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1748462

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to change how her Department assesses proposals for funding local authority road improvement projects.
	tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
	tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department’s transport business case guidance forms the basis of our assessment of transport investment projects. It follows HM Treasury’s Green Book five case model which is the government’s best practice model for spending and investment decisions. The guidance is kept under review and is used alongside the well-established Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG). TAG is kept under constant review in line with good practice, the latest evidence, and method enhancements.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 12/12/2024 10:05:18 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1748474

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	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: 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, if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendations of Bowel Cancer UK's report entitled Delivering the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan: A review of progress of bowel cancer in England, published on 3 December 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Clive Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The Health Mission sets the objective of building a National Health Service fit for the future. As part of that work, and in response to Lord Darzi’s report, we have launched an extensive programme of engagement to develop a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS. The plan will set out a bold agenda to deliver on the three big shifts, from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the NHS highlighted that there is more to be done to increase the speed at which patients are diagnosed with, and treated for, cancer. His report will inform our 10-year plan to reform the NHS, which will include further details on how we will improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes, including for bowel cancer. We are also currently in discussions about what form a potential cancer plan for England should take, including its relationship to the 10-Year Health Plan and the Government’s wider Health Mission, and will provide updates in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is taking steps to improve the rate of early diagnosis for all cancers, including bowel and bowel-related cancers. We will support the NHS to transform diagnostic services by spending £1.5 billion on new surgical hubs and diagnostic scanners, to build capacity for over 30,000 more procedures and 1.25 million diagnostic tests.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 12/12/2024 12:28:45 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	5207

1748565

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	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: Employers' Contributions
	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 potential impact of increases in employers' National Insurance contributions on the (a) retention and (b) recruitment of salaried GPs.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull West and Shirley
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>We have made the necessary decisions to fix the foundations of the public finances in the Autumn Budget. The employers’ National Insurance rise will be implemented in April 2025. We will set out further details on the allocation of funding for next year in due course.</p><p>Primary care providers, including general practitioners (GPs), are valued independent contractors that provide nearly £20 billion worth of National Health Services. Every year we consult with each contracted sector about the services it provides, and the money providers are entitled to in return. As in previous years, this issue will be dealt with as part of that process. We will shortly begin discussions on the annual GP Contract.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 19148 19149 question first answered 13/12/2024 10:58:33 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5197

1748567

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	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: Employers' Contributions
	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 potential impact of increases to employers National Insurance contributions on the (a) retention and (b) recruitment of nurses in GP surgeries.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull West and Shirley
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>We have made the necessary decisions to fix the foundations of the public finances in the Autumn Budget. The employers’ National Insurance rise will be implemented in April 2025. We will set out further details on the allocation of funding for next year in due course.</p><p>Primary care providers, including general practitioners (GPs), are valued independent contractors that provide nearly £20 billion worth of National Health Services. Every year we consult with each contracted sector about the services it provides, and the money providers are entitled to in return. As in previous years, this issue will be dealt with as part of that process. We will shortly begin discussions on the annual GP Contract.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 19147 19149 question first answered 13/12/2024 10:58:33 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5197

1748569

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	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: Employers' Contributions
	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 potential impact of proposed changes to National Insurance contributions on the retention and recruitment of non-clinical staff in GP surgeries.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull West and Shirley
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>We have made the necessary decisions to fix the foundations of the public finances in the Autumn Budget. The employers’ National Insurance rise will be implemented in April 2025. We will set out further details on the allocation of funding for next year in due course.</p><p>Primary care providers, including general practitioners (GPs), are valued independent contractors that provide nearly £20 billion worth of National Health Services. Every year we consult with each contracted sector about the services it provides, and the money providers are entitled to in return. As in previous years, this issue will be dealt with as part of that process. We will shortly begin discussions on the annual GP Contract.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 19147 19148 question first answered 13/12/2024 10:58:33 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5197

1748633

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	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	Poverty: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled Dying in Poverty, published by Marie Curie in November 2024, what steps she is taking to tackle the levels of people dying in poverty in Liverpool.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department has noted the recommendations made in the report, and values Marie Curie as a key stakeholder which engages with us constructively in this area. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medical assessment or serve waiting periods and in most cases, receive the highest rate of benefit.</p><p> </p><p>For many years, the Special Rules applied to people who have 6 months or less to live, they have now been changed so they apply to people who have 12 months or less to live.  Changes to the Special Rules mean that thousands of people nearing the end of life are now able to claim fast-tracked financial support from the benefits system six months earlier than they were able to previously.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 18832 19033 question first answered 13/12/2024 11:50:14 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1748640

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation entitled Smarter regulation: proposed changes to legislation for electrically assisted pedal cycles, which closed on 25 April 2024, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of amending regulations on (a) the classification of and (b) enabling throttle assistance for electrically-assisted pedal cycles.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	18989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department is carefully considering the responses to the consultation, and will make an announcement on the way forward as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 12/12/2024 15:32:18 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1748676

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	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	Poverty: Lambeth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of people dying in poverty in Lambeth.
	tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department has noted the recommendations made in the report, and values Marie Curie as a key stakeholder which engages with us constructively in this area. The primary way the Department supports people nearing the end of life is through special benefit rules which are known as the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL). These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medical assessment or serve waiting periods and in most cases, receive the highest rate of benefit.</p><p> </p><p>For many years, the Special Rules applied to people who have 6 months or less to live, they have now been changed so they apply to people who have 12 months or less to live.  Changes to the Special Rules mean that thousands of people nearing the end of life are now able to claim fast-tracked financial support from the benefits system six months earlier than they were able to previously.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms grouped question UIN 18832 19069 question first answered 13/12/2024 11:50:14 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1748742

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bicycles: Lighting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it mandatory for cyclists to have lights on their bikes.
	tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
	tabling member printed	Matt Bishop
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>It is already a requirement that cycles have white front and red rear lights lit when being ridden at night. Under The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 cycles must also be fitted with a red rear reflector and amber pedal reflectors (if manufactured after 1 October 1985). Rule 60 of The Highway Code explains these requirements, the enforcement of which is a matter for the police. The Government has no plans to require cyclists to have lights on their cycles in daylight hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 12/12/2024 15:30:35 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	5323

1747995

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2024
	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	ATOL and Package Holidays
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of consumer protection provided by (a) package travel and (b) ATOL regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	18588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2024 answer text <p>The rights provided under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangement Regulations 2018 (PTRs) have been key to resolving many consumer issues in recent years- including supplier insolvencies. DBT is looking to expand options for businesses to protect consumer deposits, while working with stakeholders and consumer organisations to identify whether the framework can be further strengthened.</p><p>In relation to ATOL, the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Transport. The ATOL Regulations have provided valued protection to consumers for over 50 years. The Department for Transport is continuing work with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) exploring how the ATOL scheme should operate in the future.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 12/12/2024 17:05:02 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan