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1524593

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Dental Services: Bristol West
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 her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Bristol West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	67928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Bristol West.</p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 67929 question first answered 25/10/2022 14:58:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1520991

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Bristol West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 27 September 2022 to Question 51628 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Bristol West constituency have one or more buildings classified in Category D of condition need; how long each of those buildings has been classified in that category; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department is preparing detailed analysis of the data collected for the Condition Data Collection (CDC) programme and plan to publish the details by the end of the year.</p><p>The key, high-level findings of the CDC programme, were published in May 2021 in the report ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey – Key Findings’.</p><p>The report is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department has no plans to make a statement.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis grouped question UIN 61965 question first answered 20/10/2022 15:35:18 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1520992

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Bristol West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Ofsted-registered childminders work in and (b) children aged (i) one to three and (ii) four to 11 live in constituency Bristol West; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare provision in that constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>A breakdown in the number of Ofsted registered childminders who are working, and the number of children aged 1-3 and 4-11 by parliamentary constituency and local authorities requested, can be found in the attached table. Childminders are generally the most affordable and flexible form of childcare and form an important part of the broader childcare market.</p><p> </p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. At present, all local authorities report that they are fulfilling their duty to ensure sufficient childcare.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 61883 question first answered 19/10/2022 13:31:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst attachment 1 file name 61883_61964_ofsted_registered_childminders.xls title 61883_61964_table
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1520993

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Bristol West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2022 to Question 51633 on Schools: Solar Power, how many school buildings in Bristol West constituency were inspected as part of the Condition Data Programme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department is preparing detailed analysis of the data collected for the Condition Data Collection (CDC) programme and plan to publish the details by the end of the year.</p><p>The key, high-level findings of the CDC programme, were published in May 2021 in the report ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey – Key Findings’.</p><p>The report is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department has no plans to make a statement.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis grouped question UIN 61963 question first answered 20/10/2022 15:35:18 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1520994

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will meet with representatives of Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign to discuss the findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on Women's State Pension Age.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s investigation into communication of changes to women’s state pension is ongoing. Section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”. It would be inappropriate to comment on these issues whilst the investigation is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/10/2022 13:29:27 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1520999

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	Working Tax Credit: Cost of Living Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that people on working tax credits receive their cost of living payment within the same timescales as those not receiving working tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	61967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>People on working tax credits are often in receipt of other means-tested benefits.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC issue payments to people on working tax credits after the other payments have been made, to allow time to ensure those who claim tax credits as well as a means tested benefit do not receive the payment twice. This decreases the risk of overpayments to tax credits customers.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/10/2022 13:20:25 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1519230

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Adoption: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 July 2022 to Question 39891 on Adoption: Self-employed, and with reference to the Explanatory Notes to the Employment Act 2002, whether it remains his Department's policy that paid adoption leave (a) provides time for the adoptive child and parent to adjust to their new relationships and (b) helps reduce the number of disrupted placements; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility to statutory maternity allowance to self-employed adopters.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	59861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that it is crucial to the success of an adoption placement that an adopter takes time off work to care for and bond with their child. That is why employed adoptive parents have broadly the same rights and protections as birth parents.</p><p> </p><p>We do not have any data on the number of disrupted early placements. Adoption disruption is rare and research in 2014 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beyond-the-adoption-order-challenges-intervention-disruption" target="_blank"><em>Beyond the Adoption Order</em></a><em>)</em> suggested that any disruptions happen at a later stage, years after the adoption order has been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maternity Allowance is primarily a health and safety provision intended to support women who have recently given birth to take time off to recover physically from their pregnancy and childbirth. It would therefore not be appropriate to extend this to self-employed adopters.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 17/10/2022 10:05:09 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1519611

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2022 to Question 48396 on Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals, where in (a) the guidance by NHS Employers entitled Criminal Records Checks, published in May 2022 and (b) other guidance it is stated that employers are sometimes required to obtain Certificates of No Criminal Conviction.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	59862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Employment Check Standards outlines the six mandated checks that National Health Service employers in England must consider when appointing to NHS positions. This includes where roles are eligible, any criminal record checks either through the Disclosure and Barring Service and where applicable, overseas police checks as aligned to the Home Office’s guidance. The standard does not specifically refer to ‘Certificates of No Criminal Convictions’ as this is specific to Hong Kong nationals and the guidance is not country specific.</p><p>The Home Office provides national guidance on the type of checks which can be obtained from any overseas country and how these can be obtained. The guidance also outlines any legal requirement for overseas police checks to enable the Home Office to grant a skilled worker visa for those working in either health or education.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/10/2022 13:25:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1519612

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2022 to Question 48396 on Hong Kong: Foreign Nationals, where in (a) his Department's guidance entitled Keeping children safe in education 2022, published on 1 September 2022, and (b) other guidance it is stated that employers are sometimes required to obtain Certificates of No Criminal Conviction; and whether this requirement is (i) mandatory, (ii) recommended or (iii) suggested.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	59863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) is statutory guidance that all schools and colleges must consider when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Paragraphs 280-284 of this guidance set out the checks that apply to individuals who have lived or worked outside the UK.</p><p>The Department uses the terms “must” and “should” throughout this guidance. Where the term “must” is used, the person in question is legally required to do something, and where the term “should” is used, the advice set out should be followed unless there is good reason not to.</p><p>KCISE makes clear that individuals who have lived or worked outside the UK must undergo the same checks as all other staff in schools or colleges. In addition, that schools and colleges must make any ‘further checks’ they think appropriate so that any relevant events that occurred outside the UK can be considered.</p><p>KCSIE also provides information on what these ‘further checks’ could include. Where such information is not available, KCSIE is clear that schools and colleges should seek alternative methods of checking suitability and undertake a risk assessment that supports informed decision making on whether to proceed with the appointment.</p><p>Individuals seeking employment in a school or college in England are eligible and able to obtain Certificates of No Criminal Conviction from Hong Kong, which must be endorsed by a letter from a recognised education body, such as a school or college.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 18/10/2022 15:15:52 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1519621

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Food: Waste
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 recent steps his Department has taken to help tackle food waste; and what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to help ensure food is available to people most affected by the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	59864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is investing £2.6 million this year to combat food waste. That includes funding the Waste and Resources Action Plan (WRAP) and through them we work to address food waste in households and supply chains.</p><p>We support the Courtauld 2030 Commitment, a voluntary agreement with industry to tackle food waste, which includes a target of a 50% per capita reduction in food waste by 2030 against a 2007 baseline. Action through Courtauld includes working with businesses to measure and reduce food waste through the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap and the key tool to Target Measure and Act on waste. We recently consulted on options to improve reporting of food waste volumes by large food businesses in England. By increasing the number of businesses measuring and publicly reporting their food waste, we expect to drive action to reduce it.</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fimproved-food-waste-reporting-by-large-food-businesses-in-england&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C732e4e4d2f7a4b83f77208dab05ad7e1%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638016201451319175%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nDqVpgJO%2B0zlQAg68wVMNqf3RaGZCaB1R%2BYLwPjdrKs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Improved food waste reporting by large food businesses in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Courtauld signatories also play a key role in providing consumers with support in reducing food waste at home for instance through offering storage advice and appropriate labelling.</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwrap.org.uk%2Ftaking-action%2Ffood-drink%2Finitiatives%2Fcourtauld-commitment&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C732e4e4d2f7a4b83f77208dab05ad7e1%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638016201451319175%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AhrUaBCYp0Ic5jGzP1o1HE6jiH8lF%2Bk5e3nRRnS2Whs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/food-drink/initiatives/courtauld-commitment</a></p><p>HM Government also funds WRAP's citizen campaigns such as Food Waste Action Week and Love Food Hate Waste, which aim to raise public awareness of food waste and the ways in which citizens can reduce it. This includes advice on how to shop for, store and cook foods in ways that minimise waste.</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lovefoodhatewaste.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C732e4e4d2f7a4b83f77208dab05ad7e1%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638016201451319175%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w8rAYyd6v9q9XXNSQXWdwCcaf7fa1ImsAqcAELjsYwM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/</a></p><p>Since 2018, around £13 million has been awarded to over 250 redistribution organisations across the country to bolster the capability and capacity of the redistribution sector. This funding has provided important infrastructure such as additional warehousing, vehicles, fridges and freezers to help the sector get more discounted food to charities and food banks.</p><p>Defra officials continue to work with other relevant Departments on food policy and food insecurity, including on school meals (DfE) and the welfare system (DWP).</p><p>We recognise that people are facing pressures with the increasing cost of living and that some people continue to require extra support.</p><p>HM Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes. In addition to the Energy support announced by HM Government on 8 September, we have committed £37 billion to tackle the increased cost of living this year. This includes an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, including food, bringing total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England this will take the form of an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £421 million, running from 1 <sup>st</sup> October 2022 to 31 <sup>st</sup> March 2023. Devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.</p><p>My Department is taking action to maintain an efficient food supply chain by mitigating against any potential burdens or friction which could otherwise drive-up consumer food prices. In addition, we continue to use regular engagement to work with retailers and producers to explore the range of measures they can take to ensure the availability of affordable food.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 18/10/2022 14:53:18 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire