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1670049

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to promote the cultural heritage of the Irish diaspora in England in (a) general and (b) Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Theatre is the artform that receives the most public funding via Arts Council England, and there are now more theatre organisations in its National Portfolio than ever before. In 2023–24, Arts Council England is investing over £140 million in 194 theatre organisations, including 47 new theatre organisations joining the portfolio this year. The Arts Council will be investing £31,000 in theatre organisations in Romford in 2023–24.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In addition, theatres and orchestras will continue to benefit from the extension by His Majesty’s Government of the higher rates of tax relief for a further two years, as announced at Spring Budget 2023.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">His Majesty’s Government has supported a number of projects looking at the cultural heritage of the Irish diaspora through its arm’s-length bodies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Arts Council England supported the Irish Arts Foundation on its 'Exploring the musical traditions of County Cork &amp; County Kerry' project in Leeds, providing over £20,000 of public funding in 2021/22. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2022/23, The National Lottery Community Fund provided £7,950 of funding to Leeds Irish Arts Foundation’s ‘Neighbours!’ project, to help engage people from around West Yorkshire in Irish music and workshops to celebrate Irish culture, music and arts. In 2023/24, The National Lottery Community Fund provided £6,421 of funding to Cú Chulainn’s to deliver a family funday to bring young people and families from the local Irish community and the community more broadly together.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Since 1994, The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded almost £3 million to projects which have explored the history of the Irish diaspora in England, covering themes such as the World Wars, aspects of culture shared with others, and the experiences of those who have built their lives here in the UK. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">‘Look Back to Look Forward: 50 Years of the Irish in Britain’ is an ambitious heritage project which captures the history of the Irish in Britain’s membership organisations and the communities they serve, and is currently touring. This exhibition was made possible with a £250,000 Lottery grant.</ins></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 22/11/2023 11:54:00 question first ministerially corrected 22/11/2023 16:28:48 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale previous answer version 2490 answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670047

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	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	Alcoholism: Young 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 steps he has taken to tackle the impact of alcoholism on young people (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>Alcohol dependence is rare in young people under the age of 18 years old, although they may be drinking problematically. Young people may also experience second-hand harms of parental alcohol dependence.</p><p>The most effective and sustainable approach to tackling alcohol dependence in young people is building resilience through giving them a good start in life, the best education possible and keeping them safe, well and happy. Alcohol education is part of the compulsory health education curriculum for all state funded schools, following the introduction of statutory relationships, sex and health education in England in September 2020.</p><p>Through the cross-Government Drug Strategy, the Department has allocated £532 million of additional funding through to 2024/25, to support improvements in substance misuse treatment, including facilitating 5,000 more young people into age-appropriate alcohol and drug treatment by 2024/25.</p><p>Local authorities can invest their allocation in options from a ‘menu of interventions’, some of which include strengthening the services available to children and families. Local authorities across England indicated Drug Strategy spend for 2022/23 between £2.4 million and £5.6 million on interventions focused on, or that offer support for, families affected by parental substance misuse. Local plans from Havering include developing Hidden Harm provisions within substance misuse services for young people, and enhancing support to carers and children by investing in a Family Practitioner.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2023 17:14:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670044

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	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	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours' Inquiry Report entitled Pathway to a Cure, whether she is taking steps to ensure that the relevant tissue collection infrastructure is in place to conduct high quality brain tumour research.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care welcomes the APPG report, recommendations of which continue to be worked through with the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, and UK Research and Innovation and the Medical Research Council (MRC), and with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).</p><p>The Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission reports that over 70% of UK neuro-oncology centres now have biobanking infrastructure in place to collect samples and tissue for research, and that these centres are collaborating to improve tissue collection opportunities via the Tessa Jowell Academy.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/11/2023 16:40:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670045

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	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	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours' Inquiry Report entitled Pathway to a Cure, whether her Department is taking steps to attract researchers from other research fields into the field of brain tumour research.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care welcomes the APPG report, recommendations of which continue to be worked through with the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, and UK Research and Innovation and the Medical Research Council (MRC), and with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).</p><p>The Department is taking actions to help grow capacity for brain cancer research by attracting new researchers from other research fields and developing the community. The Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission (TJBCM) recently announced two appointments to the inaugural Tessa Jowell Fellowship programme. These 12-month fellowships will support high quality training in neuro-oncology clinical practice and research, to ensure clinicians are equipped with the relevant research skills needed to lead neuro-oncology trials that change practice. Additionally, the TJBCM have designated 28 adult Tessa Jowell Centres of Excellence within the National Health Service, which has created a world-class network of brain tumour treatment and research centres to provide the best care and share best practice.</p><p>In May 2018 the Government announced £40 million for brain tumour research as part of the TJBCM through the NIHR. The £40 million funding will remain available; if we can spend more on the best quality science, we will do.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 20/11/2023 16:41:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670052

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of charging airline passengers in line with their body weight.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Aviation is a competitive private sector business. I see no need to try to tell them how to price their products.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 16/11/2023 15:35:22 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670042

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that British humanitarian aid to Gaza is not used by Hamas.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK condemns all forms of terror, including Hamas' 7 October massacre, and we are clear that Hamas can have no future in Gaza. Hamas does not represent the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people. The entirety of Hamas has been a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK since November 2021. The FCDO carries out thorough due diligence assessment of all aid donations and ensures partners have procedures in place to manage the main risks of aid diversion from activities it funds including specific controls to ensure that cash/food assistance goes direct to the intended beneficiaries. Additionally, FCDO Humanitarian assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories operates with an enhanced sensitivity and existing additional safeguards to protect against any possibility of aid diversion. These safeguards include measures on verification and mapping of downstream partners, non-payment of local taxes and enhanced due diligence processes.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/11/2023 16:03:25 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670036

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidies for traditional black cab drivers in the context of the growth of alternative taxi service providers.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The government has no plans to provide subsidies in this area.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/11/2023 11:15:07 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670035

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Trespass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has taken steps to work with rail operators to tackle (a) trespass incidents and (b) the resultant disruption to rail services.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail (NR) and the wider rail industry collaborate to implement necessary mitigations against trespass and manage any disruption if these incidents occur. In the event of a trespass incident, operators and NR will issue extensive passenger communications, advising passengers of disruption and available options. Where disruption is predicted, or has begun to occur, contingency timetables will be implemented to ensure the maximum service possible can be operated.</p><p> </p><p>Every rail operator that manages stations has an obligation to obtain and maintain Secure Stations Accreditation, assessed by BTP, for a number of their stations. The scheme requires operators to demonstrate how they ensure their station has a defined perimeter through the use for example, of walls, fencing or hedging, as well as ensuring the built environment allows appropriate visibility and sightlines, has good CCTV coverage, and has anti-trespass warning notices displayed.</p><p> </p><p>Trespass can be either criminal, or because somebody is vulnerable and in crisis, therefore every operator is also required to obtain and maintain accreditation to the Safeguarding on Rail Scheme (SRS), again assessed independently by BTP. The scheme requires operators to demonstrate how they are actively supporting vulnerable people on their network.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/11/2023 16:27:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670040

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to bring forward the delivery date for the F-35 fleet.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>UK F-35 aircraft are being procured in ‘Tranches’, in line with Defence need. Delivery of our Tranche 1 buy (48 aircraft) will complete by 2025. The Government has outlined plans to buy a further 27 aircraft as part of a second procurement phase, which we expect to complete in the early part of the next decade. We expect the production line to continue to run for many years. We will consider again in the mid-2020s the F-35 fleet size as part of the next Strategic Defence Review</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/12/2023 17:46:13 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1670050

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cemeteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will have discussions with the organisers of the Letters to Heaven project launched in Derry and Strabane cemeteries on the potential merits of expanding that project (a) nationally and (b) in Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is responsible for law and policy relating to burial in England and Wales only. It does not have day-to-day operational responsibility for burial grounds, which is matter for local authority and private burial authorities.</p><p>I understand this initiative has been implemented in Derry and Strabane by the local authority and has previously been taken up in other parts of the UK. It would be a matter for individual burial authorities to decide whether they wish to implement the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 22/11/2023 13:53:32 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell