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1722818

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Urban Areas: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to maintain the agreed funding for towns selected in the Long-Term Plan for Towns programme.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	1187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering growth in every corner of the country, by empowering communities to find local solutions to national priorities.</p><p>The department will set out further details on funding, next steps, and confirmation of the revised timelines in due course.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 31/07/2024 13:26:42 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1668899

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the (a) cost of childcare and (b) availability of childcare places on the economy.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>Childcare is a vital enabler for parents to work. That is why the department has announced a number of wide-ranging childcare measures to support parents to return and stay in work. This will be transformative for parents, children and the economy.</p><p>By 2027/28, the government will expect to be spending in excess of £8 billion every year on free hours and early education, helping working families with their childcare costs. This represents the single biggest investment in childcare in England ever.</p><p>The department will also be providing over £4.1 billion by 2027/28 to fund 30 hours of free childcare per week (38 weeks per year) for working parents with children aged 9 months and above in England, from the term after they reach the relevant age (£1.7 billion in 2024/25, £3.3 billion in 2025/26, £4.1 billion in 2026/27, and £4.1 billion in 2027/28). Additionally, hundreds of thousands of children aged 3 and 4 are registered for a 30-hour place, saving eligible working parents up to £6,500 per child per year, helping even more working parents and making a real difference to the lives of those families.</p><p>Taken together this will make sure the system is sustainable, and where parents do need to pay directly for childcare, it is not at an inflated rate. Parents on Universal Credit now have access to higher caps in the amount they can claim back for childcare, and payments are upfront rather than backdated. Working families can also access support with the childcare costs through Tax Free Childcare worth up to £2,000 per year for children aged up to 11 years old, or £4,000 per year for children with disabilities aged up to 17 years old.</p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility believes that this policy will have a significant impact, estimating that 60,000 more parents will enter the workforce as a result of this policy, while many will increase their hours.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 1185 question first answered 30/11/2023 17:24:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1462576

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Products: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the animals abroad bill was not included in the legislative programme announced in the Queen’s Speech 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	1187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>We will bring forward one of the toughest bans on the import of hunting trophies in the world and we are exploring a range of legislative options to further protect animals abroad.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 1188 1511 1557 question first answered 17/05/2022 10:51:30 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1314439

registered interest
date	13/05/2021
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	NHS Test and Trace: Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long the contract with Serco for NHS Test and Trace has been extended beyond the initial 14-week period.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	1187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department has two contracts with Serco in relation to COVID-19. The first is for the provision of facilities management services to support the operation of testing sites. The contract was let in March 2020 for an initial term of six months to September 2020. The final cost was £47.9 million. It was extended from 1 October 2020 to 30 April 2021 for an expanded service with a final outturn against the budget of £208 million of £209.3 million. This was as a result of additional support required such as testing at Dover. A contract extension was agreed to ensure service continuity of the facilities management service until 23 July 2021 whilst a new procurement exercise was undertaken. The value of this extension is £97 million.</p><p>Following a competition on the Crown Commercial Services Framework for Facilities Management, Serco was awarded a contract on 25 June to continue providing these services with a value of up to £322 million for a 12 month period with an option to extend for six months. Given the number of site transitions this involves, we are currently finalising a further contract extension of 24 days to ensure that all sites will be fully transitioned and mobilised under the new contracts by 16 August.</p><p>The second contract is for the National Health Service call handling service to support the tracing initiative. The contract had a maximum value of £410 million to cover the initial period and any and all extension periods undertaken up to a period of 12 months. The contract was extended for its full term to the end of May 2021. The actual outturn expenditure on this contract was £358 million. The contract has been extended for a period of six months from 1 June to the end of November for a maximum value of £66 million.</p><p> </p><p>The contract has been extended for a limited period so that there would not be a gap in the tracing service during a crucial time in the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 1189 1190 question first answered 26/07/2021 12:12:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 816 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1178060

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Doctors: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer 8167, what checks his Department undertakes to ensure the accuracy of the GMC register.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom. The GMC is independent of the Government but accountable to the UK Parliament. The Department does not have a role in assessing the accuracy of the GMC Register.</p><p>The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) oversees the work of the GMC. The PSA annually reviews each professional regulator’s performance against the following four core functions: guidance and standards, education and training, registration and fitness to practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/02/2020 14:43:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

732660

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the number of non-UK workers in the agriculture and horticulture sector in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We remain closely engaged with industry to ensure that we are informed of the latest intelligence on the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office intends to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to better understand the reliance on EU migrant workers across the economy and consider the UK’s labour market needs.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK workers in the agriculture and horticulture sector after we leave the EU will depend on the final shape of domestic immigration policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/06/2017 15:40:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

348619

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business Innovation and Skills: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Assessing the impact of the Department’s policies on families is an integral part of policy development in the Department.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/06/2015 10:25:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes