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1400539

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2022
	date	06/01/2022
	date tabled	06/01/2022
	ddp created	06/01/2022 17:48:33
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	06/01/2022 18:07:06 12/01/2022 18:31:09
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	identifier	99115
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/01/2022 17:59:18
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Fast Stream: recruitment data 2019, 2020 and 2021, whether his Department has identified any barriers to Fast Stream employment for applicants from low socio-economic backgrounds.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 99115
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	99115
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Success rates for lower socio-economic applicants in Fast Stream have been increasing annually since 2017, with 2021 success rates approximately three times the 2016 figure.</p><p>73% of Fast Stream appointments in 2021 were outside London (against 69.5% in 2019). Regional appointments are achieved through the widest possible spread of school and college work experience opportunities, apprenticeships, internships and Fast Stream roles. Attraction activity for roles is delivered both country-wide and through online sites to deliver geographic diversity and meet our levelling up ambitions.</p><p>Steps to support both diverse socio-economic and ethnic minority applicants are broadly similar except that partners and the target audiences differ, according to these groups. Outreach, attraction and marketing is designed to encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds and locations via early stage schools, college and apprenticeship engagement, along with industrial placements. We have developed an inclusive website, and social media strategy, refreshed the target university list, and are undertaking outreach with diverse universities and engaging with diversity partners to support events. Activity also encompasses expanding the range of internships, undertaking cultural bias reviews of our selection processes, increasing assessor diversity, and continually improving our fair and inclusive selection processes, for example, incorporating more regional/virtual assessment.</p><p>Historical barriers to Fast Stream employment for applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds were highlighted in the 2016 Bridge Group analysis, suggesting applications were more likely to come from less diverse universities and courses, and from higher socio-economic students, along with there being less awareness of Fast Stream amongst lower socio-economic graduates. There was also, amongst lower socio-economic students, a perception of a slow recruitment process, less geographic diversity in terms of selection and lower performance at selection stage. Significant improvements have been made against these areas, with socio-economic diversity improving consistently for appointments in the last 5 years.</p> question first answered 12/01/2022 17:59:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1400538

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2022
	date	06/01/2022
	date tabled	06/01/2022
	ddp created	06/01/2022 17:48:29
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	06/01/2022 18:07:03 12/01/2022 18:31:11
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	identifier	99114
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/01/2022 17:59:18
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Fast Stream: recruitment data 2019, 2020 and 2021, what steps his Department took to ensure that the Fast Stream successful applicants were from diverse (a) socio-economic and (b) ethnic backgrounds.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 99114
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	99114
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Success rates for lower socio-economic applicants in Fast Stream have been increasing annually since 2017, with 2021 success rates approximately three times the 2016 figure.</p><p>73% of Fast Stream appointments in 2021 were outside London (against 69.5% in 2019). Regional appointments are achieved through the widest possible spread of school and college work experience opportunities, apprenticeships, internships and Fast Stream roles. Attraction activity for roles is delivered both country-wide and through online sites to deliver geographic diversity and meet our levelling up ambitions.</p><p>Steps to support both diverse socio-economic and ethnic minority applicants are broadly similar except that partners and the target audiences differ, according to these groups. Outreach, attraction and marketing is designed to encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds and locations via early stage schools, college and apprenticeship engagement, along with industrial placements. We have developed an inclusive website, and social media strategy, refreshed the target university list, and are undertaking outreach with diverse universities and engaging with diversity partners to support events. Activity also encompasses expanding the range of internships, undertaking cultural bias reviews of our selection processes, increasing assessor diversity, and continually improving our fair and inclusive selection processes, for example, incorporating more regional/virtual assessment.</p><p>Historical barriers to Fast Stream employment for applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds were highlighted in the 2016 Bridge Group analysis, suggesting applications were more likely to come from less diverse universities and courses, and from higher socio-economic students, along with there being less awareness of Fast Stream amongst lower socio-economic graduates. There was also, amongst lower socio-economic students, a perception of a slow recruitment process, less geographic diversity in terms of selection and lower performance at selection stage. Significant improvements have been made against these areas, with socio-economic diversity improving consistently for appointments in the last 5 years.</p> question first answered 12/01/2022 17:59:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1400537

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2022
	date	06/01/2022
	date tabled	06/01/2022
	ddp created	06/01/2022 17:48:25
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	06/01/2022 18:06:59 12/01/2022 18:31:13
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	identifier	99113
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/01/2022 17:59:18
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Fast Stream: recruitment data 2019, 2020 and 2021, what plans he has to increase the number of successful applicants from outside London.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 99113
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	99113
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Success rates for lower socio-economic applicants in Fast Stream have been increasing annually since 2017, with 2021 success rates approximately three times the 2016 figure.</p><p>73% of Fast Stream appointments in 2021 were outside London (against 69.5% in 2019). Regional appointments are achieved through the widest possible spread of school and college work experience opportunities, apprenticeships, internships and Fast Stream roles. Attraction activity for roles is delivered both country-wide and through online sites to deliver geographic diversity and meet our levelling up ambitions.</p><p>Steps to support both diverse socio-economic and ethnic minority applicants are broadly similar except that partners and the target audiences differ, according to these groups. Outreach, attraction and marketing is designed to encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds and locations via early stage schools, college and apprenticeship engagement, along with industrial placements. We have developed an inclusive website, and social media strategy, refreshed the target university list, and are undertaking outreach with diverse universities and engaging with diversity partners to support events. Activity also encompasses expanding the range of internships, undertaking cultural bias reviews of our selection processes, increasing assessor diversity, and continually improving our fair and inclusive selection processes, for example, incorporating more regional/virtual assessment.</p><p>Historical barriers to Fast Stream employment for applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds were highlighted in the 2016 Bridge Group analysis, suggesting applications were more likely to come from less diverse universities and courses, and from higher socio-economic students, along with there being less awareness of Fast Stream amongst lower socio-economic graduates. There was also, amongst lower socio-economic students, a perception of a slow recruitment process, less geographic diversity in terms of selection and lower performance at selection stage. Significant improvements have been made against these areas, with socio-economic diversity improving consistently for appointments in the last 5 years.</p> question first answered 12/01/2022 17:59:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1400536

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/01/2022
	date	06/01/2022
	date tabled	06/01/2022
	ddp created	06/01/2022 17:48:21
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	06/01/2022 18:06:57 12/01/2022 18:31:15
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	identifier	99112
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	12/01/2022 17:59:18
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Fast Stream: recruitment data 2019, 2020 and 2021, what assessment he has made of the socio-economic diversity of successful Civil Service Fast Stream applicants; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 99112
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	99112
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Success rates for lower socio-economic applicants in Fast Stream have been increasing annually since 2017, with 2021 success rates approximately three times the 2016 figure.</p><p>73% of Fast Stream appointments in 2021 were outside London (against 69.5% in 2019). Regional appointments are achieved through the widest possible spread of school and college work experience opportunities, apprenticeships, internships and Fast Stream roles. Attraction activity for roles is delivered both country-wide and through online sites to deliver geographic diversity and meet our levelling up ambitions.</p><p>Steps to support both diverse socio-economic and ethnic minority applicants are broadly similar except that partners and the target audiences differ, according to these groups. Outreach, attraction and marketing is designed to encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds and locations via early stage schools, college and apprenticeship engagement, along with industrial placements. We have developed an inclusive website, and social media strategy, refreshed the target university list, and are undertaking outreach with diverse universities and engaging with diversity partners to support events. Activity also encompasses expanding the range of internships, undertaking cultural bias reviews of our selection processes, increasing assessor diversity, and continually improving our fair and inclusive selection processes, for example, incorporating more regional/virtual assessment.</p><p>Historical barriers to Fast Stream employment for applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds were highlighted in the 2016 Bridge Group analysis, suggesting applications were more likely to come from less diverse universities and courses, and from higher socio-economic students, along with there being less awareness of Fast Stream amongst lower socio-economic graduates. There was also, amongst lower socio-economic students, a perception of a slow recruitment process, less geographic diversity in terms of selection and lower performance at selection stage. Significant improvements have been made against these areas, with socio-economic diversity improving consistently for appointments in the last 5 years.</p> question first answered 12/01/2022 17:59:18 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1438232

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/03/2022
	date	03/03/2022
	date tabled	03/03/2022
	ddp created	07/03/2022 11:48:55
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	07/03/2022 11:55:15 10/03/2022 08:30:12
	hansard heading	Neonicotinoids: Pollinators
	house id	1
	identifier	905993
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	10/03/2022 07:59:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on pollinators of the recent emergency authorisation of the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 905993
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905993
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p><br> The decision to grant an emergency authorisation has not been taken lightly and is based on robust scientific evidence. 63% of the UK’s sugar comes from the domestic production of sugar beet, and the threat from yellows viruses this year is significant. Very strict conditions will minimise the risk to pollinators. Similar action has been taken by 12 other countries across Europe in recent years.</p> question first answered 10/03/2022 07:59:06 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1649469

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/07/2023
	date	27/06/2023
	date tabled	27/06/2023
	ddp created	03/07/2023 14:39:53
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	03/07/2023 14:55:51 03/07/2023 15:57:13
	hansard heading	Community Policing: Standards
	house id	1
	identifier	905755
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/07/2023 15:25:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of neighbourhood policing levels.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 905755
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905755
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government is giving forces the resources they need to police local communities and fight crime.</p><p>At the end of March 2023, we successfully delivered our commitment to recruit 20,000 additional officers in England and Wales, which means we now have the highest number of officers on record.</p><p>Decisions about how these officers are deployed are for Chief Constables, who are accountable to locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners and mayors with these functions.</p> question first answered 03/07/2023 15:25:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1401689

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/01/2022
	date	11/01/2022
	date tabled	11/01/2022
	ddp created	11/01/2022 13:09:48
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	11/01/2022 13:16:24 11/01/2022 13:55:11
	hansard heading	Housing: Energy
	house id	1
	identifier	904941
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	11/01/2022 13:24:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help support energy efficiency measures in homes.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 904941
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	904941
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has published the Heat and Buildings Strategy, setting out plans to decarbonise homes in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This includes £4 billion of new funding at the Spending review to start work.</p> question first answered 11/01/2022 13:24:39 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1580505

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/01/2023
	date	25/01/2023
	date tabled	25/01/2023
	ddp created	25/01/2023 12:09:27
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	ddp modified	25/01/2023 12:15:27 25/01/2023 14:23:13
	hansard heading	Disability: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	identifier	903314
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	25/01/2023 13:51:29
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on support for disabled people with rising energy, food and fuel costs.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 903314
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903314
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced further Cost of Living payments in 2023/24 – as part of a package worth twenty-six billion pounds – this included additional support for disabled people.</p><p>I am delighted to be the Minister bringing forward this vital legislation to support people most in need.</p> question first answered 25/01/2023 13:51:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1696025

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/03/2024
	date	07/03/2024
	date tabled	07/03/2024
	ddp created	14/03/2024 12:13:15
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	14/03/2024 12:15:15 14/03/2024 17:21:07
	hansard heading	Environmental Land Management Schemes
	house id	1
	identifier	901991
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/03/2024 16:49:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish an impact assessment of the structure of payments within the Environmental Land Management schemes.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 901991
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	901991
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>This Government will always back British farmers which is why in January we increased the payment rates across our Environmental Land Management schemes by 10% on average and will open an expanded offer this July. We have made almost 13,000 Sustainable Farming Incentive agreement offers to farmers. As part of this offer, we are constantly assessing the impact of outside events while making sure all farm types can access funding and support that works for them.</p> question first answered 14/03/2024 16:49:20 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1693687

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2024
	date	28/02/2024
	date tabled	28/02/2024
	ddp created	05/03/2024 12:50:37
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	05/03/2024 12:55:19 05/03/2024 17:29:07
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Access
	house id	1
	identifier	901813
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	05/03/2024 16:57:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve access to mental health services.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 901813
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	901813
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <ul><li><p>We increased investment in mental health services by close to a billion pounds in 2022-23 compared to the previous year, with almost £16 billion going on mental health care. This enabled 3.6 million people to access mental health support, a 10% increase from 2021-22.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>We are also funding 24 early support hubs for young people across England, one of which will serve constituents in the Honourable Member’s Luton constituency.</p></li></ul> question first answered 05/03/2024 16:57:15 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	creator	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins