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	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	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	5G: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to (a) publish a plan for the functioning of competent authorities to reconcile the public health and environmental effects of 5G technologies and (b) consult on that plan before the European Electronic Communications Code 2018 is transposed into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	114988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has led on this work in the context of the European Electronic Communications Code Directive. The Directive was finalised and published in December 2018 after negotiations and is required to be transposed into domestic legislation by 21 December 2020. A public consultation was launched in July 2019, closing in September 2019 with a Government response published in July 2020. The draft transposition statutory instrument was laid in Parliament via the affirmative procedure on 12 October and passed by Parliament on 10 November. No further body was required to be created or designated as a competent authority as part of transposition as Ofcom acts as the telecommunications regulator in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/11/2020 16:10:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1550061

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A36: Cleveland Bridge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Cleveland Bridge in Bath is on the A36 Primary Route.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	106518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The bridge is on a local road, linked to but not on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The A36 is a Primary Route but the SRN comprising the A46 and A36 from the M4 to the Dorset coast is not continuous through Bath.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 15/12/2022 10:54:36 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1582322

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Acceleration Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the achievements of the Acceleration Unit; and what the workplan is for that unit.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	136673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State receives regular updates on the work of the Acceleration Unit and achievements are assessed on the basis that Acceleration Unit was established with the overall objective to speed up the delivery of infrastructure projects and the implementation of policy initiatives. The Acceleration Unit performs valuable work at the Department for Transport and has oversight of the departmental contribution to cross-Whitehall activity in relation to acceleration, particularly work on reforming the planning system, utilities, and how DfT can use improved governance to efficiently deliver projects.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 08/02/2023 10:03:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1380230

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department is having with the Department of Work and Pensions on the forthcoming trial of Access to Work adjustment passports for students leaving education; and what the planned (a) scale, (b) commencement date and (c) duration is of that pilot.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	78485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The department is supporting the Department for Work and Pensions to develop an adjustments passport that aims to smooth the transition into employment and support people changing jobs including people with special educational needs and disabilities. Twelve-month pilots of the adjustments passport are now underway in higher education and post-16 provider pilot sites. The adjustments passport will capture the in-work support needs of the individual and includes the aim to empower them in having confident discussions about adjustments with employers.</p><p>Having an adjustments passport is voluntary and the department will continue to monitor take up alongside communications as to how we might increase visibility and awareness to inform a future approach were the pilots to be successful. Following an evaluation, if the pilots prove successful, the adjustments passport will be made available to support all people with disabilities and health conditions providing a transferable record of adjustments and reduce the need for unnecessary assessments.</p><p>The government launched the SEND Review in September 2019, a cross government review being led by the department. The goal of the SEND Review is to substantially improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND, build parental confidence and bring financial sustainability to the system. The government plans to publish proposals for public consultation, in a Green Paper, in the first three months of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 29/11/2021 11:25:05 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1628831

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2023
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	185802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>Since the delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services was published in January 2023, a detailed demand and capacity planning exercise has been undertaken with all 42 integrated care boards to ensure the commitment of an additional 5,000 general and acute beds will be delivered in addition to other interventions, including same day emergency care, virtual wards and intermediate care. Plans have also been agreed with Ambulance Trusts to increase ambulance capacity across England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/05/2023 13:13:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1470323

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2022
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
	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 Royal College of Emergency Medicine report entitled Tip of the Iceberg: 12-Hour Stays in the Emergency Department, published June 2022, what assessment he has made of the findings that on average 1047 patients spent longer than 12 hours in A&E departments every day in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	18009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made. However, NHS Digital estimates that in 2020/21, 302,784 patients spent 12 hours or more in accident and emergency.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/06/2022 11:56:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1470324

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2022
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England plans to publish data on the number of patients waiting in Emergency Departments for 12 hours or more from their time of arrival in line with their responsibilities under the NHS Standard Contract 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	18010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Standard Contract for 2022/23 includes a 12-hour standard from time of arrival as a national quality indicator. While NHS England is currently considering arrangements for reporting against this standard, we are unable to confirm a publication date.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/06/2022 16:09:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1220624

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Administration of Estates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people who died without known entitled relatives and left a will were referred to the Bona Vacant Division of the Government Legal Department in (a) March, (b) April and (c) May in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	68760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>The Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) of the Government Legal Department (GLD) deals with the solvent estates of people domiciled in England &amp; Wales who appear to have died <strong>without</strong> leaving a valid will or relatives entitled to share in their estates in priority to the Crown. It therefore does not generally deal with estates where there is a valid will.</p><p> </p><p>If the referral contains information which suggests the deceased has left a valid will disposing of their entire estate, it will be returned to the person who referred it. The Division does not keep a record of these estates.</p><p> </p><p>If the deceased does not appear to have left a valid will or entitled relatives, the estate will be advertised on the Division’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Occasionally the Division determines that the deceased has left a valid will which disposes of the entire estate after it has been advertised. There were two such estates referred in March 2019; two in April 2019; none in May 2019; one in March 2020; one in April 2020 and one in May 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Estates where the deceased has left a valid will but it does not dispose of the entire estate are sometimes referred to the Division because the undisposed residue passes by intestacy to the Crown. One such estate was referred to the Division in March 2019 and one in April 2019. There have been no other referrals in the months concerned.</p><p> </p><p>During the corresponding period, the number of estates referred to the Division where there was no will or no will has subsequently come to light were: March 2019 = 296; April 2019 = 187; May 2019 = 160; March 2020 = 192; April 2020 = 204; May 2020 = 81.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/07/2020 12:47:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1379009

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	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	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will commit to reforming public sector land policy to ensure that affordable housing can be delivered more quickly.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	75960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>Work has begun on a new, ambitious cross-Government Estates strategy to look at how public sector land can be managed and released so it can be put to better use. This will include home building, improving the environment, contributing to net-zero goals and injecting growth opportunities into communities across the country.</p><p>National Planning Policy Framework sets out that it is for local authorities to assess the housing needs of different groups, including those who require affordable housing, and to reflect this in their planning policies</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/11/2021 16:27:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1607581

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	904325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government is determined to increase levels of affordable housing, and as my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has outlined already, we are investing £11.5 billion through our Affordable Homes Programme which will deliver tens of thousands of much needed affordable homes right across the country.</p><p>Additionally, we remain committed to delivering at least as much on-site affordable housing through our proposed new Infrastructure Levy.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/03/2023 16:20:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse