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1719793

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department used to assess applications to the Safer Roads Fund.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	27475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The local authorities that have been pre-selected for funding are invited to submit an application. This selection is based on robust Department for Transport data that has been further analysed by the Road Safety Foundation. This process is non-competitive.</p><p> </p><p>After an initial meeting with Department officials to discuss their particular route and its issues, they submit their proposals for assessment. Each application is seen independently by 2 Safer Roads Fund officials at the DfT and an economist. The Safer Roads Fund Team also discuss the applications, making sure they have passed a list of criteria including governance, quality assurance, affordability and a risk register. HM Treasury must approve an overview of the proposed funded schemes before funds can be released.</p><p> </p><p>As it is a non-competitive process, the eligible bids are assessed to ensure that the local authorities’ planned interventions will successfully capture the Road Safety Foundation modelled interventions to reduce risks on the selected route.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have access at all times to support from the DfT and the Road Safety Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2024 10:16:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1719473

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the State Pension age on women born in the 1950s in the City of Durham constituency.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	27211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>We do not hold regional figures on the impact of changes to State Pension age.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/05/2024 10:48:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1719474

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Women against State Pension Inequality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, HC 638, published on 21 March 2024, what correspondence his Department has received from representatives of Women Against State Pension Inequality since the publication of that report.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	27212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>A search had been conducted within the Ministerial Correspondence Team and one letter has been received. However, as the Department does not have a centrally collated database a further search would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 26383 question first answered 23/05/2024 14:09:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1718477

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Jobcentres: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the support provided by Jobcentre Plus centres in County Durham.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	26607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>There are 10 Jobcentres within County Durham, all of which have teams who actively collaborate with a range of partners to support people into work and, help employers to fill vacancies.</p><p> </p><p>The Jobcentres are working with partners such as Durham New College, Derwentside College, East Durham College, Durham County Council, Barclays, the NHS, Community Hubs, National Careers Service, and Mental Health Matters to provide a wraparound employment and skills offer for customers. This offer is designed to support customers and help them find work and, help meet the recruitment needs of local employers.</p><p> </p><p>We take a sector-based approach to recruitment and our Jobcentres have been working closely with employers to run Job Fairs for various sectors including manufacturing, Civil Service, hospitality, logistics, health care, construction, retail, security, adult social care and telecoms. As an example, Durham Jobcentre recently hosted a Care focussed event with employers including Care Academy, Embracing Care, HC One, Kelly Park and the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisers (DEA’s) offer advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and those with health conditions into work. the Embracing Employment and Healthcare trial is currently being piloted within Durham City Jobcentre. Employment and Healthcare Practitioners (EHPs) are co located within the Jobcentre working with customers who apply for Employment Support Allowance and Universal Credit and who have declared a health condition or disability. EHP’s work with them to understand the impact their health condition has on their daily lives, identifying their individual barriers and support them in addressing those barriers.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/05/2024 13:14:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1718478

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Jobcentres: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of training available to work coaches at Jobcentre Plus centres.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	26608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>To ensure the continuous improvement, Work Coaches learning is regularly reviewed with policy colleagues, work psychologists and representatives from service delivery. Through our evaluation strategy at key points, we conduct surveys to gather quantitative and qualitative data on learners’ experience, the questions focus on knowledge, confidence and required support. We also hold listening circles with Work Coaches to gather evidence of the effectiveness of the learning and consolidation. All opportunities to improve our products are impacted and changes are made as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/05/2024 12:56:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1717746

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	IVF: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is for the implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy; and whether she plans to help tackle disparities in access to fertility services for LGBTQ+ couples.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	25984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Women’s Health Strategy is a 10-year strategy. On 17 January 2024, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out our priorities for implementing the Women’s Health Strategy in 2024. This statement is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-01-17/hcws192" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-01-17/hcws192</a></p><p>Improving access to fertility treatment is a priority in the Women’s Health Strategy. On 15 May 2024, we laid a Statutory Instrument to update the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act to allow gamete donation for people with HIV, who have an undetectable viral load. It will also eliminate additional screening costs for female same sex couples undertaking reciprocal, or shared motherhood, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. This is part of wider work to improve access to IVF for everyone, and ensure same-sex couples have the same rights as a man and woman when accessing fertility treatment.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/05/2024 14:50:17 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1713934

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Agriculture: Codes of Practice
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 help ensure effective implementation of the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	23799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice (the Code) was published following full endorsement by all organisations represented in the joint Government and industry Farm Tenancy Forum (the Forum) across the industry, including in farming media. Forum members are proactively embedding the Code within their organisations, as well as advising on other industry organisations’ uptake of the Code. The Forum Chair has written to land agents to establish their proposals for embedding the Code. Defra is working closely with the Forum to assess the response to the Code and its effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 02/05/2024 10:59:57 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1713935

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Farmers: Tenants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of current legal protections afforded to tenant farmers.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	23800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Defra is working with the Farm Tenancy Forum to closely monitor and understand the application and impact of current legal protections afforded to tenant farmers. This will be further explored in Defra’s June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture. We will keep the need to consult or legislate, or both, under review.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 02/05/2024 09:12:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1713938

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	Agriculture: Tenants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Commissioner for the tenant farming sector.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	23801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>Defra is currently considering next steps following analysis of a Call for Evidence that it undertook with selected industry organisations and discussions with the Farm Tenancy Forum on the role of a Commissioner. We are committed to supporting the tenanted sector and continue to put their needs and voices at the heart of our decisions.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 07/05/2024 12:29:34 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1713608

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number for fire fighting (a) appliances and (b) vehicles owned by the Fire and Rescue Service over the last five financial years, by each region.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	23593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The latest available data (year ending March 2021) on the number of fire -fighting appliances and vehicles owned by the Fire and Rescue Service is published in FIRE1403, available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/634d2ed6e90e0731aa0fcc59/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire1403-201022.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/634d2ed6e90e0731aa0fcc59/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire1403-201022.xlsx</a>.</p><p>This provides the number of fire operational appliances (fire-fighting appliances) and non-operational appliances which includes the subcategory of vehicles. The data is provided by year for England, and for each fire and rescue service (FRS), designated as either metropolitan or non-metropolitan. We do not publish the data by region, but the numbers for each FRS can be aggregated to provide required regional level data.</p><p>The table below provides the number of operational and non-operational appliances in England between the years ending March 2017 and years ending March 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year ending March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of operational appliances</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of non-operational appliances</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of appliances</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3,201</p></td><td><p>5,831</p></td><td><p>9,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3,445</p></td><td><p>5,609</p></td><td><p>9,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>3,352</p></td><td><p>5,740</p></td><td><p>9,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>3,525</p></td><td><p>5,727</p></td><td><p>9,252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3,608</p></td><td><p>5,729</p></td><td><p>9,337</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/05/2024 13:13:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy