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1792478

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
	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 develop a (a) comprehensive and (b) fully-funded plan to effectively (i) recruit, (ii) train, and (iii) retain a sustainable social care workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
	tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2025 answer text <p>We are launching an independent commission into adult social care as part of our critical first steps towards delivering a National Care Service. We expect that the commission will look at workforce issues, building on work already underway to provide a career structure, give care professionals greater skills and legislate for the first ever Fair Pay Agreements.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 08/04/2025 16:56:20 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5201

1792503

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ministers will (a) give evidence to and (b) participate in the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth's private inquiry into grooming gangs.
	tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
	tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was given on the 8 April 2025 to Question 44194.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson grouped question UIN 44339 question first answered 11/04/2025 09:38:41 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5158

1792504

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Business: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with UK businesses on the potential impact of President Trump's executive order on diversity, equality and inclusion practices.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and Ministerial team engage in regular discussions with UK business on topics including this. Department for Business and Trade ministers have already this year hosted events launching the FTSE Women Leaders and Parker Review 2025 Reports; both of which were attended by senior leaders from across the UK's private sector. Promoting equality of opportunity and business-led initiatives for progress are key parts of this Government's Plan for Change, ensuring fair access to the best jobs for all.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 14/04/2025 08:42:23 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1792510

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Minerals: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled UK Critical Mineral Strategy, last updated on 13 March 2024, what recent estimate he has made of the value of critical mineral exports.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	Perran Moon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>In 2024, the UK exported an estimated £10 billion worth of critical minerals. This figure was calculated using HMRC trade statistics, and the definition of “critical minerals” comes from internationally comparable HS trade codes published by the US Geological Survey. This figure does not include the many downstream products that are produced using critical minerals.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 14/04/2025 16:59:32 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	5208

1792511

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Minerals: Imports
	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 potential merits of securing the imports of critical minerals in (a) semi-manufactured materials and (b) raw materials.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	Perran Moon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>A secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK's economic growth and security, industrial strategy, and clean energy transition. Building on the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre’s updated criticality assessment, government will work hand in hand with industry to publish a new Critical Minerals Strategy this year. This new, targeted Critical Minerals Strategy will help secure our supply chains for the long term and drive forward the green industries of the future.</p><p><br> As part of the ongoing engagement, the government will engage with stakeholders to gather expertise and insights to shape our approach to securing critical minerals.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 14/04/2025 16:59:11 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	5208

1792512

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Metals and Minerals: Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to make an assessment of international comparisons of support provided to (a) minerals, (b) metals and (c) processing companies through the (i) planning and (ii) permitting process.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	Perran Moon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) actively monitors support provided to companies operating across the critical minerals supply chain in comparable countries, including planning and permitting processes.</p><p> </p><p>In the forthcoming Critical Minerals Strategy, DBT will outline further details of the Government’s approach to supporting the UK’s domestic mining, processing and recycling industries, and developing the UK’s competitive advantage.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 14/04/2025 17:00:10 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	5208

1792513

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Energy Intensive Industries: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to extend the Energy Intensive Industries support scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
	tabling member printed	Perran Moon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>The British Industry Supercharger was launched in 2024 and provides support to Energy Intensive Industries to bring electricity costs for those strategically important UK industries closer in line with other major economies so that they remain competitive on the world stage. The measures save eligible businesses on average around £24 – £31 per MWh on their electricity costs. The British Industry Supercharger will be reviewed regularly.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 10/04/2025 10:55:36 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	tabling member	5208

1792534

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential (a) impact and (b) merits of reforming the 1987 Police Pension Scheme rules on police (i) widows, (ii) widowers and (iii) surviving partners in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>The 1987 Police Pension Scheme provides a pension for the widow, widower or civil partner of a police officer who dies. In common with most other public service pension schemes of that time, these benefits cease to be payable where the widow, widower or civil partner remarries or cohabits with another partner. With the introduction of the 2006 and 2015 police pension schemes, all eligible police officers were able to join a pension scheme that provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse.</p><p>From 1 April 2015, the 1987 Police Pension Scheme was amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers who have died as a result of an injury on duty to receive their survivor benefits for life regardless of remarriage, civil partnership or cohabitation.</p><p>There are no plans at this time to make any further changes to benefits accrued in the 1987 police scheme. It was not originally costed to provide these extended benefits, and retrospectively changing the scheme would create additional costs for current officers and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson grouped question UIN 44245 44246 question first answered 11/04/2025 09:25:40 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1792550

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Medical Equipment: Recycling
	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 potential merits of working with local authorities to facilitate the (a) collection and (b) redistribution of (i) Zimmer frames, (ii) walking sticks and (iii) other used medical equipment.
	tabling member constituency	West Dorset
	tabling member printed	Edward Morello
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2025 answer text <p>As set out in the Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service report, published in October 2020, the NHS is committed to reducing its environmental impact, including by improving resilience and increasing the reuse, remanufacture, and recycling of medical equipment.</p><p>In October 2024, the Government published the Design for Life roadmap, a new strategy to transition away from all avoidable single-use medical technology products and towards a functioning circular system by 2045. The programme is expected to build on examples of where NHS organisations are already achieving cost, waste, and carbon savings through reusing, remanufacturing, and recycling medical devices and equipment, in line with their local Green Plans.</p><p>NHS England continues to work to expand locally managed walking aid refurbishment and reuse schemes, which include crutches, frames, and walking sticks, and savings from implementing these schemes are estimated at up to £46,000 a year per hospital, in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with potential carbon savings estimated at 7.4kt of CO2e per annum.</p><p>A range of resources and communication tools are available to support NHS trusts and patients with returns, and these include the Walking Aids Reuse How-to Guide and the Walking Aids page on the Recycle Now website, which shows the nearest drop off location by postcode, with 272 drop off locations in total, including 72 recycling centres that have been established through close working with local authority partners.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 44317 44318 question first answered 17/04/2025 10:52:39 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	5326

1792555

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Cayman Islands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of incorrectly assessing people as ineligible for home fee status on students from the Cayman Islands.
	tabling member constituency	West Dorset
	tabling member printed	Edward Morello
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2025 answer text <p>Since 2007, persons who have settled status in the UK, and who come to the UK from specified British Overseas Territories, have been eligible for home fee status if they meet the requirement of three years’ ordinary residence in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and/or specified British Overseas Territories.</p><p>Higher education (HE) providers in England are autonomous bodies, and as such are responsible for their own affairs, including the charging of fees, subject to compliance with the relevant regulations. The department expects that they will take the same approach as the Student Loans Company when awarding home fee status.</p><p>The department does not consider it appropriate for it to monitor provider decision making regarding home fee status.</p><p>The department has recently amended the relevant regulations, effective from 1 August 2024, to provide additional clarification on the criteria for home fee status, so as to assist HE providers.</p><p>Guidance is readily available online to assist providers with their decision making. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/student-finance-eligibility-2021-to-2022-academic-year/eligibility-rules-for-home-fee-status-and-student-finance-from-the-2022-to-2023-academic-year-onwards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/student-finance-eligibility-2021-to-2022-academic-year/eligibility-rules-for-home-fee-status-and-student-finance-from-the-2022-to-2023-academic-year-onwards</a>.</p><p>The department has, and will continue to, engage fully with all stakeholders whenever a potential issue around home fee status arises and we have provided guidance on the relevant regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby grouped question UIN 44321 44322 44323 44325 44326 question first answered 16/04/2025 08:26:30 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
	tabling member	5326