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1051401

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Derbyshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 101 service response times were for Derbyshire in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	214594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. The handling of 101 calls, including response times and performance targets, is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/02/2019 12:07:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1105844

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made to ensure that all bus operators are providing audio visual (AV) next stop and final destination announcements as required under the Bus Services Act 2017; and what steps his Department is taking to make bus transport more accessible for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	238384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 includes powers for the Secretary of State to make Regulations requiring bus operators to provide audible and visible information on local bus services in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the importance of accessible on-board information in helping bus passengers to travel with confidence, and in Summer 2018 published a public consultation on proposals to require its provision on local bus services throughout Great Britain. This follows the Government’s commitment, set out in the Inclusive Transport Strategy, to invest £2 million towards ensuring that audio visual equipment is installed on buses.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/04/2019 12:59:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1123499

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literacy: Teaching Methods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of teaching early literacy through phonics.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	910576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>There is a significant body of evidence that demonstrates that systematic phonics is a highly effective method for teaching early reading. According to the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), phonics approaches have been consistently found to be effective in supporting younger readers to master the basics of reading, with an average impact of an additional four months’ progress. Research suggests that phonics is particularly beneficial for younger pupils (four to seven year olds) as they begin to read. Teaching phonics is more effective on average than other approaches to early reading (such as whole language or alphabetic approaches), though it should be emphasised that effective phonics techniques are usually embedded in a rich literacy environment for early readers and are only one part of a successful literacy strategy[1].</p><p>In 2018 there were 163,000 more six year olds in England on track to become fluent readers compared to 2012. This represented 82% of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check, compared to just 58% when the check was introduced in 2012.</p><p>The Department is investing £26 million in a national network of English hubs to support local schools in developing their teaching practice, with a focus on systematic phonics, early language development and reading for pleasure. There are now 34 such hubs, based in primary schools across England.</p><p>[1] EEF Phonics Teaching and Learning Toolkit, updated August 2018 (available at: <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/teaching-learning-toolkit/phonics/" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/teaching-learning-toolkit/phonics/</a>).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/04/2019 16:27:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1129140

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that widows of deceased police officers are not discriminated against upon remarrying in relation to their entitlement to a survivor’s pension.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	259292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Survivors of officers who were members of the 2006 and 2015 police pension schemes are, since 2006, paid survivor pensions for life.</p><p>On 18 January 2016, the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 were amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers in England and Wales who have died on duty and who qualified for a survivor pension after 1 April 2015 to continue to receive their survivors’ benefits for life. Successive governments have been clear that there is a general presumption against making retrospective changes to public service pension schemes. However, the Government believes the arguments for making a limited exception for the widows of police officers who died on duty are sufficiently compelling in this case.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/06/2019 15:25:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1140089

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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: Hybrid Bills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress he has made on introducing a hybrid Bill to secure the powers to deliver phase 2b of High Speed Two; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	912041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2018, the Government began engaging on the design of HS2 Phase 2b with local communities along the route, via the publication of the Working Draft Environmental Statement.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2019, we published a Design Refinement Consultation which announced eleven possible changes to the Phase 2b route. These consultations represent significant milestones in preparing the HS2 Phase 2b hybrid Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/07/2019 16:12:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1143112

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to recover unpaid fines from foreign nationals who commit motoring offences whilst visiting the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	284781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Police have a range of options when enforcing against road traffic offenders. If a driver is pulled over at the road side, a Fixed Penalty Notice can be issued on-the-spot for a range of offences as an alternative to prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:09:38 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1565654

	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	Influenza: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage by cohort of (a) children aged 2 and 3 years on 31 August 2022, (b) school-aged children including all primary school aged children and eligible secondary school aged children, (c) people aged 6 months to under 50 years in clinical risk groups, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged 50 to 64, (f) people aged 65 to 74, (g) people aged 75 and over, (h) people staying in long-stay residential care homes, (i) people who are carers, (j) people in receipt of carer’s allowance, (k) the main carer of an older or disabled person, (m) people who are in close contact with immunocompromised individuals and (n) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up the offer of a free seasonal flu vaccination by (A) 30 November 2022 and (B) 31 December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	120089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. However, the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publish seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in general practitioner patients. The following table shows the provisional monthly data for 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022 for various cohorts and seasonal influenza vaccine uptake provisional data for all school aged primary school children in England given from the 1 September 2022 to the 30 November 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cohort</p></td><td><p>Uptake 30 November 2022 (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 years old and over</p></td><td><p>76.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 months old to under 65 years old at-risk</p></td><td><p>42.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pregnant women</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 years old to under 65 years old and not in a clinical risk group</p></td><td><p>35.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 years old to 65 years old and in a clinical risk group</p></td><td><p>56.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All 2 year olds (combined)</p></td><td><p>34.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All 3 year olds (combined)</p></td><td><p>36.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reception (age 4 years old to 5 years old)</p></td><td><p>47.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1 (age 5 years old to 6 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2 (age 6 years old to 7 years old)</p></td><td><p>49.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3 (age 7 years old to 8 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 4 (age 8-9 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5 (age 9-10 years old)</p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 6 (age 10-11 years old)</p></td><td><p>46.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All primary school age (age 4 years old to 11 years old)</p></td><td><p>48.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: monthly data, 2022 to 2023 and Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in children of school age: monthly data, 2022 to 2023, UKHSA</p><p>Data for December 2022 will be published at the end of January 2023 and data for secondary school aged children will be published on 26 January 2023.</p><p>UKHSA has published provisional data for Seasonal influenza uptake amongst frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in England 2022 to 2023 for the period 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022, it is 41.8%. The data for December 2022 will be published at the end of January 2023.</p><p>As of the week, ending 18 December 2022, the proportions who had received their flu vaccination for the 2022 to 2023 season were, 70.1% of total residents and 13.8% of total staff of older adult care homes:</p><p>Vaccine uptake for carers will be published in the 2022 to 2023 annual report</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/01/2023 17:33:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1565655

	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage by cohort of (a) people aged 50 to 64, (b) people aged 65 to 74, (c) people aged 75 and over, (d) pregnant women, (e) people aged 5 and over and at high risk from covid-19 due to a health condition or a weakened immune system, (f) people aged 5 and over who live with someone who has a weakened immune system, (g) people aged 16 and over and who are carers, either paid or unpaid, (h) people living or working in a care home for older people and (i) frontline health and social care workers who had taken up the offer of a free covid-19 booster vaccination by (A) 30 November 2022 and (B) 31 December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	120090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held. However, the following table shows the booster uptake in age group from 50 years old to 90 years old and over by 30 November 2022 and 31 December 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Age Group</td><td>Booster uptake 30 November 2022 (%)</td><td>Booster uptake 31 December 2022 (%)</td></tr><tr><td><p>50-54</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>38.3</td><td>41.8</td></tr><tr><td><p>55-59</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>48.5</td><td>51.5</td></tr><tr><td><p>60-64</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>58.1</td><td>60.8</td></tr><tr><td><p>65-69</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>70.1</td><td>71.6</td></tr><tr><td><p>70-74</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>77.5</td><td>78.7</td></tr><tr><td><p>75-79 years old</p></td><td>80.8</td><td>82.1</td></tr><tr><td><p>80-84</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>81.2</td><td>82.5</td></tr><tr><td><p>85-89</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>80.7</td><td>82.2</td></tr><tr><td><p>90+</p><p>years</p><p>old</p></td><td>77.9</td><td>79.9</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: <a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=nation&amp;areaName=England" target="_blank">https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations?areaType=nation&amp;areaName=England</a></p><p>Data on vaccine uptake in pregnant women is published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in the Vaccine Surveillance Report, data is available up to June 2022. Of women who gave birth in June 2022, 67.3%, 24,933 of 37,037, had received 2 doses of the vaccine before they gave birth.</p><p>The National Health Service publishes data on the total number of people who have had an Autumn Booster dose to date, 12 January for Health Care Workers, immunosuppressed and those at risk in the age bracket, of five years old to 49 years old. Individuals identified as carers in their general practitioner record were included in this cohort but from 1 December 2022 carers are no longer included.</p><p>UKHSA publish monthly reports on seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in frontline healthcare workers. Data published to the end of November 2022 showed that in 165 NHS Trusts providing a return, 338,602 frontline healthcare workers had received a COVID vaccine since 1 September 2022, an uptake of 36.3 %.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/01/2023 17:06:12 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1565656

	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	Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination
	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 his Department is taking to promote the uptake of free (a) seasonal flu and (b) COVID-19 booster vaccinations to eligible cohorts in winter 2022/23..
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	120091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department together with the National Health Service and UK Health Security Agency are providing advice and information to support those getting the COVID-19 and flu vaccines and to anyone who might have questions about the vaccination process.</p><p> </p><p>Our communications include information and advice shared via television, radio and social media. This has been translated into 28 languages including Albanian, Arabic, Brazilian, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Tagalog and Urdu. A new country-wide marketing campaign urging millions of eligible people to get their flu and COVID-19 booster vaccines to top up their immunity was launched on 24 October 2022. This includes targeted communications for ethnic minority communities, with a particular focus on those with low vaccine confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Multicultural community activity is seeing teams of campaign ambassadors engage with a range of different ethnic groups who tend to be more vaccine hesitant. This is taking place across the country in high footfall places of worship and nearby community settings.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/01/2023 12:20:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1565657

	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	Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department plans to spend on promoting the uptake of free (a) seasonal flu and (b) covid-19 booster vaccinations to eligible cohorts in winter 2022-23; and how much was spent on promoting those vaccinations in winter 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	120092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The 2022/23 campaign to promote uptake of seasonal flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations had a media spend of £3.02 million. This was an integrated winter vaccinations campaign therefore it is not possible to split out the spend by vaccine. The 2021/22 campaign to promote uptake of seasonal flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations had a media spend of £11.5 million. This was also an integrated winter vaccinations campaign and spend cannot be separated out by vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/01/2023 17:34:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup