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1488211

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Protective Clothing: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what quantity of personal protective equipment purchased by his Department is in storage abroad as on 12 July 2022; and in which countries is it stored.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	34988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. However, as of 27 June 2022, there were 2.4 billion items of personal protective equipment stored in China. There are no storage arrangements with other countries.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/07/2022 11:34:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 13044 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1488212

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Protective Clothing: Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) total cost to the public purse and (b) cost by country has been of storing personal protective equipment purchased by his Department abroad in each year since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	34989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>In 2020/21, the total cost of storage for personal protective equipment (PPE), excluding detention and demurrage costs, was £168 million. Of this, £12 million was spent on storage in China and £156 million in the United Kingdom.</p><p>In 2021/22, the total cost of storage for PPE, excluding detention and demurrage was £267 million, which includes an estimate for costs in March 2022. Of this, £23 million was spent on storage in China and £244 million in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/07/2022 11:33:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 13045 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1488214

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of the gesture made by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education outside Downing Street on 7 July 2022 with provisions in the Ministerial Code in respect of the conduct of Ministers during their interactions with members of the public.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	35028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p><strong><br></strong>The Ministerial Code sets out that Ministers are expected to maintain high standards of behaviour and to behave in a way that upholds the highest standards of propriety. Ministers are personally responsible for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in the light of the Ministerial Code, and for justifying their actions and conduct to Parliament and the public. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State has released a public statement and commented that she ‘should have shown more composure’.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 14:18:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1488216

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Homophobia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade on 30 June 2022, Official Report, column 555, what initiatives her Department is developing to provide financial support for ensuring that LGBT+ non-governmental organisations are able to challenge discrimination in countries where same sex relationships are illegal.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	34835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to championing LGBT+ rights internationally and supporting those who defend them. Ministers and our overseas missions work closely with partners to advance LGBT+ equality, and promote the implementation of new laws and policies that better protect LGBT+ people from violence and discrimination.</p><p>Since 2018, the UK has committed over £11 million in programmes to support the promotion and protection of LGBT+ rights. On 24 June, the Prime Minister announced a further £2.7 million of UK funding to support LGBT+ grassroots human rights defenders, and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 15/07/2022 10:38:20 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1488218

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the World Health Organisation report entitled Carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter, published on 30 June 2022, if she will make an assessment of the implications of her policies of the evidence linking flame retardants to cancers in firefighters.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	35051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The health and safety of firefighters is of great importance.</p><p>The emerging evidence of firefighters being exposed to risks of cancer is concerning.</p><p>It is for individual fire and rescue authorities, as employers with responsibility for health and wellbeing, to ensure that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents which they attend.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 35111 question first answered 21/07/2022 10:10:44 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines previous answer version 14510 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1488219

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the World Health Organisation report entitled Carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter, published on 30th June 2022, if she will include cancer in firefighters related to flame retardant chemicals in the list of diseases covered by the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	35111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The health and safety of firefighters is of great importance.</p><p>The emerging evidence of firefighters being exposed to risks of cancer is concerning.</p><p>It is for individual fire and rescue authorities, as employers with responsibility for health and wellbeing, to ensure that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents which they attend.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 35051 question first answered 21/07/2022 10:10:43 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines previous answer version 14501 answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove answering member 4369
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1488220

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission an independent inquiry into any deaths by suicide of (a) asylum-seekers living in Home Office-provided accommodation and (b) unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young adult care-leavers in the care of local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	34794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office and its providers have robust processes in place to support those within the accommodation we provide.</p><p>As with the general population deaths can occur within Asylum Support accommodation, and our thoughts are with the families of those who pass away. In most cases these are as a result of existing and medical conditions or natural causes.</p><p>The Home Office does not routinely hold public enquiries into suicides that occur whilst someone is in receipt of asylum support. The Police and local coroner will investigate deaths in accordance with established processes and the Home Office will assist them to do so.</p><p>The Home Office supports the work of safeguarding boards and coroner services and complies with all enquiries and investigations they conduct.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 33669 question first answered 21/07/2022 13:22:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 14122 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1488221

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	34808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department’s advertising spend is published in BEIS Annual Reporting Accounts within ‘Advertising and publicity’ costs and can be found in table 4.1 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Spend relating to financial year 2021-22 will be published later this year. BEIS Annual Report &amp; Accounts are laid in Parliament once they have been certified by the Comptroller &amp; Auditor General (C&amp;AG).</p><p> </p><p>All advertising costs with details of the provider are published on gov.uk <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-spending-over-25000" target="_blank">here</a>. Further transactions will be published during 2022.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 20/07/2022 17:00:29 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1488222

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	34809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Advertising spend*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/2020</p></td><td><p>£6,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/2021</p></td><td><p>£198,540.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/2022</p></td><td><p>£274,906.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/2023 (till date)</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Advertising spend only includes money spent on media buying. Spend on marketing activities have been excluded</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 20/07/2022 15:31:34 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1488223

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	34810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Education uses advertising and publicity to help deliver manifesto commitments and policy objectives. It has spent the following amounts on advertising over the last three financial years.</p><p> </p><ul><li>2019/20: £33.3 million</li><li>2020/21: £20.5 million</li><li>2021/22: £25.7 million</li></ul><p> </p><p>This includes spending on a range of different types of marketing activity, including advertising.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/07/2022 16:26:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett