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1693486

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024 will be laid before the House of Commons.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	16896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>On 28 February 2024, Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority issued a month-long public consultation on the draft Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Order will be laid before Parliament in due course following consideration of the consultation responses.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/03/2024 18:42:06 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1686475

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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	Prescription Drugs: 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, whether prescriptions obtained from a pharmacy are charged as a private patients.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	12491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>In England the National Health Service has not commissioned a national prescribing service from community pharmacy, and therefore community pharmacists cannot prescribe NHS medicines. Some pharmacies do offer a private prescribing service, for which they charge patients.</p><p>Where community pharmacies supply medicines as part of an NHS service, for example the new Pharmacy First service, the medicines are supplied on the NHS and the normal prescription charges rules apply.</p><p>NHS England is working with integrated care boards, who are currently recruiting over 200 community pharmacy pathfinder sites to establish how independent prescribing can be incorporated into clinical services available to the public through community pharmacy in the longer-term.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/02/2024 17:18:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1685625

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Football: Governing Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet with the Shrimpers Trust to discuss the Football Governance Bill.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	11914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State, the Minister for Sport and DCMS officials have undertaken extensive engagement with stakeholders across English football, during the Fan Led review of Football Governance and following the publication of the Football Governance White Paper last year.</p><p>This has included several meetings with the Shrimpers Trust, at Ministerial and official level, most recently in November 2023. We would like to thank the Trust for their engagement to date and would welcome their on-going engagement and support going forward.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 01/02/2024 14:09:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1685626

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Bivalve Molluscs: Non-native Species
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the minimum landing size for invasive species of clams which may not grow to the required size.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	11915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation and the Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority are developing a research plan to assess the abundance and condition of non-native clams in the inshore and offshore area of the Thames Estuary. This will establish the potential commercial viability of the fishery. The minimum landing size regulation for clams protects the native clam stocks. Any actions to open-up the non-native clam fishery must also consider impacts on native stocks and on the marine environment.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 01/02/2024 14:29:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1684239

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chalkwell Station: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2024 to Question 7460 on Chalkwell Station: Construction, for what reason the hon. Member for Southend West has not been notified when work on site is due to commence.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	10964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Further to the answer of 8th January 2024, discussions continue to agree a date for the start of work at Chalkwell station. I reaffirm the commitment to notify the hon member when a date has been agreed and hope to be able to provide that information by the start of Spring.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 26/01/2024 08:27:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1684241

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Southend West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will attend a local transport summit in Southend West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	10965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with bus operators and Local Transport Authorities to deliver better bus services for passengers as set out in the National Bus Strategy. I would welcome the opportunity to attend a local transport summit, either in-person or virtually, in the honourable member's constituency subject to availability.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/01/2024 08:32:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1678464

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chalkwell Station: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of when work will begin on the (a) accessible lift and (b) bridge at Chalkwell station.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	7460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Network Rail have now completed the design for an Access for All scheme at Chalkwell station. A delivery contractor was appointed on 8 December and the hon member will be notified when work on site is due to commence.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/01/2024 16:01:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1678577

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	Dental Services: Southend on Sea
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 her Department is taking to increase the availability of NHS dental treatment in Southend.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	7461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Ministers are always keen to discuss issues regarding National Health Service dentistry.</p><p>Our plan for dentistry, to be published shortly, will build upon the first package of reforms agreed in July 2022, which included changes to banding and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity value. Our plan will include addressing how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients; and how we make NHS work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver more NHS care.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June 2023, sets out the steps the National Health Service and its partners need to take to deliver an NHS workforce that meets the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. These include a 40% increase to dentistry undergraduate training places by 2031/32. To support this ambition, we will expand places by 24% by 2028/29, taking the overall number that year to 1,000 places.</p><p>From 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. ICBs are responsible for having local processes in place to identify areas of need and determine the priorities for investment.</p><p>The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has put in place initiatives to improve access to dental care for the whole population. The Dental Access Pilot allows dentists to be open outside of their normal working hours to see patients in need, self-referred or referred from NHS 111. Up to 4 December 2023, just under 4,000 additional patients have been seen because of this work. The pilot will continue until March 2025.</p><p>Patients who are struggling to find a local dentist can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance or contact NHS 111 if seeking urgent care.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 7462 7463 7464 question first answered 10/01/2024 16:14:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1678578

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	Dental Health: Southend on Sea
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 her Department is taking to help improve dental hygiene in Southend.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	7462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Ministers are always keen to discuss issues regarding National Health Service dentistry.</p><p>Our plan for dentistry, to be published shortly, will build upon the first package of reforms agreed in July 2022, which included changes to banding and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity value. Our plan will include addressing how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients; and how we make NHS work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver more NHS care.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June 2023, sets out the steps the National Health Service and its partners need to take to deliver an NHS workforce that meets the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. These include a 40% increase to dentistry undergraduate training places by 2031/32. To support this ambition, we will expand places by 24% by 2028/29, taking the overall number that year to 1,000 places.</p><p>From 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. ICBs are responsible for having local processes in place to identify areas of need and determine the priorities for investment.</p><p>The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has put in place initiatives to improve access to dental care for the whole population. The Dental Access Pilot allows dentists to be open outside of their normal working hours to see patients in need, self-referred or referred from NHS 111. Up to 4 December 2023, just under 4,000 additional patients have been seen because of this work. The pilot will continue until March 2025.</p><p>Patients who are struggling to find a local dentist can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance or contact NHS 111 if seeking urgent care.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 7461 7463 7464 question first answered 10/01/2024 16:14:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1678579

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	Dental Services: Southend on Sea
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 her Department is taking to increase the capacity of NHS dentists in Southend.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	7463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Ministers are always keen to discuss issues regarding National Health Service dentistry.</p><p>Our plan for dentistry, to be published shortly, will build upon the first package of reforms agreed in July 2022, which included changes to banding and the introduction of a minimum Units of Dental Activity value. Our plan will include addressing how we continue to improve access, particularly for new patients; and how we make NHS work more attractive to ensure NHS dentists are incentivised to deliver more NHS care.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June 2023, sets out the steps the National Health Service and its partners need to take to deliver an NHS workforce that meets the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. These include a 40% increase to dentistry undergraduate training places by 2031/32. To support this ambition, we will expand places by 24% by 2028/29, taking the overall number that year to 1,000 places.</p><p>From 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. ICBs are responsible for having local processes in place to identify areas of need and determine the priorities for investment.</p><p>The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has put in place initiatives to improve access to dental care for the whole population. The Dental Access Pilot allows dentists to be open outside of their normal working hours to see patients in need, self-referred or referred from NHS 111. Up to 4 December 2023, just under 4,000 additional patients have been seen because of this work. The pilot will continue until March 2025.</p><p>Patients who are struggling to find a local dentist can contact NHS England’s Customer Contact Centre for assistance or contact NHS 111 if seeking urgent care.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 7461 7462 7464 question first answered 10/01/2024 16:14:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth