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1739149

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date	04/11/2024
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	United Nations: International Cooperation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the United Nations Pact for the Future; and, if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL2274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>On 22 September, the Pact for the Future and its accompanying annexes, a Global Digital Compact and Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted by consensus in the United Nations General Assembly. In a speech to the General Assembly on 26 September, the Prime Minister emphasised the UK's support for the Pact for the Future. The Pact provides a critical opportunity for UN Member States to make real-world impact to turbocharge delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals and set a blueprint for how reinvigorated multilateralism can respond to today and tomorrow's challenges.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 08/11/2024 10:21:46 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1739170

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
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	Young People: Mental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a national wellbeing measure for children to provide local authorities and national policymakers with data for the purpose of improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Derby
uin	HL2256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever, giving mental health the same attention as physical health. We are reforming the National Health Service and have committed to providing access to specialist mental health professionals in every school, so every young person has access to early support to address problems before they escalate. The Government will also be putting in place new Young Futures hubs, including access to mental health support workers, and will recruit an additional 8,500 new mental health staff to treat children and adults.</p><p>There are no current plans to introduce a national wellbeing measure for children. The Office for National Statistics publishes a range of children’s wellbeing measures. The Department maintains ongoing monitoring of the national data landscape and research on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, to support its policy making.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 08/11/2024 13:56:19 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
tabling member	4714 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Derby

1739191

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 10967 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, if he will outline (a) potential changes to the scope, manner and frequency of Ministerial reporting and (b) the extent to which those changes differ from the previous Government's commitments set out in his Department's policy paper entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	12388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>This Government will introduce a register for ministers’ gifts and hospitality bringing publication of ministerial transparency data on a broadly equivalent basis to the parliamentary register.</p><p>This Government is fully committed to transparency and openness, and is committed to looking at how the range of information published can be improved and made as useful as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 07/11/2024 14:37:31 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1739196

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
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	Mpox: Disease Control
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 he is taking to prevent the spread of Mpox.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	12429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>There are two distinct types, known as clades, of the Mpox virus, specifically clade I and clade II. The previous significant outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2022 was from clade II. Details of the current National Health Service Mpox vaccination programme are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mpox/#:~:text=people%20who%27ve%20been%20in,up%20to%2014%20days%20after" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mpox/#:~:text=people%20who%27ve%20been%20in,up%20to%2014%20days%20after</a></p><p>Clade I is currently classified as a high consequence infectious disease. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has led extensive planning across the Government and the NHS to deal with Mpox cases in the UK, and will coordinate contact tracing and offer testing and vaccination to contacts as needed.</p><p>Four cases of clade I Mpox have been detected in the UK, three of which are household contacts of the first case. All four patients are currently under specialist medical care.</p><p>In line with the advice of the Advisory Committee for Dangerous Pathogens, the border response for direct flights from affected countries includes pre-arrival health declarations. Digital messaging is displayed on information screens at 10 international airports in England and the Eurostar terminal, and the UKHSA is meeting flights from affected countries and giving health advice leaflets to passengers and crew.</p><p>We are placing a strong emphasis on ensuring that there are high levels of awareness among clinicians about the risks and the actions they need to take. The UKHSA Returning Workers Scheme for organisations sending workers to outbreak areas also provides pre-travel advice, active monitoring on return, and medical support for symptomatic returnees when necessary. Pre-travel advice for Mpox is publicly available on TravelHealthPro website, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/</a></p><p>The risk to the general population of the UK of being exposed to Mpox clade I is currently considered low.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 08/11/2024 14:58:02 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1739202

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Romford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help repair potholes in Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. Havering Council is the local highway authority for the Romford constituency, and they are therefore responsible for the condition and maintenance of their local network.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has a commitment to enable local highway authorities in England to fix up to a million more potholes a year. At Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced an extra £500 million for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year, an increase of nearly 50% compared to the current financial year. The Government will confirm funding allocations to English local highway authorities in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/11/2024 13:58:42 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1739205

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Essex and Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in (a) Greater London and (b) Essex.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres, include the recruitment of new driving examiners (DE), conducting tests outside regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from DEs.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA also continues to deploy DEs from areas with lower waiting times into those where waiting times are longer.</p><p> </p><p>For recent recruitment campaigns, DVSA has used additional measures when advertising in and around the Greater London area, such as radio advertising, local managers attending and running recruitment events, and improved social media coverage.</p><p> </p><p>From recent recruitment DVSA has had 11 new DEs successful on their training course. This includes 10 for London and one for Essex.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA is planning training courses to the end of the business year and currently has nine individuals, who will serve the London and Essex areas, confirmed on courses to the end of February. Further applicants are in checks awaiting course dates.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/11/2024 13:54:53 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1739210

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the introduction of digital drivers licences.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Jake Richards
uin	12490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>In September, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) introduced a digital representation of the photocard driving licence as the latest enhancement to its Driver and Vehicle Account.</p><p>The DVLA is in the process of introducing functionality which will enable customers to obtain a QR code to allow them to share information from their driving licence with third parties within the Driver and Vehicle Account in addition to the Share Driving Licence service.</p><p>Discussions continue on future developments in the area of digital driving licences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/11/2024 13:42:16 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5082

1739218

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 10405 on Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals, if she will hold discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on the potential merits of recording statistics on the nationality of newly qualified driving licence holders.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	12358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>As information on nationality is not required for driving licence purposes, there are no plans for the Driver and Vehicle Agency to record this data for newly qualified drivers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 08/11/2024 13:56:45 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1739222

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: South Holland and the Deepings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on supporting pothole repairs in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	12365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network.</p><p>At Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced an extra £500 million for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial year, an increase of nearly 50% compared to the current financial year - exceeding this Government’s manifesto commitment on repairing local roads.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will confirm 2025/26 funding allocations to English local highway authorities, including Lincolnshire County Council, in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 07/11/2024 10:23:21 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1739228

registered interest
date	04/11/2024
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	Magnesium: Dietary Supplements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential health benefits of magnesium supplements.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	12434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s nutrition advice is based on recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) and its predecessor, the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutritional Policy (COMA).</p><p>The COMA set dietary reference values for magnesium for men and women aged 19 to 64 years old at 300 milligrams and 270 milligrams a day, respectively. Current Government advice is that individuals should be able to get all the magnesium they need by eating a varied and balanced diet.</p><p>The SACN discussed the topic of magnesium as part of its horizon scanning in 2020, 2022, and 2024. Meeting papers are available on the SACN webpage. The committee has noted that while ‘significant proportions of the population had [low intakes], there was limited evidence that this was of public health concern’. There is no agreed biomarker for measuring magnesium status.</p><p>Magnesium is therefore on the SACN’s watching brief as a low priority, and the SACN may consider it again in future, if there are any developments regarding biomarkers for magnesium status, to warrant a review of recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 08/11/2024 11:29:37 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury