>The UK government regularly engages with countries affected by red listing including South Africa.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 21/10/2021 12:29:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1360280

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Prescription Drugs
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 minimise the wastage of prescribed tablets and other medication.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	57009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement’s programme on medicines optimisation includes improving the use of medicines and reducing wastage and aims to help patients to improve their outcomes; take their medicines as intended; avoid taking unnecessary medicines; reduce wastage of medicines; and improve medicines safety. Reducing waste medicines is also a focus for the National Health Service environmental programme 'Delivering a net zero NHS'.</p><p>In addition, the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England has completed a review on overprescribing, which was published on 22 September 2021. The review sets out a series of further practical and cultural changes necessary to ensure patients get the most appropriate treatment for their needs while ensuring clinicians’ time is well-used and taxpayer money is spent wisely.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/10/2021 13:05:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy