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1667485

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date	07/11/2023
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	Doctors: Misconduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the General Medical Council on how many doctors have been struck off the medical register since 2010.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	35
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with the General Medical Council on how many doctors have been successfully sued since 2010; or how many doctors have been struck off the medical register since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 40 question first answered 21/11/2023 12:42:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1667491

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of when (a) the British Virgin Islands, (b) the Turks and Caicos Islands, (c) the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, (d) the Pitcairn Islands, (e) St Helena, (f) Montserrat, (g) the Falkland Islands, (h) the Cayman Islands, (i) Bermuda and (j) Anguilla will implement a publicly accessible register of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	8
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>We discussed the timeline for implementation of Publicly Accessible Registers of Beneficial Ownership at the Joint Ministerial Council over 14 - 15 November in plenary, in the margins and in bilateral meetings. We have made progress with the majority of the inhabited Overseas Territories (OTs). Some are yet to confirm precise timelines. Intensive discussions continue with these OTs, led by Ministers. We will inform Parliament of the outcome of those discussions before recess.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/11/2023 16:42:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1667492

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14 December 2020 on Publicly accessible registers of company beneficial ownership in the UK Overseas Territories, HCWS643, whether he plans to review his decision not to lay the Order in Council prepared by the Secretary of State to comply with the requirement under section 51 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	9
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>We continue to keep the Order in Council under review and continue to work with the Governments of the Overseas Territories to implement publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/11/2023 09:51:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1667493

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crown Dependencies: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of when (a) the Bailiwick of Jersey, (b) the Bailiwick of Guernsey and (c) the Isle of Man will implement a publicly accessible register of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	10
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>In 2019, the Bailiwick of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Isle of Man (the Crown Dependencies) committed to implement publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership in line with principles adopted by the European Union.</p><p>In December 2022, following the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Crown Dependencies issued a statement announcing that they were pausing work on their public commitments while they sought legal advice.</p><p>Currently 14 EU Member States allow public access to their beneficial ownership registers. Gibraltar has maintained a publicly accessible beneficial ownership register since 2020 and has not noted any negative economic impacts resulting from implementation of its public register.</p><p>The UK and the Crown Dependencies have differing legal views on implementing publicly accessible registers in light of the CJEU ruling. The UK is satisfied with the lawfulness of our own publicly accessible registers and continues to believe that the CDs could legally implement public registers of their own.</p><p>The Home Office is actively engaging the Crown Dependencies to understand their position. We will keep Parliament updated in the weeks ahead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 05/12/2023 15:24:26 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1667499

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Doctors: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the General Medical Council on how many doctors have been successfully sued since 2010.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	40
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with the General Medical Council on how many doctors have been successfully sued since 2010; or how many doctors have been struck off the medical register since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 35 question first answered 21/11/2023 12:42:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1667507

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many high rise buildings housing service personnel contain flammable cladding.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	50
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has 16 high-rise buildings (defined as seven storeys or 18 meters, and above) housing Service personnel which are partially clad with external wall systems containing combustible components.</p><p> </p><p>Of these 16, 14 buildings have been surveyed and not deemed to be a safety risk so no further remedial work is required. One building is due for remediation in 2024, and the remaining building is due for demolition in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>All buildings have annual fire risk assessments in line with Government guidance to ensure the buildings remain safe for continued occupation by Service personnel.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/11/2023 13:06:04 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1667514

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have asbestos on their estate; how many schools have an asbestos management plan in place; and what funding her Department has provided to the London Borough of Harrow for the (a) removal and (b) management of asbestos in each of the last 13 years.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	22
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department takes the safety of children and those who work with them very seriously and expects Local Authorities, governing bodies and academy trusts to have robust plans in place to manage asbestos in school buildings effectively, in line with their legal duties.</p><p>Asbestos duty holders, such as Local Authorities and academy trusts, are responsible for understanding the presence of asbestos in schools and putting appropriate measures in place for its management.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates schools’ compliance with legislation to manage their asbestos safely. These require duty holders to have a robust asbestos management plan, train staff, and maintain an asbestos register detailing location, type, and condition of asbestos in their buildings.</p><p>Information on how schools are managing asbestos is now being collected via the Department’s Condition Data Collection 2 (CDC2) programme, which started in 2021 and will complete in 2026.</p><p>The Department has committed £1.8 billion of capital funding for the 2023/24 financial year to improve the condition of school buildings, as part of over £15 billion allocated since 2015. In addition, the Department will transform poor condition buildings at 500 schools and colleges through the School Rebuilding Programme.</p><p>The Department provides annual capital funding to Local Authorities to improve the condition of their schools and keep them safe and compliant with relevant regulations, including removing asbestos, when it cannot be managed safely in situ. Harrow local authority was allocated £2.7 million in School Condition Allocations for the 2023/24 financial year to provide funding to the schools for which it is responsible. This is part of £19 million allocated since 2015, when School Condition Allocations were introduced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 17/11/2023 12:33:34 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1667541

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider the potential merits of introducing a minimum requirement to qualify for student loans of (a) grades EEE at A-level and (b) equivalent grades at (i) T-level and (ii) Level 3 Diploma.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The government consulted on whether there was a case, in principle, for a Minimum Eligibility Requirement for access to student finance for degree-level study. In the Higher Education (HE) Reform policy statement of 17 July, the department made an announcement to not proceed with such a requirement at this time.</p><p>The government is delivering on its manifesto commitment to drive up quality and tackle pockets of poor provision in the HE sector. The department has worked with the Office for Students (OfS) to set stringent minimum thresholds for student outcomes and the OfS has introduced face to face investigations where there is a risk of breach of these expectations.</p><p>The department wants to see recruitment limits used to reduce the growth of low-quality courses, and graduate earnings to be part of the quality regime, so that students can be confident in the quality of the course that they have chosen.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 16/11/2023 17:09:30 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667545

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the high income child benefit charge.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to managing the public finances in a disciplined and responsible way.</p><p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) ensures that the Government supports the majority of families whilst keeping welfare expenditure sustainable.</p><p>Most families are unaffected. In 2020-21, (the latest year that data is available), the HICBC raised over £400m in revenue. 99.7% of those who declared a liability for HICBC paid income tax at the higher rate or above, and 88% of Child Benefit claimants were unaffected by the HICBC.</p><p>The Government therefore considers that keeping the HICBC in place remains appropriate, but keeps all tax policies under review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 16/11/2023 09:41:10 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667555

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Meals on Wheels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that Meals on Wheels services are adequately resourced to meet the (a) nutritional needs and (b) social well-being of (i) older and (ii) disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The provision of Meals on Wheels is an important public service and Councils are best placed to make decisions about their provision alongside other local services.</p><p>To enable this, final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7 billion for local government in England, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to £5.1 billion or 9.4% in cash terms on 2022/23. This includes around £2 billion in additional grant for social care through the Settlement for 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 16/11/2023 16:32:27 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford