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1145502

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	All Star Lanes
	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 she has commissioned an investigation into whether the Directors of All Star Lanes which went into administration should be disqualified from being company directors; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	290290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>When a company enters administration, the administrator must, usually within three months, provide a confidential report to the Insolvency Service on the conduct of the directors of the company. The Insolvency Service will assess the information received and will collect information from third parties including other government departments, to determine whether or not a full investigation is required. This may ultimately lead to director disqualification proceedings or other enforcement action.</p><p>As the administration only occurred last week, the administrator’s report is not expected yet.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/10/2019 10:04:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1201933

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	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	Hospitality Industry: Social Distancing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when pubs, bars and restaurants reopen following covid-19 lockdown measures what (a) enforcement measures and (b) penalties will be in place if those venues fail to enforce social distancing.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	57088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We are working at pace to develop safe ways for pubs, restaurants, bars and cafes to reopen at the earliest opportunity it is safe to do so, through our pubs and restaurants taskforce. As set out in the roadmap, it is our ambition to reopen pubs, cafes, bars and restaurants from 4 July at the earliest, subject to the scientific advice at the time. However, pubs, restaurants and cafes can continue to offer takeaway-enabled services as they have been during lockdown.</p><p> </p><p>Our guidance forms part of employers’ normal health and safety practice. Health and safety legislation is enforced by the Health and Safety Executive, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and by local authorities. Social distancing is a key part of our scientific advice. This will be considered by employers as part of their risk assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If the enforcing authority finds that an employer is not taking action to properly manage workplace risk, a range of actions are is open to them, including specific advice or issuing enforcement notices.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/06/2020 14:17:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1167137

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	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	Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when she plans to put the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority on a statutory basis.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to putting the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority on a statutory basis as soon as Parliamentary time allows. This will be part of an overall and comprehensive programme of reform taking account of the CMA’s findings and in response to what Sir Donald Brydon may recommend in his Independent Review on the quality and effectiveness of audit.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/11/2019 14:19:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 3793 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1195692

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	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	Coronavirus Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the additional funding announced by the Government on 2 May 2020 for local authorities to provide discretionary business grants, how the amount of funding available to each local authority has been calculated; and what guidance has been issued to local authorities on how that additional funding should be spent.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	46545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced that up to £617 million is being made available to Local Authorities in England under the Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund (LADGF). This is in addition to the £12.33 billion funding previously announced for the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and the Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF).</p><p>The data return from Local Authorities of Monday 4th May 2020, which includes each Local Authority’s assessment of eligible hereditaments for the Small Business Grants Fund (SMGF) and Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF), is used as the baseline for calculating the allocation of Discretionary Grant Funds for each Local Authority. The allocation for each local authority is 5% on top of their estimated spend of the Small Business Grants Fund (SMGF) and Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF). All 314 Local Authorities administering the scheme will receive a letter this week setting out their guaranteed minimum allocation, giving them confidence to set up their local schemes. If a Local Authority subsequently identifies and is able to fund more businesses from the Small Business Grants and/or Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund than they identified in their data return of the 4<sup>th</sup> May, we will increase their 5% allocation.</p><p>Guidance, intended to support Local Authorities in administering the Discretionary Grants Fund, was published 13<sup>th</sup> May.</p><p>Guidance here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-business-support-grant-funding</a>.</p><p>This will not replace existing guidance for the Small Business Grant Fund (SBGF) or the Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF).</p><p>Guidance here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-business-support-grant-funding-guidance-for-businesses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-business-support-grant-funding-guidance-for-businesses</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/05/2020 16:47:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1201935

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Remote Education: Sheffield South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for each of the secondary schools in Sheffield South East constituency, how many computers have been provided to date to allow disadvantaged pupils to study from home.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	57089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations in year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and disadvantaged children in year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to identify and distribute the laptops and tablets to children and young people who need devices. The Department invited local authorities to order devices for the most vulnerable children first - those with a social worker and care leavers.</p><p>Computer devices are being delivered to local authorities and academy trusts daily and will continue to be distributed throughout June.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/06/2020 16:22:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1198282

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
	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 tracking and tracing process for the contacts of people with covid-19, what sanctions he plans to put in place for people who refuse to disclose details of their contacts and interactions; and what sanctions will be in place for people who are identified as contacts who refuse to co-operate with that process.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	51577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>We are confident that the public will want to play their part in reducing the spread of the virus to keep themselves, their families and communities safe and to protect the National Health Service. This means complying with instructions to self-isolate. However, if we find that people are not complying with isolation instructions, we will not hesitate to introduce tougher measures.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 10/06/2020 18:12:38 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 25882 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1197135

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	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	Carers: Personal Income
	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 he has taken to protect the incomes of workers involved in Shared Lives provision.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	48949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>This Government is grateful for everything Shared Lives carers do to provide care and support to thousands of people. Many have continued to do this during the COVID-19 crisis, but we are aware that others have seen a reduction in the caring hours they provide, which has an impact on their income.</p><p>The Department is currently working with Shared Lives Plus and local government on this issue, to ensure that Shared Lives carers receive appropriate support at a local level.</p><p>In addition, Shared Lives carers may be able to receive support through the welfare system, including benefitting from Government's relaxation of the earnings rules (known as the Minimum Income Floor) in Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/06/2020 14:55:58 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 25119 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1190815

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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	Dementia: 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 information he holds on the number of memory clinics in (a) England and (b) Wales which have remained open since 23 March 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	40508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested on the number of memory clinics that have remained open in England since 23 March 2020 is not held centrally.</p><p>Health and social care for people with dementia in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and the responsibility respectively of each of the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:04:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18671 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1175547

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which patient organisations are members of the (a) modifiers considered in decision-making, (b) exploring uncertainty, (c) types of evidence, (d) health-related quality of life, (e) technology specific issues, (f) discounting, (g) cost-minimisation methods (h) costs used in HTA, (i) equality considerations in guideline development, (j) general approach to decision-making and (k) position of technologies in care pathway, NICE methods review task and finish groups.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	11443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The following patient groups are currently involved across the programme of task and finish groups. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that it continues to seek further members for the task and finish groups, and a full list of members is still to be finalised.</p><p>- Alzheimer's Research UK;</p><p>- Breast Cancer Now;</p><p>- Cancer52;</p><p>- Cystic Fibrosis Trust ;</p><p>- Diabetes UK;</p><p>- Genetic Alliance UK;</p><p>- Leukaemia CARE;</p><p>- Multiple Sclerosis Society;</p><p>- Muscular Dystrophy UK;</p><p>- Myeloma UK;</p><p>- Neuroendocrine Cancer UK;</p><p>- Prostate cancer UK; and</p><p>- Sarcoma UK.</p><p> </p><p>In recruiting patient organisations to the NICE methods review task and finish groups, patients on the methods working group were asked to nominate representatives with a range of experience. Additional representatives were nominated by NICE where particular expertise or input was required. The organisations involved in the task and finish groups cover a broad spectrum of disease areas including cancer, non-cancer and rare diseases.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 11444 question first answered 06/02/2020 17:20:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1175548

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how patient organisations were recruited to the 11 NICE methods review task and finish groups.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	11444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The following patient groups are currently involved across the programme of task and finish groups. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised that it continues to seek further members for the task and finish groups, and a full list of members is still to be finalised.</p><p>- Alzheimer's Research UK;</p><p>- Breast Cancer Now;</p><p>- Cancer52;</p><p>- Cystic Fibrosis Trust ;</p><p>- Diabetes UK;</p><p>- Genetic Alliance UK;</p><p>- Leukaemia CARE;</p><p>- Multiple Sclerosis Society;</p><p>- Muscular Dystrophy UK;</p><p>- Myeloma UK;</p><p>- Neuroendocrine Cancer UK;</p><p>- Prostate cancer UK; and</p><p>- Sarcoma UK.</p><p> </p><p>In recruiting patient organisations to the NICE methods review task and finish groups, patients on the methods working group were asked to nominate representatives with a range of experience. Additional representatives were nominated by NICE where particular expertise or input was required. The organisations involved in the task and finish groups cover a broad spectrum of disease areas including cancer, non-cancer and rare diseases.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 11443 question first answered 06/02/2020 17:20:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts