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1506509

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Hospitals: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the potential timeframe for establishing a new teaching hospital in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>A process to select the next eight hospitals for the New Hospital Programme was launched in summer 2021, where all interested trusts could submit an expression of interest. No expression of interest was received for a new teaching hospital in York.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/09/2022 14:23:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506511

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Temperature: Health Education
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 her Department has taken to promote safety in the sun.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published the most recent ‘Heatwave plan for England’ on 26 April 2022, which provides advice on safety from heat-related harm to health. The plan is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096593/heatwave-plan-for-England-2022-5-August-2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096593/heatwave-plan-for-England-2022-5-August-2022.pdf</a></p><p>The UKHSA held a heatwave and summer preparedness stakeholder event on 28 April 2022 with over 1,000 participants from the health and social care sector and other Government departments and issued a toolkit for hot weather to National Health Service organisations, emergency services and local authorities in England through Local Resilience Forums and regional communications teams. On 14 July 2022, the UKHSA provided heat health alerts and advice on staying safe in the sun during extreme heat, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/14/staying-safe-in-extreme-heat/" target="_blank">https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/14/staying-safe-in-extreme-heat/</a></p><p>The NHS also has published guidance on the wearing of suitable clothing, such as hats and sunglasses and the use of sunscreen which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/</a></p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 28/09/2022 11:44:30 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506521

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Dental Services: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the dental workforce are able to (a) access training and (b) gain practice in administering a variety of treatments and using clinical competencies.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department is working with Health Education England (HEE) to ensure that dental trainees have access to appropriate training opportunities. From 2020 to 2023, HEE is investing £32 million to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on dental training, including the availability of clinical placements.</p><p>In September 2021, HEE published its ‘Advancing Dental Care Review’. The Review introduced the concept of Centres for Dental Development to integrate dental education and training at all levels with service delivery models, particularly in localities where there is a shortage in provision of dental services.</p><p>HEE will work with the Department, NHS England and other stakeholders, including existing dental schools, to develop Integrated Centres for Dental Development in areas in need of workforce development. HEE is working with regional commissioners where an interest in the scheme has been expressed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/09/2022 13:10:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506539

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many allegations of discriminatory behaviour in the workplace were made in respect of each of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act in (a) the Department for Education, (b) Ofqual and (c) Ofsted in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	51613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The number of allegations made in respect of each of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 in the Department are listed in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022*</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disability</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Race</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>religion</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>&gt;5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>*until 2 July 2022</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Details where the total number of allegations, complainants, and outcomes are five or fewer are withheld under section 40(2) of the Equality Act that relates to Personal Information. This is because releasing the numbers may potentially lead to the identification of individual(s).</p><p> </p><p>No records are held centrally for Ofqual and Ofsted.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 28/09/2022 10:17:39 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1506553

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Carbon Dioxide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) effectiveness, (b) efficiency and (c) impact on (i) students, (ii) learning and the (iii) workforce of the roll out of carbon dioxide monitoring equipment in English schools in winter 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	51627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment on the effectiveness, efficiency or impact on students, learning and the workforce on the rollout of CO<sub>2</sub> monitors.</p><p>On 10 December 2021, the department invited 36,493 settings to participate in a survey to evaluate how the CO<sub>2</sub> monitors were being used.</p><p>More information about the evaluation and its findings can be accessed at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086631/FINAL_ACU_CO2_Evaluation_30_June_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086631/FINAL_ACU_CO2_Evaluation_30_June_2022.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 28/09/2022 09:51:24 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1506642

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	York Rescue Boat: Platinum Jubilee 2022
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether workers at York Rescue Boat are eligible for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>To qualify for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal recipients must be in an eligible public sector role in a frontline emergency service accessed via a call to the 999 emergency telephone number, or equivalent.</p><p>Individual departments, the Devolved Administrations and Crown Dependencies are responsible for applying the criteria and making eligibility decisions regarding the award of the Medal to their staff and other organisations that fall under their sponsorship. The criteria are in line with that of the Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/09/2022 14:41:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506645

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Alcoholic Drinks: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to help tackle alcohol harm in LGBTQ+ communities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>Through the Government’s 10-year drug strategy ‘From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives’, we are investing £532 million over three years to support local authority commissioned substance misuse treatment services in England. The strategy also committed to developing a national drug and alcohol commissioning quality standard, which was published in August. This standard will require authorities to commission services to meet the diverse needs of local populations, including for those with protected characteristics.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating the investment in drug and alcohol services and do so based upon an assessment of the local population’s health needs. Local authorities must also do so according to the new commissioning quality standard. Local authorities will also receive increased support for workforce development to ensure greater staffing capacity and competence to provide these services.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/09/2022 10:33:39 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506647

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Making Tax Digital reforms that require separate (a) records and (b) tax return submissions for each business on people with multiple small businesses who earn below the income tax threshold; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing those people to (i) submit a single tax return and (ii) utilise only one paid software subscription for all of their businesses.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	51744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>As is currently the case for Income Tax Self Assessment, taxpayers will need to maintain separate records for each business that they operate, but under Making Tax Digital (MTD) these will need to be digital. This ensures that businesses maintain accurate records to support the updates and returns they make to HMRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Making quarterly updates through MTD compatible software is not the same as making quarterly tax returns and no accounting or tax adjustments are needed for these updates. Taxpayers will be able to submit these updates for each business directly from their digital records through the software.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC expects a range of third-party software will be available to taxpayers and that many products will cater for users with multiple business income sources.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 08:19:43 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1506669

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	City Deals: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential economic merits of a (a) six and (b) four county and city deal for the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	51659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that every part of England that wants a devolution deal will have one by 2030. Our recently announced devolution agreement with the four upper tier authorities of Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire covers an area of over two million people who will benefit from a mayor. The directly elected mayor will take important decisions for their area on transport, skills, and housing, with a new long-term investment fund totalling £1.14bn over 30 years. Devolution must be locally-led, rather than top-down. We will be happy to consider other devolution opportunities in the East Midlands where there is local support.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 28/09/2022 14:32:10 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1506677

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Avian Influenza: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to develop an urgent response plan to respond to outbreaks of avian influenza.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	51937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>Effective animal disease control is one of Defra’s key priorities. Defra’s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-avian-disease-control-strategy" target="_blank">Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain</a> supported by the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mitigation-strategy-for-avian-influenza-in-wild-birds-in-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Mitigation Strategy for Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in England and Wales</a> and in line with the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingency-plan-for-exotic-notifiable-diseases-of-animals-in-england" target="_blank">Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-britain-and-northern-ireland-contingency-plan-for-exotic-notifiable-diseases-of-animals" target="_blank">UK contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals</a>. Defra’s disease control measures seek to contain the number of animals that need to be culled, either for disease control purposes or to safeguard animal welfare. Our approach aims to reduce adverse impacts on the rural and wider economy, the public, rural communities and the environment (including impact on wildlife), while protecting public health and minimising the overall cost of any outbreak. Current policy reflects our experience of responding to past outbreaks of exotic animal disease and is in line with international standards of best practice for disease control.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 30/09/2022 13:07:04 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury