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registered interest
date	11/01/2024
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 his Department is taking to support the long-term viability of high streets.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	9294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>This Government is fully committed to supporting our high-street businesses and communities.</p><p>Thanks to my Hon friend’s hard work, provisions in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act for High Street Rental Auctions (HSRA) give local authorities new powers to force landlords to rent out vacant units in high streets. HSRAs will be backed by £2 million funding announced as part of the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, to help communities and local businesses take control of empty properties, covering the cost of refurbishing properties, the auction process and council fees.</p><p>The High Street Accelerator pilot programme will incentivise and empower local people to work together to develop ambitious plans to tackle vacancy and anti-social behaviour, and work on long-term regeneration plans to future proof their high streets.</p><p>The Government’s Long-Term Plan for Towns has identified 55 towns to develop the first wave of Town Partnerships, backed by £1.1 billion overall, to drive ambitious plans to regenerate local towns across the UK over the next decade.</p><p>Long-term investment also includes £2.35 billion of Town Deals and over £830 million of Future High Streets Funding across 170 high streets, town centres and local communities in England.</p><p>At the last autumn statement, the Chancellor announced a business rates support package worth £4.3 billion over the next five years, freezing the small business multiplier and extending the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure scheme.</p><p>I want to thank my Hon friend for her work, and I look forward to continuing to work with her on levelling up projects in Bishop Auckland and our Long-Term Plan for Towns in Spennymoor.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 18/01/2024 17:53:32 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1490224

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the independent review into the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to be completed; if he will publish the report of that review; and what steps he plans to take to help ensure that the standard of service provided by NEAS improves as quickly as possible.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	38839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>NHS England is establishing governance arrangements for an independent review to formally commence as soon as is practicable. The families and staff affected will have an opportunity to contribute to the review’s Terms of Reference in due course. Once the review is completed, its report will be published independently of the National Health Service. Local commissioners and the NHS will support the implementation of any recommendations to improve the culture within and the quality of service provided by the North East Ambulance Service as soon as possible. Further details will be available shortly.</p><p>NHS England advises that the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has measures in place to improve the standards of service it provides. An investment of £38 million has been agreed for 2022/23 to improve clinical care, recover ambulance response times, increase the operational and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) workforce and the establishment of an additional EOC in the south of the Trust’s area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 01/08/2022 15:33:04 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1490358

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of the forthcoming Women's Health Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure adherence to NICE guidelines for (a) diagnosing and (b) treating endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	38840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Women’s Health Strategy, we will work with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on its five-year strategy to ensure that guidelines can be implemented and accessible to healthcare professionals and commissioners of local services. NICE’s guidelines describe best practice which healthcare professionals are expected to take fully into account in the care and treatment of patients. However, these guidelines are not mandatory and do not override a clinician’s responsibility to make appropriate decisions for individual patients.</p><p>NICE reviewed its endometriosis guideline in 2021, which was amended to highlight that those with endometriosis outside the pelvic cavity should be referred to a specialist endometriosis centre. NICE has begun a review of its guidelines on endometriosis to consider whether it should be updated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/07/2022 16:10:53 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1490360

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Heating: Energy Performance Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason electric room heaters are considered less efficient than radiators powered by an oil boiler for the purposes of an Energy Performance Certificate, given that electric heaters can be powered by renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	38841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) use an Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) to score the energy performance of buildings based on their estimated running costs. Since energy costs can be a significant outlay, it is important that homeowners and occupiers are aware of the potential running costs of their building.</p><p> </p><p>Given the higher cost of electricity relative to oil, the presence of an electric radiator may result in a low EER without added measures to reduce energy demand, such as insulation. The metrics on the EPC are kept under review as the Government develop policy to simultaneously tackle fuel poverty and decarbonise buildings.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/07/2022 11:54:39 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1490361

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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 Performance Certificates
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 his Department plans to raise the minimum rentable Energy Performance Certificate rating from E to D.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	38842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government committed in the Clean Growth Strategy to improve as many privately rented homes as possible to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2030 where practical, affordable and cost effective. The Government consulted on raising the standard to EPC C for new tenancies from 1 April 2025 and for all tenancies by 1 April 2028. The Government has carefully analysed the responses received and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/07/2022 11:55:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1490362

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Solar Power: Energy Performance Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the use of solar photovoltaic panels is not taken into account for the purposes of an Energy Performance Certificate.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	38843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The underlying methodology for producing an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assesses energy performance based on the fixed components of the building. This includes solar photovoltaic panels.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/07/2022 11:56:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1439646

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
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	Refugees: Ukraine
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 the Government will take steps to ensure that British citizens wishing to sponsor Ukrainian refugees are able to do so.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	138155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the Secretary of State's <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2022-03-14%2Fdebates%2F8B28287A-F683-4F80-8A1F-AA1016D92B27%2FUkraineSponsorshipScheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cf3d3cbc6823248372cc808da08f5390f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637832146550364211%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=FQA4GOZOUA3sWEfuHDMx4WPuj2mtA4i13c7La9BsTdY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Oral Statement</a> to Parliament of 14 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 137365 138082 140382 140384 question first answered 18/03/2022 16:03:55 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1439649

registered interest
date	10/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government has taken to help ensure that people undergoing vocational training have sufficient access to childcare.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	138158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The Care to Learn (C2L) scheme is available to help young parents, defined as those aged under 20, to continue in education after the birth of a child. The scheme provides funding towards childcare whilst the young parent is engaged in a study programme and is not able to provide care for their child. C2L can also help with travel costs involved in taking the child to the childcare provider. During the 2020/2021 academic year, payments totalling over £5 million were made through the scheme.</p><p>Learner Support funds childcare for students aged 19 and over in further education. Learning providers decide how much a student receives, depending on their scheme and the individual circumstances of the student.</p><p>30 hours free childcare and Tax-Free Childcare are entitlements for working parents of three and four-year-olds. These aim to help working parents with the costs of childcare so they are able to take up paid work or work additional hours. The Childcare Bill policy statement, published in December 2015, is clear that students are not eligible for 30 hours free childcare. However, parents who undertake paid work in addition to their studies and meet the income requirements will be eligible for additional hours.</p><p>To qualify for 30 hours free childcare and Tax-Free Childcare, students do not have to physically work 16 hours a week. However, they do need to earn the equivalent of a weekly minimum of 16 hours at National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage. Currently, this is just over £7,400 a year.</p><p>Parents undertaking vocational training remain entitled to the universal 15 hour free entitlement for three and four-year-olds. They may also be eligible for 15 hours free early education for disadvantaged two-year-olds. More information on the eligibility criteria can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds</a>.</p><p>Further information on the full range of childcare support available can be found at: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</a>. Constituents can also access the government’s childcare calculator, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator</a>.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 17/03/2022 12:37:35 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1435571

registered interest
date	25/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of rest areas for HGV drivers.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	129895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to ensure hauliers have access to appropriate services and facilities.</p><p>We are aware of the concerns expressed by many HGV drivers about the provision, quality and value of lorry parking in the UK. We have announced £32.5 million in new funding to improve roadside facilities for hauliers and are undertaking a new National Lorry Parking Survey supported by direct industry engagement to help identify where improvements are most needed. We continue to engage with key stakeholders to encourage the development of safe, secure and high-quality lorry parking.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework already sets out that local planning policies and decisions should recognise the importance of providing overnight lorry parking facilities, taking into account any local shortages, to reduce the risk of parking in locations that lack proper facilities or could cause a nuisance.</p><p>The Government recently published a Written Ministerial Statement to reinforce the importance of providing hauliers with access to parking and services.</p><p>The Department for Transport continues to work with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUCH) to highlight the criteria and consideration for lorry parking with Local Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 03/03/2022 11:16:50 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1418676

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
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	Eating Disorders: Mental 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 steps the Government is taking to ensure equal access to eating disorder treatment across the country.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	116045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 24 January 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-17/105730" target="_blank">105730</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 09/02/2022 17:09:44 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison