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1544169

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help protect consumers from potentially fraudulent JCT minor works contracts.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	92305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware that JCT Minor Works Building Contracts are generally unsuitable for domestic clients. The Government recommends that homeowners carefully read the requirements of any construction contract, and it is also advisable that homeowners consider obtaining legal advice before signing a contract.</p><p> </p><p>If consumers have suffered from malpractice in relation to building work under any form of contract, they can report this to Local Authority Trading Standards. The Department does not collect statistics on the use of JCT Minor Works Building Contracts by domestic clients, or adjudications or disputes relating to these.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 92306 question first answered 28/11/2022 07:38:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1544170

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of consumers have been subject to fraudulent smash and grab JCT Minor Works contracts.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	92306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware that JCT Minor Works Building Contracts are generally unsuitable for domestic clients. The Government recommends that homeowners carefully read the requirements of any construction contract, and it is also advisable that homeowners consider obtaining legal advice before signing a contract.</p><p> </p><p>If consumers have suffered from malpractice in relation to building work under any form of contract, they can report this to Local Authority Trading Standards. The Department does not collect statistics on the use of JCT Minor Works Building Contracts by domestic clients, or adjudications or disputes relating to these.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 92305 question first answered 28/11/2022 07:38:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1544171

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it his Department's policy that consumers who have been subject to fraudulent smash and grab minor works contracts are entitled to compensation.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	92307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware that JCT Minor Works Building Contracts are generally unsuitable for domestic clients. The Government recommends that homeowners carefully read the requirements of any construction contract, and it is also advisable that homeowners consider obtaining legal advice before signing a contract.</p><p> </p><p>If consumers have suffered from malpractice in relation to building work under any form of contract, they can report this to Local Authority Trading Standards. The Department does not collect statistics on the use of JCT Minor Works Building Contracts by domestic clients, or adjudications or disputes relating to these.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/11/2022 17:36:30 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1542333

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the Care Quality Commission on mental health services since 25 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	87931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>We are due to meet with representatives from the Care Quality Commission later in November to discuss a range of issues, including mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/11/2022 10:47:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 35989 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1541758

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Water Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Wandsworth Prison had an adequate water supply on 9 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	86548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>On 3 November, HMP Wandsworth reported disruption to their water supply across the prison. Contact was made with Thames Water who confirmed that there was a pipe leak in the Roehampton area which had disrupted water supply to the prison. Thames Water advised that the issue should be resolved within an hour. As a result of this, the prison implemented a restriction on access to showers and provided water to enable flushing of toilets.</p><p>Thames Water provided bottled water to affected areas, including the prison. On 9 November, the burst pipe was reported to be fixed but a period of time was required to ensure the safety of water supply when it was turned on.</p><p>The water supply to the prison was disrupted for a total of 8 days. The disruption lasted until 10 November when mains water was reinstated at the prison.</p><p>There have been no other water supply issues reported at HMP Wandsworth in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 86549 question first answered 17/11/2022 17:26:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1541759

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wandsworth Prison: Water Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many days over the last 12 months has Wandsworth Prison not had an adequate water supply.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	86549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>On 3 November, HMP Wandsworth reported disruption to their water supply across the prison. Contact was made with Thames Water who confirmed that there was a pipe leak in the Roehampton area which had disrupted water supply to the prison. Thames Water advised that the issue should be resolved within an hour. As a result of this, the prison implemented a restriction on access to showers and provided water to enable flushing of toilets.</p><p>Thames Water provided bottled water to affected areas, including the prison. On 9 November, the burst pipe was reported to be fixed but a period of time was required to ensure the safety of water supply when it was turned on.</p><p>The water supply to the prison was disrupted for a total of 8 days. The disruption lasted until 10 November when mains water was reinstated at the prison.</p><p>There have been no other water supply issues reported at HMP Wandsworth in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 86548 question first answered 17/11/2022 17:26:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1541854

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Speech and Language Therapy: Children
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 his Department is taking to support families whose children are undergoing speech and language therapy.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	86550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>In 2020, Public Health England, the Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Education published guidance on providing the best start in speech, language and communication. This guidance encourages local commissioners and service leads to take a family-centred approach and to ensure appropriate support is in place for parents, carers and families.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/11/2022 10:42:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1541855

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Speech and Language Therapy: Children
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 his Department is taking to support the mental health of children who are experiencing speech and language delay.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	86551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand NHS mental health services in England. This will allow an additional 345,000 children and young people to access National Health Service-funded mental health support, including those experiencing a speech and language delay with a co-occurring mental health condition.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22, we provided an additional £79 million to expand children’s mental health services, which allowed a further 22,500 children and young people to access community health services and accelerated the coverage of mental health support teams in primary schools, secondary schools and colleges. We also launched a campaign through Every Mind Matters to raise awareness of guidance and tools available to support children and young people’s mental wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/11/2022 12:56:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1541856

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Speech and Language Therapy: Children
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 his Department is taking to improve access to speech and language therapy for children.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	86552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The ‘SEND review: right support, right place, right time’ green paper sets out proposals to commission analysis to ensure that the health needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are supported through effective workforce planning. We propose to work with Health Education England, NHS England and the Department for Education to understand the demand for support for children and young people with SEND from the therapy and diagnostic workforce.</p><p> </p><p>To increase the supply of more speech and language therapists to the National Health Service, since September 2020 all eligible allied health profession can apply for a non-repayable training grant of a minimum of £5,000 per academic year, with further financial support available for childcare, accommodation and travel costs.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 86553 question first answered 24/11/2022 10:26:54 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1541890

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Speech and Language Therapy: Children
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 his Department have taken to improve the availability of one on one speech and language therapy for children.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	86553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The ‘SEND review: right support, right place, right time’ green paper sets out proposals to commission analysis to ensure that the health needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are supported through effective workforce planning. We propose to work with Health Education England, NHS England and the Department for Education to understand the demand for support for children and young people with SEND from the therapy and diagnostic workforce.</p><p> </p><p>To increase the supply of more speech and language therapists to the National Health Service, since September 2020 all eligible allied health profession can apply for a non-repayable training grant of a minimum of £5,000 per academic year, with further financial support available for childcare, accommodation and travel costs.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 86552 question first answered 24/11/2022 10:26:54 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan