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1653072

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons funding for NHS staff mental health and wellbeing hubs ended on 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	194179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made on the closure of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs.</p><p>Staff mental health and wellbeing hubs were established in October 2020 with funding subsequently extended to March 2023. They were funded on a non-recurrent basis in response to the pressure on the workforce from COVID-19. NHS England has identified further national funding to maintain support for staff mental health in 2023/24 on a regional basis, as part of the transition towards a sustainable model for staff health and wellbeing support, which is based on a preventative, local level approach. Integrated care systems (ICSs) are able to supplement this with their own investment locally.</p><p>To ensure there is a long-term sustainable approach to supporting staff, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has tasked ICSs with developing and implementing plans to invest in occupational health and wellbeing services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 194180 question first answered 20/07/2023 16:46:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1653073

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on the mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff of the closure of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	194180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made on the closure of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs.</p><p>Staff mental health and wellbeing hubs were established in October 2020 with funding subsequently extended to March 2023. They were funded on a non-recurrent basis in response to the pressure on the workforce from COVID-19. NHS England has identified further national funding to maintain support for staff mental health in 2023/24 on a regional basis, as part of the transition towards a sustainable model for staff health and wellbeing support, which is based on a preventative, local level approach. Integrated care systems (ICSs) are able to supplement this with their own investment locally.</p><p>To ensure there is a long-term sustainable approach to supporting staff, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has tasked ICSs with developing and implementing plans to invest in occupational health and wellbeing services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 194179 question first answered 20/07/2023 16:46:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1653082

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of duty solicitors.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	194181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is responsible for commissioning duty solicitor services and the day-to-day administration of the court and police station duty schemes. This includes keeping membership records, allocating slots, and producing and maintaining <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1-april-2023-to-30-september-2023" target="_blank">duty solicitor rotas</a>.</p><p>At a national level, the LAA monitors capacity across criminal legal aid contracts on an ongoing basis and, where demand is greater than the available supply, takes action to secure additional provision to ensure the continuity of legal aid-funded services.</p><p>The LAA is satisfied that there continues to be sufficient duty solicitor coverage across England and Wales. Provision under the duty schemes is demand led and so there may be variations in numbers across each local rota or other fluctuations in numbers depending on prevailing market conditions, and other internal factors such as firms merging or other consolidation activity.</p><p>More generally in relation to criminal legal aid, on 30 November 2022, the government published its full response to the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review (CLAIR) setting out various proposals to ensure the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid sector.</p><p>This followed the interim response to the CLAIR which introduced a 15% uplift across most fee schemes in line with the recommendations made in the Review. This funding began to come into effect from the end of September 2022, and we subsequently agreed to extend it to the majority of cases already progressing in the Crown Court. Following these reforms, an increase in expenditure of up to £141 million a year will take expected annual criminal legal aid spend to £1.2 billion.</p><p>Overall, our ambitious reforms will deliver a stronger justice system for all who rely on it. They will reinforce a more sustainable market, with publicly funded criminal defence practice seen as a viable long-term career choice befitting of our world-class legal professionals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/07/2023 13:23:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1653083

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of the Overseas Development Assistance budget was spent on accommodating asylum seekers in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	194136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The latest data available was published on GOV.UK on 5 April 2023 as part of the provisional Statistics for International Development (SID). In this publication, Home Office In-donor costs for 2022 were £2,382m and total HMG ODA was £12,774m, in line with international spending rules. Here is a link to published statistics <a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fstatistics%2fstatistics-on-international-development-provisional-uk-aid-spend-2022&amp;data=05%7c01%7claura.evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7c50768f5c214749a982b608db35d6a794%7cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7c0%7c0%7c638162968283032728%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjwijoimc4wljawmdailcjqijoiv2lumziilcjbtii6ik1hawwilcjxvci6mn0%3d%7c3000%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=1hasgqitxvtv6aoz%2fxdsekmqjzjjuf1ovrhrmsgytxk%3d&amp;reserved=0" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-provisional-uk-aid-spend-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLaura.Evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C50768f5c214749a982b608db35d6a794%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638162968283032728%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1haSgqITxVTV6aoZ%2FxDSeKMqJzJjUF1ovRHrMSgytXk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spent 2022 – GOV.UK</a></p><p>That is why we are shifting to cheaper and basic accommodation and delivering on out plan to stop the boats – which is the enduring way to alleviate unfair pressure on communities and the British taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/07/2023 16:59:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1653092

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support the land-based gambling industry.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	194248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Our gambling white paper set out the government’s plans for modernising the regulation of gambling in Great Britain. This included a number of measures to adjust outdated and overly restrictive rules to enable the land-based sectors to thrive sustainably. We recognise their contribution to the economy, including provision of employment in coastal towns and across the country.</p><p>We are working with the Gambling Commission to bring key measures, including those relating to gaming machines in casinos, arcades and bingo halls, into force as soon as possible. We will consult on details required for implementation this summer. Since publishing the white paper, ministers and officials have engaged with industry representatives across the land-based sector, including the Betting and Gaming Council, British Amusement Catering Trade Association and the Bingo Association.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 194249 194251 question first answered 20/07/2023 15:58:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1653094

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Gambling White Paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published in April 2023, what steps her Department is taking to engage with the land-based gambling industry following the publication of the White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	194249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Our gambling white paper set out the government’s plans for modernising the regulation of gambling in Great Britain. This included a number of measures to adjust outdated and overly restrictive rules to enable the land-based sectors to thrive sustainably. We recognise their contribution to the economy, including provision of employment in coastal towns and across the country.</p><p>We are working with the Gambling Commission to bring key measures, including those relating to gaming machines in casinos, arcades and bingo halls, into force as soon as possible. We will consult on details required for implementation this summer. Since publishing the white paper, ministers and officials have engaged with industry representatives across the land-based sector, including the Betting and Gaming Council, British Amusement Catering Trade Association and the Bingo Association.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 194248 194251 question first answered 20/07/2023 15:58:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1653095

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Gambling White paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, what her timeline is for publishing the findings of consultations on that White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	194250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Our gambling white paper set out a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm and ensure that people who are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected. These include new player protection checks, a stake limit for online slots games, improvements to consumer redress and a statutory levy on operators to fund research, education and treatment.</p><p>We are working with the Gambling Commission and other stakeholders to bring these measures into force as soon as possible, subject to further consultation where appropriate. The Government will publish a number of targeted consultations this summer, with the Commission also consulting on a number of priority areas, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/07/2023 15:56:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1653098

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the impact of the land-based gambling industry on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	194251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Our gambling white paper set out the government’s plans for modernising the regulation of gambling in Great Britain. This included a number of measures to adjust outdated and overly restrictive rules to enable the land-based sectors to thrive sustainably. We recognise their contribution to the economy, including provision of employment in coastal towns and across the country.</p><p>We are working with the Gambling Commission to bring key measures, including those relating to gaming machines in casinos, arcades and bingo halls, into force as soon as possible. We will consult on details required for implementation this summer. Since publishing the white paper, ministers and officials have engaged with industry representatives across the land-based sector, including the Betting and Gaming Council, British Amusement Catering Trade Association and the Bingo Association.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 194248 194249 question first answered 20/07/2023 15:58:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1653099

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme since the start of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	194149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The total cost to the Ministry of Defence of the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme was £473.5 million.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/07/2023 09:08:34 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1653106

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LE TacCIS Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the latest estimated initial operating capability date is for the Morpheus next-generation tactical communications system.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	194155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The original Initial Operating Capability (IOC) date was 2025; a revised IOC is yet to be defined pending ongoing contractual discussions with General Dynamics Mission Systems (UK).</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/07/2023 09:08:58 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois