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1639168

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the National Crime Agency has made on tackling organised immigration crime.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	905054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Mr Speaker, this Government has pledged to tackle Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) as a priority to save lives, deter illegal migration and disrupt the people-smuggling gangs responsible for the dangerous Channel crossings.</p><p>Since 2015, the UK’s dedicated OIC taskforce has achieved more than 1,400 arrests (both in the UK and overseas), with suspects sentenced to more than 1,300 years in prison (61)</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 22/05/2023 15:07:05 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1587642

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many foreign nationals received treatment on the NHS via the visitors charging regime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	149638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>We have taken foreign national to mean an overseas visitor. The following table shows that over the last five years the National Health Service has received £150 million from overseas visitors.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash payments received</p></td><td><p>£30 million</p></td><td><p>£35 million</p></td><td><p>£39 million</p></td><td><p>£21 million</p></td><td><p>£25 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Consolidated NHS provider accounts</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 149639 question first answered 01/03/2023 16:22:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 58587 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1587643

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much foreign nationals paid for the treatment they have received on the NHS via the visitors charging regime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	149639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>We have taken foreign national to mean an overseas visitor. The following table shows that over the last five years the National Health Service has received £150 million from overseas visitors.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cash payments received</p></td><td><p>£30 million</p></td><td><p>£35 million</p></td><td><p>£39 million</p></td><td><p>£21 million</p></td><td><p>£25 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Consolidated NHS provider accounts</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 149638 question first answered 01/03/2023 16:22:35 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 58588 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1543539

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Credit Rating: Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support people with poor credit ratings to apply for private rental properties.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	90896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government encourages private rented sector landlords and agents to assess the suitability of potential and existing tenants on an individual basis.</p><p>Private renters who need help towards their rental payments may be eligible for a range of support through the welfare system. Local Housing Allowance rates have been maintained at their increased levels in 2022-23, following investment of nearly £1 billion in April 2020. For those most in need, support is available through Discretionary Housing Payments to help meet a shortfall in housing costs.</p><p>Local authorities may offer rent deposit, bond and guarantee schemes to help people on low incomes or at risk of homelessness. These schemes may give money to help with rent in advance and a deposit or act as a guarantor service and cover unpaid rent or damage up to a certain amount.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 28/11/2022 17:33:09 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1543540

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help support kinship carers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	90897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The department is supporting the Kinship charity to deliver up to 100 peer-to-peer support groups across England to support kinship carers.</p><p>The recently published Independent Review of Children’s Social Care set out recommendations on how the government can support kinship families. The department is now considering these recommendations. We are working up a comprehensive response to the recommendations in the Review, which will set out how the department intends to support kinship families.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 28/11/2022 12:48:27 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1543541

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
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	Huntington's Disease: North Staffordshire
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 adequacy of the support available for people who have Huntington's Disease in North Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	90898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to make a specific assessment. Integrated care boards are responsible for working with local communities to understand the needs of the population and commission services to meet those needs, including support for Huntington’s disease.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/11/2022 10:21:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1543137

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
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	Walley's Quarry Landfill: Regulation
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 recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulation of the operators of Walley's Quarry landfill site in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	902213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Walley’s Quarry has been the source of unacceptable levels of odour for the local community, who have my sympathy. The Environment Agency is using the regulatory framework to drive improvement and continues to make announced and unannounced site inspections. In the five months to the end of September 2022, monitoring data indicates a monthly average hydrogen sulphide concentration close to or below the long-term health-based guidance value.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/11/2022 13:18:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1541074

registered interest
date	09/11/2022
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	Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis
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 a comparative assessment of the average time taken to diagnose ovarian cancer (a) in North Staffordshire and (b) nationally.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	83787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to make a specific assessment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 16/11/2022 15:26:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1540522

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Motor Neurone Disease: Staffordshire
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 he has made of the adequacy of diagnosis rates for Motor Neurone Disease in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) North Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	82484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/11/2022 13:30:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1537353

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Maternity Services: Staffordshire
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 effectiveness of maternity and neonatal services in North Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	74977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>Maternity and neonatal services in North Staffordshire are provided at two sites by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust at the County Hospital in Stafford and The Royal Stoke University Hospital. Maternity services at the County Hospital and the Royal Stoke University Hospital were last inspected by the Care Quality Commission in 2019 and rated as good overall, with the safe domain rated as requires improvement.</p><p>Whilst there are no plans currently in place to make a further assessment of the effectiveness of maternity and neonatal services in North Staffordshire, I would be happy to meet the hon. Member to address their concerns directly.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/11/2022 17:24:00 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell