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1503374

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England and NHS Improvement to help ensure equality of access to GPs across England.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department works with NHS England to monitor and improve access to general practice services and address regional variation. In 2016, we launched the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme, which has attracted hundreds of doctors to train in hard to recruit locations, including many rural areas, by providing a one-off financial incentive of £20,000. In 2021, there were 550 places available and through additional Government investment, there are 800 places available in 2022.</p><p>NHS England is continuing to provide structured support to practices working in the most challenging circumstances via the Accelerate Access Improvement Programme. This is prioritising support to practices delivering care in the areas of highest deprivation and with the greatest health needs.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 07/09/2022 09:40:25 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1503375

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custody: Fathers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to fathers going through custody proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the difficulties parents can face in continuing a relationship with their child following parental separation, which is why this Government is committed to ensuring that all parents can get the support they need to access the justice system across England and Wales.</p><p>Since 2014 the Ministry of Justice has provided over £20m of grant funding through not-for-profit organisations who provide a range of services to support individuals, including parents involved in private law proceedings.</p><p>In July 2022, the Ministry of Justice launched the Help Accessing Legal Support Grant, which will inject £3.2m into the legal advice sector by March 2023. This funding will further support local and regional partnerships to be formed, which have been fundamental in increasing collaboration between neighbouring services to enhance the advice and support available for litigants in person, including parents</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 13/09/2022 13:43:13 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1503506

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken recent steps to improve the availability of and access to legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2021/22, the Department spent £1.6 billion on legal aid to ensure this vital support is accessible.</p><p>We have consulted on changes to the Legal Aid Means Test which will mean an additional 2m people in England and Wales will have access to civil legal aid, and 3.5m more will have access to legal aid at the magistrates’ court.</p><p>Alongside this, we are proposing to invest up to £135m a year into criminal legal aid, following the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review; more than £7m to improve access to housing legal aid; £8m expanding access to immigration legal aid; and we are launching a pilot of early legal advice to get people better support more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 45983 question first answered 13/09/2022 13:44:20 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504541

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	General Practitioners
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 median number of full-time equivalent general practitioners is per 10,000 registered patients in (a) Slough, (b) the South East and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the median number of full-time equivalent doctors in general practice, including general practitioners, per 10,000 weighted patients in Slough, the South East and England as at July 2022. The information requested for the United Kingdom is not collected centrally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Slough</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>5.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>This data excludes practices which have no patients or have not provided workforce data.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 07/09/2022 16:33:00 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504543

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	General Practitioners: Slough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of face-to-face appointments with General Practitioners available in Slough.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Excluding COVID-19 vaccinations, in July 2022 55.8% of appointments in the Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) area were conducted face-to-face, compared to 50.1% in July 2021.</p><p>In Slough, NHS Frimley ICB has worked with Primary Care Networks and general practitioner (GP) practices to increase capacity, including for the provision of routine and urgent same-day face-to-face appointments. NHS Frimley ICB has also provided access to additional GP appointments in one central location through all Slough GP practices, to maximise the available workforce to all registered patients. GP and nurse appointments are also available during weekday evenings and weekends at five hub locations in Slough.</p><p>Remote appointments via the telephone or online, can provide additional choice and flexibility for some patients where appropriate for their needs. We are investing at least £1.5 billion to expand and diversify the workforce to create 50 million additional appointments nationally by 2024.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/09/2022 14:20:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504544

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of legal aid providers in England.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2021/22, the Department spent £1.6 billion on legal aid to ensure this vital support is accessible.</p><p>We have consulted on changes to the Legal Aid Means Test which will mean an additional 2m people in England and Wales will have access to civil legal aid, and 3.5m more will have access to legal aid at the magistrates’ court.</p><p>Alongside this, we are proposing to invest up to £135m a year into criminal legal aid, following the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review; more than £7m to improve access to housing legal aid; £8m expanding access to immigration legal aid; and we are launching a pilot of early legal advice to get people better support more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 45051 question first answered 13/09/2022 13:44:20 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504545

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Voluntary Work
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 recent steps she has taken to ensure the fair treatment of volunteers within the voluntary and charitable work sector.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Volunteering is critical to a vibrant and resilient civil society; it benefits volunteers and the organisations involving them and has transformational impacts on beneficiaries and their communities.</p><p>This Government is committed to enabling people to take part in all forms of social action, including volunteering. We know the profound benefit that volunteering has on the individual, on communities and on society.</p><p>Volunteers do not have a contract of employment as a volunteer, so do not have the same rights as an employee or worker, and are not placed under the same obligations. However, they will usually be given a volunteer agreement that explains:</p><ul><li><p>the level of supervision and support they will get</p></li><li><p>what training they will get</p></li><li><p>whether they are covered under the organisation’s employer or public liability insurance</p></li><li><p>health and safety issues</p></li><li><p>any expenses the organisation will cover.</p></li></ul><p>The volunteer agreement is not a contract, but it is a good way of setting out what volunteers can expect from the organisation they are volunteering for. You can find information about this at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/volunteering/pay-and-expenses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/volunteering/pay-and-expenses</a>. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) also has information on<a href="https://knowhownonprofit.org/people/volunteers/keeping/treating" target="_blank"> volunteers’ legal status</a> and guidance on solving volunteer problems.</p><p>If a volunteer believes they are treated unfairly, there is recourse available to them through a variety of means. Volunteers for charities are able to raise concerns to the Charity Commission. The Health and Safety Executive, Disclosure and Barring Service, and the Information Commissioner's Office are also useful points of contact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 20/09/2022 07:43:34 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504550

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the impact of the delay in publishing the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong>We need to ensure the rail projects we take forward reflect demand whilst remaining affordable.</p><p>It is important we are able to provide as much clarity and certainty as possible rather than potentially publish a misleading version. The Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP) update will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/09/2022 15:04:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1504551

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions has he had with rail industry stakeholders on the delayed publication of the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly meets with industry stakeholders and discusses a variety of topics. Although no meetings have specifically been about the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP) publication, the RNEP would have been raised and discussed on some of these occasions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/09/2022 14:32:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1491612

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2022 to Question 25974 on Passengers, if he will publish the scenarios of possible rail demand developed by his Department to reflect uncertainty, including how passengers respond post-covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	42169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>As previously mentioned in line with our published guidance, the Department continues to develop a number of scenarios of possible long-term rail demand to reflect uncertainty including how passengers respond post-covid-19 as well as economic forecasts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/09/2022 07:58:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi