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1658637

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Student Loans Company: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department held discussions with disability groups prior to the award of the assessment contract to Capita by the Student Loans Company.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	198052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>Procurement for this contract was managed by the Student Loans Company (SLC). SLC, through its Disabled Students’ Stakeholder Group (DSSG), has important relationships with third sector bodies and advocacy groups in the education and disability sectors. SLC engaged with a number of organisations who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights in developing quality standards for the new model, prior to the invitation to tender, which was published in July 2022. To support the new service design, SLC also established a DSSG Procurement sub-group consisting of DSSG members and other sector bodies to discuss how the new quality standards could be defined and measured at each stage of the customer journey. SLC also invited written contributions from members.</p><p> </p><p>As this procurement was managed by SLC, the Department did not hold any discussions with disability groups on this matter prior to the contract being awarded.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 15/09/2023 18:05:47 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1655832

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	Gambling: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the statutory gambling operator levy as a smart levy.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	195944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The government’s recent white paper set out a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm and ensure that people who are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected. This includes a statutory levy on operators that will help fund research, education and treatment for those struggling with gambling addiction.</p><p>We will shortly consult on the details of how the levy will be designed, including proposals on the total amount to be raised by the levy and how it will be constructed, ensuring that a rate is fair and proportionate for different gambling sectors, including the land-based gambling industry. This approach will account for the varying association of different sectors with harm and their financial position.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 196561 question first answered 11/09/2023 16:13:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1655909

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the Dental Recovery Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	195996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>We are currently working on a plan for dentistry, to be published shortly, to improve access to dental care across England. There are several fronts where we need to take further action to support and recover activity in National Health Service dentistry, to improve access to care for all ages.</p><p>Our plan for dentistry 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> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 08/09/2023 11:01:28 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1654824

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing limits on (a) stakes and (b) prizes for the land-based gambling industry.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	195507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>Our gambling white paper set out the government’s plans for modernising the regulation of gambling in Great Britain. This included a number of measures to adjust outdated and overly restrictive rules to enable the land-based sectors to thrive sustainably. The reforms strike a balance between respecting the choices of people who gamble safely, and ensuring those that are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected and safeguarded.</p><p>The white paper proposed a raft of changes which will benefit the land-based sector, including a reform of outdated restrictions on gaming machine supply and modernisation of payment methods across the land-based sector. Since publishing the white paper, ministers and officials have engaged with representatives across the land-based sector to understand a range of issues of interest, including stakes and prizes.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/09/2023 13:35:25 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1654832

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
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	Development Aid and Seeds
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 he has had recent discussions with the World Bank on the countries it is negotiating with on (a) development policy financing and (b) seed laws.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	195508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The World Bank does not have a policy in place that restricts farmers in choosing their seeds. The Bank advocates the use of quality seeds and has helped protect farmers, local production, and food security in developing countries. An efficient national agricultural innovation system and an effective seed certification system is essential to meet the challenges agriculture faces in developing countries. The UK is supporting this longer-term goal to do both, boost food security, incomes, and climate adaptation and resilience. World Bank operations, including also development policy loans, are designed at country level, in support of government priorities and plans and in consultation with other stakeholders. The World Bank has committed to full alignment of all its sovereign lending with the Paris Agreement by 1 July 2023. We are holding the Bank to account through the Board.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 08/09/2023 13:45:49 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1654475

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the (a) side effects of abortion pills and (b) rate and severity of complications that arise from abortion pills taken at home instead of in a clinic.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	195066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made on either of the points raised. Like any medication, some women may experience side effects from taking abortion pills. In accordance with clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on abortion care, services should provide all women with information on what to expect during and after an abortion and how to identify signs and symptoms that indicate they need to seek medical attention and who to contact if they do.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 04/09/2023 13:35:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1654476

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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	Abortion: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the level of costs to the NHS since the (a) approval of taking the second abortion pill at home in 2018 and (b) temporary approval during the pandemic and subsequent permanent approval of taking both abortion pills at home in 2022.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	195067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 04/09/2023 13:34:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1653247

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191860 on WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, who will lead the UK delegation; what instructions his officials will be given on the authorisation of measures that will involve a cost to the public purse; and if he will make a statement to the House on (a) his Department's approach before and (b) the outcomes of the convention after November 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	194235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The United Kingdom delegation will consist of officials from the Department of Health and Social Care, as is usual practice for this Conference of the Parties. A decision on who will attend is yet to be made.</p><p>The delegation will not agree to any decisions which would impact on our ability to deliver our bold ambition to be Smokefree by 2030. Any measures involving a cost to the public purse will follow the normal Departmental approval processes.</p><p>Following the conference, decisions will be published on the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control website. There are no plans for a statement on the conference to be made to the House.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 19/07/2023 09:35:58 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1647814

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on a person being entitled to a share of their partner’s disability benefits as part of a divorce settlement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	191087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Disability benefits, that is, Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance, are personal benefits – the law does not provide for joint claims - and would remain with the existing claimant at the point of divorce. There are no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 03/07/2023 10:40:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1643734

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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	Housing: Internet Service Providers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of house builders refusing to allow broadband Internet Service Providers other than one they have chosen onto their estates.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	188910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has legislated to make sure that new homes will have gigabit connectivity as standard, amending the Building Regulations 2010 to place obligations on housing developers to work with network operators to install gigabit broadband, where this can be done within a commercial cost cap. This ensures that connectivity of new homes is prioritised by housing developers at the outset.</p><p>Under this legislation, housing developers are free to work with whichever Internet Service Provider (ISP) they choose, with the terms and conditions under which they enter into agreements being a commercial matter. Many Communications Providers (CPs)s offer wholesale access to their networks, but it is ultimately a choice for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to decide which networks they use to serve customers.</p><p>Ofcom, as the independent regulator for telecoms, is responsible for regulating monopolies in the telecoms market. Where it determines a provider has significant market power (SMP), it can impose a number of remedies aimed at opening up levels of competition, including requiring them to allow competitors to offer services over their infrastructure at regulated prices. Currently, Ofcom has determined that BT Group and KCOM have SMP in the UK, but to date it has not done so with other providers.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 19/06/2023 09:21:53 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon