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1683706

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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 she has made of the adequacy of the list of medical conditions which meet the criteria for a medical exemption certificate.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	10653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Approximately 89% of prescriptions are dispensed free of charge. People on a low income who do not qualify for an exemption from prescription charges can seek help under the NHS Low Income Scheme, which provides help with health costs on an income-related basis. For those who do not qualify for an exemption, prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) allow people to obtain as many prescriptions as they need for a set cost. A three-monthly PPC or an annual PPC will save people money if they need four or more items in three months or <ins class="ministerial">12</ins> <del class="ministerial">13</del> or more items in 12 months.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/01/2024 09:57:19 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2024 15:51:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 13571 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1684276

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Community Diagnostic Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress she has made on increasing the number of tests carried out at community diagnostic centres.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Heather Wheeler
uin	901122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <ul><li>I am pleased to inform my Hon. Friend that CDCs have now delivered over 6 million additional tests since July 2021 thanks to the hard work of NHS staff.</li></ul><ul><li>The number of tests provided by these centres has grown by an average of 13,000 (6%) each month over the last 12 months.</li></ul><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">150 centres are currently operational, and the programme is on track to meet its target of 160 CDCs by March 2025, with many due to open ahead of schedule. </ins></li></ul> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/01/2024 15:43:32 question first ministerially corrected 23/01/2024 17:51:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 13107 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

1682494

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Homelessness: Young People
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 he plans to develop a national strategy on ending youth homelessness.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	9917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling all forms of homelessness including youth homelessness.</p><p>The Government's 'Ending Rough Sleeping for Good' Strategy, published <del class="ministerial">last year</del> <ins class="ministerial">in 2022 </ins>and backed by £2 billion over three years in England, recognises young people face particular challenges. The strategy confirmed a £200 million investment in the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) which will deliver homes for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping, including young people. In addition, £2.4 million of Rough Sleeping Initiative funding for 2022-2025 supports youth services in local areas.</p><p>The department will continue to work with local authorities and partners in the voluntary and community sector and private sector to tackle youth homelessness.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 24/01/2024 10:31:16 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2024 14:25:47 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan previous answer version 13283 answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1681743

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support small firms struggling financially as a result of adverse economic conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of our economy, driving economic growth. The Department for Business and Trade continues to deliver over 40 support schemes that help businesses start, grow and export. At the Autumn Statement, my Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor announced further support for SMEs over the next five years. This support can be accessed through local Growth Hubs, Help to Grow and a dedicated Business Support Helpline. In addition, The British Business Bank improves access to finance to help businesses invest and grow. It currently supports over £12.<ins class="ministerial">4</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del>bn of finance to over 9<ins class="ministerial">0</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del>,000 <ins class="ministerial">businesses</ins><del class="ministerial">SMEs</del>.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 23/01/2024 17:07:40 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2024 12:23:39 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel previous answer version 13163 answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1681750

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
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	Guyana: Venezuela
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current threat to the territorial integrity of Guyana posed by Venezuela.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL1547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>We are concerned by the recent steps taken by Venezuela. The UK's position is clear: the border was settled in 1899 through international arbitration. The Foreign Secretary has reassured President Ali of this. The UK continues to engage with regional partners and international bodies to de-escalate tensions.</p><p><del class="ministerial">I [Minister Rutley]</del><ins class="ministerial">Minister Rutley</ins> visited Guyana on 18 December. HMS Trent also visited on 29/30 December as a further signal of support for Guyana's sovereign borders.</p><p>The UK welcomes the Argyle Declaration signed by Venezuela and Guyana in St Vincent and the Grenadines on 14 December, which makes clear that Venezuela is to refrain from the use of force and any further escalation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/01/2024 17:23:24 question first ministerially corrected 19/01/2024 12:03:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 11902 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1680319

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people of each ethnicity are serving a determinate prison sentence of 20 years or more.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	8446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The data requested are in the tables attached.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447a.xlsx title Total prison population by religion and ethnicity 2 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447b.xlsx title Total prison population by religion and ethnicity question first answered 16/01/2024 11:07:04 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2024 16:37:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 11323 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447 #1.xlsx title Table 1 2 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447 #2.xlsx title Table 2 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1680320

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people of what religion from each ethnic group were in prison on 30 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	8447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The data requested are in the tables attached.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447a.xlsx title Total prison population by religion and ethnicity 2 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447b.xlsx title Total prison population by religion and ethnicity question first answered 16/01/2024 11:07:04 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2024 16:36:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 11334 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447 #1.xlsx title Table 1 2 file name 2024-01-16 PQ 8446 8447 #2.xlsx title Table 2 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1680496

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were employed at Queen Elizabeth House in each UK Government department or arms-length body (a) full time, (b) part time, (c) on a consultancy basis and (d) as civil servants as of 8 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	8470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The number of civil servants reported in post by government departments and executive agencies as at 31 March 2023 based in Queen Elizabeth House is presented in the table below. The postcode for Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald, Edinburgh is EH8 8FT.</p><p> </p><p>Information on consultants based or employed at Queen Elizabeth House is not centrally available.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Civil Servants whose postcode of government establishment or other workplace where employed or based is EH8 8FT, by civil service organisation and working pattern, as at 31 March 2023</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Civil Service Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount of all civil servants in full-time role</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount of all civil servants working in a part-time role</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total headcount of all civil servants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Building Digital UK</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Civil Service Fast Stream</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Competition and Markets Authority</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Transport (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Health and Social Care (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Actuary’s Department</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Commercial Organisation</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health and Safety Executive</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Revenue and Customs (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>1,825</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>2,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland (incl. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland)</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15</del> <ins class="ministerial">80</ins><del class="ministerial"><br /></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Government (excl. agencies)</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>[s]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valuation Office Agency</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,220</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>440</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,655</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Statistics (ACSES), Cabinet Office<strong><br /></strong></p><p>[s] = confidential and suppressed due to small numbers of between 1 and 4.</p><p>Numbers are rounded to the nearest five.</p><p>Additional departments and their civil servants may be based/employed at Queen Elizabeth House but may not show in the data due to non-reporting of postcode information when reporting their locations information to Cabinet Office through ACSES.</p><p>The data in the table refers to civil service organisations and civil servants only. Data for non-civil service organisations are not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/01/2024 12:03:26 question first ministerially corrected 16/01/2024 15:32:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 11377 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1679326

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	MOD Boscombe Down: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have visited Boscombe Down in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	7872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There have been no visits to Boscombe Down in the last 12 months.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There have been no ministerial visits to Boscombe Down in the last 12 months. Home Office officials have visited during this period.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/01/2024 15:40:14 question first ministerially corrected 29/01/2024 12:35:44 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp previous answer version 10967 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1679517

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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: Staff
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 maternity support workers there were in the NHS in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of maternity support workers working in National Health Service hospital trusts and other core organisations in England, annually from September 2018 to 2023:</p><p><ins class="ministerial"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Maternity Services</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Neonatal Nursing</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,843</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">417</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,260</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2019</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,951</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">435</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,386</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,126</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">474</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,600</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2021</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,987</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">464</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,451</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2022</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,195</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">443</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,638</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,577</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">485</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,063</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table></ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Maternity Services</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Neonatal Nursing</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,843</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">417</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,260</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,951</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">435</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,386</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2020</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,126</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">474</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,600</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,987</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">464</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,451</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,195</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">443</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,638</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,577</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">485</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,063</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Workforce Statistics, NHS Digital</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Maternity support staff can be defined as all support staff that work in the ‘maternity services’ and ‘neonatal nursing’ care settings, with the latter including Special Care Baby Units. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</li><li>The data includes staff employed by NHS trusts and other core NHS organisations. It excludes staff directly employed general practitioner surgeries, local authorities, and other providers such as community interest companies and private providers.</li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/01/2024 13:37:56 question first ministerially corrected 30/01/2024 15:48:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 10378 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris