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1347880

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to publish transparency data on the (a) meetings and (b) relevant interests of its Departmental board.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	902887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>Information on Board meetings and relevant interests of the Board will be published in the Department Annual Report and Accounts as standard, which will be available on the government website in the coming weeks. The interests of Ministers sat on the Board is readily available on the parliament website.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 19/07/2021 16:25:09 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1347665

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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	Hepatitis: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on Hepatitis C medicines in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement’s spending is as follows:</p><p>- 2020/21 - £63 million;</p><p>- 2019/20 - £63 million;</p><p>- 2018/19 - £86 million; and</p><p>- 2017/18 - £260 million.</p><p>The figure for 2017/18 pre-dates NHS England’s hepatitis C elimination tender in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/08/2021 09:09:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 16054 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1347666

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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	Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department and (b) NHS England has spent on Hepatitis C (i) medicines and (ii) elimination activities since the start of the NHS England Hepatitis C elimination tender in May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement allocate funding to the hepatitis C elimination programme. Since May 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement have spent £63 million in both 2019/20 and 2020/21 on medicines.</p><p>Since the strategic procurement was awarded in 2019/20, NHS England and NHS Improvement have spent £9 million in 2019/20 and £15 million in 2020/21 on elimination initiative costs.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/08/2021 09:13:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 16055 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1347667

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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	Hepatitis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what annual budget has been allocated by his Department to the elimination of Hepatitis C in each of the last five years; how much of that budget has been used since the commencement of the NHSE Hepatitis C elimination tender; and whether NHS England plans to ringfence that same amount of funding over the next four years to ensure elimination of that disease by 2025 in England.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	34477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/08/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement's national hepatitis C elimination programme’s total annual elimination initiative’s expenditure, for which information is available, is as follows:</p><p>- 2021/22 - £20 million (budgeted);</p><p>- 2020/21 - £15 million; and</p><p>- 2019/20 - £9 million.</p><p>Prior to 2019/20, there was no dedicated elimination initiative funding. Regions were funded based on expenditure incurred by their providers and allocated on a monthly basis. NHS England and NHS Improvement have confirmed the budget provided each year has allowed the needs of the elimination programme to be fully met and expects the required budget to be made available for the duration of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/08/2021 09:23:02 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 16056 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1347314

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what minimum service standards apply to the quarantine exemption team; and how many and what proportion of requests are dealt with within the target response time.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	33883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>There is no specific minimum standard for the exemptions team due to the different types of exemptions that exist and the large number of passengers entering into managed quarantine each week from ‘red list’ countries. Each exemption request is considered on an individual case by case basis. Due to the quantity and complexity of these requests the exemptions team are reviewing the current process to centrally validate data and enhance collation capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/07/2021 12:12:59 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 15676 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1345168

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Acquire Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving social housing tenants the right to acquire rented property built prior to 1997.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	29756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The Right to Acquire (RtA) was introduced in 1997, through the Housing Act 1996. A Housing Association that accepted government grant from that point accepted that the RtA would be a condition of the grant.</p><p>Backdating the legislation to apply to homes built before 1997 would require forcing Housing Associations to sell ​properties to eligible tenants. However, Government has made home ownership available to certain Housing Association tenants through ​a voluntary agreement with Housing Associations supporting pilots of the Voluntary Right to Buy.</p><p>The Midlands pilot for the Voluntary Right to Buy was launched in August 2018. This pilot has given thousands of Housing Association tenants in the East and West Midlands the opportunity to buy their home with a discount. An independent evaluation for the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy pilot was published in February 2021. The 2019 manifesto committed to evaluate new pilot areas.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 13/07/2021 15:48:45 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1345375

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve ventilation in the classroom to help ensure the safety of pupils during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	29757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>As the Department’s guidance outlines, when a school is in operation, it is important to ensure that it is well ventilated and that a comfortable teaching environment is maintained. This can be achieved through a variety of measures, including using mechanical ventilation systems and/or natural ventilation, such as opening windows. In all cases, actions should be taken to encourage fresh air into the building, whilst striking a balance with thermal comfort.</p><p>The Department continues to review ventilation guidance, including considering whether monitoring carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) levels would be appropriate. The Department is working with Public Health England (PHE) and ventilation experts on a pilot project to measure CO<sub>2</sub> levels in typical classrooms and exploring options to help improve ventilation where needed. As new evidence or data emerges, the Government updates its advice accordingly to ensure that all schools, colleges and nurseries have the right safety measures in place.</p><p>The Department has worked closely with the Department of Health and Social Care and PHE to revise our guidance for schools, colleges and nurseries from Step 4 of the roadmap. The Department’s aim is to balance the risks associated with COVID-19 whilst moving to a ‘steady state’ that minimises both the burden of implementing protective measures on staff and parents and the effect those measures have on young peoples’ educational experiences.</p><p>The Department will continue keep these measures under review, in partnership with health experts and informed by the latest scientific evidence and advice.</p><p>The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/07/2021 14:12:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1344625

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of special provisions in the Behaviour Hubs programme for pupils with ADHD and other neurodiverse conditions.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	29009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The behaviour hubs programme is designed to support the development and implementation of positive whole-school behaviour cultures which benefit all children, including those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other neurodiverse conditions.</p><p>The behaviour hubs programme pairs lead schools and multi academy trusts (MATs) that have exemplary behaviour practices with partner schools or MATs who want and need to improve pupil behaviour.</p><p>Lead schools and MATs have been selected from across the school sector, and include primary, secondary, alternative provision, special schools and MATs. This provides partner schools and MATs with access to good practice across different types of provision, including specialist provision. Experienced senior leaders and executive teams that have implemented strong, positive behaviour cultures within their schools will be able to support the specific challenges that a partner school is facing, including those relating to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).</p><p>All schools on the programme have access to training on specific issues, common problems, and effective approaches led by expert advisers that can be implemented in their school context. Training modules have been developed and reviewed by experts from across the school sector. The training includes a mandatory module on SEND, which covers how to ensure behaviour policies and practices are inclusive and take reasonable adjustments into account, including any adjustments required for those who are neurodiverse.</p><p>The programme is designed and delivered by the Department’s taskforce of behaviour advisers. The behaviour advisers bring experience from across the school sector, including alternative provision and special schools, providing broad representation of all schools and their specific needs, including SEND.</p><p>The Department has procured an independent evaluator to assess the effectiveness of the programme. Where possible, analysis from all components of the evaluation will seek to provide insights by school type (such as secondary, alternative provision and special schools) and characteristics of the schools and the pupils at those schools (for example the proportion of pupils with SEND or eligible for free school meals).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/07/2021 14:21:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1340412

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the level of cases that are withdrawn due to (a) court delays and (b) case backlogs.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	902035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>In the courts we have taken decisive action to address the impact of the pandemic on how quickly cases can be heard. We spent over £250 million on recovery last financial year to roll out new technology for remote hearings, make the court estate COVID-secure, and set up 60 new Nightingale courtrooms. This has enabled disposals to return to pre-pandemic levels in the Crown Court, which is over 2000 cases per week, and we completed over 7,000 jury trials last year.</p><p> </p><p>Criminal courts continue to recover from the pandemic, with magistrates’ backlogs having fallen by 70,000 since last summer and our figures show that in recent weeks the outstanding caseload in the Crown Court has begun to reduce.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to address the outstanding caseload and reduce delays by increasing capacity in our physical estate, running Crown Courts to the fullest possible extent, using every judge and courtroom to maximise court sitting days.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting victims and witnesses is a top priority for the Government. We are acutely aware of the risk of victims dropping out of the criminal justice process and we have listened carefully to stakeholders and worked across government to build an understanding of the long-term causes of victim attrition.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the impact of Covid-19 on victims and victim attrition. We know that victims of certain crime types and in certain geographical areas have been particularly impacted during this period.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021-22, we will provide c.£151m for victim and witness support services, £27m of which will be used to increase the number of independent advisors for sexual violence and domestic abuse victims by over 40 per cent. Beyond significant increases in funding to victims’ services, the Government has taken a range of actions to ensure that victims and witnesses receive the support they need in the face of delays caused by the court backlogs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/07/2021 16:45:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1338938

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a statement on the ways in which early years provision will feature as part of the covid-19 catch-up recovery strategy; and how opportunities for play will be (a) encouraged, (b) supported and (c) facilitated.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	20359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>On 2 June 2021, as part of the government’s announcement on providing an additional £1.4 billon for education recovery, we announced a £153 million investment for high-quality professional development for early years practitioners. This includes new programmes focusing on key areas such as speech and language development, and physical and emotional development for the youngest children, of which play is an important part. This is in addition to the £18 million announced in February 2021 and the £9 million announced in June 2020 to support early language development for children in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>The package will build on our early years foundation stage reforms, which support more effective early years curriculum and assessment, and reducing unnecessary assessment paperwork, so that practitioners and teachers can spend more time engaging children in rich activities, including through play, to support their learning.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 20483 question first answered 28/06/2021 10:10:58 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma