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1564761

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date	09/01/2023
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	NHS: Agency Workers
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 make an assessment of the potential impact of firms providing agency labour to the NHS on (a) the amount of profit generated by those agencies, (b) trends in the level of health staff leaving NHS employment and joining those agencies and (c) dependence of the NHS on agency labour.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	118812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the amount of profit generated by agencies supplying staff to the National Health Service nor the number of health staff leaving NHS employment to work for agencies. Data on agency staff is held by the employing agency and is not shared with NHS England. NHS England holds data for agency shifts in the NHS, including hours worked and cost.</p><p>The deployment of a temporary workforce is an important element of efficiently running the NHS, allowing the NHS to meet demand fluctuations without the need to increase capacity above that which would be required on a sustained basis. Staff can be drawn from internal staff banks or external agencies.</p><p>Our policy is to reduce the use of agency staff and to prioritise the use of in-house staff banks over agency use.  The introduction of the Agency Rules in 2016 helped to reduce agency spend by around £1.2 billion, from a peak of £3.6 billion in 2015/16 to £2.4 billion at the end of 2020/21. Total agency spend as a percentage of total wage bill decreased from 7.9% in 2015/16 to 3.7% in 2020/21. Reducing the use of agency staff must be balanced with providing safe care to patients. Trusts are able to use temporary staffing to respond to situations where they do not have sufficient staff numbers. NHS England has re-established measures in September 2022 to control agency expenditure, including a system agency expenditure limit.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/01/2023 16:42:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564305

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Landlords: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many landlords are registered on rogue landlords databases in England.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 57 entries on the Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for uploading and maintaining records on the Database. Where records have expired, local authorities are required to remove the entry from the Database.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 16/01/2023 15:04:40 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564306

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce barriers to older workers seeking to re-enter the workforce.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is making a number of interventions to address this issue. The government is providing over 20m over the next three years for an enhanced offer for people aged 50 and over to remain in and return to work.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible older job seekers on Universal Credit will receive more intensive, tailored support, on top of the support that work coaches offer all claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Full-time 50+ Champions are now in every JCP district across GB, to upskill Work Coaches in supporting over 50s return to work.</p><p> </p><p>We are also expanding delivery of the Mid-Life MOT, which supports those in their 40s, 50s and 60s to take stock of their finances, skills and health. As part of the expansion the Mid-Life MOTs will be delivered online, in the private sector and in Job Centres.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of this package of support illustrates the Government’s recognition of the different situations, transitions and barriers currently faced by the over 50s in the labour market. We continue to work in addition with Andy Briggs the Older worker Champion.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/01/2023 17:52:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564307

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2022 to Question 84800 on Elections: Proof of Identity what volume of watermarked paper for voter ID documents his Department has ordered as of 6 January 2023; and what proportion of such orders has been delivered.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>An initial order of 40 tonnes has been delivered to the relevant supplier with a further 10 tonnes ordered and due for delivery by end of January 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 12/01/2023 17:34:31 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564308

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antitank Missiles: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NLAW anti-tank missile stocks will be replenished in early 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>To replenish the Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) systems granted to Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) secured around 500 units which will be delivered to the UK in 2023. The MOD has subsequently placed a separate contract for several thousand units to be delivered to the UK between 2024-2026.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 12/01/2023 14:47:53 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564309

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue accrued to the Crown Estate from offshore wind leases in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Estate operates as an independent commercial business, in line with The Crown Estate Act and the Framework Agreement with HM Treasury. The Crown Estate returns 100% of its net revenue to HM Treasury each year, totally over £3billion in the last decade.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate publishes its revenue performance for each business unit on an annual basis. These accounts are laid in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>For the financial year 2021/22, The Crown Estate generated £113.3million from its marine business, which includes offshore wind leasing activity alongside other seabed leasing activity. The seabed is a valuable national asset, and through The Crown Estate’s leasing and investment activity appropriate value is being secured to the benefit of the nation.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/01/2023 16:23:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564310

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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 her Answer to the hon. Member for Warley on 13 December 2022, Official Report, column 874, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>While the UK Government keeps the list of proscribed organisations under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not being considered for proscription.</p><p>We have long been clear about our concerns over the malign activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The UK maintains sanctions on over 300 Iranian individuals and entities covering human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation and terrorism. The Government has also imposed sanctions on the IRGC in its entirety and on several senior security and political figures in Iran, including senior commanders within the IRGC and its Basij force.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 18/01/2023 15:20:40 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564324

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	Insolvency: Costs
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 will review trends in the level of costs charged by insolvency practitioners.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to review trends in the fees charged by Insolvency Practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>The insolvency regime provides for the regulation of Insolvency Practitioners including the fees they charge. The Insolvency Rules 2016 require Insolvency Practitioners to provide creditors with an upfront estimate of costs that acts as a cap on fees and gives a process for challenge, including through the courts if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Insolvency Practitioners are regulated by Recognised Professional Bodies who apply the regulatory standards contained in the Insolvency Practice rules to ensure fees are fair and reasonable reflections of the work undertaken in an insolvency appointment.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 16/01/2023 15:23:02 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564325

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where flu vaccines in use by the NHS during winter 2022-23 were manufactured.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. Adult flu vaccines are purchased locally by individual general practitioner practices and community pharmacies.</p><p>Children’s flu vaccines are manufactured by AstraZeneca. The manufacture of the AstraZeneca UK Ltd Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) Fluenz Tetra, takes place across the United Kingdom and the United States of America.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/01/2023 09:51:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564326

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse from the abolition of paper vehicle tax discs since their removal in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>In the first full financial year 2015-16 the actual saving to the public purse from the abolition of the paper vehicle licence was £8.9 million. In the financial year 2016-17 the actual saving was £8.5 million. This saving was anticipated to be a recurring annual figure.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 13/01/2023 11:39:44 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar