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1700766

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date	15/04/2024
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Secretaries of State: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House when they will respond to the Report of the Procedure Committee of the House of Commons Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords (1st Report, HC 338).
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL3828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government responded to the House of Commons Procedure Committee Report Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords (1st Report, HC 338) on Wednesday 17th April 2024. A copy of the report can be found on the Procedure Committees website on the link below.</p><p><strong><br><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/126/procedure-committee/publications/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/126/procedure-committee/publications/</a> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 18/04/2024 11:35:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

1700786

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to prioritise research into variation of the prevalence of prostate cancer among different ethnic groups.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the recently announced TRANSFORM trial which aims to save thousands of men each year by finding the best way to screen for prostate cancer across all ethnic groups. It will be spread across the United Kingdom, although final decisions on specific locations are yet to be taken. Men will be invited to participate via their general practices. This study, led by Prostate Cancer UK and supported by the Government among others, will also aim to address some of the inequalities that exist in prostate cancer diagnosis today by ensuring that one in ten of the trial participants will be black men, who are three times overrepresented compared to the population of men aged between 45 and 75 years old as based on 2021 census data.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds research in response to proposals received from scientists and commissioned calls rather than allocating funding to specific disease areas. It welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including prostate cancer. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made based on the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, to raise awareness of prostate cancer in this group, Leicester’s Centre for BME Health has developed a toolkit in partnership with the NIHR with guidance on how to start conversations about prostate cancer and overcome barriers to diagnosis.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 17/04/2024 16:29:23 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1698394

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Sudan: Democracy and Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of international coordination on supporting (a) peace, (b) human rights and (c) democracy in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	20235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is working with a wide range of partners, including Gulf and African countries, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and the UN, to take forward a sustained and meaningful peace process that leads to the resumption of civilian rule in Sudan. We continue to support mediation efforts and urge both warring parties to engage constructively to secure a ceasefire and ensure humanitarian access.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 18/04/2024 07:22:19 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1698595

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers held visa sponsorship licences in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022 and (d) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	20345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes the latest register of worker and temporary worker licensed sponsors at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers" target="_blank">Register of licensed sponsors: workers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> This is a live document that is continually updated.</p><p>Data that has been updated quarterly since 2014 and includes the number of valid sponsor licences, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sponsorship-transparency-data-q4-2023" target="_blank">Sponsorship transparency data: Q4 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The number of organisations annually on the register of sponsors can also be found under Sponsorship Summary Tables at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#sponsorship" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 18/04/2024 10:08:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1699039

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Schools: Pedestrian Crossings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds information on the number and proportion of school crossing guards who wear body cameras while on duty.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	20665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/04/2024 09:49:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1699040

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Schools: Pedestrian Crossings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many school crossing guards have been involved in road traffic accidents while on duty in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	20666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/04/2024 09:32:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1699041

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department provided between 1 September 2023 and 23 February 2024 to people who wished to apply for a lump sum payment under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 who had (a) been awarded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit as they had unilateral but not bilateral Pleural Thickening, PD9 and (b) been awarded Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for asbestos-related lung cancer based on their employment history but had not been diagnosed with asbestosis, PD8A.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	20667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Regulations which widened potential Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 scheme entitlement to include sufferers of unilateral diffuse pleural thickening and asbestos-related primary carcinoma of the lung (without asbestosis) came into force on 23 February 2024. Once the Department identified that these customers were not previously entitled to an award under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 scheme, the Department’s priority was to amend the relevant legislation as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>An initial letter was sent on 09 January 2024 notifying asbestos support groups of the situation, and the Department’s intention to amend the legislation, and a follow-up letter was sent to asbestos support groups on 26 February 2024, confirming that the new regulations had now come into force.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible customers should receive award notifications as usual when their claim is processed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/04/2024 10:32:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1699967

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electricity: Trade Competitiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of recoupling the GB and EU day-ahead electricity markets without recoupling the intraday markets on the competitiveness of wholesale electricity markets.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	20832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>In 2021, HMG consulted on current arrangements for trading electricity on power exchanges in the GB wholesale electricity market and outlined proposals to support efficient cross-border trading. That consultation focused on day-ahead trading but also sought views on the intraday timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>HMG’s consultation response outlined the intention to legislate to achieve a single GB clearing price in the day-ahead timeframe, subject to engagement with the UK-EU Specialised Committee on Energy, industry and stakeholders to ensure HMG is well placed to make a final decision on progressing legislation. HMG confirmed development of efficient arrangements in other timeframes should remain under review.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fre-coupling-great-britain-electricity-auctions-for-cross-border-trade&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C9dbf59c61a9840a5fc6108dc5eb48023%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638489376545896472%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1jIrxOoYdZ9KDXIcs7XbqjXkva8LU8q8cAtzpOs3nyM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/re-coupling-great-britain-electricity-auctions-for-cross-border-trade</a></p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 18/04/2024 05:58:51 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1700143

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Witham Industrial Watch: Business Improvement Districts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 29 January 2024 from Witham Industrial Watch Ltd providing notice under regulation 3(2) of the Business Improvement Districts (England) Regulations 2004 that they are proposing to initiate a Business Improvement District renewal ballot.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	21007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The department responded to Witham Industrial Watch Ltd to confirm receipt of their letter dated 29 January 2024.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 18/04/2024 15:13:46 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1700198

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Pharmacy: 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 her Department has plans to make (a) adult MMR and (b) shingles vaccines available in community pharmacies for people who meet the NHS eligibility criteria.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	21034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Routine vaccinations, including the shingles vaccine, are not currently available at community pharmacies via the National Health Service. This is with the exception of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine where, in response to the current measles outbreak, some areas have stood up community pharmacy sites on a time-limited basis, to deliver the MMR vaccine to specific cohorts.</p><p>The NHS vaccination strategy signals an intent to give local systems the responsibility and flexibility to design and deliver vaccination services to meet their population needs. This includes commissioning the optimal provider network, which may include community pharmacy and hospital hubs, and continuing to use the expertise of primary care, including general practices and practice nurses, to maximise uptake.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/04/2024 09:59:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris