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1471867

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date	20/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment: Public Places
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to make public sexual harassment a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	21154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Sexual harassment in public places is appalling, and this Government is committed to tackling it. Women and girls have the right to both be and feel safe on our streets.</p><p>As set out in the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, published last July, and whose Call for Evidence was informed by over 180,000 responses, the vast majority of them from the public, we have been looking carefully at where there may be gaps in existing law and how a specific offence for public sexual harassment could address those.</p><p>As a result of this work, we will by the summer recess begin a consultation on whether there should be a new offence of public sexual harassment. We will seek to ensure that a representative range of voices is included in the responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 21155 21156 question first answered 27/06/2022 15:39:05 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 8629 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1471868

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Harassment: Public Places
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 156340 on Sexual Harassment: Public Places, what her timeline is for the planned public consultation on whether there should be a criminal offence of public sexual harassment.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	21155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Sexual harassment in public places is appalling, and this Government is committed to tackling it. Women and girls have the right to both be and feel safe on our streets.</p><p>As set out in the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, published last July, and whose Call for Evidence was informed by over 180,000 responses, the vast majority of them from the public, we have been looking carefully at where there may be gaps in existing law and how a specific offence for public sexual harassment could address those.</p><p>As a result of this work, we will by the summer recess begin a consultation on whether there should be a new offence of public sexual harassment. We will seek to ensure that a representative range of voices is included in the responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 21154 21156 question first answered 27/06/2022 15:39:05 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean previous answer version 8631 answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1470160

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Qatar: Baha'i Faith
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 recent representations she has received on the Baha’i community in Qatar; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	17906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. Promoting the right to FoRB is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary last visited Qatar in October 2021 where she had a number of discussions with key interlocutors, including His Highness the Amir. Human rights, including women and girls' issues were discussed, but the Baha'i community was not discussed. FCDO Officials, both in the UK and in Doha, have and will continue to engage with members of the Baha'i community in Qatar. Earlier this year, officials in Doha raised the challenges faced by some members of the Baha'i community with the Director for Human Rights from the Qatari Ministry of Interior and Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The UK Ambassador to Qatar has also raised the issue with Qatari Ministers, who agreed to look into the issue. We will continue to raise these issues with the Qatari Government, including in light of the Special Rapporteur's for Freedom of Religion or Belief's report 'Rights of persons belonging to religious or belief minorities in situations of conflict or insecurity' published in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling grouped question UIN 17907 question first answered 20/06/2022 16:48:16 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1470161

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Qatar: Baha'i Faith
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 Annex to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, published in March 2022, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the finding that members of the Baha’i minority in Qatar have been reportedly subject to administrative deportations and blacklisting resulting in loss of employment, income, and separation of families.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	17907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. Promoting the right to FoRB is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary last visited Qatar in October 2021 where she had a number of discussions with key interlocutors, including His Highness the Amir. Human rights, including women and girls' issues were discussed, but the Baha'i community was not discussed. FCDO Officials, both in the UK and in Doha, have and will continue to engage with members of the Baha'i community in Qatar. Earlier this year, officials in Doha raised the challenges faced by some members of the Baha'i community with the Director for Human Rights from the Qatari Ministry of Interior and Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The UK Ambassador to Qatar has also raised the issue with Qatari Ministers, who agreed to look into the issue. We will continue to raise these issues with the Qatari Government, including in light of the Special Rapporteur's for Freedom of Religion or Belief's report 'Rights of persons belonging to religious or belief minorities in situations of conflict or insecurity' published in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling grouped question UIN 17906 question first answered 20/06/2022 16:48:16 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1470306

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Bees: Conservation
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 steps his Department is taking to help protect bee habitats.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	17908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 14 June 2022 to the hon. Member for Strangford, PQ <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-06-06%2F13132&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cb538f4b1c74141492cca08da4f93f307%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637909794104762863%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rvWF4LGm8H1EHK1PJAdfqNBHE1JyK9yAkPCqx2p6Nrw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">13132</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/06/2022 14:05:35 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1469257

registered interest
date	10/06/2022
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	Dementia: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the national dementia strategy will help people with Alzheimer’s disease receive a diagnosis.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	15718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>We will set out plans for dementia in England for the next 10 years later this year, which will focus on the specific health and care needs of people living with dementia and their carers, including diagnosis. The strategy will be informed a range of experts, including those with dementia and their carers.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/06/2022 10:23:41 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 6561 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1468588

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Mental Health Act 1983
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to legislative proposals to report the Mental Health Act 1983 announced in the Queens Speech 2022, if he will include provisions to meet the needs of children and young people; and what plans he has to (a) consult stakeholders on policy proposals on children and young people and (b) provide for pre-legislative scrutiny of those proposals.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	14460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government will publish a draft Mental Health Bill shortly. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill will then be a matter for Parliament.</p><p>The Government consulted on the proposals for legislation made by the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act in 2018 and through the ‘Reforming the Mental Health Act’ white paper, which received over 1,700 responses. We have also worked with charities to gather the views of people, including children and young people, who were either in inpatient services or had lived experience of the Act. The development of the draft Bill has been informed by these consultations.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 14439 14516 14557 14558 15237 question first answered 13/06/2022 11:55:19 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1467233

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Miscarriage: 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 prioritise miscarriage care and support in the forthcoming Women’s Health Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	11634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Fertility, pregnancy, pregnancy loss and post-natal care will be priority areas in the forthcoming Women’s Health Strategy, which will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/06/2022 08:17:43 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1467236

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will introduce mandatory training for taxi and minicab drivers to ensure that people with sight loss are not discriminated against when using those services.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	11635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Effective disability awareness training can help ensure that taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers have the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide passengers with appropriate assistance, so that they can travel independently and with confidence.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 March, we published a consultation on updated best practice guidance for local licensing authorities, which includes a stronger recommendation that every driver is required to complete disability awareness training.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to introducing mandatory disability awareness training for taxi and PHV drivers through new National Minimum Standards for licensing authorities when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/06/2022 11:06:17 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1467305

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	IVF: 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, if he will make it his policy to undertake a review of inequality in access to NHS-funded fertility services in England.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	11636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>In 2021, the Department conducted an internal policy review on the variation in access to National Health Service fertility services. This review will inform future policy and the initial ambitions in the Women’s Health Strategy, due to be published later this year.</p><p>We expect local NHS commissioning bodies to commission fertility services in line with guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to ensure equitable access in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/06/2022 08:18:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma