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1488605

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date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Hate Crime: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to prevent hate crimes against LGBT+ people.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	901084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes all hate crimes seriously, and we have robust laws to respond to them. Whilst police recorded hate crimes targeting LGBT communities have increased, the biggest driver for this is improvements in police recording and the increased willingness of victims to come forward.</p><p>However, we are not complacent about these abhorrent crimes. We will continue to work with the police and stakeholders to understand what more can be done, and we will shortly respond to the Law Commission’s recent review of hate crime laws.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:48:41 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1488606

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Higher Education: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Education to help ensure that the proportion of white state-school educated students obtaining a place in higher education is raised to the same proportion as mixed heritage, Black, Asian and Chinese students.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	901085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>There are still under-represented groups who are struggling to access Higher Education (HE), including white, working-class males.</p><p>Prior attainment is a key determinant of successful participation in HE.  When we account for this, we see reductions in the gaps between the most and least advantaged groups.</p><p>That is why we are refocusing the entire access and participation regime to drive up standards throughout the system – and we are asking universities to take a more direct role in doing this.</p><p>We are asking universities to raise standards in schools and colleges, offer flexible and skills-related courses, tackle drop-out rates, and support students throughout university and graduation into meaningful employment.</p><p>To increase aspiration and attainment a far greater focus needs to be placed on activities which benefit students, including summer schools, programmes of intervention in schools and targeted bursaries to assist with living costs.</p><p>An investment of up to £75 million has been announced to create a National Scholarship Scheme which will support high achieving disadvantaged students to reach their full potential.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 13:31:04 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1488607

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Miscarriage: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to support women who have a miscarriage.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	901086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Every pregnancy loss is a tragedy, and ensuring grieving families have access to the support they need is one of my highest priorities. Mental health services around England are being expanded to include new mental health “hubs” for new, expectant or bereaved mothers. These will offer physical health checks and psychological therapy in one building. We have funded SANDs, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity to work with other baby loss charities and Royal Colleges to produce and support the roll-out of a National Bereavement Care Pathway to reduce the variation in the quality of bereavement care provided by the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/07/2022 16:29:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1488608

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Mothers: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to improve support for self-employed mothers who have children through surrogacy arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	901087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Law Commissions of England &amp; Wales and Scotland plan to publish the report of their long-standing review of UK surrogacy legislation in November 2022. Upon receipt, the Government will consider the timetable for introducing this to Parliament for pre-legislative scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/07/2022 16:00:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1488609

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Spiking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to tackle spiking.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	901088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>In recent months, we have been specifically focused on preparedness at summer events to prevent and respond to spiking incidents. The government has been working closely with the police, and the festivals and outdoor events sector to ensure that action is taken to protect potential victims and deter would be offenders.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:51:29 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1488610

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that new technologies are deployed in accordance with equalities legislation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>In its recently published Strategic Plan 2022 to 2025, the Equality and Human Rights Commission singled out digital services and artificial intelligence as one of its strategic priorities. The Commission intends to intervene where necessary to ensure that people are protected from discrimination online, just as they must be in more traditional settings.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/07/2022 13:53:05 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1487807

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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	Energy: Standing Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April to Question 155863, on Energy: Standing Charges, what recent assessment he has made of the role of Ofgem in relation to the way in which suppliers set the standing charge and unit rate in those cases where the price cap is not triggered; and what recent discussions he has had with (a) energy suppliers and (b) Ofgem about the apportionment of energy bills between standing charges and unit rates.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	33880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>For tariffs that are caught by the price cap, and for tariffs which are not caught by the cap, suppliers can decide how they structure their standing charges. Ofgem requires energy suppliers to separate out the standing charge from the energy unit rate so consumers can see what the different charges amount to.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has regular discussions with energy suppliers and Ofgem on a range of issues, including standing charges.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem is currently consulting on a review of part of the standing charge in relation to the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) costs: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/open-letter-review-how-costs-supplier-failure-are-recovered" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/open-letter-review-how-costs-supplier-failure-are-recovered</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/07/2022 15:12:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1487815

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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	Radioligand Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide centralised capital funding for NHS Trusts to ensure sufficient infrastructure capacity is secured for the equitable delivery of future radioligand therapy cancer treatments.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	33934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have no plans to do so. However, NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance on capital allocations and planning arrangements to support integrated care systems, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/B1256-capital-guidance-for-2022-25.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/B1256-capital-guidance-for-2022-25.pdf</a></p><p>This is designed to enable capital to be deployed in accordance with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 19/07/2022 11:00:12 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1487817

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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	Health Professions: Radioisotopes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the sustainability of the nuclear medicine workforce in the context of the potential increase in availability of (a) radioligand therapy and (b) other nuclear medicines to treat certain cancers.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	33935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, Health Education England plan to increase the number of posts in nuclear medicine by 10 each year in 2023/24 and 2024/25 through its cancer and diagnostic programme.</p><p>It is expected that all new therapeutic radioligand treatments for cancer will be appraised by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence via its technology appraisal process.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 19/07/2022 15:30:01 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1487818

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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	Radioligand Therapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that cancer patients wishing to access radioligand therapy do not have to travel up to 200 miles for that treatment as outlined in the Royal College of Radiologist’s report entitled Review of molecular radiotherapy services in the UK.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	33936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Royal College’s report refers to three specific treatments: Lu-177; Ra-223; and Y-90 selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT). These treatments are currently available to patients in England, with access based on existing clinical pathways, multi-disciplinary team arrangements and expected activity levels associated with each clinical indication.</p><p>Where treatments are approved via the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s technology appraisals, NHS England and NHS Improvement seek to establish the appropriate access within the license of the treatment and provide advice to regional teams. NHS England and NHS Improvement are undertaking an expansion programme for SIRT to address the anticipated demand in the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 19/07/2022 10:59:05 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper