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1386291

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to classify attacks based on incel misogyny as hate crimes triggering longer sentences.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	89670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The Law Commission’s review of hate crime laws was commissioned by the Government in 2018. This review examined the coverage and approach of existing hate crime legislation, including consideration of whether other protective characteristics, such as sex and age, should be included. The Law Commission published its final recommendations on 7 December.</p><p>We are grateful to the Law Commission for the detailed consideration it has given to its review.</p><p>The Government will consider its proposals carefully and respond to the recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/12/2021 16:33:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1384281

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel from each service have been discharged because of their HIV status in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	86186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2021, 30 UK Regular Armed Forces personnel were medically discharged with an ICD-10 code for HIV cited as the principal or contributory cause. The following table provides a breakdown by service and year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year (1 April to 31 March)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RAF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>~</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>~</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Both principal and contributory causes have been included as it is possible for personnel to be medically discharged for multiple medical reasons.</p><p> </p><p>The figures provided include Regular service personnel (trained and untrained). Army Regular personnel include Gurkha and Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS). Reserve personnel were not included. Royal Navy personnel include both Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Figures fewer than five have been suppressed and are represented by a ~.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 10/12/2021 12:01:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382842

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the inclusion of sustainability in The National Standard for early years learning and childcare providers in Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including sustainability in the inspection criteria for early year settings.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/12/2021 17:00:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382843

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Nurses: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of student nurses who are studying full time for a nursing qualification who have early years-aged children.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2021 14:45:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382844

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Nurses: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to student nurses to cover childcare costs while training for a nursing qualification.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>Nursing students may be eligible for a childcare grant which is available to eligible students in higher education undertaking a full-time undergraduate course to help with weekly childcare costs. The amount payable is based on 85% of actual childcare costs, up to a maximum of £179.62 a week for one child or £307.95 a week for students with two or more children.</p><p> </p><p>We also offer a Parents’ Learning Allowance for eligible full-time undergraduate students with one or more dependent children. For the academic year 2021/22, students could receive up to £1,821 a year, depending on household income. In addition, the NHS Learning Support Fund provides eligible nursing students with one or more children with a non-means tested, non-repayable parental support payment of £2,000 per student, per academic year of a standard three-year course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2021 14:43:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382927

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Neuromuscular Disorders: 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 his Department is taking to tackle the backlog in (a) neurology and (b) MS services.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>We have made available £2 billion this year through the elective recovery fund, to tackle the elective care backlog, including for patients waiting for neurology and MS services. In addition we plan to spend more than £8 billion from 2022 to 2025 to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million checks, scans, and procedures.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2021 14:57:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382928

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Neuromuscular Disorders: 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 his Department is taking to ensure equitable treatment, care and support for people with neurological conditions.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The majority of services for those with neurological conditions are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups, with NHS England commissioning specialised care through the 25 specialised neurological treatment centres in England. NHS England’s service specification sets out what providers must have in place to deliver specialised neurological care to support equity of access to high quality services for patients.</p><p>The National Neurosciences Advisory Group are currently developing optimum clinical pathways for people with neurological conditions. The aim of these pathways is to support the improvement of services, set out aspirations for good care and enable good commissioning of neurological services locally and nationally. In addition, the Department has announced the development of a cross-Government strategy on acquired brain injury and potentially other neurological conditions.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/12/2021 11:21:05 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382929

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Neuromuscular Disorders: 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 his Department is taking to ensure Integrated Care Systems have sufficient knowledge of neurology services before responsibility for certain specialised commissioned services is delegated to them by April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Care Bill proposes that certain specialised services may be subject to joint commissioning arrangements between NHS England and integrated care boards during 2022/23. The services which would benefit from a more integrated commissioning approach remain under consideration and further details will be set out before April 2022.</p><p>For all specialised services, including those that are joint commissioned or delegated, NHS England will remain accountable for their commissioning and retain responsibility for setting national standards and clinical policies determining access to both new and existing treatments. For services that are delegated, NHS England will provide support, tools and guidance to integrated care systems to enable them to commission effectively.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/12/2021 16:25:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382930

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Neurology: Consultants
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 his Department has made of the number of consultant neurologists in England in comparison to other European nations.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/12/2021 14:51:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382931

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Neuromuscular Disorders: 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 his Department is taking with NHS England to ensure patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions are offered support to self-manage their conditions while on NHS waiting lists.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	83469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>NHS England has issued guidance for all patients on waiting lists, including those with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions, setting out that as part of their clinical review, patients should have the opportunity to discuss the management of their condition. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/supported-self-management-summary-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/supported-self-management-summary-guide.pdf</a></p><p>The guidance includes a range of additional resources to support people to self-manage their health conditions. It complements existing work to encourage supported self-management, where clinically appropriate and is part of the NHS Long Term Plan’s commitment to make personalised care normal practice.</p><p>A range of guides have been produced to support healthcare professionals and organisations. The majority of Primary Care Networks in England employ social prescribing link workers, health coaches and care coordinators. These staff provide direct non-clinical support and a range of options in their local community. In addition, the NHS@home programme aims to maximise the use of technology for better self-management of health and care at home.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 31/01/2022 14:12:58 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard