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1624300

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has commissioned research on the reasons for jobcentres in northern England having on average higher sanction rates than those elsewhere in England.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	183052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to undertake further research.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/05/2023 16:26:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1624301

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Tax Allowances
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 merits of setting the level of tax-free childcare allowance at a local level and increasing that level for claimants in areas with higher childcare costs.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	183155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they are 17.</p><p> </p><p>As Tax-Free Childcare is a UK-wide offer, the level of financial support it provides has been set at the same level to avoid arbitrary cut-offs between different regions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/05/2023 09:31:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1624306

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Water Treatment: Urban Areas
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 make it her policy to introduce an equivalent to the EU-funded MULTISOURCE project for urban water treatment.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>In the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, we set out that we expect water companies to prioritise a natural capital approach, considering carbon reduction and biodiversity net gain, as well as catchment-level and nature-based solutions in their planning.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Strategic Policy Statement to Ofwat, we have set, for the first time, a direction to water companies that they must prioritise the environment, including through reducing sewage discharges and their adverse impact.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Act 2021 places duty on water companies to produce comprehensive statutory Drainage and Sewerage Management Plans (also known as Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans) setting out how they will manage and develop their drainage and sewer systems over a minimum 25-year planning horizon, including how storm overflows will be addressed through these plans. The Act also gives a power of direction for the Government to direct water companies in relation to the actions in these Drainage and Sewerage Management Plans.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/05/2023 13:57:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1624308

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Bowel Cancer: Screening
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 help increase the level of uptake for the bowel cancer screening programme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	183211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>In 2019 the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) was rolled out in England for the bowel screening programme. FIT has found to be both more accurate and more acceptable to patients, because of its non-invasive nature.</p><p>To increase uptake of screening NHS England ran a ‘help us to help you’ campaign about bowel screening in February and March 2023. The aim of this campaign was to encourage people to take up the offer of bowel cancer screening.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 03/05/2023 11:38:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1624310

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Housing: Water Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help (a) make new build houses water efficient, (b) increase the level of installation of (i) water re-use and (ii) grey water recycling systems and (c) offset existing water demand in each region in respect of water neutrality.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The 2023 Plan for Water details our roadmap to water efficiency, including our commitment to develop guidance for development design to minimise the pressure developments place on the water system, especially in water stressed areas. We are looking at a number of ways to improve water efficiency in homes, including developing minimum product standards (similar to energy efficiency ratings) for showers, taps, and toilets.</p><p> </p><p>Our roadmap on water efficiency in new developments and retrofits sets out that we will review the Building Regulations 2010, and the water efficiency, water recycling and drainage standards. We will consider mandating a new minimum water efficiency standard for new homes in England of 105 litres per person per day and 100 litres per person per day where there is a clear local need, such as in areas of serious water stress. As well as looking at options such as rainwater harvesting, greywater re-use and storage options across many of these actions.</p><p> </p><p>Our Plan for Water also sets out that we are working with the Future Homes Hub and Cranfield University in respect of water neutrality to “develop clear guidance on ‘water positive’ or ‘net zero water’ developments and roles for developers and water companies, including water company incentives”.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/05/2023 15:50:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1624311

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing for people with (a) Crohn’s disease and (b) colitis.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	183080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is working closely with key stakeholders, including Crohn’s and Colitis UK, to finalise the NHS RightCare scenario on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) specialty report on gastroenterology, published in September 2021, sets out actions and recommendations for the National Health Service to improve patient care and ensure consistency of care across the country.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2022, GIRFT and the Outpatient Recovery and Transformation programme published Clinically-led Specialty Outpatient Guidance supporting 15 specialties, including gastroenterology, with guidance for services to help tackle escalating demand for outpatient appointments. The focus of these actions covered areas such as remote consultations, reducing did-not-attends and implementing patient-initiated follow-up, all of which are particularly helpful for patients with IBD.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/05/2023 14:44:30 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1624315

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Hepatitis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the maintenance phase of hepatitis C elimination once England has reached the World Health Organization elimination metrics.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	183081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2023 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made in the effort to eliminate Hepatitis C (HCV) in England. NHS England has publicly committed to the elimination of HCV in England in advance of the World Health Organization’s target of 2030, aiming to eliminate by 2025.</p><p>Work to support the elimination maintenance phase is currently being developed. It will involve multiple stakeholders including NHS England Specialised Commissioning, integrated care boards (ICBs), the Department, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In addition, commissioning arrangements for HCV elimination are expected to be devolved to local levels, with ICBs managing funding for issues such as testing and treatment. UKHSA will continue to monitor maintenance of elimination through routine surveillance data.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/05/2023 09:26:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1624316

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Viral Diseases: Blood
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 he has made of the impact of the opt-out testing programme for blood-borne viruses in Emergency Departments; and whether he plans to expand it beyond the initial areas included.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	183082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2023 answer text <p>We are assessing all the evidence from the first year of the opt-out testing programme for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and blood-borne viruses in emergency departments, alongside the data on progress towards our ambitions to end new HIV transmissions and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and HIV related deaths within England by 2030.</p><p>This data will be used to examine the feasibility of further expanding the programme and we will be sharing evidence as it emerges to support other areas of the country to make the case for implementing the same approach locally.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 05/05/2023 09:15:28 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1624317

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Liver Diseases: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to include provisions for (a) treatment of liver cancer and (b) tackling hepatitis C as a cause of liver cancer in the forthcoming Major Conditions Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	183083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Major Conditions Strategy will look at the treatment and prevention of cancer in people of all ages, covering the patient pathway. The Strategy will look at a wide range of interventions and enablers to improve outcomes and experience for cancer patients.</p><p>This Strategy will draw on previous work on cancer, including over 5,000 submissions provided to the Department as part of our Call for Evidence last year. We will continue to work closely with stakeholders, citizens and the National Health Service in coming weeks to identify actions for the Strategy that will have the most impact.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/05/2023 15:19:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1624321

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Sexual Harassment: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of sexual harassment in workplaces in England in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	183025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Equality Hub does not actively collect data on the prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace in England. External data collection and media reports have shown that sexual harassment remains a persistent, prevalent problem across the country, and particularly in our workplaces. In 2021 a poll by the TUC found that around 7 in 10 disabled women surveyed had been sexually harassed at work, for example.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to tackling sexual harassment in the workplace, to make sure that people feel safe and supported to thrive. In July 2021, as part of our strategy to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls, the Government committed to a new package of measures. This includes supporting the Equality and Human Rights Commission to develop a statutory Code of Practice, preparing our own practical guidance for employers, as well as two legislative commitments to strengthen protections for those affected by harassment at work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/05/2023 15:55:47 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman