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1624725

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
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	Health Visitors: Vacancies
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 her Department has made of the impact of the shortage of health visitors on (a) children with special educational needs and disabilities and (b) other vulnerable children.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	183232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of local authority commissioners and their service provider to determine health visitor numbers, based on local health needs. Guidance is that health visitor-led needs assessments should determine interventions or referrals for children with special education needs and disabilities or other vulnerabilities.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/05/2023 10:56:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1624320

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made on the proportion of Britain's carbon emissions that derive from (a) domestic and (b) public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	183048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>In 2020, greenhouse gas emissions from domestic and public buildings made up around 17% and 2% respectively of total net territorial greenhouse gas emissions in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>These estimates include emissions directly from the combustion of fuels within buildings, but not emissions from the supply of the fuels and electricity used in buildings</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/05/2023 14:07:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1624391

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Voter Identification - FAQs, published on 26 May 2021, what the (a) sample size and (b) geographic area was that was used to determine that 98 per cent of electors owned a photographic document that was on the list of acceptable types of identification under the Voter Identification policy.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-14%2F165271&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C626cd851eb9e4679f1a208db4cb79c65%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638188123697977195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V66q%2B0RF62a7At2xlh7FEev7hO0BOTo%2F79nuwMel6%2Bg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">165271</a> on 20 March 2023, the Cabinet Office <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fvoter-identification-photographic-id-ownership-in-great-britain&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C626cd851eb9e4679f1a208db4cb79c65%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638188123697977195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PjFa91%2Fq61dgy0IGrJw1nZ35EoVgYeLHt0EBZ6OKG60%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">published</a> this survey on levels of ownership of photographic identification. Further details are available in Annex A of that report.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 183128 question first answered 09/05/2023 10:40:24 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1624568

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Health Services: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the British Medical Association report Building the Future: Getting IT Right, published on 5 December 2022; in particular, the finding that "nearly 76 per cent of doctors ranked 'interoperability of systems' as a 'significant barrier' to digital transformation"; and what assessment they have made of whether the absence of a consistent child identifier prevents the interoperability of IT systems for protecting children's health and care.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL7559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>An assessment on interoperability has been made across several areas through the Digital Maturity Assessment, providing greater understanding of individual organisational-level capability and enabling focus on national efforts to support levelling up those organisations at a lower level of maturity.</p><p> </p><p>Every child born in England is issued a National Health Service number at birth which stays with them throughout their life. The NHS number acts as a unique patient identifier and is used to share information within electronic healthcare records. This contributes to improved health outcomes for children by ensuring that health professionals identify patients correctly and have access to information to inform the delivery of appropriate care.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 10/05/2023 16:34:35 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1623966

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Horticulture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government Food Strategy policy paper, published on 13 June 2022 and the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question HL3858 on Horticulture, when the decision was taken not to develop a Horticulture Strategy; for what reasons the Department is not developing a strategy; and who was consulted on that decision.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	182809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Government is committed to an increasingly prosperous horticulture sector and as referenced in the answer to Question HL 3858 published on 30 January, we will not be developing a published strategy for the horticulture sector as originally envisaged in the Government Food Strategy. The sector operates in a complex, ever-evolving commercial and political landscape as such we are prioritising policy work that maximises impact through multiple avenues, this includes establishing the seasonal worker visa route, the labour review, automation, the Farming Innovation Programme and the Farming Investment Fund and working across Government on energy support and planning.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 02/05/2023 10:44:18 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1624064

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Agriculture: Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding the Government has allocated to agricultural colleges in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	182827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The attached Excel spreadsheet supplies the allocation values for institutions which are specified as Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and includes the institution name and UK Provider Reference Number.</p><p>Allocations of funding are provided on an academic year basis, August through July, and therefore span multiple years. Whilst the funding is allocated to Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges, these institutions do deliver other study programmes. The data does not include funding for employer led apprenticeships or any funding devolved to Mayoral Combined Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 09/05/2023 16:01:30 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon attachment 1 file name 182827 QC 020523 (spreadsheet).xlsx title Data for allocation values 182827
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1624100

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Property Development: Water
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 guidance her Department has published for developers on achieving water neutrality in residential developments.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	182841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Water neutrality is about enabling development which does not increase the amount of water taken/ abstracted from the environment. Water companies account for the effects of growth, drought and climate change uncertainty on future demand within a Water Resources Management Plan and update this every five years.</p><p> </p><p>The investment through the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) is substantial; between 2020 and 2025 it will account for over £5 billion of asset improvements, investigation, monitoring and catchment interventions. Defra, the Environment Agency and Ofwat work with water companies to identify solutions that will improve water courses and prevent further deterioration. Water companies need to meet environmental legislative requirements set out in the Environment Act 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in our Plan for Water we set out how we are working with the Future Homes Hub and Cranfield University to “develop clear guidance on ‘water positive’ or ‘net zero water’ developments and roles for developers and water companies, including water company incentives”. This guidance could be used by Local Authorities and any other organisation that aspires to become water positive.</p><p> </p><p>In our Plan for Water we also set out that we will “support development of Agricultural Water Resources Management Plans through the Water for Food Group initiated by the National Farmers’ Union”. We are working with the agriculture sector and supporting farmers to store more water on their land – launching the second round of the £10 million Water Management Grant to fund more on-farm reservoirs and better irrigation equipment - and reducing planning barriers to small reservoirs.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 182840 182842 182843 question first answered 09/05/2023 13:49:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1624179

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Local Housing Allowance and Private Rented Housing: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increased rate of inflation and cost of living on (a) the adequacy of the Local Housing Allowance and (b) private renters.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	182990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the financial pressures tenants are facing and is providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023-24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living. Individuals who need help to make their rent payments may be eligible for a range of financial support through the welfare system.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>LHA determines the maximum amount of housing support for Housing Benefit and Universal Credit claimants renting in the private rented sector. LHA is not intended to meet all rents in all areas.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020 LHA rates were raised to the 30th percentile of local market rents, a significant investment of almost £1 billion. We have maintained the increase since then so that everyone who benefited continues to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) policy is kept under regular review. We monitor average rents and housing support levels provided to claimants to assess the impact of the policy. Any assessment made is always within the context of the economic landscape at the time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.6 billion in DHP funding to local authorities</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/05/2023 16:18:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1623616

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
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	Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes
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 plan to take to help provide long term mental health support to victims of rape and sexual assault.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	182565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits an additional £2.3 billion a year for the expansion and transformation of mental health services in England by 2023/24 so that an additional two million people, including victims of rape and sexual assault where they have a mental health need, can get the National Health Service-funded mental health support that they require.</p><p>NHS England is developing local projects for enhanced mental health support for victims and survivors of sexual assault and abuse who have complex trauma-related mental health needs. There will be at least one site per NHS region, with seven sites in total expected by 2024/25. The aim is to improve pathways and access to professionals trained in responding to complex trauma, to improve individual wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2023 13:50:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1623630

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Alcoholism: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from alcoholism in (a) St Helens and (b) the North West in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	182620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentlemen Parliamentary Question of 25th April is attached.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/05/2023 16:21:58 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ182620 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn