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1718857

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Carers: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the level of paid carers leave on rates of economic activity.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	26759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>A new entitlement of up to a week of unpaid carer’s leave was introduced for employees from 6 April 2024. The published Impact Assessment (IA) contains a cost benefit analysis and full evaluation of the policy. We estimate there are 2.5 million people balancing employment and unpaid care, who could benefit from this new entitlement.</p><p>The IA commits to reviewing the effectiveness and rationale for the policy by seeking evidence from businesses and employees in 5 years. The IA was published during the passage of the Bill on <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3199/publications" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3199/publications</a> under the Impact Assessment tab.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 26761 question first answered 22/05/2024 16:48:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1718858

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Employment Schemes: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people over the age of 50 receive adequate support through the Back to Work Plan.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	26760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government offers comprehensive support for eligible older jobseekers across the UK through the 50 Plus Choices Offer. This includes the provision of over 70 50plus Champions who play a key role in supporting delivery of a comprehensive package of support across the country.</p><p>The 2.5 billion Back to Work Plan, announced in the Autumn Statement 2023 includes measures to support all customers, including the over 50s, to find a job, progress in work and thrive in the labour market.</p><p>Through this Plan, the Government is boosting four key programmes, NHS Talking Therapies, Individual Placement and Support, Restart and Universal Support – to benefit up to 1.1 million people over the next five years and help those with mental or physical health conditions stay in or find work.</p><p>On 7 May, we announced that 15 areas across England will be piloting a new health support service as part of the Government’s plan to help people with health conditions back to work.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/05/2024 12:59:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1718859

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Carers: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits for (a) businesses and (b) workers of introducing paid carers leave.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	26761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>A new entitlement of up to a week of unpaid carer’s leave was introduced for employees from 6 April 2024. The published Impact Assessment (IA) contains a cost benefit analysis and full evaluation of the policy. We estimate there are 2.5 million people balancing employment and unpaid care, who could benefit from this new entitlement.</p><p>The IA commits to reviewing the effectiveness and rationale for the policy by seeking evidence from businesses and employees in 5 years. The IA was published during the passage of the Bill on <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3199/publications" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3199/publications</a> under the Impact Assessment tab.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 26759 question first answered 22/05/2024 16:48:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1717701

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department received a draft of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman report on changes to Women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	25986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions did not receive a draft of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/05/2024 13:20:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1717074

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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	Developing Countries: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking with international partners to (a) increase childhood immunisation rates, (b) make vaccine access more equitable and (c) support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	25715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted global health and immunisation. The UK Government is supporting efforts to get routine immunisation back on track and has committed £1.65 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, from 2021-2025 to support their mission to immunise 300 million children and save up to 8 million lives from vaccine preventable diseases over this period. The UK has supported Gavi since its inception in 2000, during which time Gavi has vaccinated more than 1 billion children in 78 lower-income countries, saving over 17 million lives. Alongside our Gavi investment, we are working with countries to build stronger primary health care systems as a core part of restoring immunisation services.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/05/2024 15:04:22 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1716198

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting times were for processing applications for certificates of sponsorship for skilled workers in each month from November 2023 to April 2024.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	25074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on these matters; however, we have recently deployed an IT change which introduces a new compulsory field for required mandatory information which enables defined certificate of sponsorship applications to move more expediently through the system.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/05/2024 16:35:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1716199

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential cost to businesses of the reforms to skilled worker visas.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	25075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the Statement of Changes, laid on 14 March (HC 590), qualitative details on the impact of these changes on the welfare of the UK resident population, as well as quantitative impacts on business, charities, voluntary bodies and the public sector, have been considered.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/05/2024 16:24:30 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1716264

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Pets: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to lay the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	25076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to take forward work on the arrangements for the movement of pet animals under the Windsor Framework and will set out further detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 12:39:55 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1715845

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time was for processing a new application for Child Benefit in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	24831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>In May 2023 HMRC launched a new digital service for child benefit claims.</p><p> </p><p>The details requested by the Hon. Member are published by HMRC at: <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42980/documents/213810/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/42980/documents/213810/default/</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 09/05/2024 15:49:42 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1714029

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of when the online system for (a) checking the completeness of National Insurance records and (b) paying top ups will be launched.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	23953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>After a period of internal testing, we launched the service in private beta on 22nd April 24 to a small number of users. Over the period 22nd April 24 until the 29th April 24 we have gradually increased number of users in private beta. We made the service available to everyone in a public beta on 29th April 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/05/2024 11:04:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain