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1699052

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the (a) Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service, (b) Enhanced Checking Service, (c) Risk Review Team, (d) Enhanced Review Teams, (e) Universal Credit advances claims decision risk model, (f) Common Risk Engine, (g) General Matching Service, (h) Fraud Referral and Intervention Management System, (i) Targeted Case Review and (j) any other systems rely on artificial intelligence, machine learning or algorithmic processes for fraud detection.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	20635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Department’s 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts (page 308 to 310), DWP uses advanced analytics to tackle fraud and error. These analytics include a variety of sophisticated techniques including the use of machine learning to identify patterns in claims that could suggest fraud or error, so that these claims can be reviewed by relevant DWP teams such as the Enhanced Review Team. The final decision on benefit entitlement is made by a human caseworker.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office confirm that DWP have governance and processes in place to monitor the bias of these models.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/04/2024 09:57:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1699054

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any of the claim detection criteria in the targeted case review system are applied by or operated through artificial intelligence, machine learning or algorithmic processes.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	20636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Department’s 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts (page 308 to 310), DWP uses a range of advanced analytics to identify patterns in claims that could suggest fraud or error, so that these claims can be reviewed by relevant DWP teams including Targeted Case Review agents. The final decision on benefit entitlement is made by a human caseworker.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office confirm that DWP have governance and processes in place to monitor the bias of these models.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/04/2024 09:53:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1694643

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the (a) Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service, (b) Enhanced Checking Service, (c) Risk Review Team, (d) Enhanced Review Teams, (e) Universal Credit advances claims decision risk model, (f) Common Risk Engine, (g) General Matching Service, (h) Fraud Referral and Intervention Management System (i) Targeted Case Review and (j) any other systems have been used as part of fraud surveillance in the benefits system in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	17601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>None of the teams or systems referenced carry out surveillance in the benefits system.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/03/2024 12:53:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1694644

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Artificial Intelligence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential for bias in the automated machine learning and decision-making systems used to audit.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	17602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Please be assured that assessments of bias have been conducted for all IRIS machine learning models and the screening to date has not identified any areas of concern. The outcomes will be published in summer 2024 within DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The department always ensures appropriate safeguards are in place. There are detailed Data Protection Impact Assessments and Equality Analysis that accompany our machine learning models, and these are live documents that are kept updated. We also work closely with legal colleagues to ensure our use of machine learning is legal and proportionate. As an additional safeguard, all decisions on claims are made by DWP case workers based on all the facts and individual circumstances of the claim.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 17605 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:14:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1694645

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants referred by a DWP algorithm for case review as potentially containing fraud or error were (a) in receipt of disability benefit and (b) registered as disabled; and of these claims how many experienced benefits (i) stoppages and (ii) suspensions in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	17603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/03/2024 12:32:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1694646

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of cases in the targeted case review system were (a) discontinued and (b) endorsed on the grounds that they were likely to contain (i) fraud and (ii) error after being checked by a human reviewer in the most recent period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	17604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The TCR process is led by specialised agents to find incorrectness on claims and put it right. Prior to starting a claim review, agents will preview the claim to make sure it meets the criteria for selection. Claims selected for review are not endorsed on the grounds they are likely to contain fraud or error. It is only once a claim review is complete that an agent can determine the outcome. Performance for the financial year 22/23 is included in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) Report</a>, available on GOV.UK. The ARA report for financial year 23/24 is expected to be published Summer 2024.</p><p> </p><p>We do not categorise claims as discontinued. A claim may be deselected for review if it does not meet the criteria.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/03/2024 15:01:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1694647

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
	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 Q27 of the oral evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee on 10 January 2024, HC 417, what biases there are in the (a) AI and (b) machine learning systems used by his Department to detect and prevent fraud in the benefit system; and how these biases have been used to identify fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	17605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Please be assured that assessments of bias have been conducted for all IRIS machine learning models and the screening to date has not identified any areas of concern. The outcomes will be published in summer 2024 within DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The department always ensures appropriate safeguards are in place. There are detailed Data Protection Impact Assessments and Equality Analysis that accompany our machine learning models, and these are live documents that are kept updated. We also work closely with legal colleagues to ensure our use of machine learning is legal and proportionate. As an additional safeguard, all decisions on claims are made by DWP case workers based on all the facts and individual circumstances of the claim.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 17602 question first answered 14/03/2024 12:14:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1684110

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	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	Hospitals: Parking
	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 to ensure free NHS car parking for those with greatest need.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	10818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Free National Health Service carparking for those with the greatest need has already been delivered. The Government committed in 2019 to provide free hospital car parking for in-need groups, including disabled people, parents of children staying overnight, frequent outpatient attenders and NHS staff working overnight. As of October 2022, all trusts that charge for car parking have fully implemented this commitment. This is the first time that free hospital car parking in England has been made available to those who need it the most.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/01/2024 16:12:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1682948

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Hospitals: Parking Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of NHS clinical staff that were issued with parking penalty notices by NHS hospitals in each region in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	10133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. National Health Service hospital car parking is free for those with greatest needs. This includes disabled blue badge holders, frequent outpatient attenders, parents of children staying in hospital overnight and NHS staff working overnight.</p><p>NHS organisations decide locally on the provision and charging for their car parking within the policies set out in the NHS Patient, Visitor and Staff Car Parking Principles. This will include when it is appropriate to issue parking penalty notices.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/01/2024 14:55:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1681970

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	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	Dementia: Screening
	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 and what proportion of patients waited more than 15 weeks for an initial dementia assessment in 2023; what is the average waiting time for an initial dementia assessment; and what steps she is taking to improve those waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	9518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. To improve waiting times, we have set an expectation that everyone who needs an appointment at a general practice should get one within two weeks, with the most urgent patients being seen on the same day.</p><p>The Dementia Care Pathway: Full implementation guidance, commissioned by NHS England, outlines the dementia care pathway and associated benchmarks to support improvements in the delivery and quality of care and support, for people living with dementia and their families and carers. The guide showcases good-practice examples of services that have successfully reduced their waiting times. More information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/nccmh/dementia/nccmh-dementia-care-pathway-full-implementation-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/nccmh/dementia/nccmh-dementia-care-pathway-full-implementation-guidance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/01/2024 17:54:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1681054

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	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	Hospitals: Parking Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an estimate of how many NHS clinical staff were issued with parking penalty notices by NHS hospitals in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	8978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. National Health Service trusts decide locally on their strategy for car parking based on their needs and the local environment. This will include when it is appropriate to issue parking penalty notices.</p><p>The Government has delivered on its commitment to ensure that free hospital car parking is provided for those with greatest need, which includes NHS staff working overnight. All NHS trusts that charge for car parking have implemented this policy.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 10:08:18 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1679345

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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	Health and Safety Executive: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many inspections have the Health and Safety Executive conducted by sector in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	7924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of inspections, by year and by sector, carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for each financial year since 2017. HSE’s data deletion policy only allows for retention of detailed inspection data for up to 7 years, therefore data before 2017 can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?parent=health-and-safety-executive&amp;organisations%5B%5D=health-and-safety-executive&amp;order=updated-oldest" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p><p>The figures below are based on raw live data and can be subject to change due to updates to historical cases. Therefore these figures may differ to the figures published in the Annual Reports.</p><p> </p><p>‘Sector’ as used in this table is a term used by HSE internally and is a categorisation of the main economic activity of a workplace. The figures below include inspections to major hazard sites. A breakdown by sector is not always published in the Annual Reports as the focus will be on the respective priorities of business plan for that work year.</p><p><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Year Inspected</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agriculture</p></td><td><p>574</p></td><td><p>773</p></td><td><p>708</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>405</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction</p></td><td><p>7,872</p></td><td><p>7,472</p></td><td><p>5,004</p></td><td><p>4,582</p></td><td><p>6,134</p></td><td><p>6,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Extractive Utilities</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>6,068</p></td><td><p>5,289</p></td><td><p>4,322</p></td><td><p>6,080</p></td><td><p>5,729</p></td><td><p>5,417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Services</p></td><td><p>3,304</p></td><td><p>3,195</p></td><td><p>2,291</p></td><td><p>3,717</p></td><td><p>3,426</p></td><td><p>2,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water/Waste Management</p></td><td><p>1,626</p></td><td><p>1,418</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td><td><p>2,225</p></td><td><p>1,258</p></td><td><p>1,434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,586</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,194</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,514</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,985</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,912</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/01/2024 14:21:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1679346

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Autumn Statement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Impact on households: distributional analysis to accompany Autumn Statement 2023, published in November 2023, if he will publish a distributional analysis by region of the Autumn Statement 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	7925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The analysis contained in the <em>Impact on households</em> document is intended to set out the estimated impact of tax, welfare and public service spending decisions on households across the income distribution. This analysis is consistent with the Government’s official forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility which is done on a UK-wide basis.</p><p>The relevant document can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6565cb0c888c060013fa7dff/FINAL_Impact_on_households_-_AS23_-_271123.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6565cb0c888c060013fa7dff/FINAL_Impact_on_households_-_AS23_-_271123.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 11/01/2024 16:55:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1677550

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	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	Viral Diseases: Medical Treatments
	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 and what proportion of people have (a) been referred for and (b) received antiviral treatments as of 12 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	6628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>This data, relating to COVID-19 therapeutics, was published by NHS England up to 26 June 2023. Following that date, and the publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, responsibility for arranging access to treatment transferred to integrated care boards and all national reporting requirements ended. The data is no longer collected centrally and nationally.</p><p>The published data and further information are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-therapeutics-antivirals-and-neutralising-monoclonal-antibodies/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-therapeutics-antivirals-and-neutralising-monoclonal-antibodies/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/12/2023 17:09:49 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1670003

	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	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaths of Palestinian civilians (a) without a ceasefire and (b) with weekly pauses between 14 November and 14 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	1883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>We have no means of independently verifying exact casualty numbers, and it is difficult for organisations like the UN to accurately verify estimates in Gaza. We recognise that there have been significant civilian casualties. We have been consistently clear that all sides must make all possible efforts to protect civilians and must abide by their international obligations and respect International Humanitarian Law. The UK is continuously assessing needs and advocating for access routes to be established into Gaza, sufficient levels of humanitarian assistance to flow into Gaza and calling for humanitarian pauses to allow aid to be safely distributed within Gaza. The UK Government has already announced £30 million in humanitarian funding and has sent more than 51 tonnes of emergency relief for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/11/2023 17:58:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1655910

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to release a delivery plan for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	195997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>‘My Full Reality’, the cross-government Interim Delivery Plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was published on 9 August 2023. The Plan aims to improve experiences and outcomes for people with ME/CFS by setting out agreed actions to drive an expansion of research, better education of professionals, improvements in attitudes towards the condition, and improvements to service provision. Alongside the Plan we have published an eight-week consultation to build a picture of how well the Plan meets the needs of the ME/CFS community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. The Plan and consultation are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs</a></p><p>We have made no assessment of the implications of the report published by Action for ME, ‘Implementation of the NICE Guideline [NG206] on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in England’, the adequacy of implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on ME/CFS, or on the provision of specialist services for people with ME/CFS.</p><p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services for people with ME/CFS to meet local needs. In making commissioning decisions, we would expect ICBs to consider guidelines published by NICE.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195998 195999 196000 question first answered 05/09/2023 16:09:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1655911

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medical Treatments
	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 action for me report entitled Implementation of the NICE Guideline [NG206] on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in England, published May 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's findings.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	195998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>‘My Full Reality’, the cross-government Interim Delivery Plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was published on 9 August 2023. The Plan aims to improve experiences and outcomes for people with ME/CFS by setting out agreed actions to drive an expansion of research, better education of professionals, improvements in attitudes towards the condition, and improvements to service provision. Alongside the Plan we have published an eight-week consultation to build a picture of how well the Plan meets the needs of the ME/CFS community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. The Plan and consultation are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs</a></p><p>We have made no assessment of the implications of the report published by Action for ME, ‘Implementation of the NICE Guideline [NG206] on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in England’, the adequacy of implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on ME/CFS, or on the provision of specialist services for people with ME/CFS.</p><p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services for people with ME/CFS to meet local needs. In making commissioning decisions, we would expect ICBs to consider guidelines published by NICE.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195997 195999 196000 question first answered 05/09/2023 16:09:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1655912

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the implementation of NICE Guidelines on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	195999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>‘My Full Reality’, the cross-government Interim Delivery Plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was published on 9 August 2023. The Plan aims to improve experiences and outcomes for people with ME/CFS by setting out agreed actions to drive an expansion of research, better education of professionals, improvements in attitudes towards the condition, and improvements to service provision. Alongside the Plan we have published an eight-week consultation to build a picture of how well the Plan meets the needs of the ME/CFS community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. The Plan and consultation are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs</a></p><p>We have made no assessment of the implications of the report published by Action for ME, ‘Implementation of the NICE Guideline [NG206] on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in England’, the adequacy of implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on ME/CFS, or on the provision of specialist services for people with ME/CFS.</p><p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services for people with ME/CFS to meet local needs. In making commissioning decisions, we would expect ICBs to consider guidelines published by NICE.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195997 195998 196000 question first answered 05/09/2023 16:09:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1655913

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health 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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of specialist services for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	196000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>‘My Full Reality’, the cross-government Interim Delivery Plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) was published on 9 August 2023. The Plan aims to improve experiences and outcomes for people with ME/CFS by setting out agreed actions to drive an expansion of research, better education of professionals, improvements in attitudes towards the condition, and improvements to service provision. Alongside the Plan we have published an eight-week consultation to build a picture of how well the Plan meets the needs of the ME/CFS community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. The Plan and consultation are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/my-full-reality-the-interim-delivery-plan-on-mecfs</a></p><p>We have made no assessment of the implications of the report published by Action for ME, ‘Implementation of the NICE Guideline [NG206] on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in England’, the adequacy of implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on ME/CFS, or on the provision of specialist services for people with ME/CFS.</p><p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services for people with ME/CFS to meet local needs. In making commissioning decisions, we would expect ICBs to consider guidelines published by NICE.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 195997 195998 195999 question first answered 05/09/2023 16:09:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1650081

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2023
	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	Social Security Benefits: Injuries and Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many internal process reviews her Department has (a) started and (b) completed on incidences of (i) death or (ii) serious harm between July 2022 and June 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	192314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Information on how many cases have been accepted to be taken forward for a full Internal Process Review (IPR), and where these were referred either due to customer death or harm, is included within this year’s Annual Report and Accounts, available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">DWP annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>This includes information on cases accepted for an IPR between July 2022 and March 2023. Information in relation to April to June 2023 will be published in next year’s Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many IPRs have been completed between July 2022 and June 2023, where these were referred either due to customer death or harm is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>July 2022 – June 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Customer Death</strong><strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Customer Harm</strong><strong><sup>[2]</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup> Customer Death includes the categories: death, alleged suicide and confirmed suicide.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Customer Harm includes the categories: self-harm, serious harm, attempted suicide and ‘other’.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 10/07/2023 13:18:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1648474

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Speed Limits: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to recommendation seven of the report entitled Roads Policing: Not optional - An inspection of roads policing in England and Wales by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services published in May 2020, what recent progress her Department has made with Cabinet colleagues on reviewing Circular 01/2007 on Use of speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement: guidance on deployment, visibility and signing; and when he plans to publish the review.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	191581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department is currently preparing a revised draft of the circular in light of feedback from a range of key stakeholders, including local government and police force representatives, as to what the guidance should contain. We plan to further engage with interested parties on this revision, with a view to publishing in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 09:39:38 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1648101

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide an update on the noise camera trials announced in October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	191325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Roadside trials of noise camera technology commenced on 18 October 2022 and finished on 1 February 2023. The Department is reviewing the trial outcomes before considering next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 08:13:04 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1648102

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	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, when his Department plans to respond to its consultation entitled, Roads policing review: future methods to improve safety and reduce casualties, which closed on 5 October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	191326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The call for evidence to which is referred saw 149 responses submitted, many of which were incredibly detailed. The Government intends to publish the response shortly, once it has given the responses full consideration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 08:14:53 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1644623

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2023
	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	Dementia: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 187332 on Health Services, whether the 10-year plan for dementia forms part of the materials informing the Major Conditions Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	189551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Major Conditions Strategy is being informed by materials gathered from previous listening exercises, including the 10-year plan for dementia. Those who responded to previous engagement exercises have the opportunity to input into the Call for Evidence issued on 17 May and to provide further insights and suggestions building on previous contributions.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/06/2023 12:52:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1609841

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many internal process reviews his Department (a) started and (b) completed on incidences of (i) death and (ii) serious harm between July 2022 and March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	179974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The information requested cannot be shared, as it is intended for publication at a future date within the department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/04/2023 14:49:26 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1607866

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	Fuel Poverty
	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of families in fuel poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	174302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>In 2022, there were an estimated 3.26 million households in fuel poverty in England.</p><p> </p><p>The annual statistics report on fuel poverty in England, published in February 2023, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-fuel-poverty-statistics-report-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-fuel-poverty-statistics-report-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/04/2023 14:55:47 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1565660

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2023
	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	Hospital Beds: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of hospital trusts in England have 10 per cent or more of their beds allocated to private patients.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	120093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/01/2023 16:39:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 47287 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1490559

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Research: Recruitment
	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 people were recruited into National Institute for Health and Care Research supported phase 1 and 2 trials for (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	39855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>A table showing the number of participants recruited into phase 1 and 2 trials supported by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research’s Clinical Research Network for dementia, cancer, stroke and coronary heart disease, including atherothrombosis and prevention of coronary artery disease, in each of the last 10 years is attached.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 05/09/2022 08:17:29 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris attachment 1 file name FORMATTED TABLE FOR MINISTERIAL CLEARANCE PQ 39855 attachment (2).docx title Attachment
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1484824

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	Social Security Benefits: Injuries and Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many internal process reviews her Department has (a) started and (b) completed on incidences of (i) death or (ii) serious harm between (A) July 2019 and June 2020, (B) July 2020 and June 2021 and (C) July 2021 and June 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	27621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p><strong>The attached table shows the Internal Process Reviews (IPR) information requested:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>July 2019 to June 2020</p></td><td><p>July 2020 to June 2021</p></td><td><p>July 2021 to June 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Started - Death</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Started - Serious Harm</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Completed - Death</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Completed - Serious Harm</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>* Death includes the categories death, alleged suicide and confirmed suicide.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>** Serious Harm includes the categories self-harm, serious harm, attempted suicide and ‘other’.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/07/2022 14:46:19 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1468489

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the correspondence of 27 October 2021, 10 November 2021, 7 December 2021, 12 January 2022 and 17 February 2022 from the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth, reference DA43798, when her Department plans to make a decision on case MPAM/0198564/21, in the context of the decision date of 29 May 2022 having passed.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	14493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>All Asylum Further Submissions lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information.</p><p> </p><p>We ensure those seeking asylum based on their Further Submissions are given every opportunity to disclose information relevant to their claim before a decision is taken. We aim to make decisions on Further Submissions cases as quickly as possible whilst ensuring the required security checks have been conducted.</p><p> </p><p>We do not comment publicly on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/06/2022 08:43:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 6256 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1465820

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to help mitigate the impact on disabled people of the forthcoming changes to the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount, which will remove eligibility for people who receive Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	9011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Around 62% of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) recipients also receive one of the qualifying means-tested benefits and so would be considered low-income under the Core Group 2 criteria. Those with high energy costs would therefore be eligible for a rebate. The Government’s analysis shows that 160,000 more households, where there is a person with a disability or long-term illness, will receive a rebate each winter compared to the previous scheme. My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer has also announced a one-off £150 payment for people on disability benefits this year, alongside other cost of living support measures: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-support/cost-of-living-support-factsheet-26-may-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-support/cost-of-living-support-factsheet-26-may-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/06/2022 14:01:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1465821

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish his assessment of how groups with protected characteristics will be affected by the Council Tax Rebate in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	9012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced a package of support on 3 February 2022 to help households with rising energy bills. This included a £150 non-repayable council tax rebate from April this year for households in England in council tax bands A-D and £144 million of discretionary funding to support households who need help with their energy bills but are not eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers carefully considered the equalities impacts of the Council Tax Rebate and had due regard to these impacts when making decisions, in line with the legal obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/06/2022 09:13:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1465822

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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	Extra Costs Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which (a) organisations and (b) individuals have been approached to join the Extra Costs Taskforce; and if she will prioritise organisations that are led by disabled people for membership of that taskforce.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	9013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Delivery of the Extra Costs Taskforce has been paused at the request of the Secretary of State Work and Pensions, while permission is sought to appeal the High Court's declaration in Binder vs Secretary of State Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/06/2022 11:42:27 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 4686 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1465823

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fuel Poverty: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government Response to the Warm Home Discount: Better targeted support from 2022 consultation, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the value and proportion of energy suppliers' spending through Industry Initiatives to support fuel poor disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	9014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Industry Initiatives provide valuable support to households in, or at risk of, fuel poverty through a range of measures, including energy advice, financial assistance, and energy efficiency improvements.</p><p> </p><p>To date, energy suppliers have only been required to report on the overall spending on Industry Initiatives measures to Ofgem. From the 2022/23 scheme year, suppliers will be required to report on the estimated value and proportion of Industry Initiatives spending on fuel poor households where someone has a disability or significant health problems.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/06/2022 13:59:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1465824

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure that funding through Industry Initiatives to provide a safeguard for disabled people with high energy costs as a result of their impairments does not place a higher administrative burden on disabled people than the Warm Home Discount.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	9015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Industry Initiatives provide valuable support to households in, or at risk of, fuel poverty through a range of measures, including energy advice, financial assistance, and energy efficiency improvements.</p><p> </p><p>To date, energy suppliers have only been required to report on the overall spending on Industry Initiatives measures to Ofgem. From the 2022/23 scheme year, suppliers will be required to report on the estimated value and proportion of Industry Initiatives spending on fuel poor households where someone has a disability or significant health problems.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/06/2022 06:45:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1462018

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	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	Dementia
	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 NHS England has met with representatives of dementia organisations since August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>Since August 2021, NHS England has met with dementia organisations on 19 occasions and held 44 meetings or webinars with dementia networks and stakeholders in England. In addition to planned meetings and events, NHS England has engaged with the Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK and others on an ad hoc basis. NHS England has endorsed the Alzheimer’s Society’s revised dementia guide and delivered a joint webinar on the integration of dementia services.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/05/2022 09:11:28 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1462143

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Project Bank Accounts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with HS2 on the use of Project Bank Accounts throughout their supply chain following the insolvency of HS2 contractor Roadbridge.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>DfT, including its Arm’s Length Bodies, follow the principles of the Construction Playbook which sets out options to mitigate the risk of potential supplier insolvency, one of these options is the use of Project Bank Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/05/2022 12:25:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1462144

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Project Bank Accounts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's position is on the use of Project Bank Accounts throughout the supply chain, including for Tier Two and Tier Three contractors, for transport-related construction and infrastructure projects.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>DfT, including its Arm’s Length Bodies, follow the principles of the Construction Playbook which sets out options to mitigate the risk of potential supplier insolvency, one of these options is the use of Project Bank Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/05/2022 12:29:20 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1462145

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Construction: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to reform the practice of retentions payments in the construction industry.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>While difficult to measure fully and comprehensively, the Government is aware of this important issue and continues to work with both officials and the Construction Leadership Council to implement a solution.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 765 question first answered 17/05/2022 15:14:42 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1462146

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Construction: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the scale of the loss of retention monies by construction small and medium sized enterprises since January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>While difficult to measure fully and comprehensively, the Government is aware of this important issue and continues to work with both officials and the Construction Leadership Council to implement a solution.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 764 question first answered 17/05/2022 15:14:42 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1460131

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	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	Health Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what long-term workforce plan he has in place to increase (a) full time equivalent GPs of all contract types, (b) practice nurses and (c) other primary care clinical staff.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	158960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Health Education England and the profession to increase the general practice workforce in England. This includes measures to increase recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice. In December 2021, there were an additional 1,672 full time equivalent doctors in general practice compared to December 2019.</p><p>The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) enables Primary Care Networks to employ a range of roles for 100% reimbursement of salary and on-costs. Through the GP Contract framework, NHS England and NHS Improvement have committed to review the effectiveness of the ARRS by 2023. We are currently on schedule to increase the number of registered nurses by 50,000, with nursing numbers 29,000 higher in January 2022 compared to September 2019. This commitment will be achieved through increased domestic and international recruitment and improved retention.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2022 11:00:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1460132

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	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	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average number of patients registered per full-time equivalent GP is in (a) England and (b) each of the NHS regions in each year from 2015 to 25 April 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	158961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The attached table shows the median average number of registered patients per full time equivalent (FTE) general practitioner (GP) in England and each National Health Service region in each year from September 2015 to September 2021. Data for 25 April 2022 is not held.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2022 11:03:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield attachment 1 file name TABLE PQ158961.docx title Average number of patients per FTE GP
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1460134

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2022
	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	General Practitioners
	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 GP appointments there were per full time equivalent GP in (a) England and (b) each of the 7 NHS regions in each year since 2015 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	158962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>This data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2022 08:18:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1441057

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2022
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a 12 month eligibility definition for fast-track access to Personal Independence Payments, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	139365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department is committed to improving the way the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and announced its intention to make changes in this area, in July 2021. The Department has made changes to Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance regulations to replace the current 6-month rule for determining who can claim under the Special Rules with a 12-month, end of life approach. These will come into force on 4<sup>th</sup> April. Similar changes will also be made to Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance as soon as possible, when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/03/2022 11:59:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1439674

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2022
	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	Social Security Benefits: Injuries and Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many internal process reviews her Department has (a) started and (b) completed on incidences of death or serious harm since July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	138031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>The Internal Process Reviews (IPRs) that have been started since July 2019, are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Death*</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Harm**</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The IPRs that have been completed since July 2019, are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Death*</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Harm**</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Death includes the categories death, alleged suicide and confirmed suicide.</p><p>** Serious Harm includes the categories self-harm, serious harm, attempted suicide and ‘other’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/03/2022 14:43:31 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1437907

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Disability: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Extra Costs Taskforce will report as scheduled by summer 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	134009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>BEIS are working closely with the Cabinet Office Disability Unit to carry out the engagement with disabled people, regulators and businesses, to ensure we have a full understanding of the issue of extra costs before the Taskforce is formally convened. The commitment to set up the Taskforce is still on track to be delivered by Summer 2022.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/03/2022 17:04:07 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1437910

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Disability: Consumers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Extra Costs Taskforce established in the National Disability Strategy will recommend measures to tackle the disproportional impact of increased fuel and food prices on disabled consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	134010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The taskforce is on track to set up by summer 2022 and we are keen to engage in that process before drawing conclusions.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/03/2022 17:01:45 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1437911

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has carried out an equality impact assessment of the measures he has introduced to support energy consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	134011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is providing significant financial support worth up to £350 to the majority of households. This covers more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support is worth £9.1bn in 2022-23, delivered through a new Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS), a targeted Council Tax rebate, and discretionary funds for Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers consider a range of evidence and analysis as part of policy development, including assessments of how options under consideration would affect members of groups with protected characteristics, as part of the Government's aims and duties.</p><p> </p><p>The EBSS is still under development. The Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy will publish a consultation on the detailed implementation of the policy in due course. Ministers will consider a full assessment of the impact of the EBSS as they make final decision on the detailed policy design.</p><p> </p><p>The policy development for the Council Tax Rebate included an assessment of how groups with protected characteristics might be affected, in line with the Public Sector Equalities Duty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/03/2022 17:33:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1437912

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) the repayable £200 discount and (b) other measures introduced to support energy consumers on disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	134012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is providing significant financial support worth up to £350 to the majority of households. This covers more than half of the forecast £700 rise in energy bills for the average household. This support – worth £9.1bn in 2022-23 – is composed of:</p><ul><li>A £200 reduction in households’ energy bills this autumn, paid back automatically over the next 5 years (known as the Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS));</li><li>A £150 non-repayable council tax rebate from April, paid to all households in council tax bands A-D; and</li><li>£144 million of discretionary funding for Local Authorities to support households who may need support but are not eligible for the Council Tax reduction.</li></ul><p>The Chancellor has also confirmed plans to go ahead with existing proposals to expand eligibility for the Warm Home Discount by almost a third - so that three million vulnerable households will now benefit.</p><p>Ministers consider a range of evidence and analysis as part of policy development and when making decisions, including assessments of how options under consideration would affect members of groups with protected characteristics, in line with the Government's aims and statutory duties.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/03/2022 14:05:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1436941

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Second Homes: Holiday Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of second homes in England are used as holiday homes or weekend homes, in each Council Tax Band.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	132253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on the use of second homes that are liable for council tax. However, Table 2 from the 2021 Council Taxbase statistical release provides the number of second homes that are liable for council tax by council tax band. The release can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fcouncil-taxbase-2021-in-england&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C282742beba734eccdeef08da005cfb33%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637822696586662573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=HlaIAm22KMY5G%2FTwb6wDYwG%2F6ELrh%2BxJr5c3rLcLDM0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2021-in-england</a> .</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 07/03/2022 17:41:36 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams