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1728508

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date	10/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the equipment his Department has provided to Ukraine to help counter chemical threats included (a) gas detection and (b) chemical protective equipment for use by (i) civilians and (ii) armed forces.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	5116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to assess and monitor the evolving threat picture in Ukraine, including Russian use of chemicals as a method of warfare. The MOD has been at the forefront of international support and assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and has provided respirators, detectors, decontamination kits, as well as other protective measures to enhance the Armed Forces of Ukraine's protective capabilities against chemical weapons.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to Ukraine is unwavering, we continue to work closely with our international partners to coordinate counter-CBRN support and assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 18/09/2024 07:45:17 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1728257

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
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 steps he has taken with international partners to establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>This government has prioritised working to end this conflict and secure the safe release of hostages, in co-ordination with international partners, since day one. We will continue to use every diplomatic lever to bring about a ceasefire deal as the first step towards long-term peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians, and the wider region. The Foreign Secretary has raised the issue of securing long-term peace in all his meetings with counterparts across the region, in addition to the US, Germany, and France. The UK will play our full diplomatic role in ending this conflict and creating a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 13/09/2024 11:32:25 answering member 5148
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1727051

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Genomics: Research
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 an assessment of the effectiveness of (a) Genomics England Limited and (b) the NHS Genomic Medicine Service in (i) stimulating and (ii) facilitating research activity.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Genomic Medicine Service (NHS GMS), in partnership with Genomics England (GEL), delivers a national whole genome sequencing service, as part of routine care for rare disease and cancer patients. GEL delivers the National Genomic Research Library (NGRL) to store consented genomic and clinical data, enabling approved researchers to access the data securely and responsibly for health research. The NGRL currently comprises of approximately 170,000 whole genomes. Over 1,500 academic and industry researchers have access, working across 1,000 research projects since 2018. GEL and the NHS GMS also facilitate research programmes, including the Generation Study, Diverse Data, and Cancer 2.0. In addition, eight NHS Genomic Networks of Excellence have been established to generate evidence and models of adoption for new genomic technologies, and the NHS Genomics Research and Innovation Collaborative ensures coordination between the National Health Service, GEL, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 11/09/2024 11:14:02 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1727069

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Bangladesh: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1627 on Bangladesh: Demonstrations, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on recent (a) protests and (b) violence since 30 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>On 9 August, the Foreign Secretary's statement welcomed the appointment of the Interim Government in Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The Interim Government in Bangladesh has the UK's full support as it works to restore peace and order including investigating alleged human rights violations and ensuring accountability. The British High Commissioner in Dhaka has met with the Chief Adviser and Adviser for Foreign Affairs of the Interim Government in August. The British High Commission continues to engage with the Interim Government in Bangladesh on key priorities including the restoration of law and order.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 09/09/2024 10:37:35 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1727074

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Drax Power Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to hold a substantive debate in the House of Commons on future subsidy arrangements for Drax power station.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>No decision has been taken on whether transitional support arrangements should be introduced for biomass generators when their current arrangements end. The Government will consider a range of factors, including a robust assessment of potential value for money for consumers, to inform its decision. This will be subject to appropriate Parliamentary engagement.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 10/09/2024 09:20:31 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1727107

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2138 on Police: Vetting, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of English police forces in delivering Disclosure and Barring Service checks in a (a) satisfactory and (b) timely manner.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) send their Enhanced checks to a police force if there is a potential match against the names on the application form and local police systems.</p><p>DBS commissions 52 independent police disclosure units that are spread geographically across the nation and are operationally independent.</p><p>DBS has dedicated Police Performance Managers that assess, monitor and work closely with the police forces to ensure police performance against published DBS Key Performance Indicators remains strong.</p><p>The DBS’s target is to issue 80% of Enhanced checks within 14 days. DBS’ performance against this target is published every quarter: <a href="http://DBS%20dataset%201%20DBS%20checks,%20the%20DBS%20Update%20Service,%20and%20disputes%20-%20GOV.UK%20(www.gov.uk)" target="_blank">DBS dataset 1: DBS checks, the DBS Update Service, and disputes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 11/09/2024 14:31:56 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1727108

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September to Question 2138 on Police: Vetting, what information her Department holds on the performance of police forces processing of Disclosure Barring Service checks that can be obtained without disproportionate cost.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) regularly publishes statistics on the overall processing times for each of their services. This includes checks where they are referred to police forces.</p><p>The most recent relevant data set was published July 30th is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-performance--2" target="_blank">gov.uk - DBS performance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 11/09/2024 14:33:15 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1727109

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Dental Services: Recruitment
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 the Dental recruitment incentive scheme 2024/25 published on 10 May 2024, how many NHS dentists have been recruited on the Golden Hello pathway in each (a) region and (b) ICB area.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The dentistry recovery plan, Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, published on 7 February 2024, included a Golden Hello scheme offering up to 240 dentists a cash incentive to deliver National Health Service work in under-served areas of the country, for three years. The scheme is under way, and integrated care boards are working with practices in their areas to agree the list of practices to participate in the scheme, and to recruit dentists to these posts. No dentists have been recruited to these roles yet.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 16/09/2024 13:16:07 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1727183

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Multiple Myeloma: Medical Treatments
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 commission research to (a) track and (b) compare international access to myeloma treatments; whether his Department holds data on the use by other countries of isatuximab in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of myeloma patients; and when he expects NICE to publish its final guidance on the use of isatuximab with pomalidomide and dexamethasone in the treatment of such patients.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	4164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to commission research to compare international access to myeloma treatments. There are a number of independent publications that compare international access to new medicines, including cancer medicines, such as the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations’ W.A.I.T Indicators, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://efpia.eu/media/vtapbere/efpia-patient-wait-indicator-2024.pdf" target="_blank">https://efpia.eu/media/vtapbere/efpia-patient-wait-indicator-2024.pdf</a></p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance in November 2020 that recommended isatuximab with pomalidomide and dexamethasone as an option for the treatment of adults with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma meeting specified clinical criteria within the Cancer Drugs Fund, for a period of managed access to collect more data and reduce the uncertainty in the available evidence base. The NICE is currently updating its guidance, taking into account real world evidence generated through the Cancer Drugs Fund and published final draft guidance in June 2024. The NICE has received appeals against its draft recommendations that will be heard by its independent appeal panel on 23 September 2024. The NICE will update stakeholders on timescales for its appraisal following the appeal hearing.</p><p>Isatuximab with pomalidomide and dexamethasone will remain available to eligible patients through the Cancer Drugs Fund in line with the NICE’s guidance published in November 2020, pending the NICE’s final updated guidance. If it is ultimately not recommended, patients who are receiving the treatment at the time will continue to do so in line with the managed access agreement entered into by the company with the NICE. There are a number of multiple myeloma topics that are currently being evaluated in the programme, some of which are expected to conclude late this year and early next year.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 13/09/2024 09:40:18 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1726695

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 extend the covid-19 booster vaccination this autumn to (a) unpaid and (b) young carers.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	3782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The primary aim of the autumn 2024 COVID-19 vaccination programme remains the prevention of severe illness, hospitalisations, and deaths, arising from COVID-19. On 2 August 2024 the Government accepted the advice of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to offer a COVID-19 vaccination to those aged 65 years old or over, those living in care homes for older adults, and those aged between six months and 64 years old who are in a clinical risk group in England this autumn. Additionally, vaccination will be offered to all frontline health and social care workers, as well as staff in care homes for older adults.</p><p>There are no plans to offer a COVID-19 vaccination to unpaid carers, including young carers, or the families and household contacts of people with immunosuppression, during the autumn 2024 campaign in England. Unpaid carers and household contacts of those with immunosuppression have previously been offered vaccination on the basis that it indirectly protected those more vulnerable with whom they are in contact. The JCVI advice for autumn 2024 is that in the era of highly transmissible Omicron sub-variants, any protection offered by the vaccines against transmission of infection from one person to another is expected to be extremely limited. The indirect benefits of vaccination in these groups, vaccinating an individual to reduce the risk of severe disease in other people, are therefore less evident than in previous years.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne grouped question UIN 3147 3570 3660 question first answered 06/09/2024 14:36:09 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne previous answer version 3744 answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper