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1403477

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date	17/01/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Irish Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his timeframe is for (a) introducing and (b) implementing legislation to establish a Commissioner for the protection and enhancement of the Irish language in Northern Ireland as set out in New Decade, New Approach.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	105605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to delivering on the package of identity and language measures set out in New Decade, New Approach and to introducing the necessary legislation soon. In accordance with the commitments negotiated by the parties in New Decade, New Approach, the two new Commissioners and the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression provided for through the Bill will be for the Northern Ireland Executive to establish, support and fund. It is the Government’s intent that these commitments are implemented in full, and the forthcoming legislation will make provision to this effect.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 24/01/2022 11:46:57 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns previous answer version 45057 answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1403483

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Irish Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on Irish language as announced by the Government in June 2021; and if he will bring forward those legislative proposals before the Northern Ireland Assembly mandate ends in March 2022.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	105606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>As the Northern Ireland Executive has not progressed the carefully balanced package of legislative commitments negotiated in New Decade, New Approach in respect of identity and language, the Government intends to do so soon. The legislation that the Government plans to introduce will benefit everyone in Northern Ireland, including Irish language speakers and those of the Ulster Scots/Ulster British tradition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 24/01/2022 11:47:23 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns previous answer version 45058 answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1400739

registered interest
date	07/01/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) local authorities and (b) combined authorities support the delivery of COP26 outcomes and other initiatives on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	99349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Glasgow Climate Pact acknowledges the vital role that local communities play in driving climate action, and emphasises the importance of collaboration across all parts of society to deliver effective climate action. The Mayors and Regions Advisory Council has played a key role in this endeavour, offering local insights and experiences to help meet our climate goals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We remain committed to engaging with local and combined authorities, and we will use our Presidency year to ensure that the commitments from COP26 are delivered and that we build on our progress in Glasgow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/01/2022 17:59:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1400807

registered interest
date	07/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the rise of omicron covid-19 variant cases, what additional support he has made available to education providers in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West region to improve ventilation in the various sets of teaching environments.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	99350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has emphasised the importance of ventilation and provided guidance to education providers on ventilation requirements. The department has always stated that where an education provider is in operation it is important to ensure that it is well ventilated and that a comfortable teaching environment is maintained.</p><p>During the autumn term, the department provided CO2 monitors to all state-funded education providers, including early years, schools, and further education providers, backed by £25 million in government funding. The department has now delivered on its public commitment with over 353,000 monitors delivered. The programme provided schools and other education providers with sufficient monitors to take representative readings from across their estate. Feedback suggests that schools are finding the monitors helpful to manage ventilation and, in the majority of education providers, existing ventilation measures are sufficient.</p><p>For the very few cases where maintaining good ventilation is not possible, the department is supplying up to a total of 7,000 air cleaning units in response to this feedback to settings. This is in addition to the 1,000 department-funded air cleaning units that we announced on 18 November for special educational needs and disabilities and alternative provision providers. Providers can apply for funded units via an online form. Applications are open until 9am on 17 January. Applications will be assessed against strict criteria for their setting type.  We will prioritise spaces with the poorest ventilation to receive units based on criteria such as CO2 levels and occupation density.</p><p>The department has also launched an online marketplace, which provides education providers with a route to purchasing air cleaning units directly from suppliers at a suitable specification and competitive price. Further information is available here: <a href="https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning" target="_blank">https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning</a>. In future, we may review this list and as more products which meet our specification become available, these will be added.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/01/2022 16:48:35 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1385857

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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	Child Maintenance Service: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle the backlog and (b) reduce resolution times in outstanding Child Maintenance Service complaints.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	88764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on DWP meant that in July 2020, changes were made to our complaint model to allow staff to be deployed to support vital claim and payment processing work. This has meant that responses have not always been delivered within our target timescales.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the impact that delayed responses to complaints can have on our customers, and we have put a number of measures in place to address this issue, including allocating additional resource to our complaint resolution teams. As a result of this action, we have made strong progress in addressing the backlog of cases and improving resolution times for child maintenance complaints.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of more complex cases that will naturally take longer to allow for comprehensive investigation prior to being in a position to reach full resolution, for example those cases that are referred to our Financial Investigation Unit.</p><p> </p><p>In these cases, we will contact the customer to let them know that their case is likely to take longer to resolve.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/12/2021 11:26:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1383865

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
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	Tourette's Syndrome: 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 steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnostic processes and (b) subsequent support for people with Tourette's syndrome; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	85321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The majority of services for people with Tourette’s syndrome are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), who are best placed to plan the provision of services subject to local prioritisation and funding. Decisions on improving the diagnostic process and support for people with Tourette’s syndrome will vary, with each CCG taking into consideration attributes of its local population to assess the level of need.</p><p>Health Education England is increasing the number of trained clinical psychologists, supporting a 60% expansion in the clinical psychology training intake over the past two years. Clinical psychologists are well placed to develop new and improved services and undertake bespoke development to support the needs of patients with Tourette’s syndrome.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 15/12/2021 13:19:50 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 37198 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1382719

registered interest
date	26/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Recruitment and Retention: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with education leaders in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West region on improving the (i) recruitment and (ii) retention of newly-qualified teachers.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	82337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Ensuring that every child has a great teacher in front of them is why we published our Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy in 2019.</p><p>There are now more than 461,000 full time equivalent teachers working in schools across the country to inspire the next generation of young people. Over 41,000 new trainee teachers were recruited to start training in academic year 2020/21, which is 23% higher than the previous year, showing that teaching continues to be an attractive profession.</p><p>In the 2019/20 North West cohort, there were 4,382 total trainees. Provisional figures for the 2020/21 cohort show an increase to 6,750 total trainees.</p><p>The department recognises there is more to do to ensure this success is not short-lived and that we continue to attract and retain talented individuals in our classrooms. From September 2021, we are delivering the national rollout of the Early Career Framework reforms. New teachers will benefit from a 2-year, fully funded, comprehensive programme of training and support, including access to a trained mentor and a 5% reduction in contact time in their second year. This will build on initial teacher training to provide a solid foundation for a successful career in teaching, backed by over £130 million a year in funding when fully rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 01/12/2021 10:49:19 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1382743

registered interest
date	26/11/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Liverpool City Region and (c) the North West region have undertaken roles as part of the Kickstart scheme since its inception.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	82338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given for PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-19/58900" target="_blank">58900</a> for a breakdown of jobs started by parliamentary constituency and local authority; as well as to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-08/71418" target="_blank">71418</a> for a recent breakdown of jobs started by region.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/12/2021 11:56:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1381927

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Cabinet Committees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) status and (b) composition is of the Ministerial Cyber Steering Group.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	81044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the Cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021 and subsequent updates to the Cabinet Committee structure, the government’s cyber priorities are now overseen by the relevant Cabinet Committees. The Prime Minister has asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to be lead minister for cyber. In line with previous answers, information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including when and how often they meet, is generally not disclosed. To do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 81045 question first answered 29/11/2021 16:19:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1381928

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Cabinet Committees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times and on what dates the Ministerial Cyber Steering Group has met since its inception.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	81045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the Cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021 and subsequent updates to the Cabinet Committee structure, the government’s cyber priorities are now overseen by the relevant Cabinet Committees. The Prime Minister has asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to be lead minister for cyber. In line with previous answers, information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including when and how often they meet, is generally not disclosed. To do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 81044 question first answered 29/11/2021 16:19:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn