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1658377

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Spaceflight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has reassessed its position on providing aid to India in the context of Indian government spending on space exploration.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	197769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>India's space exploration programme, including its recent moon landing, makes a valuable contribution to the international scientific community.</p><p>The British Government stopped providing traditional development aid to India in 2015.</p><p>Most UK funding to India is now in the form of business investments which help India reduce carbon emissions and address climate change. These investments have the dual aims of supporting development and backing private enterprises with the potential to be commercially viable so that the British Government can then reinvest in India or elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 196296 question first answered 11/09/2023 12:53:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1655822

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	International Game Technology: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Gambling Commission made an assessment of the implications of its policies in 2017 when International Game Technology reported that 27% of its suppliers had a high or medium exposure to modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	195935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Commission does not have a specific responsibility in relation to scrutinising subcontractors of the National Lottery Operator, and as such, was not previously aware of IGT’s report.</p><p>The National Lottery is run by Camelot under licence by the Gambling Commission, and as such it is for the operator to ensure compliance with a range of reporting requirements, including under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.</p><p>The Section 5 National Lottery Licence requires the Operator to comply with all relevant laws to the extent they impose obligations or restrictions on it. It also requires any subcontractors to operate with due propriety.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 195936 question first answered 11/09/2023 16:17:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1655823

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	International Game Technology: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Gambling Commission made an assessment for the implication of its policies in 2017 when International Game Technology (IGT) reported that 27% of its suppliers had a high or medium exposure to modern slavery.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	195936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Commission does not have a specific responsibility in relation to scrutinising subcontractors of the National Lottery Operator, and as such, was not previously aware of IGT’s report.</p><p>The National Lottery is run by Camelot under licence by the Gambling Commission, and as such it is for the operator to ensure compliance with a range of reporting requirements, including under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.</p><p>The Section 5 National Lottery Licence requires the Operator to comply with all relevant laws to the extent they impose obligations or restrictions on it. It also requires any subcontractors to operate with due propriety.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 195935 question first answered 11/09/2023 16:17:07 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1656372

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has reassessed its policy on the provision of official development assistance to India, in the context of the Indian Government's spending on space exploration.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	196296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>India's space exploration programme, including its recent moon landing, makes a valuable contribution to the international scientific community.</p><p>The British Government stopped providing traditional development aid to India in 2015.</p><p>Most UK funding to India is now in the form of business investments which help India reduce carbon emissions and address climate change. These investments have the dual aims of supporting development and backing private enterprises with the potential to be commercially viable so that the British Government can then reinvest in India or elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 197769 question first answered 11/09/2023 12:53:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1648926

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to implement guidance to Regional Expert Partnerships on how many local partners they need to engage with when refining proposals in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plans published in March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	191780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>The department will be sharing strategic guidance with all Regional Expert Partnerships (REPs) for delivery of the Change Programme, which will include setting out the local partners they must engage with. Engagement with all partners across all local areas involved in the REPs, including schools, health partners and families, is integral to successfully delivering, testing and refining the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) reforms set out in the Improvement Plan.</p><p>Throughout the lifetime of the programme, there will be a constant feedback loop between the department and the REPs in order to monitor the findings and share learning and best practice. This will include the REPs feeding back on the progress of delivering the reforms and any barriers they may be facing. The department will be transparent throughout this process and is currently establishing how it will provide public updates as the programme progresses.</p><p>The department previously shared that all REPs would be led by a lead local authority, selected through objective criteria based on published SEND performance data. The department used this data to identify a shortlist of local authorities in each Department for Education region, who were subsequently invited to submit an expression of interest to be considered for the role. To be eligible for the shortlist, prospective lead local authorities must not:</p><ul><li>Have a live written statement of action from the previous Ofsted/ Care Quality Commission (CQC) Area SEND inspection framework.</li><li>Have an 'inconsistent’ or ‘widespread/systemic failure’ outcome from the new Ofsted/CQC Area SEND inspection framework.</li><li>Have a Section 114 notice.</li><li>Be on our Safety Valve programme.</li></ul><p> </p><p>They must also be in the top 75% of authorities nationally against:</p><ul><li>Rates of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan assessment requests.</li><li>Rates of EHC plan assessments completed in 20 weeks.</li><li>Special Educational Needs exclusions.</li></ul><p>The department then ranked the remaining authorities based on their Designated School Grant surplus/deficit and shortlisted the top three local authorities in each region.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 191781 191782 question first answered 07/07/2023 11:20:34 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1648927

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish (a) the feedback from the Regional Expert Partnerships to her Department and (b) discussions on how the proposals within the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plans published in March 2023 are to be refined.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	191781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>The department will be sharing strategic guidance with all Regional Expert Partnerships (REPs) for delivery of the Change Programme, which will include setting out the local partners they must engage with. Engagement with all partners across all local areas involved in the REPs, including schools, health partners and families, is integral to successfully delivering, testing and refining the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) reforms set out in the Improvement Plan.</p><p>Throughout the lifetime of the programme, there will be a constant feedback loop between the department and the REPs in order to monitor the findings and share learning and best practice. This will include the REPs feeding back on the progress of delivering the reforms and any barriers they may be facing. The department will be transparent throughout this process and is currently establishing how it will provide public updates as the programme progresses.</p><p>The department previously shared that all REPs would be led by a lead local authority, selected through objective criteria based on published SEND performance data. The department used this data to identify a shortlist of local authorities in each Department for Education region, who were subsequently invited to submit an expression of interest to be considered for the role. To be eligible for the shortlist, prospective lead local authorities must not:</p><ul><li>Have a live written statement of action from the previous Ofsted/ Care Quality Commission (CQC) Area SEND inspection framework.</li><li>Have an 'inconsistent’ or ‘widespread/systemic failure’ outcome from the new Ofsted/CQC Area SEND inspection framework.</li><li>Have a Section 114 notice.</li><li>Be on our Safety Valve programme.</li></ul><p> </p><p>They must also be in the top 75% of authorities nationally against:</p><ul><li>Rates of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan assessment requests.</li><li>Rates of EHC plan assessments completed in 20 weeks.</li><li>Special Educational Needs exclusions.</li></ul><p>The department then ranked the remaining authorities based on their Designated School Grant surplus/deficit and shortlisted the top three local authorities in each region.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 191780 191782 question first answered 07/07/2023 11:20:34 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1648928

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 180364 on Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs, what objective criteria is to be used when selecting local authorities using published SEND performance data.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	191782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>The department will be sharing strategic guidance with all Regional Expert Partnerships (REPs) for delivery of the Change Programme, which will include setting out the local partners they must engage with. Engagement with all partners across all local areas involved in the REPs, including schools, health partners and families, is integral to successfully delivering, testing and refining the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) reforms set out in the Improvement Plan.</p><p>Throughout the lifetime of the programme, there will be a constant feedback loop between the department and the REPs in order to monitor the findings and share learning and best practice. This will include the REPs feeding back on the progress of delivering the reforms and any barriers they may be facing. The department will be transparent throughout this process and is currently establishing how it will provide public updates as the programme progresses.</p><p>The department previously shared that all REPs would be led by a lead local authority, selected through objective criteria based on published SEND performance data. The department used this data to identify a shortlist of local authorities in each Department for Education region, who were subsequently invited to submit an expression of interest to be considered for the role. To be eligible for the shortlist, prospective lead local authorities must not:</p><ul><li>Have a live written statement of action from the previous Ofsted/ Care Quality Commission (CQC) Area SEND inspection framework.</li><li>Have an 'inconsistent’ or ‘widespread/systemic failure’ outcome from the new Ofsted/CQC Area SEND inspection framework.</li><li>Have a Section 114 notice.</li><li>Be on our Safety Valve programme.</li></ul><p> </p><p>They must also be in the top 75% of authorities nationally against:</p><ul><li>Rates of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan assessment requests.</li><li>Rates of EHC plan assessments completed in 20 weeks.</li><li>Special Educational Needs exclusions.</li></ul><p>The department then ranked the remaining authorities based on their Designated School Grant surplus/deficit and shortlisted the top three local authorities in each region.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 191780 191781 question first answered 07/07/2023 11:20:34 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1646649

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Radiotherapy: Health Professions:
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 include provisions in the NHS workforce plan to increase the nuclear medicines workforce; and what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of supply of that workforce to meet future demand for (a) molecular radiotherapy and (b) other treatments.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	190787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed to publishing the Long-Term Workforce Plan shortly. This will include projections for the number of doctors, nurses and other professionals that will be needed, taking full account of improvements in retention and productivity. This plan will help ensure that we have the right numbers of staff, with the right skills, to transform and deliver high quality services fit for the future.</p><p>NHS England are currently leading work to revise the Brachytherapy and Molecular Radiotherapy Service Specification and to understand current service readiness to expand access to new molecular radiotherapy treatments, should they be approved by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/06/2023 15:27:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1646476

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Radiotherapy
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 regional variations in the provision of molecular radiotherapy.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	190613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2023 answer text <p>Molecular radiotherapy is currently commissioned alongside brachytherapy via a national service specification. There are currently 38 trusts in England that are commissioned to deliver these services however, given the spectrum of treatments available under this service specification, there is some variation in what each provider offers.</p><p>For this reason, NHS England is developing a standalone molecular radiotherapy service specification. This will clarify the service model and review demand and access arrangements. The service specification will also take into account any future developments in treatment technologies and recommendations made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/06/2023 11:19:32 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1628520

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Forced Marriage: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will have discussions with the Scottish Government on the UK's obligations under the Sustainable Development Goals to ban child marriage by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	185567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>I am pleased that the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act recently came into force in England and Wales, and I note the important work and contribution from the Member for Mid Derbyshire. As a devolved matter, it is for the Scottish Government to decide on the age of marriage. Nonetheless, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice wrote to the then Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government last December, encouraging the Scottish Government to follow the UK Government’s lead. I hope the Scottish Government will take action on this soon, in order to meet our targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 24/05/2023 09:18:26 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham