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1726793

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCE A-level: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the levels of A Level results by county; and what steps she is planning to take to improve standards in areas with lower attainment.
tabling member constituency	North Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	3691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Data on local authority attainment at A level is published in the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results’ statistical release. The latest data relates to the 2022/23 academic year and data for the 2023/24 academic year will be published in November 2024. For example, A level headline measures can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/13ce6b93-cebf-43e0-b4e4-08dccb80a395" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/13ce6b93-cebf-43e0-b4e4-08dccb80a395</a>.</p><p>Ofqual also publish data from A level results day by county, which may be found here: <a href="https://analytics.ofqual.gov.uk/apps/Alevel/County/" target="_blank">https://analytics.ofqual.gov.uk/apps/Alevel/County/</a>.</p><p>High and rising standards are at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances for every child and young person, no matter their background. The department want an education system in which all children and young people can achieve and thrive and develop the skills to seize the opportunities they need to succeed in work and life.</p><p>The quality of teaching and leaders are the biggest determinants of outcomes for learners within schools and colleges. This government has moved quickly to start driving up standards by beginning work to recruit an additional 6,500 expert teachers and have already launched an independent, expert-led curriculum and assessment review. Spanning from age 5 through to age 18, the review will look closely at the key challenges to attainment for young people, and the barriers which hold children back from the opportunities and life chances they deserve. The government is also determined to continue to strengthen school and college leadership and development opportunities for staff across the profession.</p><p>Regional improvement teams, to be launched early 2025, will help drive high and rising standards. These teams will encourage and foster improvement across the system enabling schools and trusts to support each other, learn from their peers and share best practice. To drive up standards across the country, all state-funded schools will be able to draw on these new regional improvement teams for help accessing and understanding the array of available improvement programmes proven to make a real impact.</p><p>Regional improvement teams will also work with schools to utilise new school report cards for schools to identify where they are performing well and where there are areas of improvement.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 19/09/2024 15:09:03 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1725581

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	BSE: 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, if he will make an assessment of the (a) efficacy and (b) adequacy of the Over Thirty Months Scheme for cattle.
tabling member constituency	North Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	2798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>While cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the UK are now rare, the confirmation of a new case in Scotland in May highlighted the continued importance of the robust BSE control measures we have in place that have greatly reduced the incidence of BSE in the UK. These controls include the Over Thirty Months (OTM) rule, which acts as a safeguard to both human and animal health. The OTM rule requires the removal at slaughter from cattle aged over thirty months old, tissues which are designated by the World Animal Health Organisation (WOAH) as Specified Risk Material (SRM), because they contain the highest level of potential BSE infectivity. The removal of SRM from cattle aged over thirty months is an internationally recognised requirement.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment of the OTM rule is currently planned while we await the outcome of the recent application that England, Wales, and Scotland have made to WOAH to have our BSE risk status reduced from ‘controlled’ to ‘negligible’.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 12/09/2024 14:04:05 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1723809

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Insurers Bureau
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the performance of the Motor Insurance Bureau against their statutory obligations.
tabling member constituency	North Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	1912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not currently have any plans to review the performance of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau against their statutory duty.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that addressing the rising costs of motor insurance is a priority and will set out the next steps on this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 30/07/2024 15:00:52 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1721311

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Education: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to impose VAT on private school fees for any part of the academic school year commencing in September 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	43
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity, ensuring every child has access to high-quality education, which is why we have made the tough decision to end tax breaks for private schools. This will raise revenue for essential public services, including investing in the state education system.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that if a child has an Education, Health and Care Plan that requires them to attend a private school because their needs cannot be met in the state sector, they will not feel an impact from VAT being charged on fees. The Chancellor has also been clear that changes will not come into force until 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on this policy will be set out in due course. The Government engages with a wide range of stakeholders with an interest in Government policy, including VAT, as part of the policy development and implementation process as a matter of course.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 261 262 588 question first answered 22/07/2024 13:16:53 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1311006

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
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	Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question UIN 132840, what steps have been taken since the response to that question to seek views on making separate regulations in relation to private waste-water pumps similar to the Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011 concerning the adoption of those assets by sewerage companies; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure publication of that consultation.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	185334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>Since my Answer of 15 January 2021 to PQ 132840, my officials have established the timeline for taking forward the work to seek to implement Section 42 and to consider the question of supplementary regulations to adopt existing sewerage assets, such as private wastewater pumps, constructed since 2 July 2011.</p><p> </p><p>We will be engaging with key stakeholders from May 2021. This will enable us to develop possible policy options with the necessary public consultation on those options and our assessment of costs and benefits for early 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation will be public and will be available on Citizen Space.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/04/2021 14:26:16 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1309388

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the proportion of households that have financial reserves to cover basic costs for (i) three months and (ii) six months.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	181228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to monitoring and understanding households’ personal finances in order to inform policy making to help people manage their money well, encourage them to save and access support if they need to get their finances back on track. As such, the Government works closely with the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and engages regularly with many other stakeholders on their research and findings.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA conducts biennial Financial Lives Survey of 16,000 adults which provides a comprehensive insight into the finances of the UK population. The latest findings from the survey were published in February 2021. MaPS monitor financial difficulty through an annual survey of 22,000 people. MaPS will publish the results of the survey later in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/04/2021 10:25:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1309389

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase the number of households that have financial reserves to cover basic costs for three or more months.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	181229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>It is important that consumers have sufficient financial resilience to be able to manage short-term shocks to income or expenditure to help avoid these events causing them to fall into financial difficulty or problem debt.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people at all income levels and at all stages of life to save, including working families and individuals on low incomes, to put money aside for a rainy day. The Help to Save scheme was launched in September 2018 and is intended to support working people on low incomes and in receipt of certain benefits to build their financial resilience while also encouraging them to develop a regular, long-term savings habit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also agreed to maintain record levels of debt advice funding for the Money and Pension Service in 2021-22 to help people in problem debt get their finances back on track.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/04/2021 12:30:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1307700

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Conveyancing: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of non-disclosure agreements used by house building companies where there are disputes between the company and the house buyer after completion of the purchase of a property.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	178989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is not aware that the practice of using non-disclosure agreements is routine. However, it is unacceptable for developers to be requiring non-disclosure agreements as a condition of carrying out repairs. This Governments expects all defects with a newly purchased home to be addressed swiftly and fairly. It is essential that homebuyers are able to have confidence in the quality of the home that they are buying.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:36:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1301961

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Freehold: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give freeholders on private and mixed tenure estates equivalent rights to leaseholders to (a) challenge the reasonableness of estate rent charges and (b) have the right to apply to the First-tier Tribunal to appoint a new manager for the provision of services covered by estate rent charges; and what assessment he has made of the financial effect on freeholders of not having those same rights as leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	167178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting fairness and transparency for homeowners and ensuring that consumers are protected from abuse and poor service. Where people pay estate rentcharges it is not appropriate that these homeowners have limited rights to challenge these costs.</p><p>That is why the Government intends to legislate to give freeholders on private and mixed tenure estates equivalent rights to leaseholders to challenge the reasonableness of estate rentcharges as well as a right to apply to the First-tier Tribunal to appoint a new manager to manage the provision of services covered by estate rentcharges.</p><p>We will translate these measures into law as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 17/03/2021 15:12:42 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1301502

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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, what plans his Department has to prioritise the parents of children who are clinically extremely vulnerable for receipt of the covid-19 vaccine in the event that those parents do not meet the eligibility criteria for receipt of that vaccine under the terms of any other priority cohort for the delivery of that vaccine.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	166368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>There are no current plans to offer the vaccine to the parents of clinical extremely vulnerable (CEV) children.</p><p> </p><p>In line with current advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), adult members of a household that includes someone who is CEV are prioritised for vaccination according to their own age and clinical risk. They are not prioritised on the basis of sharing a household with someone who is CEV whether this person is an adult or a child. Children under 16 years of age, even if they are CEV, are at low risk of serious morbidity and mortality and given the absence of safety and efficacy data on the vaccine, are not recommended for vaccination.</p><p> </p><p>The JCVI continues to look at the emerging evidence on COVID-19 and will offer further advice if and when evidence is found that vaccinating a particular group, including household members of individuals most at risk from COVID-19, would further reduce overall mortality, morbidity and hospitalisation which is the overarching objective.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/03/2021 16:31:53 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller