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1545942

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Assistance Animals: Shops and Taxis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that guide dog and assistance dog owners are not denied entry to (a) taxis, (b) shops and (c) businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	97695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>We are clear that no one should be refused access to businesses or services, including taxis, because they have an assistance dog.</p><p>Under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), businesses that provide goods and services to the public must not unlawfully discriminate against people who meet the Act’s definition of disability. The Act places a duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve access to premises, buildings and services.</p><p>This duty could include allowing access to guide dogs or assistance dogs so that disabled customers have the same access to goods and services and are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled customers.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance for all businesses, including service providers, on their duty towards disabled people who own assistance/guide dogs. The guidance explains that assistance dogs should be treated as auxiliary aids and not as pets. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/assistance-dogs-a-guide-for-all-businesses.pdf</a> and makes clear that businesses and service providers should allow assistance dogs access to buildings where dogs would normally not be permitted whenever this is reasonable.</p><p>Taxi and private hire drivers also have a duty under the Act to carry guide dogs and assistance dogs at no extra cost to the passenger. The Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Act 2022, amended the Act to provide any disabled person with specific rights and protections to access and receive assistance when travelling in a taxi or private hire vehicle.</p><p>These duties and protections are ultimately enforceable through the courts, but as a first step, anybody who thinks they have been discriminated against in the services offered to them - including a failure to make reasonable adjustments - can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) which provides free bespoke advice and in-depth support to individuals with discrimination concerns via their website - <a href="http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com" target="_blank">http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com</a>, or by telephone on 0808 800 0082 or by text phone on 0808 800 0084.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/12/2022 17:13:49 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545941

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how British nationals returning to the UK can establish the reason why their e-passport was not accepted by an e-passport gate at a UK border.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	97694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>There are a number of technical and security reasons why a person’s passport may fail to be accepted by the ePassport gates. It is not possible to identify the reason on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/12/2022 10:27:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545940

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of additional support for the Active Travel fund.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	97693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s ministers and officials have regular discussions with their counterparts in His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) on active travel funding and other matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/12/2022 09:26:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545939

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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: 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, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of support provided by his Department to women with endometriosis.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	97692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England is reviewing the service specification for severe endometriosis and will report in 2023. This will ensure that specialist endometriosis services have access to current evidence and advice to improve standards of care.</p><p>On 3 November 2022, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) confirmed it will update its guidelines on diagnosing endometriosis and surgical management if fertility is a priority. NICE will also explore mental wellbeing and support for people with suspected or confirmed endometriosis during the scoping of the update. The publication date of the updated guideline will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/12/2022 09:38:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545731

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	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	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on raising the earnings limit for Carer’s Allowance ahead of the benefits uplift in April 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	96634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Carer’s Allowance earnings limit is regularly reviewed and increased when it is warranted and affordable. It will increase to £139 a week net earnings from April 2023.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/11/2022 13:09:34 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545730

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Separated People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to encourage local authorities to help children of separated parents maintain a relationship with their grandparents.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	96633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Statutory guidance states that local authorities should offer Family Group Conferences to families undergoing or about to undergo care proceedings, with many providing this service before the care proceedings stage. Family Group Conferences allow extended family members to offer their practical support to parents, in order to develop a family plan that meets the needs of and promotes the welfare of the children involved. Under such circumstances, these plans can enable grandparents to maintain a relationship with their grandchildren, where the parents are separated.</p><p>A key principle of the Children’s Act 1989 is that children are best looked after within their families. Under certain circumstances, grandparents can become kinship carers of children from separated parents that might otherwise have been taken into care, via informal family arrangements or through legal orders made by the court. In 2011, the department issued statutory guidance for local authorities about supporting kinship carers, explaining that there is no limit on the level of support, including financial support, that local authorities can provide them.</p><p>The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care published in May 2022 set out recommendations on how the department can further support kinship families. We are now considering these recommendations, including those to create a financial allowance, and will set out an ambitious and detailed response to the recommendations in the review in early 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 05/12/2022 17:52:30 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545729

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	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	Epilepsy: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help ensure that research into the use of cannabis-based products for the treatment of children with epilepsy is adequately funded.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	96632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department, via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is developing two randomised controlled trials into epilepsy in adults and children. The trials will start in due course and results will be published once completed and peer reviewed. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including cannabis-based products for the treatment of children with epilepsy.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 96631 question first answered 30/11/2022 16:29:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545728

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	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	Epilepsy: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to establish clinical trials to test the (a) safety and (b) efficacy of unlicensed cannabis-based products for the treatment of children with epilepsy.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	96631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department, via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is developing two randomised controlled trials into epilepsy in adults and children. The trials will start in due course and results will be published once completed and peer reviewed. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including cannabis-based products for the treatment of children with epilepsy.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 96632 question first answered 30/11/2022 16:29:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545727

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	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	Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis
	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 a comparative assessment of the average time taken to diagnose Parkinson’s disease (a) in Somerset and (b) nationally in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	96630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to make a specific assessment, as data on the average time taken to diagnose Parkinson’s Disease is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/12/2022 12:36:37 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545726

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2022
	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	Diabetes: 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 recent steps his Department has taken to help tackle regional disparities in (a) access to and (b) experiences of care for people living with diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	96629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>In 2022/23, £36 million has been allocated to integrated care systems, weighted by local levels of deprivation, to support the restoration of routine diabetes care. The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme monitors delivery and provides support to systems.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/12/2022 16:17:48 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton