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1666502

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date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a summary of the outcomes of the Bus and Coach Driver Summit hosted by his Department and the Confederation of Passenger Transport in November 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and Confederation of Passenger Transport co-chaired a Bus and Coach Summit in November 2022. The summit brought together experts from industry, national and local government to look at issues facing driver recruitment and retention to bus and coach operators, and identified ideas and actions to help address these. Many of these are owned by industry, who as aforementioned, are responsible for recruiting drivers.</p><p> </p><p>While the Department has no current plans to publish the full list of outcomes from the summit, some of the issues raised require action from the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/10/2023 06:55:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666503

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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	Ovarian Cancer: Health Education
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 launch an awareness campaign on abdominal and urological symptoms of ovarian cancer.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is currently running a ‘Help us Help you’ campaign highlighting the abdominal and urological symptoms of cancer, including ovarian cancer, and addressing the barriers that stop people from accessing services in the National Health Service.</p><p>It encourages the public to contact their general practitioner if they're worried about symptoms, such as “tummy discomfort or diarrhoea that lasts for three weeks or more, or if they've seen blood in their pee even once”.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/10/2023 08:50:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666504

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many illegal drugs have been seized (a) since the £100 million funding for prison x ray scanners was completed in 2020 and (b) in the comparable time period before that funding was allocated.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Delivery of the £100m Security Investment Programme was completed in March 2022 and included measures to prevent the smuggling of illicit items, such as drugs, into prisons. Under this investment, 75 additional X-ray body scanners were deployed, resulting in full coverage of the entire closed adult male prison estate. Between July 2020 and October 2022 there were approximately 28,000 positive indications on these X-ray body scanners.</p><p> </p><p>The number of incidents where drugs are found in prisons in England and Wales is published in the HMPPS Annual Digest through the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1174265/8.__Finds_incidents_data_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">incidents data tool</a>. Between April 2020 and March 2022, there were 37,995 drug find incidents in prisons in England and Wales. In comparison, between April 2018 and March 2020, there were 39,900 drug find incidents in prisons in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>This reports the number of drug find incidents rather than the amount of drugs found, and incidents can include different quantities of drugs. It is important to consider with incidents of drug finds in prisons, that an increase in numbers may be as a result of more items being found, rather than more items being present in prisons.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2023 11:17:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666319

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
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	NHS: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times have unauthorized parties gained access to sensitive data or confidential information on the Federated Data Platform in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/10/2023 11:11:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666321

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Hotels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2023 to Question 202546 on Asylum: Hotels, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using hotels below three star grade as a short term option for asylum seekers, where those hotels have been deemed to meet health and safety requirements.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that destitute asylum seekers are housed in safe, habitable and fit for purpose accommodation, and that they are treated with dignity while their asylum claim is considered.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has always been clear that use of hotels as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers was a short-term measure to ensure that we met our statutory obligation. As a result of the range of measures we have implemented to stop the boats, reform the management of asylum accommodation estate and the delivery of alternative forms of accommodation sites, we are now able to stop the procurement of new asylum hotels and begin the first phase of hotel exits.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 25/10/2023 12:37:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666322

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146815 on Apprentices: Taxation, which Minister has responsibility for the allocation of the additional funding from the Apprenticeship Levy to Northern Ireland until an Executive is reformed in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The allocation of funding from the UK-wide Apprenticeship Levy is the responsibility of the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland. The restoration of an Executive, as well as a fully functioning Assembly, is a key priority of the UK Government.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 25/10/2023 14:10:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666323

registered interest
date	20/10/2023
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	Department for Business and Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in her Department were working on the Trade and Investment Hub with a focus on Northern Ireland on 20 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>In 2022 the Department for Business and Trade established a trade and investment hub in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently ten officials working in the hub, led by a senior civil servant. Roles include leads for key Northern Ireland sectors, such as advanced technology and manufacturing, life and health sciences, agriculture, food and drink and the creative industries.</p><p> </p><p>The team work closely with local partners and are dedicated to ensuring businesses across Northern Ireland have access to DBT services, help businesses understand what trade opportunities are available to them, and ensure Northern Ireland business interests are represented in trade policy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 25/10/2023 09:23:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666064

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of offenders on licence that are recalled to prison.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Public protection is our priority. The decision to recall on offender on licensed supervision is taken on the professional advice of senior probation staff following consideration of safe alternatives to recall. Recalled individuals will remain in prison for only as long as necessary to protect the public.</p><p>HM Chief Inspector of Probation’s thematic review on Probation Recall Culture &amp; Practice, published in 2020 following the case of Joseph McCann, found that “…public protection and the protection of victims are central to probation service decision-making on recall…alternatives to recall are routinely considered where appropriate, but this does not compromise the focus of decision-making on public protection.”</p><p>The Chief Inspector is currently undertaking a thematic review of recalls of offenders serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP). We expect to receive the report in early 2024 and will consider its findings very carefully.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/10/2023 16:44:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666065

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who were employed on zero hours contracts in each year between 2017 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals on zero hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce. The ONS publishes quarterly data on the number of individuals in work on zero hours contracts in the UK. The ONS estimates that between April – June 2023, 3.6% of people aged 16 or over in employment in the UK were on a zero hours contract. This is up from 2.8% between April – June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 24/10/2023 13:00:25 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1666075

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department's planned timescale is for making a decision on whether to blend up to 20% hydrogen by volume into gas distribution networks.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>In September, the Government published a consultation to help to build the necessary evidence base to determine whether hydrogen blending offers strategic and economic value and meets the required safety standards. The Government is aiming to reach a strategic policy decision in 2023 on whether to support blending of up to 20% hydrogen by volume into the Great Britain gas distribution networks.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2023 09:42:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell