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1675274

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date	04/12/2023
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 Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason students studying Masters of Pharmacy courses do not qualify for support from the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	5132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Learning Support Fund (LSF) is available <ins class="ministerial">broadly</ins><del class="ministerial">only</del> to those courses which were eligible for the NHS Bursary prior to the 2017 reforms, and therefore, subjects such as pharmacy are outside of the scope of the LSF arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/12/2023 15:46:56 question first ministerially corrected 21/12/2023 14:14:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 5737 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1674192

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe of 28 November (HL 277), whether they will now answer the question put, namely to list the ministers and whips in the House of Lords alongside their respective salaries and allowances.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The ministers and whips in the House of Lords and their respective claimed salaries for financial year 2023-2024 are as follows:</p><table><thead><tr><th scope="col"><p>Minister</p></th><th scope="col"><p>Salary</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Cameron</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord True</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Neville-Rolfe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Vere of Norbiton</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Benyon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Sharpe of Epsom</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Minto</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Bellamy KC</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Camrose</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Scott of Bybrook</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Penn</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Markham</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbie Douglas-Miller</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Earl Howe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Johnson</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Offord of Garvel</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£70,969</del><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Callanan</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Younger of Leckie</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Barran</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Davies of Gower</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Caine</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC</p></td><td><p>£94,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Baroness Williams of Trafford</p></td><td><p>£81,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Courtown</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Gascoigne</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Harlech</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Evans of Rainow</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Roborough</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Baroness Swinburne</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with the Ministerial and Other Pensions Act 1991, Lords ministers are able to claim the Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA). There are two rates for LOHA: Lords ministers living in London can claim £4,435 for the financial year 2023-2024, and Lords ministers living outside of London can claim £36,366 per year.</p><p> </p><p>Lords ministers who are unpaid may choose between claiming either LOHA or the Lords Daily Allowance. Lords ministers who receive a salary are not permitted to claim the Lords Daily Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/12/2023 11:41:08 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2023 15:35:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 5576 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1673645

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Israel: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 2667 on Israel: Military Aid, whether any (a) lethal and (b) other military equipment other than medical supplies has been provided to Israel since 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	4277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Since 7 October 2023, the UK <ins class="ministerial">Government</ins> has provided no lethal or military equipment other than medical supplies to Israel.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/12/2023 14:47:11 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2023 17:12:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 4903 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1673293

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Satellite Applications Catapult
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the National Space Strategy published on 27 September 2021, what support she is providing to the Satellite Applications Catapult.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The National Space Strategy, published in 2021, set out how the Satellite Applications Catapult would support commercialisation and translation of space technologies in the UK by providing access to world-leading facilities, skills, and equipment.</ins></p><p>In the Autumn Statement 2022, the Government confirmed funding of £1.6 billion for the <ins class="ministerial">UK's nine Catapults</ins> <del class="ministerial">Satellite Application Catapults</del> for the next five years, from April 2023 to March 2028, which is a 35 per cent increase compared to the previous five <ins class="ministerial">years of funding.</ins> <del class="ministerial">years.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Catapults support innovation and commercialisation by providing access to world-leading facilities, skills, and equipment across the UK.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Each of the UK's nine Catapults are funded by Innovate UK to drive innovation and commercialisation at the interface between universities and business.</del></p><p> </p><p>The Satellite Applications Catapult core grant funding figures for 2018-2023 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Core funding by Catapult (FY18/19 – FY22/23)</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><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total £m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Satellite Applications</p></td><td><p>11.00</p></td><td><p>12.00</p></td><td><p>11.90</p></td><td><p>15.20</p></td><td><p>18.40</p></td><td><p>68.50</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 05/12/2023 15:13:58 question first ministerially corrected 11/12/2023 15:48:40 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith previous answer version 5369 answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1672762

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Climate Change Convention: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will include experts on migratory species from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee among the UK delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28 UAE).
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We set out how we will deliver outcomes for food, farming and the environment through our Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes in an update in January. This can be found at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fenvironmental-land-management-update-how-government-will-pay-for-land-based-environment-and-climate-goods-and-services%2Fenvironmental-land-management-elm-update-how-government-will-pay-for-land-based-environment-and-climate-goods-and-services&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C201c47f9efa24747abb008dbeba4c92b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638362865203198588%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O29IdmFHlWuXGzFt0XYQrmyrUT9G2729wAf3bdoPLhg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services</a>. This includes our plans to expand and refine the schemes to contribute more to our environmental targets, including on nature recovery, and to target funding towards actions in places where they can have the biggest impacts, in ways that are joined up across larger areas, and that are designed to deliver the required results.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Since then we have launched the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive and further rounds of Countryside Stewardship and Landscape Recovery. We will publish more details on the 2024 offer in due course.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Joint Nature Conservation Committee staff, including experts on migratory species, are not part of the UK Government delegation to United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28. Joint Nature Conservation Committee staff will remotely provide scientific advice in advance and in real time as requested by the delegation and support side events online in the US Pavilion and the Virtual Ocean Pavilion. Joint Nature Conservation Committee staff have also provided pre-recorded videos to the UK Overseas Territories Association to support their side event in the UK Pavilion.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 04/12/2023 12:11:56 question first ministerially corrected 20/12/2023 15:28:27 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon previous answer version 4749 answering member printed Lord Benyon answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1672378

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure equitable standards of SEND provision in (a) urban and (b) rural communities.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Ashley Dalton
uin	3387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, published in March 2023, the department set out plans to build a consistent national SEND and AP system which parents and carers can trust, easily navigate, and have confidence in, whether they live in an urban or rural area.</p><p>The foundation for the new nationally consistent SEND and AP system will be new evidenced-based National Standards for early and accurate identification of need, and timely access to support to meet those needs. The standards will include clarifying the types of support that should be ordinarily available in mainstream settings and who is responsible for securing the support.</p><p>This will help families, practitioners and providers understand what support every child or young person should be receiving from early years through to further education, no matter where they live or what their needs are. By the end of 2025 the department will publish a significant proportion of the National Standards.</p><p>New local SEND and AP partnerships will support this work by bringing together Education, Health and Care partners with local government to produce evidence-based Local Area Inclusion Plans setting out how to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND and in AP in the local area, in line with National Standards.</p><p>The department is testing and refining reforms through the £70 million Change Programme to collect evidence about what works for children and young people with SEND and their families at a local level. The department is working with 32 local authorities and their local areas in each of the nine regions. To form a <ins class="ministerial">Change Programme Partnership</ins><del class="ministerial">Child Protection Plan</del>, in the majority of cases, a lead local authority will work in partnership with up to three neighbouring local authorities which will ensure impact is spread across a range of local areas, with differing levels of performance and demographics.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 27/11/2023 17:55:06 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2024 16:40:15 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston previous answer version 3062 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton

1672517

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Ukraine Recovery Conference
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which directorate produced the list of invitees for the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference; and what were the criteria for selection for the invitees.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance was agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the UK. In addition to the countries and organisations who participated in previous URCs, we invited representatives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the global economic consequences of the war. Over 500 international businesses participated - selected in coordination with the Department of Business and Trade - to promote the potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society were selected from a diverse range of sectors and representation across national, regional and local levels.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance was agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the UK. In addition to the countries and organisations which participated in previous URCs, we invited representatives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the global economic consequences of the war. Over 500 international businesses participated - selected in coordination with the Department of Business and Trade - to promote the potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society were selected from a diverse range of sectors at national, regional and local levels.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/12/2023 17:27:28 question first ministerially corrected 06/12/2023 17:43:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 5823 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1671792

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	M1: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of accidents at the M1 junction 13 interchange in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	2983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The number of personal injury collisions reported by police is collected via the STATS19 system, <del class="ministerial">which</del> <ins class="ministerial">This</ins> records the road number and location of collisions but does not directly to assign them<del class="ministerial"> to specific</del> <ins class="ministerial">to the confines of a specific </ins>junctions.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/11/2023 13:45:22 question first ministerially corrected 27/11/2023 15:00:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 3268 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1672053

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of regional inequalities in access to molecular radiotherapy services; and what plans they have to reduce inequalities in access to those services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Based on information provided by National Health Service trusts, there are 38 providers of this service in England, spread across each of the seven NHS regions.</p><p>As part of the implementation process of the new standalone service specification for <ins class="ministerial">molecular radiotherapy</ins><del class="ministerial">magnetic resonance therapy</del> (MRT), which is expected from April 2024, work will be undertaken to confirm the nature and type of MRT services being provided by trusts and allow for access considerations to be taken into account.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 05/12/2023 17:59:17 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2023 13:27:07 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham previous answer version 5569 answering member printed Lord Markham answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1671388

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Good Law Project: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what was the total sum (a) paid to and (b) received from the Good Law Project by HM Government in respect of legal costs in each financial year since 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	2472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There were 52 cases against His Majesty’s Government in which the Good Law Project were involved as a party which concluded in the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 14 and lost 2 of those cases, 15 cases were settled, and 31 cases withdrawn by the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In total, the Good Law Project has paid £539,766.19 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid £63,738.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2018-2019, £40,000.00 was paid to, and £4,753.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2019-2020, £0 was paid to, and £59,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2020-2021, £0 was paid to, and £10,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2021-2022, £0 was paid to, and £270,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2022-2023, £23,738.71 was paid to, and £196,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2023-2024 to date, no payments have been made or received.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There were 42 case files opened in respect of actual court proceedings between His Majesty’s Government and the Good Law Project during the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 19 and lost 6, 7 cases were settled, and 9 cases were withdrawn by the Good Law Project. One has yet to deliver an outcome.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In total, in regard to these 42 cases:</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Good Law Project has paid £984,098.45 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid £160,925.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2018-2019, £40,000 was paid to, and £4,753 was received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2019-2020, £0 was paid to, and £59,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2020-2021, £85,000 was paid to, and £10,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2021-2022, £0 was paid to, and £286,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2022-2023, £35,925.71 was paid to, and £544,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2023-2024, £0 has been paid to, and £80,332.26 has been received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 27/11/2023 17:25:30 question first ministerially corrected 04/12/2023 15:24:45 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson previous answer version 3541 answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes