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1439358

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has provided to banks, financial services and providers regarding early termination fees for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	137327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>For Bounce Back Loan Scheme, early repayment is permitted at any stage, without early repayment fees.</p><p> </p><p>For CBILS and CLBILS, as the loan are written in line with lenders’ commercial processes, there is no rule against lenders charging early repayment fees.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/03/2022 14:55:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1438936

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	Allergies: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether GPs can prescribe EpiPens for anaphylaxis; and what mitigations are in place for children who have received a diagnosis of anaphylaxis and are required to wait for an EpiPen to be prescribed by a consultant.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	136568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Clinicians are responsible for making prescribing decisions for their patients, taking into account best practice and the local commissioning decisions of the respective clinical commissioning group. There are no restrictions on the licence which precludes general practitioners from prescribing these products and no requirement in the Summary of Product Characteristics that EpiPens may only be prescribed by specialists or consultants.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/03/2022 10:38:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1438941

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the value for money of fast-track social work programmes.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	136569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Investing in the social workers of the future is essential to building a profession that is best able to protect and care for vulnerable children and families.</p><p>The Frontline and Step Up to Social Work fast-track programmes demonstrate clear value for money and effectiveness in supporting the government’s commitment to improving the recruitment and retention of social workers. Both programmes account for an increasing proportion of postgraduate social work enrolments. Investment in fast-track social work programmes, alongside university social work education, supports local authority social worker recruitment by providing top quality training to candidates who may not have previously considered social work as a career.</p><p>An evaluation of Frontline, conducted by Cardiff University and published in March 2016, found Frontline participants to be highly skilled in their practice quality. The report is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontline-pilot-independent-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontline-pilot-independent-evaluation</a>.</p><p>A further study, undertaken by Cardiff University to track the retention and progression of Frontline and Step Up to Social Work graduates, found no evidence that attrition rates for fast-track trained social workers at 18 months after qualification are higher than they are for social workers trained via mainstream programmes. The report also found that social workers trained by fast-track programmes demonstrate good progression and high job satisfaction. The final report was published in December 2021 and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-fast-track-programmes-tracking-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-fast-track-programmes-tracking-study</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 136570 question first answered 14/03/2022 17:20:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1438942

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Workers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of fast-track social work programmes.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	136570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>Investing in the social workers of the future is essential to building a profession that is best able to protect and care for vulnerable children and families.</p><p>The Frontline and Step Up to Social Work fast-track programmes demonstrate clear value for money and effectiveness in supporting the government’s commitment to improving the recruitment and retention of social workers. Both programmes account for an increasing proportion of postgraduate social work enrolments. Investment in fast-track social work programmes, alongside university social work education, supports local authority social worker recruitment by providing top quality training to candidates who may not have previously considered social work as a career.</p><p>An evaluation of Frontline, conducted by Cardiff University and published in March 2016, found Frontline participants to be highly skilled in their practice quality. The report is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontline-pilot-independent-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frontline-pilot-independent-evaluation</a>.</p><p>A further study, undertaken by Cardiff University to track the retention and progression of Frontline and Step Up to Social Work graduates, found no evidence that attrition rates for fast-track trained social workers at 18 months after qualification are higher than they are for social workers trained via mainstream programmes. The report also found that social workers trained by fast-track programmes demonstrate good progression and high job satisfaction. The final report was published in December 2021 and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-fast-track-programmes-tracking-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-fast-track-programmes-tracking-study</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 136569 question first answered 14/03/2022 17:20:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1433923

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Re-employment
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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent businesses using fire and rehire tactics.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	905688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2022 answer text <p>Using threats to ‘fire and rehire’ as a tactic to pressure workers during negotiations is unacceptable. Employers should refer to Acas’ guidance, which sets out that dismissal and re-engagement should only be considered an option of last resort.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/02/2022 13:37:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1433523

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many hotels and (b) in what locations does her Department currently have agreements with to provide accommodation for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	126659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office currently has four hotel sites available to temporarily accommodate unaccompanied asylum seeking children whilst placements with local authorities are being vigorously pursued via the now mandatory National Transfer Scheme.</p><p>These sites are situated along the south coast in close proximity to arrival locations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/02/2022 17:46:04 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1433526

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Gender Dysphoria: 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, if his Department will publish all the data it holds on (a) waiting (i) lists and (ii) times for gender identity services in England and (b) suicide rates among those waiting for gender identity services in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	126660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The information requested on waiting times is not currently available in the format requested. Gender clinics currently collate and evaluate data at a local level.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/02/2022 17:57:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 53939 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1433527

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Gender Dysphoria: Hormone Treatments
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 potential merits of introducing training for registered medical practitioners offering bridging hormones to transgender patients while those patients wait for NHS specialist services.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	126661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/02/2022 15:24:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1422727

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the abolition of the national assessment and accreditation system for children’s social workers, whether his Department plans to consult (a) representatives of the social work profession and (b) other relevant stakeholders on the long-term future of post-qualification social work training and career development.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	125190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The department invests over £50 million each year on recruiting and developing child and family social workers to ensure that the workforce has the capacity, skills and knowledge to support and protect vulnerable children.</p><p>The decision to end the current delivery model of the national assessment and accreditation system in March 2022 has been informed by feedback from social workers, local authorities and other stakeholders, as well as learning from other professions that have moved to remote assessment during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>We remain committed to assessment and accreditation as a key element of continuing improvements in children’s social care, and we will continue to engage and collaborate with the sector and other stakeholders as we develop the long-term future of post-qualification training and development for child and family social workers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/02/2022 17:17:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1422728

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of Frontline on (a) retention and (b) vacancy rates in children’s social work.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	125191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>The government is committed to improving the recruitment and retention of social workers to ensure local authorities are best able to protect and care for vulnerable children and families.</p><p>Frontline trains around 450 social workers each year. Social workers trained by the Frontline programme have made a contribution towards retention which is comparable to those who train through other routes. A study undertaken by Cardiff University to track the retention and progression of Frontline and Step Up to Social Work graduates found “no evidence that attrition rates for fast-track-trained social workers at 18 months after qualification are higher than they are for social workers trained via mainstream programmes”. The final report was published in December 2021 and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-fast-track-programmes-tracking-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-fast-track-programmes-tracking-study</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/02/2022 16:53:16 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck