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1672643

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date	23/11/2023
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	Health Services: Weather
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 her Department is taking to help prepare the NHS for winter 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Ashley Dalton
uin	3561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Winter planning for the National Health Service started earlier this year than in previous years. The urgent and emergency care recovery plan was published in January 2023 which included £1 billion of dedicated funding to support capacity. In July 2023, NHS England wrote to integrated care boards, trusts and primary care networks to set out a national approach to 2023/24 winter planning and the key steps to be taken across all parts of the system to meet the challenges expected from winter pressures.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 28/11/2023 09:44:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton

1672649

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people with Rett Syndrome are able to heat their homes to a safe temperature.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	3418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to provide targeted support for vulnerable households as prices come down. In 2023-24 the Government is already providing additional cost of living payments of up to £900 to households on means-tested benefits, £300 to pensioner households, and £150 to those on eligible disability benefits.</p><p> </p><p>This is alongside existing and ongoing energy bills support for the most vulnerable that includes the:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Warm Home Discount providing a £150 rebate on electricity bills for up to three million households in most need this winter;</li><li>Winter Fuel Payment, worth between £250 - £600;</li><li>Cold Weather Payment, a £25 payment for vulnerable households on qualifying benefits, is also available to help with the cost of bills when the weather is or expected to be unusually cold.</li></ul> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 28/11/2023 07:33:15 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1672659

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Energy: Prices
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 she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional financial support for energy costs to people with a terminal illness.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	3553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government frequently assesses the merits of energy cost support policies and the impacts various policy ideas would have on the most vulnerable households.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to provide targeted support for vulnerable households as prices come down. In 2023-24 the Government is already providing additional cost of living payments of up to £900 to households on means-tested benefits, £300 to pensioner households, and £150 to those on eligible disability benefits.</p><p> </p><p>This is alongside existing and ongoing energy bills support for the most vulnerable that includes the:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Warm Home Discount providing a £150 rebate on electricity bills for up to three million households in most need this winter;</li><li>Winter Fuel Payment, worth between £250 - £600;</li><li>Cold Weather Payment, a £25 payment for vulnerable households on qualifying benefits, is also available to help with the cost of bills when the weather is or expected to be unusually cold.</li></ul> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 28/11/2023 07:41:48 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1672143

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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
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 she is taking to ensure that patients will not face delayed (a) diagnoses and (b) treatments under the new system of care navigation and expanded pharmacy services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The purpose of commissioning community pharmacy to supply prescription only medicines for seven common conditions and in training care navigators in general practices (GPs) to refer patient to appropriate health professionals for care is to release GP appointments for patients with more serious conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed patient group directions and service specifications have been developed to support the new Pharmacy First Service which will include ‘red flags’ which means that anyone suspected of a more serious conditions will be referred to a GP. Pharmacists are highly qualified clinicians who train for five years and already see patients and treat them with medicines that can be supplied over the counter at pharmacies and refer a range of patients with commons conditions. This new service enables them to complete more episodes of care.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/11/2023 17:27:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1672144

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Australia: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific. Our close partnership with Australia is an important part of this, and we regularly discuss Indo-Pacific collaboration at senior official and Ministerial levels. We work closely with Australia as members of the Commonwealth, Five Eyes, the G20 and the UN. HMG's policy on China is set out in the Integrated Review Refresh.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 27/11/2023 15:28:41 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1672149

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that PIP assessors receive adequate training relating to (a) Parkinson’s disease, (b) multiple sclerosis, (c) Crohn’s disease and (d) colitis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment assessments are carried out by qualified health professionals (HPs), who receive comprehensive training in assessing functional capability relating to both physical and mental health conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, and Colitis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HPs have access to a range of resources and experienced clinicians to support them in assessing individuals with specific conditions. Assessment providers engage with medical experts, charities, and relevant stakeholders to strengthen their training programmes.</p><p> </p><p>This year’s Health &amp; Disability White Paper committed to developing the skills of HPs. As a result, the department began a proof of concept to match an individual’s primary health condition to a HP who has professional experience in their condition. In addition to their professional experience, HPs will also take part in training to specialise in the functional impacts of specific health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 27/11/2023 16:59:19 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1672151

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications have been received for funding from the music hub investment programme (a) in total and (b) in each geographic area as of 22 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	3168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Arts Council England is leading the Music Hubs investment programme at the invitation of the department. As the programme is ongoing, information about the number of applications is commercially sensitive so cannot be published. The plan is for applicants to be informed of the outcome of the investment programme by April 2024, although they will be informed earlier if this is possible.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to music performance facilities in secondary schools, the department does not collect this information. The National Plan for Music Education, published in June 2022, sets out the department’s strategy to 2030 and maintains the government’s commitment to high quality music education for all. Starting in September 2023, all state-funded schools are asked to teach music to 5- to 14-year-olds for at least an hour a week each term, supported by co-curricular learning and musical experiences. It is for schools to decide what facilities are required to meet this expectation, including the specific expectation in the Plan in relation to space for rehearsals and individual practice.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the Cultural Education Plan, the department has been working closely with the Department for Media, Culture and Sport, and has conducted extensive engagement with external stakeholders across the education and cultural sectors and appointed an Expert Advisory Panel in July 2023. Both the Panel and the stakeholder engagement are helping to inform the development of the Plan and its emerging proposals. The department will publish the Cultural Education Plan in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 3169 3171 3172 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:17:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1672152

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of contacting successful applicants to the Music Hub Investment Programme before April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	3169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Arts Council England is leading the Music Hubs investment programme at the invitation of the department. As the programme is ongoing, information about the number of applications is commercially sensitive so cannot be published. The plan is for applicants to be informed of the outcome of the investment programme by April 2024, although they will be informed earlier if this is possible.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to music performance facilities in secondary schools, the department does not collect this information. The National Plan for Music Education, published in June 2022, sets out the department’s strategy to 2030 and maintains the government’s commitment to high quality music education for all. Starting in September 2023, all state-funded schools are asked to teach music to 5- to 14-year-olds for at least an hour a week each term, supported by co-curricular learning and musical experiences. It is for schools to decide what facilities are required to meet this expectation, including the specific expectation in the Plan in relation to space for rehearsals and individual practice.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the Cultural Education Plan, the department has been working closely with the Department for Media, Culture and Sport, and has conducted extensive engagement with external stakeholders across the education and cultural sectors and appointed an Expert Advisory Panel in July 2023. Both the Panel and the stakeholder engagement are helping to inform the development of the Plan and its emerging proposals. The department will publish the Cultural Education Plan in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 3168 3171 3172 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:17:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1672153

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of apprenticeships in the music industry in each academic year since 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	3170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The most recent statistics on apprenticeship starts by industry characteristics cover the academic years 2012/13 to 2020/21 and are published on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics</a>. These data use the Office for National Statistics’ two-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of the UK workforce.</p><p>There is not a two-digit SIC code for ‘the music industry’. The following table shows the number of apprenticeships starts covered by the two-digit SIC code for ‘motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities’ in England between the 2018/19 and 2020/21 academic years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apprenticeship starts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years will be published in June 2024 and June 2025, respectively.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 27/11/2023 13:33:02 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1672154

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of state-funded secondary schools had their own music performance facilities in (a) 2010, (b) 2015, (c) 2019 and (d) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	3171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Arts Council England is leading the Music Hubs investment programme at the invitation of the department. As the programme is ongoing, information about the number of applications is commercially sensitive so cannot be published. The plan is for applicants to be informed of the outcome of the investment programme by April 2024, although they will be informed earlier if this is possible.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to music performance facilities in secondary schools, the department does not collect this information. The National Plan for Music Education, published in June 2022, sets out the department’s strategy to 2030 and maintains the government’s commitment to high quality music education for all. Starting in September 2023, all state-funded schools are asked to teach music to 5- to 14-year-olds for at least an hour a week each term, supported by co-curricular learning and musical experiences. It is for schools to decide what facilities are required to meet this expectation, including the specific expectation in the Plan in relation to space for rehearsals and individual practice.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the Cultural Education Plan, the department has been working closely with the Department for Media, Culture and Sport, and has conducted extensive engagement with external stakeholders across the education and cultural sectors and appointed an Expert Advisory Panel in July 2023. Both the Panel and the stakeholder engagement are helping to inform the development of the Plan and its emerging proposals. The department will publish the Cultural Education Plan in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 3168 3169 3172 question first answered 27/11/2023 13:17:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley