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1695344

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Government of the Republic of Ireland on the impact of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme on those eligible living in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	18188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Irish Government on this topic. Details of the scheme are ultimately a matter for the Irish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/03/2024 11:35:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1695343

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of people living in the United Kingdom who will be eligible for the Republic of Ireland's Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	18187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not made any estimate of the number of people living in the United Kingdom who will be eligible for the scheme. Eligibility is ultimately a matter for the Irish Government.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/03/2024 11:34:16 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1695342

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of introducing a disregard for recipients of the Republic of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme compensation.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	18186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on this topic. Details of the scheme are a matter for the Irish Government.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 15/03/2024 11:33:44 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1682717

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Southern Health and Social Care Trust: Cervical Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with Health and Social Care Northern Ireland on its response to potential cervical screening errors at the Southern Health and Social Care Trust between January 2008 and October 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	900956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>I recognise the seriousness of concerns regarding cervical screening services that the honourable member raises. This is a devolved matter and responsibility rests with the Northern Ireland Department of Health.</p><p>The Government will continue to engage with women’s groups and the Department of Health to ensure that all women in Northern Ireland are receiving the care they need.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 17/01/2024 14:27:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1309391

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2021 to Question 174890, when he plans to publish an updated Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline list, which was last updated on 21 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	181330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We will be publishing an update to the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 22/04/2021 12:51:24 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1305492

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
	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 potential merits of (a) electrifying the main railway line between Bristol and Birmingham and (b) connecting Britsol to the HS2 terminus under construction at Birmingham Curzon Street.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	174890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2021 answer text <p>a) Further electrification of the rail network will play an important role in achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Electrification schemes will be developed through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) to ensure that they represent value for money and can be delivered in a sustainable way.</p><p> </p><p>b) The Midlands Rail Hub programme, currently under development, maximises the opportunities of HS2 by allowing trains from the southwest of Birmingham (including Bristol) to use Moor Street Station.</p><p>Moor Street Station is adjacent to the HS2 Birmingham Station at Curzon Street and convenient interchange is proposed between the two.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/04/2021 07:10:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1305494

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Great Western Railway: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Great Western Rail on increasing the number of apprenticeships at their St Philip's Marsh depot.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	174892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2021 answer text <p>Great Western Railway’s (GWR) Franchise Agreement includes targets to ensure opportunities for apprentices. Despite the pandemic, GWR recruited thirty apprentices in September 2020 which is a significant increase from the nineteen taken on in 2019. GWR plans to recruit the same number of apprentices again in 2021, with six of the thirty apprenticeships available in the engineering profession. Currently, GWR’s intention is that two apprentices will be placed in St Philip’s Marsh depot.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/04/2021 07:06:07 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1305493

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Hitachi Rail Europe: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Hitachi Rail on increasing the number of apprenticeships at their Filton depot near Bristol.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	174891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2021 answer text <p>Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd currently has six apprentice roles at Stoke Gifford, Bristol, four Level 3 and two Level 4 in Rolling Stock Engineering. The Department understands that Hitachi Rail Europe has a full programme currently, but would look to increase with any new orders that they receive.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/04/2021 07:03:20 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth