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1716037

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Gender Dysphoria: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost was of prescribing puberty blockers to each patient on the NHS in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	24961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, or puberty blockers, are used to treat a number of medical conditions in adults, and children and young people. Licensed indications include some hormone-sensitive cancers in adults, and precocious puberty in children. Data regarding the average cost of prescribing puberty blockers to each patient on the National Health Service is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/05/2024 16:41:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1713276

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Gender Dysphoria: Children
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 9 April 2024 to Question 20081 on Gender Dysphoria: Children, what information her Department holds on the number of children of each biological sex that were prescribed puberty blockers for treatment of gender dysphoria each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	23358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of children of each biological sex who were prescribed puberty blockers for treatment of gender dysphoria.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/05/2024 12:59:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1698077

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
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	Gender Dysphoria: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children of which biological sex were prescribed puberty blockers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	20081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists or ‘puberty blockers’ are used to treat several medical conditions in children and young people. These include precocious puberty, some forms of cancer, endometriosis and gender dysphoria. Information on biological sex is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/04/2024 12:38:30 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1692721

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
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	Building Regulations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of time taken for the Building Safety Regulator to process building assessment certificate applications; and what steps his Department is taking to improve those times.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	16349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>As yet, no building assessment certification applications have been submitted or assessed. From April, the Building Safety Regulator will begin the process of requesting building assessment certificate applications to be submitted.</p><p>The department has been working closely with the Regulator to ensure the processes are in place so that building assessment certificate applications can be processed in a timely manner.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 06/03/2024 14:46:35 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1689168

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the three properties threshold for qualifying lease status outlined in the Building Safety Act 2022 on the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	14104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Building Safety Act introduced leaseholder protections to ensure leaseholders are safe in their buildings. A threshold which set a balance between those purchasing properties primarily to live in and those who have made commercial or investment decisions, whether freeholders or leaseholders, was therefore needed.</p><p>There are protections in place for leaseholders who do not qualify. Building owners and landlords who built defective buildings of at least 11m or at least five storeys, or are associated with those responsible, must pay to remedy historical safety defects for both cladding and non-cladding defects. The principal residence of all leaseholders in relevant buildings will qualify for the protections. In addition, remediation contribution orders and the Defective Premises Act provide routes for leaseholders in relevant buildings to recover remediation costs from those responsible, whatever their qualifying status.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 14105 question first answered 21/02/2024 14:26:23 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1689169

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the number of leaseholders that do not meet the criteria for qualifying lease threshold because they own more than three properties.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	14105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Building Safety Act introduced leaseholder protections to ensure leaseholders are safe in their buildings. A threshold which set a balance between those purchasing properties primarily to live in and those who have made commercial or investment decisions, whether freeholders or leaseholders, was therefore needed.</p><p>There are protections in place for leaseholders who do not qualify. Building owners and landlords who built defective buildings of at least 11m or at least five storeys, or are associated with those responsible, must pay to remedy historical safety defects for both cladding and non-cladding defects. The principal residence of all leaseholders in relevant buildings will qualify for the protections. In addition, remediation contribution orders and the Defective Premises Act provide routes for leaseholders in relevant buildings to recover remediation costs from those responsible, whatever their qualifying status.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 14104 question first answered 21/02/2024 14:26:23 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1689178

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on the average cost of a building safety case report.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	14111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment published by the department in May 2023 estimated the cost of writing a safety case report to be £3,400 for existing higher-risk buildings and £1,480 for new higher-risk buildings completed after the introduction of the new gateway requirements for building control. We are actively monitoring the feedback from leaseholders regarding the costs and discussing this with the Building Safety Regulator.</p><p>From April 2024, over a five-year period, the Building Safety Regulator is expected to review safety case reports for existing higher-risk buildings as part of an application for a building assessment certificate. The Government does not expect this to impact on insurance costs for higher-risk buildings.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 14112 question first answered 22/02/2024 14:43:49 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1689179

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Housing: Fire Prevention
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 his Department has made an estimate of the potential impact of calling in building safety case reports on the insurance costs for residential buildings.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	14112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The Impact Assessment published by the department in May 2023 estimated the cost of writing a safety case report to be £3,400 for existing higher-risk buildings and £1,480 for new higher-risk buildings completed after the introduction of the new gateway requirements for building control. We are actively monitoring the feedback from leaseholders regarding the costs and discussing this with the Building Safety Regulator.</p><p>From April 2024, over a five-year period, the Building Safety Regulator is expected to review safety case reports for existing higher-risk buildings as part of an application for a building assessment certificate. The Government does not expect this to impact on insurance costs for higher-risk buildings.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 14111 question first answered 22/02/2024 14:43:49 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1668455

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Ukraine: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the rule of law in Ukraine and the potential impact of this on the appetite of private investors to fund any post-war reconstruction.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 in London, the UK and international partners reiterated the need for Ukraine to continue with reform, including on rule of law, to underpin recovery and reconstruction and attract private investment into Ukraine. The UK's Good Governance Fund Ukraine, a £38 million three-year technical assistance programme, has been supporting anti-corruption and judicial reforms in Ukraine, including the relaunch of the High Council of Justice and High Qualification Commission of Judges. Both these institutions are critical to a judiciary that is free from unlawful interference.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/11/2023 15:53:17 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1668456

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Ukraine: Foreign Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance her Department issues to (a) private companies and (b) UK-based investors on (i) engaging and (ii) investing in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	1001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Providing guidance to supporting businesses to play a key role in supporting Ukraine’s economic recovery is a high Government priority.</p><p>This year we launched a Guide to Doing Business with Ukraine, to support UK business and investors working in Ukraine and encourage greater trade flows.</p><p>We support businesses to engage in Ukraine via multiple fora including the UK-Ukraine Infrastructure Taskforce.</p><p>We are supporting investors through addressing a lack of available insurance, contributing £20m to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and on 31 October signing a Statement of Intent on a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development war-risk insurance scheme for Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/11/2023 12:56:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith