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1745484

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	Brain 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, what steps his Department is taking to include policies on (a) diagnosis, (b) care and treatment and (c) research into brain tumours in the (i) NHS 10-year plan and (ii) cancer strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Clive Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan on 28 November 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-22/15703" target="_blank">15703</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/12/2024 14:25:49 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	5207

1745551

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2024
	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	Colonoscopy: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of colonoscopy services; and whether his Department plans to increase the capacity of these services ahead of the extension of the bowel cancer screening programme to people aged 50 and above by April 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Clive Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening programme and planning for the age extension in the programme from 60 years old down to 50 years old.</p><p>The age extension for bowel screening started in April 2021 with the 56-year-old cohort and, based on modelling and clinical advice, has been planned to gradually reduce to age 50 years old by 2025. This has been done to ensure that screening centres could manage any required increase in colonoscopy capacity.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/12/2024 14:27:38 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	5207

1745100

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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	Employment: Young People
	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 her Oral Statement of 26 November 2026 on “Get Britain Working” White Paper, Official Report, column 656, what additional funding for the Government's Youth Guarantee will be allocated to (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) Peterborough.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>In the Get Britain Working White Paper, the government announced £45 million of funding for eight trailblazers in England to test delivery of the Youth Guarantee. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayoral Combined Authority are one of the eight areas set to receive approximately £5 million to support 18-21 year olds access education, training and employment opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 02/12/2024 16:02:33 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
	tabling member	5089

1745225

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any of the vials of (a) Pfizer and (b) Moderna covid-19 vaccines supplied to patients in the United Kingdom contained (i) variable and (ii) excessive levels of residual plasmid DNA.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>All batches of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines released in the United Kingdom to date have passed their release specifications for DNA levels. The specifications are set in line with their respective controlled manufacturing process and in accordance with, for example, World Health Organization guidance on the quality, safety, and efficacy of vaccines. No batches that have excessive levels of residual DNA have been released.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/12/2024 14:53:26 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1745226

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on Covid-19 vaccinations have been (a) received, (b) successful, (c) unsuccessful as a result of the claim not meeting the 60 per cent disability threshold, (d) rejected and (e) still awaiting resolution.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>As of 22 November 2024, the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS) has received 17,379 claims related to COVID-19 vaccinations. Of these, 194 claims have resulted in a payment being awarded, 9,196 have been rejected, 7,173 are awaiting resolution, and 816 were found to be invalid due to either being outside the scope of the VDPS or for being a duplicate claim. Of the 9,196 rejected claims, 416 were rejected for not meeting the 60% disability threshold.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/12/2024 14:50:11 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1745256

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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	Prostate 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, if he will take steps to ensure that guidance to primary care clinicians on screening for prostate cancer includes reference to the potential impact of the BRCA2 gene variation on risk levels.
	tabling member constituency	West Dorset
	tabling member printed	Edward Morello
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>The Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme provides guidance for general practitioners on how to counsel men who have no symptoms but wish to have a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer. It highlights the potential benefits and harms of PSA testing so that men including those at higher risk, such as men with a family history, can make an informed decision about whether to have the test.</p><p>The UK National Screening Committee is carrying out an evidence review of prostate cancer screening which includes looking at the evidence for targeted screening of specific high-risk groups, such as men over 50, Black men and those with a family history, such as carriers of the BRCA2 mutation. This will determine whether a PSA test-based screening programme for high-risk groups could provide more good than harm.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 02/12/2024 14:30:07 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	5326

1745346

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	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	Disability and Ethnic Groups: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why the draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill has not yet been published; and when they plan to publish it.
	tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>The King’s Speech set out our intention to publish the draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill during the first session.</p><p>The Bill will deliver our manifesto commitments to introduce mandatory pay gap reporting for large employers on ethnicity and disability, and extend the right to make equal pay claims to ethnic minority and disabled people. We intend to consult on these measures before we publish the Bill and will announce our plans in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern question first answered 02/12/2024 15:14:40 answering member 269 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern
	tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1745283

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to extend funding for the Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme beyond March 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>Through the Programme, six local authorities are installing &quot;smart&quot; multi-purpose columns or lampposts, to test the benefits of this hosting multiple services, such as mobile connectivity, electric vehicle charging, Wifi and CCTV.</p><p>The Government is currently carrying out an evaluation of the Programme, which is due to conclude next year. We will decide our next steps following this process.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 02/12/2024 17:26:27 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
	tabling member	5089

1745251

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: Motorcycles and Electric Bicycles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to the Home Office, with reference to her Oral Statement of 27 November 2024 on Respect Orders and anti-social behaviour, whether police officers will be able to pursue (a) off road bikes and (b) e scooters when these vehicles are being used in (i) an anti-social or (b) dangerous manner.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Vikki Slade
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>The police are able to pursue off road bikes and electric scooters when they are used anti-socially or dangerously. Any decision on whether to undertake a pursuit is an operational one for the police and should take account of the risk factors and proportionality in each situation.</p><p>The Home Office works closely with the NPCC to understand how the safety of police pursuits can be improved.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 02/12/2024 17:20:21 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5327

1745278

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Community Policing: Cambridgeshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how Cambridgeshire Constabulary will benefit from the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	16677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.</p><p>This includes delivering an additional 13,000 police officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood policing roles up and down the country.</p><p>We are working closely with policing to implement this commitment and will announce our plans for the delivery of neighbourhood officers shortly.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 02/12/2024 17:17:59 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	tabling member	5089