Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<p>We expect to publish the summary of responses from the <em>Call for Evidence on safeguarding the environment in the British Overseas Territories</em> in November, ahead of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) which is scheduled to take place on 26<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup> November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The summary of responses will also set out UK Government’s intended next steps for taking this work forward. We are still developing the agenda for the JMC, but it is likely to include a discussion on environmental funding.</p>Richmond ParkZac Goldsmith2019-10-293610false2019-10-29T13:35:22.343Z13Environment, Food and Rural AffairsEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs2019-10-22Environment Protection: British Overseas Territories1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the UK Overseas Territories Environment Funding Call for Evidence.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell3609Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<p>We expect to publish the summary of responses from the <em>Call for Evidence on safeguarding the environment in the British Overseas Territories</em> in November, ahead of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) which is scheduled to take place on 26<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup> November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The summary of responses will also set out UK Government’s intended next steps for taking this work forward. We are still developing the agenda for the JMC, but it is likely to include a discussion on environmental funding.</p>Richmond ParkZac Goldsmith2019-10-293609false2019-10-29T13:35:22.39Z13Environment, Food and Rural AffairsEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs2019-10-22Environment Protection: British Overseas Territories1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the summary of the UK Overseas Territories Environment Funding Call for Evidence will be published before the next UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council; and whether environmental funding will be on the agenda at that meeting.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell3610Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<p>The UK Government recognises the importance of protecting rainforests and has a long and proud history of supporting action to combat deforestation. The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, published last year, sets out work to protect the world’s forests, support sustainable agriculture and move towards zero-deforestation supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>Brazil is one of our priority countries for both climate change and biodiversity engagement, and the UK Embassy in Brazil leads our engagement with the Brazilian Government on the environment. We have been having positive discussions with the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, who are keen to continue our partnership to promote sustainable agricultural practices to combat deforestation rates. The first phase of our Low-carbon Agriculture programme (£24.9 million), completed in May this year, reached over 18,500 beneficiaries in the Amazon and Atlantic forest biomes and delivered a seven-fold increase in livestock productivity, while avoiding the clearance of 175,000 hectares of land and reducing 52% of carbon emissions. An additional £30 million has been committed to expand project activities to a second phase, taking place in two other major biomes in Brazil – Cerrado and Caatinga.</p><p> </p><p>Brazil will continue to be an important partner in negotiations at the forthcoming UN climate summits in Chile this December (the 25<sup>th</sup> Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP 25) and again at the significant COP 26 in late 2020, where we hope to raise the level of global ambition on climate change five years on from the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Richmond ParkZac Goldsmith2019-09-09false2019-09-09T11:35:19.307Z13Environment, Food and Rural AffairsEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs2019-09-02Rainforests: Brazil1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department is holding with the Government of Brazil to help stop deforestation in the Amazon.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell284821Department for International Development<p>Protecting biodiversity is a priority for this Government and I regularly hold discussions with Ministers on climate and environment issues, including protecting endangered species.</p><p>The government recently committed another £220 million to a new International Biodiversity Fund. This will fund a range of different activities including support to communities to help them protect endangered species and to benefit from their wildlife, for example through tourism.</p><p>UK Aid is also training rangers, border force agents and prosecutors, campaigning to reduce the demand for products in key markets, and supporting legislative reform to increase conviction rates and penalties for wildlife crime.</p>Richmond ParkZac Goldsmith2019-10-28false2019-10-28T16:06:04.97Z20International DevelopmentInternational Development2019-10-21Development Aid: Nature Conservation1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of Official Development Assistance to help communities in developing countries protect endangered species.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell2714Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<p>Projects funded under the LIFE programme have played an important role in helping to implement environment policy. The 25 Year Environment Plan makes clear that public funding will continue to play an important role in protecting and enhancing our natural environment.</p><p> </p><p>Once the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU are clear, we will decide as part of the next multi-annual Spending Review, whether the UK will seek to associate with the LIFE programme as a third country or whether domestic arrangements should be established.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Call for Evidence on biodiversity and conservation funding in the Overseas Territories, a summary of responses to which will be published shortly, will also help inform decisions on the future of biodiversity and conservation funding in the overseas territories.</p>Richmond ParkZac Goldsmith2019-10-28false2019-10-28T15:06:15.707Z13Environment, Food and Rural AffairsEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs2019-10-21LIFE Programme: British Overseas Territories1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has plans to replicate the EU LIFE funding programme and apply it to the UK Overseas Territories after the UK leaves the EU.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell2716Department of Health and Social Care<p>We are on track to meet the commitment to 50,000 extra nurses in the National Health Service in England by 2024, with almost 43,000 more nurses in February 2023 compared with September 2019. Additionally, there are over 5,300 more doctors and over 12,300 more nurses working across the NHS compared to a year ago.</p><p> </p><p>All eligible nursing degree students receive a non-repayable training grant of a minimum of £5,000 per academic year, with additional funding for studying certain courses such as Mental Health Nursing or Learning Disabilities Nursing, and financial support for childcare, dual accommodation costs and travel. The Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship offers an alternative route into the profession, allowing people to ‘earn as they learn’, benefiting those for whom a full-time university course is not practical or preferred.</p><p> </p><p>For medical staff, the Government has funded an additional 1,500 undergraduate medical school places per year for domestic students in England. In January the Government announced funding for the first 200 medical apprentices, providing an alternative route into medicine that makes the profession more accessible and helps ensure a diverse workforce that is more representative of local communities.</p>ColchesterWill Quince2023-05-16false2023-05-16T10:42:37.923Z17Health and Social CareHealth and Social Care2023-05-10Health Professions: Recruitment1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to increase recruitment of (a) nursing and (b) other medical staff in NHS hospitals.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell184314Department of Health and Social Care<p>We are aware of a supply issue with Ozempic, which has been largely driven by off-label use for weight loss. We have issued guidance in the form of Medicine Supply Notifications and, on 18 July, issued a National Patient Safety Alert which made it clear that Ozempic, which is solely licensed to treat Type 2 diabetes, should only be used for that purpose, and should not be routinely prescribed for weight loss.</p><p>We have engaged with relevant regulators, and the General Pharmaceutical Council, General Medical Council, Health and Care Professions Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland have issued a joint statement stressing the importance of health and care professionals meeting regulatory standards.</p><p>We have also added Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists to the list of medicines that cannot be exported from, or hoarded in, the United Kingdom.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with manufacturers and others working in the supply chain to help ensure the continued supply of these medicines for UK patients, for example by asking suppliers to expedite deliveries. We have provided advice for healthcare professionals on how to manage patients requiring this medicine whilst there are shortages and are keeping this under review as the situation evolves. If any patient is concerned about their treatment, they should discuss this with their clinician at the earliest opportunity.</p>ColchesterWill Quince2023-09-06false2023-09-06T13:28:58.5Z17Health and Social CareHealth and Social Care2023-09-01Semaglutide1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of Ozempic.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell195871Department of Health and Social Care<p>Waiting lists for orthodontic treatments are managed directly by dental practices.</p>ColchesterWill Quince2022-09-28false2022-09-28T15:57:15.957Z17Health and Social CareHealth and Social Care2022-09-06Dental Services: Waiting Lists1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 131189 on Dental Services: Waiting Lists, for what reason data on orthodontic waiting lists was not available.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell48289Department for Work and Pensions<p>Universal Credit is now the main system of working age welfare support across the country. It is available in every Jobcentre, with a caseload of over 2.7 million claimants, growing every month, now able to access the additional support and flexibilities it offers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The latest available information on the number of households on Universal Credit in the parliamentary constituency of Romford is published online and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p>ColchesterWill Quince2020-01-20false2020-01-20T16:10:48.21Z29Work and PensionsWork and Pensions2020-01-15Universal Credit: Romford1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are claiming universal credit in Romford constituency.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell3699Department of Health and Social Care<p>To support elective recovery and reduce waiting times in England, including for cancer treatment, the Government has taken steps by working with NHS England to publish the delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlogs in elective care in February 2022.</p><p>To deliver this plan the Government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help drive up and protect elective activity, including cancer diagnosis. This will further be supported by the additional £3.3 billion of funding in each of the next two years announced at the Autumn Statement to support the National Health Service, enabling rapid action to improve emergency, elective and primary care performance towards pre-pandemic levels.</p><p>To support delivery of our cancer care priorities, including expanding treatment capacity across NHS hospital trusts, the Government is providing over £390 million in cancer service development funding to Cancer Alliances in each of the next two years.</p><p>In addition the Government has awarded £2.3 billion to transform diagnostic services over the next three years. Most of this will help increase the number of Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) up to 160 by March 2025, prioritising CDCs for cancer diagnostics.</p>ColchesterWill Quince2023-09-04false2023-09-04T11:27:09.327Z17Health and Social CareHealth and Social Care2023-07-20Cancer: Medical Treatments1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment in (a) Romford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Havering and (c) England.falseRomfordAndrew Rosindell19534510014589