0 1091 1 17412 Martyn Day 2024-03-13T16:04:37.597Z Pendle Andrew Stephenson false 2024-03-13 Biography information for Andrew Stephenson <p>The National Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) published a recommendation in March 2023 that people with type 2 diabetes, who have multiple daily insulin injections and a condition or disability that means they cannot use capillary blood glucose monitoring, should be offered Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology, either real time or intermittent, to support self-monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>The NICE also recommended in March 2023 that adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes having their blood glucose monitored by a care worker or healthcare professional, are offered CGM. The rationale is that CGM can help to improve glycaemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes who use insulin.</p> 2024-03-06 Department of Health and Social Care To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15459 on Diabetes: Medical Equipment, what the evidential basis is for growth in the prescribing of diabetes technology for people living with type 2 diabetes. House of Commons false Biography information for Martyn Day 17 1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk Diabetes: Medical Equipment Health and Social Care Health and Social Care Martyn Day Overseas Students 2024-03-15T09:34:42.737Z Harlow Robert Halfon false 2024-03-15 Biography information for Robert Halfon <p>The department remains committed to progressing the implementation of the International Education Strategy and has published regular updates, most recently in May 2023, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-2023-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-2023-update</a>. The strategy sets out progress to date, including total UK revenue from education related exports and transnational education activity, estimated to be £25.6 billion in 2020, and meeting the international student ambition two years running (2020/21 and 2021/22). Since 2010, the estimated UK revenue from education related exports and transnational education activity has risen by 61.2% in current prices.</p><p>The UK’s International Education Champion, Professor Sir Steve Smith, continues to promote the UK’s education system in key markets, addressing barriers and creating opportunities for education exporters across the sector.</p> 1 17445 Department for Education Education Education false 60 Linlithgow and East Falkirk To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on implementing the aims of the International Education Strategy to (a) increase the value of education exports to £35 billion per year by 2030 and (b) increase the total number of international students choosing to study in the UK higher education system each year to 600,000 by 2030. 2024-03-06 1 2024-03-06 Education: Exports Martyn Day To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) protect the UK's education exports. 60 false Department for Education Education 2024-03-13T17:47:14.327Z Harlow Robert Halfon false 2024-03-13 <p>I refer the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk to the answer of 13 March to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-05/17127" target="_blank">17127</a>.</p> Linlithgow and East Falkirk Education 17446 2024-03-04 To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incoming parcels from overseas that were checked by the Border Force were (a) damaged and (b) lost in each of the last 12 months. Linlithgow and East Falkirk 1 false Home Office UK Border Force: Postal Services Home Office 1 Home Office 16828 2024-03-12T12:18:26.347Z Corby Tom Pursglove false 2024-03-12 Biography information for Tom Pursglove <p>Border Force does not hold the information in an easily accessible format, therefore the information requested cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost.</p> Martyn Day 15704 Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence and Shoplifting 2024-02-26 Linlithgow and East Falkirk Home Office Home Office false To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) violence and abuse against shopworkers and (b) shoplifting. Home Office Martyn Day 1 2024-03-05T16:20:16.387Z Croydon South Chris Philp false 2024-03-05 Biography information for Chris Philp <p>The Government recognises the significant impact shoplifting has on businesses, communities, and consumers. The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows neighbourhood crime is down 51% compared to findings from the year ending March 2010.</p><p>However, Police Recorded Crime figures show shoplifting offences increased by 32% in the 12 months to September 2023. Statistics also show the number of people charged with shoplifting offences has risen by 34% in the year ending September 2023, showing that police are taking action.</p><p>The Government is clear that violent and abusive behaviour towards any worker, particularly those who provide a valuable service to the public, is never acceptable. We have recently made significant steps to improve the police response to retail crime, including shoplifting and violence and abuse against retail workers.</p><p>In October 2023, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) published the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.npcc.police.uk%2Fresources%2Fe6e5n-gfsgg-qru39-qjnkc-dbait&amp;data=05%7C02%7CRebecca.Khosla2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2866bb4a3f554fdf3e4208dc014e95e9%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638386684221640764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k3DpuJZSdEOv4zGEcy3P7WC8Cajku%2F9%2BKH6vpSTM2Y4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Retail Crime Action Plan</a>. Through this Plan, all forces across England and Wales have committed to prioritise police attendance at the scene where violence has been used towards shop staff, where an offender has been detained by store security, and where evidence needs to be secured and can only be done by police personnel. Additionally, where CCTV or other digital images are secured, police will run this through the Police National Database to aid efforts to identify prolific offenders or potentially dangerous individuals.</p><p>This builds on the NPCC commitment that police forces across England and Wales will follow up all crimes where there is actionable evidence and the chance of identifying an offender, including shoplifting.</p><p>October also saw the launch of Pegasus, a unique private-public partnership, which involves retailers providing data, intelligence and evidence to Opal, the national police intelligence unit on organised acquisitive crime, to develop a better strategic picture and help forces crack down on serious offenders.</p><p>In 2022, we took the significant step to introduce a statutory aggravating factor for assault against those who are serving the public. Section 156 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 means the public facing nature of a victim’s role will be considered an aggravating factor when it comes to sentencing for assault offences, allowing the court to give a longer sentence within the statutory maximum for the offence.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with retail businesses, security representatives, trade associations and policing through the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) to ensure the response to retail crime, including shoplifting, is as robust as it can be.</p><p> </p> 1 Cabinet Office Linlithgow and East Falkirk 1 Cabinet Office Civil Servants: Re-employment 2024-03-05T15:08:17.96Z Salisbury John Glen false 2024-03-05 Biography information for John Glen <p>The information requested is not held by the Government Recruitment Service (GRS). Reinstatements are managed by each individual Department who will hold their own data rather than centrally by GRS.</p><p> </p> To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) male and (b) female former civil servants have applied for reinstatement after taking time off for caring responsibilities in the last five years. 53 2024-02-26 Cabinet Office false 15705 Martyn Day Cabinet Office Cabinet Office 53 Martyn Day Civil Servants: Re-employment 2024-03-05T15:07:41.217Z Salisbury John Glen false 2024-03-05 <p>Individual departments are responsible for the recruitment of their staff and are able to set their own policies accordingly, subject to the framework of instructions set out in the Civil Service Management Code and the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. This includes the reinstatement of former civil servants under exception five of the Recruitment Principles.</p> 1 2024-02-26 false Cabinet Office 15706 To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reinstating former civil servants on public finances. Linlithgow and East Falkirk To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will update her Department’s greenhouse gas removals business model to include (a) enhanced rock weathering and (b) other technologies that do not use carbon capture and storage. Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 1 2024-02-26 false Energy Security and Net Zero Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2024-03-04T07:39:08.483Z West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Andrew Bowie false 2024-03-04 Biography information for Andrew Bowie <p>The Government recognises the potential role of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies that do not require carbon capture and storage (CCS) in meeting net zero, including enhanced rock weathering, though specific technical and regulatory barriers must be addressed before any decisions can be made on their eligibility for the GGR business model. As set out in the government response to the GGR business model consultation, published in June 2023, this includes the need for further evidence on permanence, reversibility, and environmental impacts associated with these methods.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with academics, industry, and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) GGR Demonstrator projects to investigate the feasibility of scaling non-CCS GGR technologies in future.</p> 15707 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Energy Security and Net Zero 215 2024-02-26 To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of woody biomass as feedstock for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage on (a) global land use and (b) the availability of land for growing crops. Energy Security and Net Zero 1 15708 false Biofuels: Carbon Capture and Storage Linlithgow and East Falkirk Energy Security and Net Zero Martyn Day 215 2024-03-04T07:37:49.577Z West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Andrew Bowie false 2024-03-04 <p>To ensure that bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) delivers genuine negative emissions, Government will require that only sustainable biomass is used. The 2023 Biomass Strategy included an assessment of sustainable biomass availability to the UK (including woody biomass), to support the UK’s net zero target. The availability of sustainable woody biomass was estimated using updated modelling which included considerations of global land use to exclude unsustainable changes, as well as accounting for wider land use pressures such as food security and biodiversity.</p> Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Business and Trade 214 false To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the universal service obligation to five-days-a-week on publishers with magazine subscription models. Department for Business and Trade Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 15458 Publishing: Universal Service Obligation 1 2024-02-23 2024-03-04T12:09:56.173Z Thirsk and Malton Kevin Hollinrake false 2024-03-04 Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake <p>Ofcom, as the designated independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for ensuring the provision of a universal postal service that meets users’ needs. I note Ofcom’s recently published discussion document setting out potential options to reform the service, reflecting changing market conditions and consumers’ needs. All those with an interest in postal services may submit responses to Ofcom’s call for inputs (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-1/the-future-of-the-universal-postal-service</a>).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government will consider any recommendations that Ofcom puts forward, but Ministers are not currently minded to introduce new legislation to change the current obligations on postal deliveries.</p> Business and Trade 10