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1599557

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include additional support to the road haulage industry for fuel costs in the Spring Budget.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>At Spring Statement 2022, in response to high fuel prices, the Government introduced a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre.</p><p> </p><p>This represents a tax cut worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23, benefiting anyone who consumes fuel across the UK – including the road haulage sector. Compared to uprating fuel duty in 2022-23, cutting fuel duty to this level saves the average UK haulier over £1,500, based on average fuel consumption.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes remain under review and the Chancellor will confirm policy in the Budget in the Spring, as was the case in previous years.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/03/2023 16:22:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599559

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Licensed Premises: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include additional support for (a) pubs, (b) social clubs, (c) breweries and (d) cider producers in the Spring Budget.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is unable to speculate on the content of the Spring Budget, which takes place on 15 March.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 19 December, any changes to alcohol duty announced at Spring Budget 2023 will not take effect until 1 August 2023. This is to align with the date historic reforms for the alcohol duty system come in and amounts to an effective six month extension to the current duty freeze.</p><p> </p><p>The alcohol duty reforms will include a new Draught Relief which will cut the level of duty on draught products sold in the on trade (i.e., pubs, social clubs), and a new Small Producer Relief will for the first time give craft cidermakers reduced rates as they grow their business. This will replace the existing Small Brewers Relief scheme, which has been reformed to remove cliff-edges and give craft brewers relief on their lower ABV beers too.  The final design of the reforms will be published at Spring Budget.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/03/2023 16:22:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599561

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Leisure: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to support public sector leisure and sports centres with energy costs in the Spring Budget.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the Government provided an unprecedented package of support for non-domestic users, including public sector leisure and sports centres, this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Wholesale gas prices have reduced significantly since the current scheme was announced and have returned to level before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>The new Energy Bills Discount Scheme will provide all eligible non-domestic energy users across the UK with a discount on high energy bills until 31 March 2024, following the end of the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme. Eligible public sector leisure and sports centres will therefore continue to receive energy bill support from April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The new scheme will help those locked into contracts signed before recent substantial falls in the wholesale price manage their costs and provide others with reassurance against the risk of prices rising again. The scheme will provide non-domestic users with long term certainty and reflects how the scale of the challenge has changed since September last year.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of income available to Local Authorities in England through council tax, retained business rates and grant funding can be used flexibly across service areas, including support for leisure services. The 2023-24 Local Government Finance Settlement confirmed that councils in England will have access to almost £60 billion in the next financial year to deliver vital services, an average funding increase for councils of 9.4% compared to 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/03/2023 13:38:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599602

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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	Nurses: Higher Education
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 is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the number of people studying nursing in higher education.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The National Health Service has launched its fifth consecutive national recruitment campaign ‘We are the NHS’ to inspire people to consider a career in healthcare and increase applications for healthcare courses, including nursing.</p><p>The Student Loans Company provides the primary funding support package for students in further education. Student loans are subsidised by the taxpayer, this is a conscious investment in the skills and people of this country. Eligible nursing students also have access to a non-repayable grant of £5,000 per academic year plus additional grants and supports depending on their circumstances.</p><p>The Government continues to widen access to nursing careers through blended learning and apprenticeship routes. We now have a complete apprentice pathway for nursing, from entry level to postgraduate advanced clinical practice.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2023 11:59:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599603

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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	Hospices: Standards
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 help tackle cases of neglect in hospices.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Where anyone alleges poor care, neglect or abuse, we expect those providing the service, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and other appropriate authorities to take swift action.</p><p>CQC is developing a new single assessment framework to be implemented by the end of the calendar year, which will inform its judgements about quality. As part of this, CQC will continue to place importance on safeguarding during its assessments and will assess whether people who use services are able to live in safety, free from bullying, harassment, abuse, discrimination, avoidable harm and neglect.</p><p>Where CQC identifies that a hospice is in breach of a regulation following an inspection, it will use its enforcement powers.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/03/2023 17:49:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599604

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Parents
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 help support parents of children with severe mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We would expect that children and young people’s mental health services would routinely involve parents, carers and families in the care of children and young people with severe mental health conditions as appropriate. The Mental Health Act code of practice states that mental health providers should make efforts to support parents of children who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p><p> </p><p>Our planned reforms to the Mental Health Act will help better ensure that parents are more closely involved in care planning and treatment decisions if their child is detained under the Mental Health Act, with the aim that this facilitates more trusting relationships with the clinical teams and better outcomes for the child.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, NHS England provides a MindEd portal which has specific content directed at parents, which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.mindedforfamilies.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.mindedforfamilies.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published information for parents and carers of children in contact with children and young people’s mental health services, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-for-young-people/children-young-people-mental-health-services-cypmhs-parents-carers-information" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-for-young-people/children-young-people-mental-health-services-cypmhs-parents-carers-information</a></p><p> </p><p>The webpage contains information about where to seek advice and support for coping with anything affecting the child’s mental health or wellbeing. It also includes a link to the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) advice leaflets for parents and carers about a wide range of mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders. RCPsych’s advice can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-people" target="_blank">www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-people</a>.</p><p> </p><p>YoungMinds and other mental health charities have produced extensive resources and support for parents.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/03/2023 16:54:28 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599605

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure the safety of the general public when prisoners serving their sentence in open prisons are outside of the facility.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Only those prisoners who have been assessed as presenting a low risk, including to victims, or have a suitable plan in place to manage identified risks, are allocated to an open prison. Once in open conditions prisoners may apply to be released on temporary licence (ROTL) for specified purposes, generally linked to resettlement.</p><p>Access to ROTL is not automatic but is subject to a further, rigorous risk assessment. Releases are monitored in line with the assessment and those who breach the strict conditions set may face a return to closed custody.</p><p>By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison reduces the chances of reoffending. Evidence shows the vast majority abide by their temporary release conditions, with a compliance rate of over 99%.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/03/2023 12:39:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599606

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the rise of prisoners using mobile phones to record and upload videos to social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Under national policy prisoners can only access the internet in a supervised environment, and only for rehabilitative purposes. Prisoners cannot access or interact with social media whilst in custody.</p><p>We have a zero-tolerance approach to illicit mobile phones in prison which some prisoners may use to access social media. Our £100m Security Investment Programme (SIP), aimed at reducing crime in prisons including reducing the conveyance of illicit items such as drugs and mobile phones, was completed in March 2022. This investment delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners resulting in full coverage across the adult closed male estate. As of October 2022, we had recorded 28,626 positive scans, preventing drugs and mobile phones from entering prisons. The SIP also funded the installation of a variety of detection and other mobile phone technologies across the estate, targeting those prisons presenting the highest risk of harm through illicit mobile phone use.</p><p>HMPPS’ Digital Media Investigations Unit (DMIU) have the capacity to forensically examine illicit mobile devices, and will investigate reported misuses of social media, working alongside social media sites to identify and stop unlawful activity. Where serious crimes are identified, including offences against children, the matter would be referred to police for consideration. The DMIU has strong working relationships with social media companies, including TikTok, and Meta, and work with them to improve how illegal prison-related content is identified and removed to avoid it impacting on victims, witnesses and members of the public of all ages.</p><p>Where possession of an illicit device is confirmed, or a direct link is found between a prisoner and social media content, cases may be referred to the police for further investigation and prisons can take further punitive action.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 153904 question first answered 06/03/2023 12:40:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599607

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to protect minors from engagement with dangerous prisoners on (a) TikTok and (b) other social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Under national policy prisoners can only access the internet in a supervised environment, and only for rehabilitative purposes. Prisoners cannot access or interact with social media whilst in custody.</p><p>We have a zero-tolerance approach to illicit mobile phones in prison which some prisoners may use to access social media. Our £100m Security Investment Programme (SIP), aimed at reducing crime in prisons including reducing the conveyance of illicit items such as drugs and mobile phones, was completed in March 2022. This investment delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners resulting in full coverage across the adult closed male estate. As of October 2022, we had recorded 28,626 positive scans, preventing drugs and mobile phones from entering prisons. The SIP also funded the installation of a variety of detection and other mobile phone technologies across the estate, targeting those prisons presenting the highest risk of harm through illicit mobile phone use.</p><p>HMPPS’ Digital Media Investigations Unit (DMIU) have the capacity to forensically examine illicit mobile devices, and will investigate reported misuses of social media, working alongside social media sites to identify and stop unlawful activity. Where serious crimes are identified, including offences against children, the matter would be referred to police for consideration. The DMIU has strong working relationships with social media companies, including TikTok, and Meta, and work with them to improve how illegal prison-related content is identified and removed to avoid it impacting on victims, witnesses and members of the public of all ages.</p><p>Where possession of an illicit device is confirmed, or a direct link is found between a prisoner and social media content, cases may be referred to the police for further investigation and prisons can take further punitive action.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 153903 question first answered 06/03/2023 12:40:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599608

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure that changes to the registered details of vehicles are processed swiftly.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The quickest and easiest way to notify changes to vehicle registration details is by using the DVLA’s online service. However, all DVLA vehicle services are operating within normal turnaround times and without delay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 06/03/2023 13:39:21 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton