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1731929

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 impact of the use of third party apps to assist in booking practical driving tests on waiting times for people not using those apps.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Green
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>As of 7 October 2024, there were 571,047 car practical driving tests booked, and 89,349 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>A survey by DVSA suggests that only 10% of learner drivers use third parties to book their tests. Most either book appointments themselves or through their approved driving instructor (ADI).</p><p>To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, The DVSA continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests. Such apps or bots are not approved by DVSA. They make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test. DVSA will continue to take steps to block cancellation services from accessing the booking system, which is having a positive impact.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA operates an online booking service (OBS) for instructors and trainers so that they can book and manage driving and riding tests for their pupils. DVSA has made changes to the OBS by stopping automatic online registrations to use the service, ensuring each company that registers employs an ADI and removing access for any companies not linked to driving instructors.</p><p>In January 2023, DVSA changed the terms and conditions for using the booking service to help prevent anyone from selling tests at profit. Since then, DVSA has issued 313 warnings, 766 suspensions, and closed 705 businesses for misuse of its booking service.</p><p>Following these changes, there has been a significant drop in traffic to these services because DVSA is successfully identifying and blocking apps or bots.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 10/10/2024 09:54:45 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1731935

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has on the negotiations for a new NHS dentistry contract.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to National Health Service dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.</p><p>There are no perfect payment systems and careful consideration needs to be given to any potential changes to the complex dental system so that we deliver a system better for patients and the profession.</p><p>We are continuing to meet the British Dental Association and other representatives of the dental sector to discuss how we can best deliver our shared ambition to improve access for NHS dental patients.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 10/10/2024 08:01:44 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1731995

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16490 on Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice, what steps her Department is taking to review the contents of SEND information reports.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The requirement for all schools to publish Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information Reports was introduced in the Children and Families Act 2014. Information Reports must contain details of a school’s provision for pupils with SEND and must be reviewed annually.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the department’s work on long-term options for improving the SEND system, we will explore the role of SEND Information Reports.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 10/10/2024 11:02:35 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1732110

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	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
	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 reduce waiting times for children requiring an autism assessment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to autism assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism assessments, in line with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p>On 5 April 2023, NHS England published a national framework and operational guidance to help ICBs and the National Health Service to deliver improved outcomes for children, young people and adults referred to an autism assessment service. In 2024/25 £4.3 million is available nationally to improve services for autistic children and young people, including autism assessment services.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 10/10/2024 08:11:09 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5195

1732166

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase the minimum landing size of Fal oysters from 67 to 72mm.
	tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
	tabling member printed	Jayne Kirkham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority have written to the Defra asking for approval of their request to increase the minimum landing size of native oysters under the Fal Fishery Order 2016. This request and the evidence for making the change is being considered by the Defra.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 10/10/2024 09:38:39 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	5279

1730039

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	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, when the National Screening Committee will next review the potential merits of screening for prostate cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Goole and Pocklington
	tabling member printed	David Davis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) evidence review for prostate cancer screening is already underway, and plans to report within the UK NSC’s three-year work plan.</p><p>The evidence review includes modelling the clinical cost effectiveness of several approaches to prostate cancer screening, including different potential ways of screening the whole population from 40 years of age onwards and targeted screening aimed at groups of people identified as being at higher than average risk, such as black men or men with a family history of cancer.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/10/2024 16:39:51 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1730040

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects negotiations with Mauritius on the (a) sovereignty of the Chagos Islands and (b) return of Chagossians who wish to resettle will conclude.
	tabling member constituency	Islington North
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text On 3 October the UK and Mauritius reached a political agreement on the sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago. This agreement secures the effective operation of the vital UK-US military base on Diego Garcia well into the next century. Following Mauritian elections, the Government will seek Treaty signature and ratification when Parliamentary time allows. Under this agreement Mauritius will be free to implement a programme of resettlement on the islands, other than Diego Garcia. The terms of resettlement will be for Mauritius to determine. Mauritius and the UK will also now work to start a new programme of visits to the Chagos Archipelago for Chagossians.   answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 09/10/2024 16:05:51 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1730047

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to approve Tranche 2 funding for Asset Repair and Improvement.
	tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
	tabling member printed	Graham Stuart
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government, and that is why we have launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce. It will provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and after the winter flood season. It met for the first time on 12 September to discuss preparation for the winter ahead.</p><p> </p><p>The Internal Drainage Board (IDB) Fund will support our farmers and rural communities from the impacts of flooding by providing grants to IDBs. The Environment Agency has confirmed Tranche 1 allocations, which provides financial support for storm recovery following the wet weather and flooding during winter 2023/24. They are in the process of making payments to the successful IDBs. We will update the IDBs on Tranche 2 in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 09/10/2024 10:34:33 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

1730057

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Drinking Water: Romford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to work with relevant bodies to (a) assess and (b) improve the quality of tap water in Romford constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has a statutory duty to monitor water companies’ compliance with the regulations in place in England to protect drinking water quality, and to take enforcement action where necessary. To ensure we continue to maintain our world-leading water quality standards, water companies carry out regular risk assessments and sampling to make sure that drinking water supplies remain safe. This includes Essex and Suffolk Water who serve the Romford Constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Work is continuing across Defra and the Drinking Water Inspectorate to consider potential updates to the drinking water regulations to safeguard current high drinking water standards and ensure the regulations remain fit for purpose. This includes working with a range of external experts to inform and develop Government’s thinking on these matters.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 09/10/2024 10:30:27 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1730096

	registered interest
	date	04/10/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Cats: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the illegal smuggling of cats into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation.  We are considering the most effective ways to deliver this and will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 09/10/2024 16:31:13 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell