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1641759

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to support the Hidden Disabilities sunflower lanyard scheme.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	187825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>People with non-visible disabilities can experience difficulties or be disadvantaged in their ability to access services. Their difficulty can be exacerbated because service provider personnel are unaware of their disability and any different or additional needs they may have.</p><p> </p><p>During the pandemic, the green Sunflower Lanyard scheme gained popularity to indicate an individual's non-visible disability in relation to mask exemption. The Sunflower Lanyard scheme is recognised by some retailers and transport authorities as an indication that a customer or passenger may need additional help because of a non-visible disability. Some individuals prefer to make their non-visible disability known to others by wearing a <em>visible</em> indication of their disability - the Sunflower Lanyard scheme is one such option.</p><p> </p><p>However, this is a personal choice. It is not the Government's intent to promote any one voluntary scheme, nor to suggest that disabled people should feel that they have to make their disability known to others.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/06/2023 11:50:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1641567

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	NHS: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the ability of social enterprises with staff on agenda for change contracts to meet the 2022-23 NHS non-consolidated pay awards without receiving Government funding for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The pay deal that was accepted by the NHS Staff Council on 2 May 2023 covered staff directly employed by National Health Service organisations. These organisations are set out in Annex 1 of the handbook on Agenda for Change terms.</p><p>NHS social enterprises are independent providers and remain free to develop and adapt their own terms and conditions of employment. This includes the pay scales that they use and any non-consolidated pay awards they choose to make. It is for them to determine what is affordable within the financial model they operate, and how to recoup any additional costs they face.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 187259 187529 question first answered 08/06/2023 15:14:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641568

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	NHS: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the NHS non-consolidated pay awards for 2022-23 on health and care services previously run by social enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The pay deal that was accepted by the NHS Staff Council on 2 May 2023 covered staff directly employed by National Health Service organisations. These organisations are set out in Annex 1 of the handbook on Agenda for Change terms.</p><p>NHS social enterprises are independent providers and remain free to develop and adapt their own terms and conditions of employment. This includes the pay scales that they use and any non-consolidated pay awards they choose to make. It is for them to determine what is affordable within the financial model they operate, and how to recoup any additional costs they face.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 187259 187528 question first answered 08/06/2023 15:14:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641569

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Renters (Reform) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on when the Renters (Reform) Bill will receive its Second Reading.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-02/187383" target="_blank">187383</a> on 7 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 187075 question first answered 08/06/2023 15:19:11 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641570

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to outlaw blanket bans on private renters (a) with children and (b) in receipt of benefits.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-02/187385" target="_blank">187385</a> on 7 June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 187076 question first answered 08/06/2023 15:18:08 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641573

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Pregnancy: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pregnant women who are living in relative poverty.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>We do not collect this information; however, National Statistics on the number and percentage of people in relative poverty are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. This can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2021" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/06/2023 13:50:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641574

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Mothers: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of mothers with children under the age of four who are living in relative poverty.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is publicly available and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2021" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/06/2023 13:52:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641576

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the most recent meetings of her Department's (a) thematic working groups and (b) strategic trade advisory group took place; and when the next meetings of these groups are expected to take place.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The most recent meeting of the Strategic Trade Advisory Group was 13 June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent meeting dates of the Thematic Working Groups are listed below.</p><p> </p><p>29/06/2022 – Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises</p><p>30/06/2022 – Trade for Development</p><p>21/07/2022 – Customs</p><p>28/07/2022 – Procurement</p><p>08/09/2022 – Intellectual Property</p><p>13/10/2022 – Sustainability</p><p>17/01/2023 – Technical Barriers to Trade</p><p>18/01/2023 – Implementation and Market Access</p><p>26/01/2023 – Cross-Cutting Services</p><p>21/04/2023 – Financial Services (led by HMT)</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade is reforming its approach to external engagement, to meets the needs of industry and match the priorities of the new Department. A new approach will be set out in due course, but in the meantime the Department continues to engage with a full range of interested parties on key issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/06/2023 15:34:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641577

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Treaties: Committees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a committee to consider international agreements in the House of Commons.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Andrew Western
uin	187537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Business and Trade Committee has an important role to play in the scrutiny of the Department for Business and Trade and its public bodies, including international trade agreements. The International Trade Committee previously conducted inquiries into the Free Trade Agreements with Australia and New Zealand, as well as more recent inquiries into the UK’s CPTPP accession and UK trade negotiations with India and the Gulf Cooperation Group.</p><p>The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (CRaG) provides an effective and robust framework for scrutiny of treaties that require ratification, including Free Trade Agreements. In addition, any legislation required to implement international agreements needs to be scrutinised and passed by Parliament in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/06/2023 14:33:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western

1641580

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Pharmacy: Liverpool
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 he is taking to help ensure there is an adequate supply of medication to pharmacies in Liverpool.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	187538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly holds discussions with stakeholders to ensure continuity of supply of medicines to the National Health Service. We have well-established processes to manage and mitigate medicine supply issues, working closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England, Devolved Governments and others operating in the supply chain, to help prevent shortages and to ensure that the risks to patients are minimised when they do arise.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/06/2023 14:25:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden