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1729517

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Air Ambulance Services
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 his Department is taking to support the work of Air Ambulance charities.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	5764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department and the National Health Service continue to support the work of air ambulance charities, including through the NHS ambulance trusts’ provision of key clinical staff and medical equipment, which supports the operation of air ambulances.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 5765 question first answered 08/10/2024 08:25:16 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5140

1729518

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Air Ambulance Services
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 provide capital funding to Air Ambulance charities.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	5765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department and the National Health Service continue to support the work of air ambulance charities, including through the NHS ambulance trusts’ provision of key clinical staff and medical equipment, which supports the operation of air ambulances.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 5764 question first answered 08/10/2024 08:25:16 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5140

1732706

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps is she taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the adequacy of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	900457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>We want all children and young people with SEND or in alternative provision to receive the support they need. This government will listen to and work with families and the sector to deliver reform, improving inclusivity in mainstream schools, and ensuring special schools help those with the most complex needs.</p> answering member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South answering member printed Bridget Phillipson question first answered 10/10/2024 10:02:03 answering member 4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson
tabling member	5140

1728223

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that incidents of bovine TB in livestock are properly (a) monitored and (b) dealt with.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	4791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We know that experiencing a TB incident (or breakdown) in a cattle herd can be particularly stressful. To help cattle keepers in this situation, comprehensive guidance on how TB breakdowns are monitored and dealt with can be found on the TB Hub website: (<a href="https://tbhub.co.uk/advice-during-a-tb-breakdown/" target="_blank">https://tbhub.co.uk/advice-during-a-tb-breakdown/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) follow well-established protocols in all herds affected by a TB breakdown, working closely with the affected herd keeper to contain and eradicate the infection, enabling the herd to regain its Officially TB Free (OTF) status. Several steps are taken, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Immediate application of herd movement restrictions. Only limited and controlled movements of TB-restricted cattle are permitted. Cattle from TB-restricted holdings can only move to slaughter and certain other limited destinations under a licence issued by APHA.</li><li>All animals over 42 days old in the affected herd are tested at 60-day intervals (often using a more severe interpretation of the tuberculin skin test), until two consecutive test results are achieved.</li><li>Supplementary interferon-gamma blood testing is used alongside the skin test in some TB breakdown herds.</li><li>All TB test reactors (and, in some cases, non-reactor animals in direct contact with known infected cattle) are rapidly removed to designated slaughterhouses, triggering statutory compensation payments to the keeper. Alternatively, keepers can opt for private slaughter of their TB reactors if they prefer.</li></ul> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 17/09/2024 10:26:38 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5140

1728224

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers who experience outbreaks of bovine TB to recover.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	4792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>We recognise the serious impacts that bovine TB (bTB) breakdowns can have on the affected farm businesses and on local rural communities. In addition to statutory payments to compensate farmers for the loss of any animals removed for TB control reasons, Defra provides support and help to affected livestock keepers (and their families) in different ways:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The </strong><strong>Defra-funded TB Advisory Service</strong> (<strong>TBAS</strong>) (<a href="https://www.tbas.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.tbas.org.uk/</a>) offers free, bespoke, practical and cost-effective advice to all livestock keepers in England. This can be provided by way of farm visits by qualified specialists, over-the phone advice and badger sett surveys to help reduce the risks associated with TB.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Grant funding for the <strong>Farming Community Network</strong> (<strong>FCN</strong>), which provides an on-demand support service for those impacted by a TB breakdown, with specially trained volunteers providing business as well as emotional and pastoral support.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ibTB</strong> (<a href="https://www.ibtb.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.ibtb.co.uk/</a>) is a free-to-access, online interactive mapping tool set up to help cattle farmers and their vets to understand the level of bTB in their area and to manage the risks when purchasing cattle. IbTB is updated on a regular basis to enhance its functionality and the quality of information it offers to users.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The TB Hub </strong>(<a href="https://tbhub.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://tbhub.co.uk/</a>) is a joint industry-government initiative, also provides cattle farmers with practical advice and information on dealing with bTB on their farm, covering everything from biosecurity measures to TB testing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Five Point Plan </strong>(<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftbhub.co.uk%2Fpreventing-tb-breakdowns%2Fprotect-your-herd-from-bovine-tb%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C5761b4dcc5fb4d4d09c308dcd72eea94%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638621843719268261%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PYzXPr%2BM2nCR0Xjc%2FXt7uFoq5DzwEKcjHKY0XSeiQSQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://tbhub.co.uk/preventing-tb-breakdowns/protect-your-herd-from-bovine-tb/</a>), developed in partnership by industry and Defra, provides clear and practical guidance on good practice for bTB biosecurity.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 17/09/2024 15:50:03 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5140

1728225

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Livestock: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure movement restrictions as a result of reported disease outbreaks are reviewed in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	4793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Defra recognises the impact that movement controls can have on animal keepers and other affected businesses and seeks to minimise burdens as far as practically possible, while maintaining the integrity of measures to mitigate risk of spread. To that end, movements from restricted zones to designated slaughterhouses are permitted under a general licence, and keepers can apply to move animals to live outside restricted zones under individual licences if pre/post movement tests indicate these moves are safe.</p><p> </p><p>The situation, including the need for and size of movement controls, remains under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 17/09/2024 10:47:38 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5140

1728226

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes his Department has made to the testing system for bovine TB since August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	4794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Since August 2023, cattle brought into herds in the annual testing part of the Edge Area from higher-risk areas in England (and from Wales) have been subject to post-movement TB testing. This measure has strengthened the mandatory TB post-movement testing regime for cattle in England, originally introduced in April 2016 for animals joining herds in the Low Risk Area (LRA) of England from other parts of England or Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Between September 2020 and July 2021, the default frequency of mandatory TB surveillance testing throughout the High Risk Area (HRA) of England was increased from annual to every six-months, with some exceptions for lower-risk cattle herds (whose owners would have the option to remain on annual TB testing). In March 2024, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) introduced two relatively minor changes to the process used to identify herds in the HRA that are eligible for annual TB testing:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the regular review of the eligibility lists switched from six-monthly to quarterly.</li><li>keepers of herds newly qualifying for annual testing were given the opportunity to delay their next scheduled TB tests as long as the window for completion of the next routine herd test had not started.</li></ul> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 17/09/2024 10:34:12 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5140

1727662

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that prisons are safe workplaces for staff.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	4485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>Staff must be able to expect a safe and decent work environment. We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers and prisoners who are violent towards staff will face the full consequences of their actions.</p><p>The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 doubled the maximum penalty to up to two years’ imprisonment for those who assault emergency workers, including prison officers. There are higher maximum penalties in place for more serious offences, including ABH, GBH and sexual assault.</p><p>We are providing targeted support to adult male prisons with the highest assault rates to tackle local drivers of violence.</p><p>We are continuing with plans for a phased removal of wet-shave razors in up to 30 prisons in the adult male estate in 2024/25.</p><p>To protect staff from serious assaults, prison officers in the adult male estate are provided with PAVA, a synthetic pepper spray. Every prison officer across public sector prisons can wear a Body Worn Video Camera whilst on shift, providing high-quality evidence to support prosecutions against those who commit assaults against staff.</p><p>We are implementing measures to ease prison crowding as we know that crowded conditions can increase violent incidents in prisons.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 10/09/2024 09:32:22 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	5140

1727663

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) protections and (b) support mechanisms are in place for whistleblowers in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	4486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has a comprehensive whistleblowing policy which all staff can access via the intranet. The policy sets out the protections and support available to a whistleblower. Protections include protection under the <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/23/contents" target="_blank">Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA)</a> and the assurance that the Department will take disciplinary action if a whistleblower is subject to detrimental treatment as a result of having raised a concern.</p><p>Sources of support include Nominated Officers, who can advise on how to raise a concern, and specialist teams including Counter Corruption, the HM Prison and Probation Service Tackling Unacceptable Behaviours Unit, and the Department’s employee assistance provider.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 11/09/2024 16:07:23 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	5140

1724478

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a minimum bus service frequency standard in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Claire Young
uin	2615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will introduce the Better Buses Bill to put the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders right across England, to ensure networks can meet the needs to the communities who rely on them, including in rural areas. We plan to empower local transport authorities through reforming bus funding and introducing local network safeguards, giving local transport authorities enhanced accountability over bus operators.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 02/09/2024 13:08:12 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5140