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1670662

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date	16/11/2023
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	Dentistry: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the General Dental Council on increased investment in the applications process for dentists with overseas qualifications.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	2332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department meets regularly with the General Dental Council (GDC) to discuss application and registration processes for dentists with overseas qualifications. The Department welcomes the GDC’s recent announcements that it is increasing the number of places available to sit the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE). The GDC has tripled the number of places on sittings of ORE Part 1 for all sittings from August 2023 to the end of 2024. The GDC has also added an additional sitting of ORE Part 2 in 2024, bringing the total number of sittings up to four.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/11/2023 13:37:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1462973

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Homes for Ukraine scheme by unaccompanied 15 to 18-year-olds have been successful; and how many applicants have been directly informed by her Department that their application has been unsuccessful.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	2332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Unaccompanied minors are only eligible under the Homes for Ukraine scheme if they are reuniting with a parent or legal guardian in the UK – this is outlined in the Immigration Rules.</p><p>Data on the number of people issued under Homes for Ukraine can be found on the GOV.UK webpage: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fukraine-family-scheme-application-data%2Fukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKeith.Edwards42%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb5c225d726754ae967c308da37f9d698%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637883843419043967%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wybHdwx%2BLx06ChkkjDGypcD%2B6KrUOu6E9yFlcmpfgAQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 2331 question first answered 19/05/2022 15:09:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1315371

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to amend the Electronic Communications Code to ensure that alternative telecoms operators benefit from an existing wayleave agreement when accessing existing ducts or poles on private land in Scotland in order to roll out gigabit capable networks.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	2332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department has recently consulted regarding changes to the Electronic Communications Code through a public consultation which closed on 24 March 2021. That consultation included questions specifically about operator rights to upgrade and share apparatus. Responses to that consultation are being considered and legislative proposals will be laid before this House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 2331 question first answered 24/05/2021 14:25:39 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

747112

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will grant indefinite leave to remain for residents of Grenfell Tower who apply for that status.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	2332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2017 answer text <p>On 5 July, the Government launched a new scheme to allow individuals who were directly affected by the Grenfell fire to be granted 12 months’ limited leave to remain outside the Immigration Rules if they meet the eligibility requirements.</p><p>We believe that 12 months is a reasonable and proportionate timescale to allow individuals to get back on their feet, access the benefits and services they need and consider future options. They will be able to apply for further leave in that time. Individuals who qualify for other forms of leave under the Immigration Rules will be granted leave beyond the 12 month period.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/08/2017 14:31:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

353889

registered interest
date	12/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly-funded charging points for electric vehicles have been delivered in each of the last 10 years; and how many such points are planned for delivery in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	2332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department for Transport ran a public consultation to help inform the specification for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, and received over 21,000 responses; a summary of these have been published on the Government’s website.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise has specified the replacement of Pacers (which are currently used) on services between Huddersfield and Sheffield) by the start of 2020, and other rolling stock used on the franchise will be subject to a substantial refurbishment. It also specifies an increase in the Sunday service provision on this route by December 2017. Our process for evaluating franchise bids encourages bidders to exceed the minimum specifications we state, and the bids themselves are due in to the Department by 26 June. We are due to announce the outcome towards the end of the year.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of publicly-funded chargepoints for electric vehicles that have been delivered in each of the last 10 years, including those for domestic use and those that are publicly accessible, is provided below. The first Government funding for chargepoints was in 2010/11 under the Coalition Government. Chargepoint installations in 2015/16 will depend on demand for domestic chargepoints and the detail of new infrastructure schemes to be announced later this year. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p> </p><p> </p></ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010/11</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011/12</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012/13</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013/14</strong></ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014/15</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">579</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">1,401</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">3,644</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">9,520</ins></p></td><td><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><p><ins class="ministerial">42,423</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">This question was inadvertently grouped with 2324.</ins></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 17/06/2015 13:47:08 question first ministerially corrected 19/06/2015 11:17:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones previous answer version 5724 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner