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1611624

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 increase the number of places in Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 3.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	181168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>Under the first stage of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) Pathway 3, we are offering resettlement places to up to 1,500 eligible individuals from the three identified cohorts which are British Council contractors, GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni.</p><p>We recognise there are many vulnerable individuals who remain in Afghanistan and the region. However, it is important we take into account the capacity of the UK to resettle people is not unlimited and difficult decisions have to be made on who will be prioritised for resettlement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/04/2023 16:59:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1611633

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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: Bureaucracy
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 his Department is taking to reduce bureaucracy affecting the work of GPs.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	181177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>As part of the 2020/21 GP contract, to help maximise the time available for clinical tasks, the Government committed to a thorough review of levels of bureaucracy in general practice. As part of this work, in August 2022, a cross-Government concordat was published agreeing to seven co-designed principles to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy in general practice. Additionally, the Government has also worked to reduce administrative burdens on general practitioners by reforming who can provide medical evidence and certificates such as fit notes and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency medical checks, freeing up time for more appointments. The Department is continuing to work across Government and with the National Health Service to implement the solutions that emerge.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:15:32 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1611646

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	HM Inspectorate of Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times (a) she and (b) her predecessors met His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools since October 2022; and when she last met the Chief Inspector.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	181190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has met His Majesty’s Chief Inspector on five occasions since October 2022 as part of a routine programme of meetings, with the latest meeting taking place on 19 April 2023. Regular meetings are scheduled for every six weeks.</p><p>In addition to this, the wider Ministerial team regularly meet HM Chief Inspector individually to discuss matters relating to their Ministerial portfolios.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/04/2023 16:33:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1611664

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Cities of London and Westminster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) science and (d) modern foreign languages were taught in secondary schools by teachers who had neither a relevant A-level or higher level qualification in the Cities of London and Westminster constituency in the last full year for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	181208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Information on the school workforce in England, including subjects taught in state funded secondary schools, is collected as part of the annual School Workforce Census each November. Information is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of hours taught for each subject are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/38de2951-c92c-46e4-39fb-08db371965b6" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/38de2951-c92c-46e4-39fb-08db371965b6</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of those hours that were taught by teachers without a relevant A level or higher level qualification are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/ee831a35-e304-4821-bb6a-08db371944c7" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/ee831a35-e304-4821-bb6a-08db371944c7</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Timetabled teaching is reported for a typical week in November, as determined by the school. It does not cover an entire year of teaching. If there are variations in timetabling across the year, this is not covered in the data available to the Department. To reduce the burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, schools and Local Authorities were not required to provide information on teacher qualifications in the 2020 census.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the subject taught is only collected from secondary schools that use electronic timetabling software that can produce data in the format required. Data is then weighted to provide national totals. Breakdowns by Local Authority and parliamentary constituency are, therefore, not available.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 181205 181206 181207 181209 181210 181211 181212 181213 181214 181215 181216 181217 181218 181219 181381 181484 181485 181486 question first answered 24/04/2023 15:13:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1611686

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Multiple Sclerosis: Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) 20-metre and (b) 50 per cent rules for assessing the eligibility of people with multiple sclerosis for personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	181230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to act as a contribution towards the extra costs that arise from needs related to a long-term health condition or disability. Entitlement is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from the health condition or disability, rather than a diagnosis of the health condition or disability itself.</p><p> </p><p>The enhanced rate of the Personal Independence Payment mobility component was always intended to be for those &quot;unable&quot; or &quot;virtually unable&quot; to walk. The 20-metre distance was introduced to identify those whose mobility is significantly more limited than that of other people. Individuals who can walk more than 20 metres can still receive the enhanced rate of the mobility component, if they cannot do so safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly or in a reasonable time period. We believe the current assessment criteria, including the 20-metre rule, are the best way of identifying people whose physical mobility is most limited and there are no immediate plans to make changes.</p><p> </p><p>The PIP assessment should reflect the impact of variations in an individual's level of impairment, including conditions which fluctuate, and whether the individual can complete each activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time period. When choosing the descriptor, the health professional should also consider an individual’s ability over a 12-month period, ensuring that fluctuations are taken into account. For each activity, if a descriptor applies on more than 50 per cent of the days in the 12-month period, that descriptor should be chosen. In general, health professionals should record function over an average year for conditions that fluctuate over months, per week for conditions that fluctuate by the day, and by the day for conditions that vary over a day.</p><p> </p><p>The department closely monitors all aspects of the assessment process, including how we assess fluctuating health conditions like multiple sclerosis. There are no current plans to make changes to the 50 per cent rule.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/04/2023 10:34:17 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1611815

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to issue Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme personnel and their families housed in bridging hotels with notice of their eviction from their hotel accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Bridging hotels are not, and were never designed to be, permanent accommodation. That is why dedicated teams across central and local government have supported over 9,000 Afghans into settled homes.</p><p>However, around 8,000 remain in hotel accommodation. Long-term residency in hotels has prevented some Afghans from properly putting down roots, committing to employment and fully integrating into communities. From the end of April 2023, individuals staying in hotels and serviced accommodation began to receive legal notice to leave their temporary accommodation by a certain date.</p><p>Dedicated cross-government casework teams, made up of Home Office Liaison Officers and DWP staff, are based in hotels and are working alongside local authority officials to provide advice to Afghans, including information on how to rent in the private sector, find employment and English language training.</p><p>The government is providing £285 million of new funding to local authorities supporting the Afghan resettlement schemes. This includes £35 million which will go towards increasing the level of support available as well as a £250 million expansion of the Local Authority Housing Fund to help councils to source homes for Afghans currently in bridging accommodation.</p><p>This new, generous package of support comes in addition to the existing support available for people on the ACRS and ARAP schemes, including access to welfare system, the right to work and full access to public services.</p><p>The move from hotels into settled accommodation is in the best interests of families and individuals and will enable them to benefit from the freedoms of independent living that only suitable non-hotel accommodation can provide.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 13:07:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611844

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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	Flood Control: Shrewsbury
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 she will provide additional funding to help tackle flooding in Shrewsbury.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	181388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>Significant investment in flood risk mitigation is taking place in Shrewsbury and the wider Severn Valley. Flood defence schemes in the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency and wider surrounding areas are already benefitting from around £20 million of funding for several schemes, including the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme upstream of Shrewsbury. Across the English Severn and Wye region, around £170 million will be invested in flood and coastal erosion risk management from 2021 to 2027.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/04/2023 14:19:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1611861

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Bridges and Hotels: St Kitts and Nevis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has provided support for (a) building a bridge between St Kitts and Nevis and (b) the Sea City development in St Kitts and Nevis.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	181405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>My department has a team which covers the Caribbean and is in regular contact with governments and businesses, actively seeking export and investment opportunities for British firms. We are working with a number of UK companies on infrastructure projects in the region and would be delighted to discuss these opportunities with any UK exporters the Member is aware of. Please contact <a href="mailto:DITLATAC@fcdo.gov.uk" target="_blank">DITLATAC@fcdo.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Department for Business and Trade trade advisers in the region can provide dedicated, well-informed guidance on viable long-term commercial prospects across the Caribbean, including St Kitts and Nevis.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/04/2023 15:29:38 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1611866

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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	Pigmeat: 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 information his Department holds on the (a) source of sub-standard pork in the food chain; (b) type and (c) level of resulting contamination.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	181410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>All pork meat sold in the United Kingdom should originate from either approved slaughterhouses or from imported meat that has entered the UK through approved channels.</p><p>The Food Standards Agency is present in all pig abattoirs in England and Wales, where every pig slaughtered is subject to ante and post-mortem inspection and responds to food safety incidents and foodborne outbreaks, working with local authorities and industry to remove from the market products that are not in compliance with safety legislation.</p><p>In the most recent full reporting year, 2021/22, 46 incidents and outbreaks involving pork and pork products were reported to the Agency and removed from the market, most of these due to contamination with Salmonella.</p><p>The Food Standards Agency works with Port Health Authorities and the Animal and Plant Health Agency to apply controls at border control posts. The levels of non-compliance identified in relation to imported pork products remain low. Between 1 January 2022 and the present, six consignments of pork from non-EU countries have been rejected.</p><p>In addition to these controls on Rest of World imports, recent surveillance at the UK border and at retail premises on EU imports has identified some pork meat products that did not meet the UK import requirements and these incidents have been resolved through recall and removal from the market.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 26/04/2023 12:09:57 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1611876

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Stockport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of households that own a car in Stockport constituency.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	181420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>According to Census data, 73% of households in Stockport constituency in 2021 had access to one or more cars or vans.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 10:51:08 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra