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1795351

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date	22/04/2025
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	Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Hongkongers who (a) arrived in the UK on British National (Overseas) visas and (b) have subsequently become UK citizens receive consular protection in (i) Hong Kong and (ii) mainland China.
tabling member constituency	Farnham and Bordon
tabling member printed	Gregory Stafford
uin	46683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. This includes BN(O)s who, under the Memoranda to the Joint Declaration, are eligible for consular assistance in third countries, but not in Hong Kong, Macao or mainland China. If individuals have formally renounced Chinese citizenship, it's advised that they carry clear evidence they have done so. We advise seeking legal advice where appropriate for individual cases. Individuals should also familiarise themselves with the FCDO's Travel Advice.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 25/04/2025 09:15:02 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	5351

1795450

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on increasing youth engagement in sports outside school.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	46717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I regularly meet with Ministerial counterparts from the Department for Education on a range of issues, including young people’s engagement in sport both inside and outside the school day.</p><p>As an example, in March, I attended a meeting with a range of National Governing Bodies on their role in enhancing access to sport and physical activity inside and outside the school day, hosted by the Minister for School Standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 25/04/2025 14:49:55 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1795455

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
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, whether her Department has provided guidance to Personal Independence Payment assessors on the impact of surgical mesh on women's ability to work.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Gateshead South
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	46692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people with a long-term health condition or impairment, whether physical, sensory, mental, cognitive, intellectual, or any combination of these. It is paid to contribute to the extra costs that disabled people may face, to help them lead full, active and independent lives. PIP can be paid to those who are in full or part-time work as well as those out of work.</p><p> </p><p>From 09 September 2024 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) took ownership of the core training and guidance material (CTGM) for the Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS); this is provided by DWP to the HAAS assessment suppliers (AS). AS must use the material to inform the development of their final training product(s) and use all content from CTGM that relates to specific condition(s) and assessment policy.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has provided AS with CTGM on mesh injury/implants. This contains clinical and functional information relevant to the condition and is quality assured to ensure its accuracy from both a clinical and policy perspective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 25/04/2025 11:42:56 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1795473

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pensions: Widowed People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on police (a) widows, (b) widowers and (c) surviving partners losing deceased spouse pensions if they (i) remarry and (ii) cohabit.
tabling member constituency	Walsall and Bloxwich
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	46708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The 2015 police pension scheme is the scheme currently open to serving police officers. This scheme provides life-long survivor benefits for spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners, including those who remarry or cohabit after losing a spouse. The introduction of the 2006 police pension scheme meant that all eligible police officers were able to join a pension scheme with such survivor benefits.</p><p>Prior to 2006, 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. 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> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 25/04/2025 12:37:02 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1795477

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
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	Import Duties: USA
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 he plans to introduce an energy rebate for companies impacted by the imposition of tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Walsall and Bloxwich
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	46711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently.</p><p> </p><p>The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy with less reliance on volatile international energy markets and help in our commitment to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises that the UK’s industrial electricity costs are currently higher than those of our competitors, which partly reflects how the costs of the electricity system are distributed across households and industrial customers.</p><p> </p><p>There is support in place through the British Industry Supercharger to reduce the cumulative impact of energy and climate change policies on industrial electricity prices for eligible energy intensive industries (EIIs), including compensation for indirect emission costs of the UK ETS and Carbon Price Support and reductions in the indirect cost due to the Contracts for Difference, Renewables Obligation and small-scale feed-in-tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 25/04/2025 12:47:43 answering member 5099
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1795480

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds past their maturity date have not been claimed.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	46688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 25/04/2025 08:04:47 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1795531

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the safety of rehydration clauses in combat sports.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	46802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>I have not had any recent discussions with stakeholders about the safety of rehydration clauses in combat sports. It is the responsibility of individual sports and event organisers to determine the appropriate measures to ensure the safety of participants.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 25/04/2025 14:48:05 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1795535

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
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	Autism: Health Education
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 he is taking to help improve autism (a) awareness and (b) understanding among the adult population.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	46800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government is committed to creating a more inclusive society where autistic people are supported to thrive.</p><p>The Department is taking action to increase awareness and understanding of autism within health and adult social care services. From 1 July 2022, service providers registered with the Care Quality Commission are required to ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role, as set out in the Health and Care Act 2022. To support this, we are rolling out the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. Over two million people have now completed the e-learning module, which is the first part of the training.</p><p>The Government has also committed to raising awareness of all forms of neurodiversity, including autism, in the workplace. An independent panel made of academics with expertise and experiences of neurodiversity, including autism, has been launched to advise the Government on fostering more inclusive workplaces. This will build on the recommendations outlined in the Buckland Review of Autism Employment, which related solely to autism.</p><p>The panel will advise employers and ministers on boosting neurodiversity awareness and inclusion at work, including for autistic people. The panel will consider mechanisms for change, making recommendations in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 25/04/2025 13:38:16 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1795536

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
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	Government Digital Service: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason the Gov.uk Design System section entitled Ask Users for Equality Information refers to gender identity rather than gender reassignment.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	46855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The GOV.UK Design System provides guidance and components to departments, so that there is a consistent style and experience for users interacting with government information and services online. This guidance is continually iterated with input from external experts and specialists across government, to help ensure that digital services are inclusive, easy to use and comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty. Following the recent Supreme Court ruling in <a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank">For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers,</a> we will review the Design System’s guidance in line with any changes to the Codes of Practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 25/04/2025 13:25:13 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1795538

registered interest
date	22/04/2025
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	Government Digital Service: Sex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the section entitled Gender or sex in the Gov.uk Design System, if he will make it his policy to require the Government Digital Service to use sex rather than gender when requesting information on sex.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	46857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The GOV.UK Design System provides guidance and components to departments, so that there is a consistent style and experience for users interacting with government information and services online. This guidance is continually iterated with input from external experts and specialists across government, to help ensure that digital services are inclusive, easy to use and comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty. Following the recent Supreme Court ruling in <a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank">For Women Scotland </a><a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank">Ltd</a><a href="https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf" target="_blank"> v The Scottish Ministers,</a> we will review the Design System’s guidance in line with any changes to the Codes of Practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 25/04/2025 13:27:44 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden